Bill Text: IL HB0161 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that every electronic benefits transfer ("LINK") card issued on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act by the Department of Human Services for the purpose of enabling the cardholder to obtain food stamp benefits or cash must include on the card's face a photograph of the cardholder. Provides that within 6 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act, the Department shall replace every still-valid card issued before that date with a card that includes on its face a photograph of the cardholder.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 33-1)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB0161 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB0161-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB0161 Introduced , by Rep. Chapin Rose SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
305 ILCS 5/12-4.4a new
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that every electronic benefits transfer ("LINK") card issued on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act by the Department of Human Services for the purpose of enabling the cardholder to obtain food stamp benefits or cash must include on the card's face a photograph of the cardholder. Provides that within 6 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act, the Department shall replace every still-valid card issued before that date with a card that includes on its face a photograph of the cardholder.
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AN ACT concerning public aid.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
adding Section 12-4.4a as follows:
(305 ILCS 5/12-4.4a new)
Sec. 12-4.4a. Food stamps; electronic benefits transfer
card.
(a) In this Section:
"Cardholder" means the person to whom or for whose benefit
the Department issues an electronic benefits transfer card for
the purpose of obtaining food stamp benefits or cash.
"Department" means the Department of Human Services.
"LINK card" means an electronic benefits transfer card
issued by the Department for the purpose of enabling the
cardholder to obtain food stamp benefits or cash.
(b) Every LINK card issued on or after the effective date
of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly must
include on the card's face a photograph of the cardholder.
(c) Within 6 months after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the Department
shall replace every still-valid LINK card issued before that
date with a card that includes on its face a photograph of the

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cardholder.