100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB2474
 
Introduced , by Rep. Tom Demmer
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



305 ILCS 5/12-9.1

     Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Prohibits certain transfers from the DHS Recoveries Trust Fund that were required to be made prior to June 19, 2013. 
  


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1    AN ACT concerning public aid.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended  by 
5changing Section 12-9.1 as follows:
 



6    (305 ILCS 5/12-9.1)



7    Sec. 12-9.1. DHS Recoveries Trust Fund; uses. The DHS 
8Recoveries Trust
Fund shall consist of (1) recoveries 
9authorized by this Code in respect to
applicants or recipients 
10under Articles III, IV, and VI, including recoveries
from the 
11estates of deceased recipients, (2) payments received by the 
12Illinois
Department of Human Services under Sections 10-3.1, 
1310-8, 10-10, 10-16, 10-19,
and 12-9 that are required by those 
14Sections to be paid into the DHS Recoveries
Trust Fund, (3) 
15federal financial participation revenue related to eligible 
16disbursements made by the Illinois Department of Human Services 
17from appropriations required by this Section, and (4) amounts 
18received by the Illinois Department of Human Services directly 
19from federal or State grants and intended to be used to pay a 
20portion of the Department's administrative expenses associated 
21with those grants.  This Fund shall be held as a special fund in 
22the State Treasury.

23    Disbursements from the Fund shall be only (1) for the 
 
 
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1reimbursement of
claims collected by the Illinois Department of 
2Human Services through error
or mistake, (2) for payment to 
3persons or agencies designated as payees or
co-payees on any 
4instrument, whether or not negotiable, delivered to the

5Illinois Department of Human Services as a recovery under this 
6Section, such
payment to be in proportion to the respective 
7interests of the payees in the
amount so collected, (3) for 
8payments to non-recipients, or to former
recipients of 
9financial aid of the collections which are made in their behalf

10under Article X, (4) for payment to local governmental units of 
11support
payments collected by the Illinois Department of Human 
12Services pursuant to
an agreement under Section 10-3.1, (5) for 
13payment of administrative expenses
incurred in performing the 
14activities authorized by Article X, (6) for payment of 
15administrative expenses associated with the administration of 
16federal or State grants, (7) for payment
of fees to person or 
17agencies in the performance of activities pursuant to the

18collection of moneys owed the State, (8) for payments of any 
19amounts which are
reimbursable to the federal government which 
20are required to be paid by State
warrant by either the State or 
21federal government, and (9) for disbursements to
attorneys or 
22advocates for legal representation in an appeal of any claim 
23for
federal Supplemental Security Income benefits before an 
24administrative law
judge as provided for in Section 3-13 of 
25this Code.  Disbursements from the
Fund for purposes of items 
26(5), (6), (7), and (9) of this paragraph shall be subject
to 
 
 
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1appropriations from the Fund to the Illinois Department of 
2Human Services.


3    Any transfers from the Fund that were required to be made 
4prior to June 19, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-24) 
5shall not be made. 
6(Source: P.A. 98-24, eff. 6-19-13.)