Public Act 101-0415
 
SB1735 EnrolledLRB101 10495 KTG 55601 b

    AN ACT concerning 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
changing Section 1-7 as follows:
 
    (305 ILCS 5/1-7)  (from Ch. 23, par. 1-7)
    Sec. 1-7. (a) For purposes of determining eligibility for
assistance under this Code, the Illinois Department, County
Departments, and local governmental units shall exclude from
consideration restitution payments, including all income and
resources derived therefrom, made to persons of Japanese or
Aleutian ancestry pursuant to the federal Civil Liberties Act
of 1988 and the Aleutian and Pribilof Island Restitution Act,
P.L. 100-383.
    (b) For purposes of any program or form of assistance where
a person's income or assets are considered in determining
eligibility or level of assistance, whether under this Code or
another authority, neither the State of Illinois nor any entity
or person administering a program wholly or partially financed
by the State of Illinois or any of its political subdivisions
shall include restitution payments, including all income and
resources derived therefrom, made pursuant to the federal Civil
Liberties Act of 1988 and the Aleutian and Pribilof Island
Restitution Act, P.L. 100-383, in the calculation of income or
assets for determining eligibility or level of assistance.
    (c) For purposes of determining eligibility for or the
amount of assistance under this Code, except for the
determination of eligibility for payments or programs under the
TANF employment, education, and training programs and the Food
Stamp Employment and Training Program, the Illinois
Department, County Departments, and local governmental units
shall exclude from consideration any financial assistance
received under any student aid program administered by an
agency of this State or the federal government, by a person who
is enrolled as a full-time or part-time student of any public
or private university, college, or community college in this
State.
    (d) For purposes of determining eligibility for or the
amount of assistance under this Code, except for the
determination of eligibility for payments or programs under the
TANF employment, education, and training programs and the SNAP
Employment and Training Program, the Illinois Department,
County Departments, and local governmental units shall exclude
from consideration, for a period of 36 months, any financial
assistance, including wages, that is provided to a person who
is enrolled in a demonstration project that is not funded with
general revenue funds and that is intended as a bridge to
self-sufficiency by offering (i) intensive workforce support
and training and (ii) support services for new and expectant
parents that are intended to foster multi-generational healthy
families as described in Section 12-4.51.
    (e)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code,
and to the maximum extent permitted by federal law, for
purposes of determining eligibility and the amount of
assistance under this Code, the Illinois Department and local
governmental units shall exclude from consideration, for a
period of no more than 60 months, any financial assistance,
including wages, cash transfers, or gifts, that is provided to
a person who is enrolled in a program or research project that
is not funded with general revenue funds and that is intended
to investigate the impacts of policies or programs designed to
reduce poverty, promote social mobility, or increase financial
stability for Illinois residents if there is an explicit plan
to collect data and evaluate the program or initiative that is
developed prior to participants in the study being enrolled in
the program and if a research team has been identified to
oversee the evaluation.
    (2) The Department shall choose State options and seek all
necessary federal approvals or waivers to implement this
subsection.
(Source: P.A. 100-806, eff. 1-1-19.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.