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| | 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB5682 Introduced , by Rep. Kay Hatcher SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Public Assistance Fraud Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes it a Class C misdemeanor for any person, including an individual, firm, corporation, association, partnership, or joint venture, or any employee or agent of any of those, to assist another person in completing or submitting an application for benefits under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or the State's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program in exchange for a portion of the applicant's SNAP or TANF benefits or cash from any other source. Provides that an applicant who receives such assistance is not in violation of the prohibition. Provides that nothing in this provision shall be construed as prohibiting an applicant from using the services of a non-profit organization, a licensed attorney, or any other authorized organization or agency that receives State or federal funding to assist persons in the preparation of an application for SNAP or TANF benefits or in appealing a denial of an application for SNAP or TANF benefits. Effective immediately.
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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 8A-18 as follows:
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| 6 | | (305 ILCS 5/8A-18 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 8A-18. Application assistance fraud; SNAP; TANF. It is |
| 8 | | a Class C misdemeanor for any person, including an individual, |
| 9 | | firm, corporation, association, partnership, or joint venture, |
| 10 | | or any employee or agent of any of those, to assist another |
| 11 | | person in completing or submitting an application for benefits |
| 12 | | under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program |
| 13 | | (SNAP) or the State's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families |
| 14 | | (TANF) program in exchange for a portion of the applicant's |
| 15 | | SNAP or TANF benefits or cash from any other source. An |
| 16 | | applicant who receives such assistance is not in violation of |
| 17 | | this Section. |
| 18 | | Nothing in this Section shall be construed as prohibiting |
| 19 | | an applicant from using the services of a non-profit |
| 20 | | organization, a licensed attorney, or any other authorized |
| 21 | | organization or agency that receives State or federal funding |
| 22 | | to assist persons in the preparation of an application for SNAP |
| 23 | | or TANF benefits or in appealing a denial of an application for |