Bill Title: Amends the Children's Health Insurance Program Act, the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code. In connection with eligibility for the KidCare and Covering ALL KIDS programs, sets an asset limit of $10,000, excluding the value of the child's residence and the value of a vehicle (other than a recreational vehicle) used for transportation. Makes changes concerning the reporting of changes in income and other circumstances that affect eligibility, and provides that a failure to report is a Class A misdemeanor with a maximum fine of $10,000 under the public assistance fraud provisions of the Illinois Public Aid Code; also provides for repayment of an amount equal to benefits that were wrongly received. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to promulgate rules necessary to implement the changes made by this amendatory Act. Further provides that the Department shall implement these rules by January 1, 2012. Makes the reporting, penalty, and rulemaking provisions also applicable to the FamilyCare program under the Children's Health Insurance Program Act. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SB2047 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Carole Pankau [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-023	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Kirk Dillard [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-024	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Kyle McCarter [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-054	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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