Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough

Filed: 3/30/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1110

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1110 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Housing Authorities Act is amended by
5changing Sections 8.21 and 8.22 as follows:
 
6    (310 ILCS 10/8.21)  (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 8.21)
7    Sec. 8.21. In determining the income of tenants for the
8purpose of determining rent, the Housing Authority shall comply
9with all federal housing statutes and regulations of the U.S.
10Department of Housing and Urban Development.
11    Exemptions to federal, State, or local requirements may be
12granted to a Housing Authority in the form of Waivers,
13Exclusions, Public Notices, Executive Orders, or Moving to Work
14Agreements approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
15Development.
16(Source: P.A. 86-789; 87-200.)
 

 

 

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1    (310 ILCS 10/8.22)
2    Sec. 8.22. Determination of income.
3    (a) Exclusions from income. In determining the income of a
4tenant for the purpose of determining rent, the Housing
5Authority shall exclude the following as provided in subsection
6(b):
7        (i) The amount of any income received by the tenant as
8    a result of anti-drug, anti-crime, and related security
9    initiatives conducted by the Housing Authority. Any
10    activities or income excluded under this subdivision (i)
11    must first be certified by the Housing Authority.
12        (ii) Any income earned by a tenant during the first 12
13    months of employment which follow a period of unemployment
14    of 12 or more consecutive months if:
15            (A) a period of unemployment of 12 or more
16        consecutive months or the income received within the 12
17        months prior to employment is less than 10 hours of
18        work per week at the established minimum wage; or
19            (B) the income earned during those 12 months is
20        received as a result of the tenant's participation in
21        any economic self-sufficiency or other job training
22        program; or
23            (C) the income earned during those 12 months is
24        earned by a tenant due to new employment or increased
25        earnings, during or within 6 months after receiving

 

 

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1        assistance under a State program for temporary
2        assistance for needy families funded under Part A of
3        Title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 and
4        following), provided that the total amount of earned
5        income received by the tenant within the previous 6
6        months was at least $500.
7    (b) Procedure for excluding income.
8        (i) Initial 12-month exclusion. Beginning on the first
9    date the tenant is employed or the first date the tenant's
10    family experiences an increase in annual income as
11    determined under subdivision (a)(ii) of this Section, the
12    Housing Authority must exclude the increase in annual
13    income for each month in which the increase is received,
14    but not for more than 12 months.
15        (ii) Second 12-month exclusion and phase-out. After
16    the initial 12-month exclusion period under subdivision
17    (b)(i) of this Section, the Housing Authority must exclude,
18    for each month in which the increase in income is received,
19    but not for more than 12 months, 50% of the increase in the
20    annual income that is received due to the tenant's
21    employment or the tenant's family experiencing an increase
22    in annual income under subdivision (a)(ii).
23        (iii) Maximum 48-month period for exclusions. The
24    exclusion of increases in income of an individual family
25    member as provided in subdivision (b)(i) or (b)(ii) of this
26    Section is limited to a lifetime 48-month period. The

 

 

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1    exclusion applies for a maximum of 12 months for the
2    exclusion under subdivision (b)(i) and a maximum of 12
3    months for the exclusion under subdivision (b)(ii), during
4    the 48-month period starting with the beginning of the
5    initial exclusion period under subdivision (b)(i), which
6    immediately follows 12 or more months of unemployment.
7    (c) Inapplicability of income exclusions to admission
8process. The exclusion of increases in income as a result of
9employment under this Section for the purpose of determining
10rent does not apply for purposes of determining eligibility for
11admission to the program (including determinations of income
12eligibility and income targeting).
13    (d) Inapplicability of income exclusions to the HOME
14Investment Partnership Program, Housing Opportunities for
15Persons with AIDS, the Supportive Housing Program, and the
16Housing Choice Voucher Program. The exclusion of increases in
17income as a result of employment as provided under subsections
18(a) and (b) of this Section is not applicable to the following
19programs: the HOME Investment Partnership Program, Housing
20Opportunities for Persons with AIDS, the Supportive Housing
21Program, and the Housing Choice Voucher Program, except for a
22tenant family member who is a person with disabilities as
23defined in 42 U.S.C. 423.
24(Source: P.A. 93-242, eff. 7-22-03.)
 
25    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

 

 

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1becoming law.".