HB6315ham001 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Charles E. Jefferson

Filed: 3/11/2010

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 6315

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 6315 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by adding Section 12-4.7b-1 as follows:

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.7b-1 new)

Sec. 12-4.7b-1. Illinois Department of Corrections' notification; fleeing felons. Subject to federal approval, the Illinois Department of Corrections shall notify the Department of Human Services of any person who violates parole and is returned to the custody of the Department of Corrections or who is a fleeing felon. Public aid recipients who receive benefits under the federal food stamp program and are found to be in violation of parole and are returned to the custody of the Department of Corrections or are fleeing felons shall be subject to an immediate suspension of their public aid benefits, including the immediate deactivation of their electronic benefits card or LINK card provided under the federal food stamp program. For purposes of this Section, "fleeing felon" means a person who is fleeing to avoid prosecution, custody, or confinement for a crime or an attempt to commit a crime that is considered a felony.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2010.".