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92_SB0950
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1 AN ACT concerning child support.
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 adding Section 12-12.1 as follows:
6 (305 ILCS 5/12-12.1 new)
7 Sec. 12-12.1. World Wide Web page. The Illinois
8 Department of Public Aid shall create and maintain or cause
9 to be created and maintained one or more World Wide Web pages
10 containing information on selected individuals who are in
11 arrears in their child support obligations under an Illinois
12 court order or administrative order. The information
13 regarding each of the individuals shall include the
14 individual's name, a photograph if available, the amount of
15 the child support arrearage, and any other information deemed
16 appropriate by the Illinois Department in its discretion. The
17 individuals may be chosen by the Illinois Department using
18 criteria including, but not limited to, the amount of the
19 arrearage, the effect of inclusion of an individual upon the
20 likelihood of the individual's payment of an arrearage, the
21 motivational effect that inclusion of an individual may have
22 on the willingness of other individuals to pay their
23 arrearages, or the need to locate a particular individual.
24 The Illinois Department shall make the page or pages
25 accessible to Internet users through the World Wide Web. The
26 Illinois Department, in its discretion, may change the
27 contents of the page or pages from time to time.
28 Before including information on the World Wide Web page
29 concerning an individual who owes past due support, the
30 Illinois Department shall, pursuant to rule, provide the
31 individual with notice and an opportunity to be heard. Any
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1 final administrative decision rendered by the Illinois
2 Department shall be reviewed only under and in accordance
3 with the Administrative Review Law.
4 Section 10. The Clerks of Courts Act is amended by
5 adding Section 15.1 as follows:
6 (705 ILCS 105/15.1 new)
7 Sec. 15.1. Child support information. The clerks of the
8 circuit courts may, upon request, cooperate with and supply
9 information to counties and municipalities wishing to create
10 and maintain World Wide Web pages containing information on
11 individuals who are in arrears in their child support
12 obligations and have been found to be in contempt of court as
13 a result of the existence of that arrearage.
14 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
15 becoming law.