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| | 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB2786 Introduced , by Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that whenever there is a change in legal guardianship of a minor child who receives benefits under this Code, the appropriate State agency shall immediately inform the Department of Human Services of the change in legal guardianship to ensure such benefits are sent directly to the minor child's legal guardian. Effective immediately.
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| | HB2786 | | LRB098 08921 KTG 39053 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning public aid.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 12-4.45 as follows:
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| 6 | | (305 ILCS 5/12-4.45 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 12-4.45. Change in legal guardianship; notification. |
| 8 | | Whenever there is a change in legal guardianship of a minor |
| 9 | | child who receives benefits under this Code, the appropriate |
| 10 | | State agency shall immediately inform the Department of Human |
| 11 | | Services of the change in legal guardianship to ensure such |
| 12 | | benefits are sent directly to the minor child's legal guardian. |
| 13 | | For purposes of this Section, "legal guardian" means a |
| 14 | | person appointed guardian, or given custody, of a minor by a |
| 15 | | circuit court of the State, but does not include a person |
| 16 | | appointed guardian, or given custody, of a minor under the |
| 17 | | Juvenile Court Act or the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
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| 18 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 19 | | becoming law.
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