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 1        AN ACT in relation to public aid.

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

 4          Section  5.  The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
 5    adding Section 4-23 as follows:

 6        (305 ILCS 5/4-23 new)
 7        Sec. 4-23.  Civil rights impact statement. The Department
 8    of Human Services must submit to the Governor and the General
 9    Assembly on January 1 of each even-numbered  year  a  written
10    report   that   details   the  disparate  impact  of  various
11    provisions of the  TANF  program  on  Whites,  Blacks/African
12    Americans,  and Latinos. The report must at least compare the
13    number of persons in each group:
14             (1)  who are receiving TANF assistance;
15             (2)  whose  60-month  lifetime  limit  on  receiving
16        assistance has expired;
17             (3)  who have left TANF due to earned income;
18             (4)  who have left TANF due to  non-compliance  with
19        program rules;
20             (5)  whose   TANF   grants   have  been  reduced  by
21        sanctions for non-compliance with program rules;
22             (6)  who  have  returned  to  TANF  6  months  after
23        leaving due to earned income;
24             (7)  who have  returned  to  TANF  12  months  after
25        leaving due to earned income;
26             (8)  who  have  one  or  more children excluded from
27        receiving TANF cash assistance due to the child exclusion
28        rule;
29             (9)  who have been granted an  exemption  from  work
30        requirements; and
31             (10)  who   are   participating   in  post-secondary
 
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 1        education activities.

 2        Section 99.  Effective date. This Act takes  effect  upon
 3    becoming law.