Public Act 93-0611

SB1364 Enrolled                      LRB093 09586 DRJ 09824 b

    AN ACT in relation to public aid.

    Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

      Section  5.  The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
adding Section 4-23 as follows:

    (305 ILCS 5/4-23 new)
    Sec. 4-23.  Civil rights impact statement. The Department
of Human Services must submit to the Governor and the General
Assembly on January 1 of each even-numbered  year  a  written
report   that   details   the  disparate  impact  of  various
provisions of the TANF program on people of different  racial
or  ethnic  groups  who identify themselves in an application
for benefits as (i)  White,  not  of  Hispanic  origin,  (ii)
Black,  not  of  Hispanic  origin,  (iii)  Asian  or  Pacific
Islander,  (iv)  Hispanic  (includes  Mexican,  Puerto Rican,
Cuban, Dominican, or other South or Central American culture,
regardless of race), (v) other,  or  (vi)  racial  or  ethnic
group  not  available.  The  report must at least compare the
number of persons in each group:
         (1)  who are receiving TANF assistance;
         (2)  whose  60-month  lifetime  limit  on  receiving
    assistance has expired;
         (3)  who have left TANF due to earned income;
         (4)  who have left TANF due to  non-compliance  with
    program rules;
         (5)  whose   TANF   grants   have  been  reduced  by
    sanctions for non-compliance with program rules;
         (6)  who  have  returned  to  TANF  6  months  after
    leaving due to earned income;
         (7)  who have  returned  to  TANF  12  months  after
    leaving due to earned income;
         (8)  who  have  one  or  more children excluded from
    receiving TANF cash assistance due to the child exclusion
    rule;
         (9)  who have been granted an  exemption  from  work
    requirements; and
         (10)  who   are   participating   in  post-secondary
    education activities.

    Section 99.  Effective date. This Act takes  effect  upon
becoming law.