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305 ILCS 5/1-7

(305 ILCS 5/1-7) (from Ch. 23, par. 1-7)

Sec. 1-7.

(a) For purposes of determining eligibility for assistance
under this Code, the Illinois Department, County Departments, and local
governmental units shall exclude from consideration restitution payments,
including all income and resources derived therefrom, made to persons of
Japanese or Aleutian ancestry pursuant to the federal Civil Liberties Act
of 1988 and the Aleutian and Pribilof Island Restitution Act, P.L. 100-383.

(b) For purposes of any program or form of assistance where a person's
income or assets are considered in determining eligibility or level of
assistance, whether under this Code or another authority, neither the State
of Illinois nor any entity or person administering a program wholly or
partially financed by the State of Illinois or any of its political
subdivisions shall include restitution payments, including all income and
resources derived therefrom, made pursuant to the federal Civil Liberties
Act of 1988 and the Aleutian and Pribilof Island Restitution Act, P.L.
100-383, in the calculation of income or assets for determining eligibility
or level of assistance.

(c) For purposes of determining eligibility for or the amount of assistance
under this Code, except for the determination of eligibility for payments or
programs under the TANF employment, education, and training programs and the
Food Stamp
Employment and Training Program, the Illinois Department, County Departments,
and local governmental units shall exclude from consideration any financial
assistance received under any student aid program administered by an agency of
this State or the federal government, by a person who is enrolled as a
full-time or part-time student of any public or private university, college, or
community college in this State.

(d) For purposes of determining eligibility for or the amount of assistance under this Code, except for the determination of eligibility for payments or programs under the TANF employment, education, and training programs and the SNAP Employment and Training Program, the Illinois Department, County Departments, and local governmental units shall exclude from consideration, for a period of 36 months, any financial assistance, including wages,  that is provided to a person who is enrolled in a demonstration project that is not funded with general revenue funds and that is intended as a bridge to self-sufficiency by offering (i) intensive workforce support and training and (ii) support services for new and expectant parents that are intended to foster multi-generational healthy families as described in Section 12-4.51.

(e)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, and to the maximum extent permitted by federal law, for purposes of determining eligibility and the amount of assistance under this Code, the Illinois Department and local governmental units shall exclude from consideration any financial assistance, including cash transfers or gifts, that is provided to a person through a guaranteed income program. As used in this subsection, "guaranteed income program" means a publicly or privately funded program that provides one-time or recurring unconditional cash transfers or payments, or gifts to individuals or households, for a defined number of months or years for the purposes of reducing poverty, promoting economic mobility, or increasing the financial stability of Illinois residents.

(2) The Department shall choose State options and seek all necessary federal approvals or waivers to implement this subsection.

(Source: P.A. 103-492, eff. 1-1-24.)