(105 ILCS 5/2-3.132)
Sec. 2-3.132. Sharing information on school lunch
applicants. The
State Board of Education shall, whenever requested by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Department of
Public Aid), agree in writing with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (as the State
agency that administers the State Medical Assistance Program as provided in
Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act and the State Children's Health
Insurance Program as provided in Title XXI of the federal Social Security Act)
to
share with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services information on applicants for free or
reduced-price lunches. This sharing of information shall be for the sole
purpose of helping the Department of Healthcare and Family Services identify and enroll children in
the State Medical Assistance Program or the State Children's Health Insurance
Program or both as allowed under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1758(b)(2)(C)(iii)(IV) and
under the
restrictions set forth in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1758(b)(2)(C)(vi) and (vii).
The State Board of Education may not adopt any rule that would
prohibit a child from receiving any form of subsidy or benefit due to
his or her
parent or guardian withholding consent under Section 22-35 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
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