Bill Amendment: IL SB1641 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly

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Bill Title: SNAP-COLLEGE STUDENTS

Status: 2019-08-23 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0560 [SB1641 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB1641-House_Amendment_001.html

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Rep. Nicholas K. Smith

Filed: 5/3/2019

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1641
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1641 by replacing
line 3 on page 3 through line 7 on page 4 with the following:
"(305 ILCS 5/12-4.13c new)
Sec. 12-4.13c. SNAP eligibility notification; college
students.
(a) To complement student financial assistance programs
and to enhance their effectiveness for students with financial
need, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) shall
annually include information about the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) in the language that schools are
required to provide to students eligible for the Monetary Award
Program grant. The language shall, at a minimum, direct
students to information about college student eligibility
criteria for SNAP, and it shall direct students to the
Department of Human Services and to the Illinois Hunger
Coalition's Hunger Hotline for additional information.

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(b) Illinois institutions of higher education that
participate in the Monetary Award Program (MAP) shall provide
the notice described in subsection (a) to all students who are
enrolled, or who are accepted for enrollment and intending to
enroll, and who have been identified by ISAC as MAP-eligible at
the institution. If possible, the institution may designate a
public benefits liaison or single point person to assist
students in taking the necessary steps to obtain public
benefits if eligible.
(c) ISAC shall adopt any rules necessary to implement the
provisions of this Section on or before October 1, 2020.".