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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4728
Introduced 02/04/04, by Sara Feigenholtz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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305 ILCS 5/11-4 |
from Ch. 23, par. 11-4 |
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Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that an applicant for public aid may file his or her application at any of the Department of Human Services' or Department of Public Aid's offices that handle applications, regardless of the applicant's residence address.
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A BILL FOR
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HB4728 |
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LRB093 20065 DRJ 45809 b |
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| AN ACT concerning public aid.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
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| changing Section 11-4 as follows:
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| (305 ILCS 5/11-4) (from Ch. 23, par. 11-4)
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| Sec. 11-4. Applications; assistance in making |
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| applications. An application for public assistance shall be |
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| deemed an application for
all such benefits to which any person |
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| may be entitled except to the
extent that the applicant |
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| expressly declines
in writing to apply for particular benefits. |
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| The Illinois Department shall
provide information in writing |
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| about all benefits provided under this Code
to any person |
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| seeking public assistance.
The Illinois Department shall also |
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| provide information in writing and orally
to all applicants |
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| about an election to have financial aid deposited directly in
a |
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| recipient's savings account or checking account or in any |
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| electronic benefits
account or accounts as provided in Section |
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| 11-3.1, to the extent that those
elections are actually |
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| available, including information on any programs
administered |
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| by the State Treasurer to facilitate or encourage the |
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| distribution
of financial aid by direct deposit or electronic |
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| benefits transfer.
The Illinois Department shall
determine the |
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| applicant's eligibility for cash assistance, medical
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| assistance and food stamps unless the applicant expressly |
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| declines in
writing to apply for particular benefits.
The |
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| Illinois Department shall adopt policies and procedures to |
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| facilitate
timely changes between programs that result from |
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| changes in categorical
eligibility factors.
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| An applicant may file an application for public assistance |
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| at any of the Illinois Department's offices that handle |
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| applications, regardless of the applicant's residence address.
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