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| | HB3343 Engrossed | | LRB101 06806 KTG 51835 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning public aid.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 12-4.13c as follows:
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| 6 | | (305 ILCS 5/12-4.13c new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 12-4.13c. SNAP Restaurant Meals Program. |
| 8 | | (a) The Department of Human Services shall establish a |
| 9 | | Restaurant Meals Program as part of the federal Supplemental |
| 10 | | Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Under the Restaurant |
| 11 | | Meals Program, households containing elderly or disabled |
| 12 | | members, and their spouses, as defined in 7 U.S.C. 2012(j), or |
| 13 | | homeless individuals, as defined in 7 U.S.C. 2012(l), shall |
| 14 | | have the option in accordance with 7 U.S.C. 2012(k) to redeem |
| 15 | | their SNAP benefits at private establishments that contract |
| 16 | | with the Department to offer meals for eligible individuals at |
| 17 | | concessional prices subject to 7 U.S.C. 2018(h). The Restaurant |
| 18 | | Meals Program shall be operational no later than January 1, |
| 19 | | 2020. |
| 20 | | (b) The Department of Human Services shall adopt any rules |
| 21 | | necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.
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| 22 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |