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Rep. John M. Cabello
Filed: 3/7/2013
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2490
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2490 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 12-4.7b-1 as follows:
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| 6 | | (305 ILCS 5/12-4.7b-1 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 12-4.7b-1. Criminal warrants database. The |
| 8 | | Department of Human Services shall enter into an agreement with |
| 9 | | the Illinois State Police (ISP) to allow the Department's |
| 10 | | database of public aid recipients to cross-reference with ISP's |
| 11 | | database of outstanding criminal warrants. Public aid |
| 12 | | recipients who are found to have an outstanding criminal |
| 13 | | warrant shall be subject to an immediate suspension of their |
| 14 | | public aid benefits, including the immediate deactivation of |
| 15 | | their electronic benefits card or LINK card provided under the |
| 16 | | food stamp program. Residents of nursing homes shall be exempt |