SB0640sam001 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Thomas Cullerton

Filed: 4/4/2019

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 640

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 640 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by adding Section 9-15 as follows:

(305 ILCS 5/9-15 new)

Sec. 9-15. Township food pantries. In a county under township organization, a township may provide, from moneys received and collected for public aid to all persons eligible therefor under Article VI of this Code, funds and administer programs for providing in-kind aid in meeting basic maintenance requirements, including, but not limited to, food, paper goods, toiletries, and clothing, to persons who are poor, indigent, homeless, or in need of immediate assistance, in addition to financial aid provided under this Code.".