Bill Text: IL HB0011 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Human Services may require substance abuse testing as a condition for assistance under the Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (TANF) program. Provides that the Department shall implement a pilot program of substance abuse testing as a condition for TANF eligibility in at least 3 counties, followed by statewide implementation after certain steps have been completed. Contains provisions concerning test results. Requires an annual report to the General Assembly. Provides that these provisions do not apply to an individual 65 years of age or older or to a resident of a facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act or the MR/DD Community Care Act. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB0011 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB0011-Amended.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 11
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 11 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Section 4-1 and adding Section 4-1.13 as follows:
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6 | (305 ILCS 5/4-1) (from Ch. 23, par. 4-1)
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7 | Sec. 4-1. Eligibility requirements. Financial aid in | ||||||
8 | meeting basic maintenance requirements for a livelihood
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9 | compatible with health and well-being shall be given under this | ||||||
10 | Article to
or in behalf of families with dependent children who | ||||||
11 | meet the eligibility
conditions of the following Sections | ||||||
12 | preceding Section 4-2 Sections 4-1.1 through 4-1.11 . It shall | ||||||
13 | be the policy of the Illinois Department to provide aid under | ||||||
14 | this Article to all qualified persons who seek assistance and | ||||||
15 | to conduct outreach efforts to educate the public about the | ||||||
16 | program. The Department shall provide timely, accurate, and |
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1 | fair service to all applicants for assistance.
Persons who meet | ||||||
2 | the eligibility criteria authorized under this Article shall
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3 | treated equally, provided that nothing in this Article shall be | ||||||
4 | construed to
create an entitlement to a particular grant or | ||||||
5 | service level or to aid in
amounts not authorized under this | ||||||
6 | Code, nor construed to limit the authority of
the General | ||||||
7 | Assembly to change the eligibility requirements or provisions
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8 | respecting assistance amounts. The General Assembly recognizes | ||||||
9 | that the need for aid will fluctuate with the economic | ||||||
10 | situation in Illinois and that at times the number of people | ||||||
11 | receiving aid under this Article will increase.
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12 | The Illinois Department shall advise every applicant for | ||||||
13 | and recipient of
aid under this Article of (i) the requirement | ||||||
14 | that all recipients move toward
self-sufficiency and (ii) the | ||||||
15 | value and benefits of employment. As a condition
of eligibility | ||||||
16 | for that aid, every person who applies for aid under this
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17 | Article on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act | ||||||
18 | of 1995 shall
prepare and submit, as part of the application or | ||||||
19 | subsequent redetermination,
a personal plan for achieving
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20 | employment and self-sufficiency.
The plan shall incorporate | ||||||
21 | the individualized assessment and employability
plan set out in | ||||||
22 | subsections (d), (f), and (g) of Section 9A-8. The plan may be
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23 | amended as the recipient's needs change. The assessment
process | ||||||
24 | to develop the plan shall include questions that screen for | ||||||
25 | domestic
violence issues and steps needed to address these | ||||||
26 | issues may be part of the
plan. If the individual indicates |
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1 | that he or she is a victim of domestic
violence, he or she may | ||||||
2 | also be referred to an available domestic violence
program.
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3 | Failure of the client to follow through on the
personal plan | ||||||
4 | for employment and self-sufficiency may be a basis for sanction
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5 | under Section 4-21.
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6 | (Source: P.A. 96-866, eff. 7-1-10 .)
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7 | (305 ILCS 5/4-1.13 new) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 4-1.13. Drug screening and testing; continued | ||||||
9 | eligibility. The Department shall develop a program to screen | ||||||
10 | and test each applicant or recipient who is otherwise eligible | ||||||
11 | for benefits under this Article and who the Department has | ||||||
12 | reasonable suspicion to believe, based on the screening, | ||||||
13 | engages in the unlawful use or consumption of controlled | ||||||
14 | substances. In implementing the provisions of this Section the | ||||||
15 | Department shall not discriminate against any applicant or | ||||||
16 | recipient on the basis of race or ethnicity. | ||||||
17 | Any applicant or recipient who is found to have tested | ||||||
18 | positive for the unlawful use or consumption of a controlled | ||||||
19 | substance, which was not prescribed for such applicant or | ||||||
20 | recipient by a licensed health care provider, shall, after an | ||||||
21 | administrative hearing conducted by the Department, be | ||||||
22 | declared ineligible for benefits under this Article for a | ||||||
23 | period of one year from the date of the administrative hearing | ||||||
24 | decision. | ||||||
25 | The Department shall have the authority to require, if it |
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1 | so chooses, an applicant or recipient who tested positive for | ||||||
2 | the unlawful use or consumption of a controlled substance which | ||||||
3 | was not prescribed for such applicant or recipient by a | ||||||
4 | licensed health care provider to enter a substance abuse | ||||||
5 | program approved by the Department as a condition of continued | ||||||
6 | eligibility for benefits under this Article. | ||||||
7 | In
accordance with the rules and regulations of the | ||||||
8 | Department, other members of a household which includes a | ||||||
9 | person who has been declared ineligible for benefits under this | ||||||
10 | Section shall, if otherwise eligible, continue to receive | ||||||
11 | benefits as protective or vendor payments to a third-party | ||||||
12 | payee for the benefit of the members of the household. | ||||||
13 | The Department shall have the authority to promulgate any | ||||||
14 | rules necessary to implement this Section.
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15 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
16 | becoming law.".
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