Public Act 099-0195
 
HB2791 EnrolledLRB099 05640 JWD 25680 b


  
    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
    Section 5. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services 
Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by 
adding Section 2205-25 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 2205/2205-25 new)
    Sec. 2205-25. Barriers to paying child support; study.
    (a)  Subject to appropriation, the Division of Child Support 
Services of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services  
shall conduct a study regarding the barriers individuals face 
to paying child support.  The purpose of the study shall be to 
identify and minimize barriers to paying child support so as to 
decrease the total amount of unpaid child support in Illinois.  
The study shall focus on the following: 
        (1)  demographics of those who fail to pay child 
    support, including: income, education level, age at first 
    becoming a parent, ratio of monthly child support to 
    monthly income, criminal history, child visits per month, 
    number of children, substance abuse history, whether the 
    individual is on probation or parole, and primary language 
    spoken; 
        (2)  institutional barriers to paying child support, 
    including how and when it is collected; 
        (3)  the impact, if any, that unpaid child support 
    information has on an individual's ability to be 
    considered, interviewed, and hired by an employer, 
    including: (i) whether credit and background checks reveal 
    unpaid child support obligations, including, but not 
    limited to, amounts in arrears, civil judgments, and 
    criminal convictions for failure to pay child support, and 
    (ii) whether the information revealed in a credit or 
    background check regarding unpaid child support prevents 
    applicants from gaining employment. 
    (b)  The Department shall report the results of the study 
and any recommendations to the Governor and the General 
Assembly on or before May 1, 2017. 
    (c)   This Section is repealed on January 1, 2018. 
 

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
2015.