HB3294 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB3294

Introduced , by Rep. Christian L. Mitchell

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

305 ILCS 5/12-4.49 new

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Governor's Office and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the Department of Human Services to submit a joint report to the General Assembly on the success rates of public assistance programs administered by the State and to issue a plan to reduce poverty in the State by 50% by the year 2020.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning public aid.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by adding Section 12-4.49 as follows:

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.49 new)

Sec. 12-4.49. Governor's report; public assistance success rates. The Governor's Office and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the Department of Human Services shall submit a joint report to the General Assembly on the success rates of public assistance programs administered by the State and shall issue a plan to reduce poverty in the State by 50% by the year 2020.