|
|
|
HB4678 |
- 2 - |
LRB093 20153 DRJ 45898 b |
|
|
1 |
| are applicants
for or recipients of financial aid under this |
2 |
| Code. It is not,
however, a condition of eligibility for |
3 |
| financial aid that there be no
responsible relatives who are |
4 |
| reasonably able to provide support. Nor,
except as provided in |
5 |
| Sections 4-1.7 and 10-8, shall the existence of
such relatives |
6 |
| or their payment of support contributions disqualify a
needy |
7 |
| person for financial aid.
|
8 |
| By accepting financial aid under this Code, a spouse or a |
9 |
| parent or
other person having custody of a child shall be |
10 |
| deemed to have made
assignment to the Illinois Department for |
11 |
| aid under Articles III, IV,
V and VII or to a local |
12 |
| governmental unit for aid under Article VI of
any and all |
13 |
| rights, title, and interest in any support obligation up to
the |
14 |
| amount of financial aid provided. The rights to support |
15 |
| assigned to
the Illinois Department of Public Aid or local |
16 |
| governmental unit shall
constitute an
obligation owed the State |
17 |
| or local governmental unit by the person who
is responsible for |
18 |
| providing the support, and shall be collectible under
all |
19 |
| applicable processes.
|
20 |
| The Illinois Department of Public Aid shall also furnish |
21 |
| the child support enforcement services established under this |
22 |
| Article in
behalf of persons who
are not applicants for or |
23 |
| recipients of financial aid
under this Code in accordance with |
24 |
| the requirements of Title IV, Part D of the
Social Security |
25 |
| Act. The Department may
establish a schedule of reasonable |
26 |
| fees, to be paid for the services
provided and may deduct a |
27 |
| collection fee, not to exceed 10% of the amount
collected, from |
28 |
| such collection.
The Illinois Department of Public Aid shall |
29 |
| cause to be published and
distributed publications
reasonably |
30 |
| calculated to inform the public that individuals who are not
|
31 |
| recipients of or applicants for public aid under this Code are |
32 |
| eligible
for the child support enforcement services under this
|
33 |
| Article X. Such
publications
shall set forth an explanation, in |
34 |
| plain language, that the child
support enforcement services |
35 |
| program is independent of any public
aid program under the Code |
36 |
| and that the receiving of child
support
enforcement services in |