Public Act 097-0246
 
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    AN ACT concerning housing.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Housing Authorities Act is amended by
changing Sections 8.21 and 8.22 as follows:
 
    (310 ILCS 10/8.21)  (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 8.21)
    Sec. 8.21. In determining the income of tenants for the
purpose of determining rent, the Housing Authority shall comply
with all federal housing statutes and regulations of the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
    Exemptions to federal, State, or local requirements may be
granted to a Housing Authority in the form of Waivers,
Exclusions, Public Notices, Executive Orders, or Moving to Work
Agreements approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development.
(Source: P.A. 86-789; 87-200.)
 
    (310 ILCS 10/8.22)
    Sec. 8.22. Determination of income.
    (a) Exclusions from income. In determining the income of a
tenant for the purpose of determining rent, the Housing
Authority shall exclude the following as provided in subsection
(b):
        (i) The amount of any income received by the tenant as
    a result of anti-drug, anti-crime, and related security
    initiatives conducted by the Housing Authority. Any
    activities or income excluded under this subdivision (i)
    must first be certified by the Housing Authority.
        (ii) Any income earned by a tenant during the first 12
    months of employment which follow a period of unemployment
    of 12 or more consecutive months if:
            (A) a period of unemployment of 12 or more
        consecutive months or the income received within the 12
        months prior to employment is less than 10 hours of
        work per week at the established minimum wage; or
            (B) the income earned during those 12 months is
        received as a result of the tenant's participation in
        any economic self-sufficiency or other job training
        program; or
            (C) the income earned during those 12 months is
        earned by a tenant due to new employment or increased
        earnings, during or within 6 months after receiving
        assistance under a State program for temporary
        assistance for needy families funded under Part A of
        Title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 and
        following), provided that the total amount of earned
        income received by the tenant within the previous 6
        months was at least $500.
    (b) Procedure for excluding income.
        (i) Initial 12-month exclusion. Beginning on the first
    date the tenant is employed or the first date the tenant's
    family experiences an increase in annual income as
    determined under subdivision (a)(ii) of this Section, the
    Housing Authority must exclude the increase in annual
    income for each month in which the increase is received,
    but not for more than 12 months.
        (ii) Second 12-month exclusion and phase-out. After
    the initial 12-month exclusion period under subdivision
    (b)(i) of this Section, the Housing Authority must exclude,
    for each month in which the increase in income is received,
    but not for more than 12 months, 50% of the increase in the
    annual income that is received due to the tenant's
    employment or the tenant's family experiencing an increase
    in annual income under subdivision (a)(ii).
        (iii) Maximum 48-month period for exclusions. The
    exclusion of increases in income of an individual family
    member as provided in subdivision (b)(i) or (b)(ii) of this
    Section is limited to a lifetime 48-month period. The
    exclusion applies for a maximum of 12 months for the
    exclusion under subdivision (b)(i) and a maximum of 12
    months for the exclusion under subdivision (b)(ii), during
    the 48-month period starting with the beginning of the
    initial exclusion period under subdivision (b)(i), which
    immediately follows 12 or more months of unemployment.
    (c) Inapplicability of income exclusions to admission
process. The exclusion of increases in income as a result of
employment under this Section for the purpose of determining
rent does not apply for purposes of determining eligibility for
admission to the program (including determinations of income
eligibility and income targeting).
    (d) Inapplicability of income exclusions to the HOME
Investment Partnership Program, Housing Opportunities for
Persons with AIDS, the Supportive Housing Program, and the
Housing Choice Voucher Program. The exclusion of increases in
income as a result of employment as provided under subsections
(a) and (b) of this Section is not applicable to the following
programs: the HOME Investment Partnership Program, Housing
Opportunities for Persons with AIDS, the Supportive Housing
Program, and the Housing Choice Voucher Program, except for a
tenant family member who is a person with disabilities as
defined in 42 U.S.C. 423.
(Source: P.A. 93-242, eff. 7-22-03.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.