093_SB1364enr SB1364 Enrolled LRB093 09586 DRJ 09824 b 1 AN ACT in relation to public aid. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by 5 adding Section 4-23 as follows: 6 (305 ILCS 5/4-23 new) 7 Sec. 4-23. Civil rights impact statement. The Department 8 of Human Services must submit to the Governor and the General 9 Assembly on January 1 of each even-numbered year a written 10 report that details the disparate impact of various 11 provisions of the TANF program on people of different racial 12 or ethnic groups who identify themselves in an application 13 for benefits as (i) White, not of Hispanic origin, (ii) 14 Black, not of Hispanic origin, (iii) Asian or Pacific 15 Islander, (iv) Hispanic (includes Mexican, Puerto Rican, 16 Cuban, Dominican, or other South or Central American culture, 17 regardless of race), (v) other, or (vi) racial or ethnic 18 group not available. The report must at least compare the 19 number of persons in each group: 20 (1) who are receiving TANF assistance; 21 (2) whose 60-month lifetime limit on receiving 22 assistance has expired; 23 (3) who have left TANF due to earned income; 24 (4) who have left TANF due to non-compliance with 25 program rules; 26 (5) whose TANF grants have been reduced by 27 sanctions for non-compliance with program rules; 28 (6) who have returned to TANF 6 months after 29 leaving due to earned income; 30 (7) who have returned to TANF 12 months after 31 leaving due to earned income; SB1364 Enrolled -2- LRB093 09586 DRJ 09824 b 1 (8) who have one or more children excluded from 2 receiving TANF cash assistance due to the child exclusion 3 rule; 4 (9) who have been granted an exemption from work 5 requirements; and 6 (10) who are participating in post-secondary 7 education activities. 8 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 9 becoming law.