Full Text of SB1641 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning 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 | | changing Section 12-4.13b and adding Section 12-4.13c as | 6 | | follows: | 7 | | (305 ILCS 5/12-4.13b) | 8 | | Sec. 12-4.13b. College student eligibility for | 9 | | supplemental nutrition assistance benefits. | 10 | | (a) For the purposes of Section 273.5(b)(11)(ii) of Title 7 | 11 | | of the Code of Federal Regulations, a career and technical an | 12 | | educational program offered at a community college and approved | 13 | | by the Illinois Community College Board under the Carl D. | 14 | | Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 | 15 | | (Public Law 109-270) that could be a component of a SNAP | 16 | | Employment and Training (E&T) program, as identified by the | 17 | | Department of Human Services, shall be considered an employment | 18 | | and training program under Section 273.7 of Title 7 of the Code | 19 | | of Federal Regulations, unless prohibited by federal law. | 20 | | (b) The Department of Human Services, in consultation with | 21 | | representatives of the Illinois Community College Board, the | 22 | | Illinois Student Assistance Commission ISAC , the Illinois | 23 | | Workforce Innovation Board Investment Board , and advocates for |
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| 1 | | students and SNAP recipients, shall establish a protocol to | 2 | | identify and verify all potential exemptions to the eligibility | 3 | | rule described in Section 273.5(a) of Title 7 of the Code of | 4 | | Federal Regulations, and to identify and verify a student's | 5 | | participation in educational programs, including, but not | 6 | | limited to, self-initiated placements, that would exempt a | 7 | | student from the eligibility rule described in Section 273.5(a) | 8 | | of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations. To the extent | 9 | | possible, this consultation shall take place through existing | 10 | | workgroups convened by the Department of Human Services. | 11 | | (c) If the United States Department of Agriculture requires | 12 | | federal approval of the exemption designation established | 13 | | pursuant to subsection (a) and the protocol established | 14 | | pursuant to subsection (b), the Department of Human Services | 15 | | shall seek and obtain that approval before publishing the | 16 | | guidance or regulation required by subsection (e). | 17 | | (d)(1) This Section does not require the Department of | 18 | | Human Services to offer a particular component, support | 19 | | services, or workers' compensation to a college student found | 20 | | eligible for an exemption pursuant to this Section. | 21 | | (2) This Section does not restrict or require the use of | 22 | | federal funds for the financing of SNAP E&T programs. | 23 | | (3) This Section does not require an institution of higher | 24 | | education to verify eligibility for SNAP. | 25 | | (e) The Department of Human Services shall adopt any rules | 26 | | necessary to implement the provisions of subsections (a), (b), |
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| 1 | | (c), and (d).
| 2 | | (Source: P.A. 100-620, eff. 7-20-18.) | 3 | | (305 ILCS 5/12-4.13c new) | 4 | | Sec. 12-4.13c. SNAP eligibility notification; college | 5 | | students. | 6 | | (a) To complement student financial assistance programs | 7 | | and to enhance their effectiveness for students with financial | 8 | | need, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) shall | 9 | | annually include information about the Supplemental Nutrition | 10 | | Assistance Program (SNAP) in the language that schools are | 11 | | required to provide to students eligible for the Monetary Award | 12 | | Program grant. The language shall, at a minimum, direct | 13 | | students to information about college student eligibility | 14 | | criteria for SNAP, and it shall direct students to the | 15 | | Department of Human Services and to the Illinois Hunger | 16 | | Coalition's Hunger Hotline for additional information. | 17 | | (b) Illinois institutions of higher education that | 18 | | participate in the Monetary Award Program (MAP) shall provide | 19 | | the notice described in subsection (a) to all students who are | 20 | | enrolled, or who are accepted for enrollment and intending to | 21 | | enroll, and who have been identified by ISAC as MAP-eligible at | 22 | | the institution. If possible, the institution may designate a | 23 | | public benefits liaison or single point person to assist | 24 | | students in taking the necessary steps to obtain public | 25 | | benefits if eligible. |
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| 1 | | (c) ISAC shall adopt any rules necessary to implement the | 2 | | provisions of this Section on or before October 1, 2020.
| 3 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 4 | | becoming law. |
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