HB6139ham001 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Human Services Committee

Filed: 3/11/2010

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 6139

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 6139 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by adding Section 12-4.7b-1 as follows:

(305 ILCS 5/12-4.7b-1 new)

Sec. 12-4.7b-1. Suspension of benefits. The Department of Human Services shall immediately suspend a public aid recipient's benefits and deactivate the recipient's electronic benefits card or LINK card provided under the food stamp program upon receipt of a notarized notice from the Illinois State Police (ISP) confirming the public aid recipient's listing in ISP's outstanding criminal warrants database. The notarized notice shall be submitted upon request and must include at a minimum the following information:

(1) The public aid recipient's full name, date of birth, and social security number.

(2) The name of the county that issued the criminal warrant.

(3) A copy of the criminal warrant issued.".