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Public Act 094-0971
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| HB4788 Enrolled |
LRB094 17077 DRJ 52359 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 |
adding Section 10-17.12 as follows:
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(305 ILCS 5/10-17.12 new) |
Sec. 10-17.12. Compromise of assigned child support |
arrearages. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services |
may provide by rule for compromise of debt owed to the State in |
the form of child support arrearages and interest accrued on |
child support arrearages assigned to the State under Section |
10-1. The rule shall establish the circumstances under which |
such obligations may be compromised, with due regard for the |
payment ability of low-income obligors and the importance of |
encouraging payment of current child support obligations. The |
rule shall provide that assigned obligations shall be |
compromised only in exchange for regular payment of support |
owed to the family and shall require that obligors considered |
for debt compromise demonstrate inability to pay during the |
time the assigned obligation accumulated. The rule shall |
provide for nullification of any compromise agreement and the |
prohibition of any future compromise agreement if the obligor |
fails to adhere to the compromise agreement. In addition, the |
rule shall establish debt compromise criteria calculated to |
maximize positive effects on families and the level of federal |
incentive payments payable to the State under Title IV, Part D |
of the Social Security Act and regulations promulgated |
thereunder.
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