Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Changes all references to "Food Stamp Program" to "Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP) Program". Changes all references to the "Food Stamp Employment and Training Program" to the "SNAP Employment and Training Program". Provides that the SNAP Employment and Training Program shall be voluntary in every county except those in which the Department of Human Services can show that there are sufficient program slots for at least the majority of the county's current non-exempt work registrants. Provides that persons who fail to cooperate with the SNAP Employment and Training Program in counties where available program slots exist for at least the majority of that county's current work registrants shall become ineligible for SNAP benefits according to SNAP regulations. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 32-1)

Status: (Passed) 2019-08-23 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0566 [SB1791 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Chaptered	2019-08-26	HTML/Text	Link	View
Enrolled	2019-06-02	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2019-03-20	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2019-02-15	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
House Amendment 001	2019-04-19	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

Supplemental Documents

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