HB2791ham001 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

Filed: 4/20/2015

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2791

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2791 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section 605-1020 as follows:

(20 ILCS 605/605-1020 new)

Sec. 605-1020. Barriers to paying child support; study.

(a) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall conduct a study regarding the barriers individuals face to paying child support. The purpose of the study shall be to identify and minimize barriers to paying child support so as to decrease the total amount of unpaid child support in Illinois. The study shall focus on the following:

(1) demographics of those who fail to pay child support, including: income, education level, age at first becoming a parent, ratio of monthly child support to monthly income, criminal history, child visits per month, number of children, substance abuse history, whether the individual is on probation or parole, and primary language spoken;

(2) institutional barriers to paying child support, including how and when it is collected;

(3) the impact, if any, that unpaid child support information has on an individual's ability to be considered, interviewed, and hired by an employer, including: (i) whether credit and background checks reveal unpaid child support obligations, including, but not limited to, amounts in arrears, civil judgments, and criminal convictions for failure to pay child support, and (ii) whether the information revealed in a credit or background check regarding unpaid child support prevents applicants from gaining employment.

(b) The Department shall report the results of its study and any recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before May 1, 2017.

(c) The Department shall, in consultation with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Child Support Division, adopt rules addressing the results and recommendations of the study.

(d) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2018.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2015.".