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Rep. Barbara Hernandez
Filed: 3/15/2021
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 155
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 155 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 12-4.54 as follows:
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| 6 | | (305 ILCS 5/12-4.54 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 12-4.54. SNAP, WIC; diapers, menstrual hygiene |
| 8 | | products. If the United States Department of Agriculture's |
| 9 | | Food and Nutrition Service creates and makes available to the |
| 10 | | states a waiver permitting recipients of benefits provided |
| 11 | | under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or the |
| 12 | | Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and |
| 13 | | Children to use their benefits to purchase diapers or |
| 14 | | menstrual hygiene products such as tampons, sanitary napkins, |
| 15 | | and feminine wipes, then the Department of Human Services |
| 16 | | shall apply for the waiver. If the United States Department of |