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Public Act 093-0741
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LRB093 16771 DRJ 46877 b |
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AN ACT concerning public aid.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
changing Sections 3-1 and 3-5 as follows:
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(305 ILCS 5/3-1) (from Ch. 23, par. 3-1)
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Sec. 3-1. Eligibility Requirements. Financial aid in |
meeting basic
maintenance requirements for a livelihood |
compatible with health and
well-being shall be given under this |
Article to or in behalf of aged,
blind, or disabled persons who |
meet the eligibility conditions of Sections
3-1.1 through |
3-1.7. Financial aid under this Article shall be available only
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for persons who are receiving Supplemental Security Income |
(SSI) or who have
been found ineligible for SSI (i) on the |
basis of income or (ii) due to expiration of the period of |
eligibility for refugees and asylees pursuant to 8 U.S.C. |
1612(a)(2). Financial aid based on item (ii) of this paragraph |
shall be available until July 1, 2006.
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"Aged person" means a person who has attained age 65, as |
demonstrated by
such evidence of age as the Illinois Department |
may by rule prescribe.
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"Blind person" means a person who has no vision or whose |
vision with
corrective glasses is so defective as to prevent |
the performance of
ordinary duties or tasks for which eyesight |
is essential. The Illinois
Department shall define blindness in |
terms of ophthalmic measurements or
ocular conditions. For |
purposes of this Act, an Illinois Disabled Person
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Identification Card issued pursuant to The Illinois |
Identification Card
Act, indicating that the person thereon |
named has a Type 3 disability shall
be evidence that such |
person is a blind person within the meaning of this
Section; |
however, such a card shall not qualify such person for aid as a
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blind person under this Act, and eligibility for aid as a blind |
person
shall be determined as provided in this Act.
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"Disabled person" means a person age 18 or over who has a |
physical or
mental impairment, disease, or loss which is of a |
permanent nature and
which substantially impairs his ability to |
perform labor or services or to
engage in useful occupations |
for which he is qualified, as determined by
rule and regulation |
of the Illinois Department. For purposes of this
Act, an |
Illinois Disabled Person Identification Card issued pursuant |
to The
Illinois Identification Card Act, indicating that the |
person thereon named
has a Type 1 or 2, Class 2 disability |
shall be evidence that such person is
a disabled person under |
this Section; however, such a card shall not
qualify such |
person for aid as a disabled person under this Act, and
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eligibility for aid as a disabled person shall be determined as |
provided in
this Act. If federal law or regulation permit or |
require the inclusion of
blind or disabled persons whose |
blindness or disability is not of the
degree specified in the |
foregoing definitions, or permit or require the
inclusion of |
disabled persons under age 18 or aged persons under age 65,
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Illinois Department, upon written approval of the Governor, may |
provide
by rule that all aged, blind or disabled persons toward |
whose aid federal
funds are available be eligible for |
assistance under this Article as is
given to those who meet the |
foregoing definitions of blind person and
disabled person or |
aged person.
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(Source: P.A. 89-21, eff. 7-1-95.)
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(305 ILCS 5/3-5) (from Ch. 23, par. 3-5)
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Sec. 3-5. Amount of aid. The amount and nature of financial |
aid granted
to or in behalf of aged, blind, or disabled persons |
shall be determined
in accordance with the standards, grant |
amounts, rules and regulations of
the Illinois Department. Due |
regard shall be given to the requirements
and conditions |
existing in each case, and to the amount of property
owned and |
the income, money contributions, and other support, and
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resources received or obtainable by the person, from whatever |
source.
However, the amount and nature of any financial aid is |
not affected by
the payment of any grant under the "Senior |
Citizens and Disabled Persons
Property Tax Relief and |
Pharmaceutical Assistance Act" or any distributions
or items of |
income described under subparagraph (X) of paragraph (2) of
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subsection (a) of Section 203 of the Illinois Income Tax Act. |
The aid shall
be sufficient, when added to all other income, |
money contributions and
support, to provide the person with a |
grant in the amount established by
Department regulation for |
such a person, based upon standards providing a
livelihood |
compatible with health and well-being. Financial aid under this |
Article granted to persons who have been found ineligible for |
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) due to expiration of the |
period of eligibility for refugees and asylees pursuant to 8 |
U.S.C. 1612(a)(2) shall not exceed $500 per month.
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(Source: P.A. 91-676, eff. 12-23-99.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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