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92_HB3335eng HB3335 Engrossed LRB9204043DJmg 1 AN ACT in relation to 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 12-4.11 as follows: 6 (305 ILCS 5/12-4.11) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.11) 7 Sec. 12-4.11. Grant amounts. The Department, with due 8 regard for and subject to budgetary limitations, shall 9 establish grant amounts for each of the programs, by 10 regulation. The grant amounts may vary by program, size of 11 assistance unit and geographic area. 12 Aid payments shall not be reduced except: (1) for changes 13 in the cost of items included in the grant amounts, or (2) 14 for changes in the expenses of the recipient, or (3) for 15 changes in the income or resources available to the 16 recipient, or (4) for changes in grants resulting from 17 adoption of a consolidated grant amount. 18 In fixing standards to govern payments or reimbursements 19 for funeral and burial expenses, the Department shall take 20 into account the services essential to a dignified, low-cost 21 funeral and burial, including reasonable amounts that may be 22 necessary for burial space and cemetery charges, and any 23 applicable taxes or other required governmental fees or 24 charges. For the State fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002 25 and for each State fiscal year thereafter, the standards must 26 provide for an annual increase equal to the percentage 27 increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers 28 for all items published by the United States Department of 29 Labor for the preceding fiscal year or 3%, whichever is 30 greater. HB3335 Engrossed -2- LRB9204043DJmg 1 Nothing contained in this Section or in any other Section 2 of this Code shall be construed to prohibit the Illinois 3 Department (1) from consolidating existing standards on the 4 basis of any standards which are or were in effect on, or 5 subsequent to July 1, 1969, or (2) from employing any 6 consolidated standards in determining need for public aid and 7 the amount of money payment or grant for individual 8 recipients or recipient families. 9 (Source: P.A. 90-17, eff. 7-1-97; 90-326, eff. 8-8-97; 10 90-372, eff. 7-1-98; 90-655, eff. 7-30-98; 91-24, eff. 11 7-1-99.)