Bill Text: IL HB0641 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose of the "Medicaid" Article.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB0641 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB0641-Amended.html
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 641
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 641 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 1-10 as follows:
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| 6 | (305 ILCS 5/1-10)
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| 7 | Sec. 1-10. Drug convictions.
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| 8 | (a) Persons convicted of an offense under the Illinois | ||||||
| 9 | Controlled Substances
Act, the Cannabis Control Act, or the | ||||||
| 10 | Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act which is a | ||||||
| 11 | Class X felony, or a Class 1 felony,
or comparable federal | ||||||
| 12 | criminal law which has as an element the
possession, use, or | ||||||
| 13 | distribution of a controlled substance, as defined in
Section | ||||||
| 14 | 102(6) of the federal Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. | ||||||
| 15 | 802(c)),
shall not be eligible for cash assistance provided | ||||||
| 16 | under this Code. The Department may exempt persons applying for | ||||||
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| 1 | cash assistance from this prohibition, if all of the following | ||||||
| 2 | circumstances apply:
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| 3 | (1) The Class X or Class 1 felony conviction occurred | ||||||
| 4 | at least 5 years prior to the date of application for cash | ||||||
| 5 | assistance. | ||||||
| 6 | (2) The person has no subsequent criminal conviction. | ||||||
| 7 | (3) The person has satisfactorily completed a period of | ||||||
| 8 | probation or is in the process of completing or has | ||||||
| 9 | completed participation in a drug treatment program, | ||||||
| 10 | aftercare program, or similar program as defined by rule. | ||||||
| 11 | (b) Persons convicted of
any other felony under the | ||||||
| 12 | Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the Cannabis
Control Act, | ||||||
| 13 | or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act | ||||||
| 14 | which is not a Class X or Class 1 felony, or comparable
federal | ||||||
| 15 | criminal law which has as an element the possession, use, or
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| 16 | distribution of a
controlled substance, as defined in Section | ||||||
| 17 | 102(6) of the federal Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. | ||||||
| 18 | 802(c)), shall not be eligible for cash assistance
provided | ||||||
| 19 | under this Code for 2 years from the date of conviction. This
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| 20 | prohibition shall not apply if the person has satisfactorily | ||||||
| 21 | completed a period of probation or is in the process of | ||||||
| 22 | completing or has completed participation in a drug treatment | ||||||
| 23 | program, is in a drug treatment program,
aftercare program, or | ||||||
| 24 | similar program as defined by rule.
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| 25 | (c) Persons shall not be determined ineligible for food | ||||||
| 26 | stamps provided
under this Code based upon a conviction of any | ||||||
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| 1 | felony or comparable federal or
State criminal law which has an | ||||||
| 2 | element the possession, use or distribution of
a controlled | ||||||
| 3 | substance, as defined in Section 102(6) of the federal | ||||||
| 4 | Controlled
Substance
Act (21 U.S.C. 802(c)).
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| 5 | (Source: P.A. 94-556, eff. 9-11-05.)".
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