Bill Text: IL HB3423 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Provides that a person is eligible for a diaper allowance of $30 per month per child if: the person's household income is at or below 50% of the federal poverty guidelines; the person is responsible for the welfare of a child 3 years of age or younger; and the child who is 3 years of age or younger receives medical assistance under the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the diaper allowance may be used only to purchase diapers and shall be issued through an electronic benefit transfer card. Provides that the diaper allowance is not considered income for purposes of determining eligibility or the amount of assistance for any public aid benefit provided under State law. Effective July 1, 2019.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-29 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3423 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB3423-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB3423 Introduced , by Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 1305/10-75 new
Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Provides that a person is eligible for a diaper allowance of $30 per month per child if: the person's household income is at or below 50% of the federal poverty guidelines; the person is responsible for the welfare of a child 3 years of age or younger; and the child who is 3 years of age or younger receives medical assistance under the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the diaper allowance may be used only to purchase diapers and shall be issued through an electronic benefit transfer card. Provides that the diaper allowance is not considered income for purposes of determining eligibility or the amount of assistance for any public aid benefit provided under State law. Effective July 1, 2019.
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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Department of Human Services Act is amended
by adding Section 10-75 as follows:
(20 ILCS 1305/10-75 new)
Sec. 10-75. Diaper allowance.
(a) A person is eligible for a diaper allowance in the
amount of $30 per month per eligible child if all of the
following conditions are met:
(1) the person's household income is at or below 50% of
the federal poverty guidelines;
(2) the person is responsible for the welfare of a
child 3 years of age or younger; and
(3) the child who is 3 years of age or younger receives
medical assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public
Aid Code.
The diaper allowance may be used only to purchase diapers.
(b) The diaper allowance shall be issued through an
electronic benefit transfer card.
(c) The diaper allowance shall not be considered income for
purposes of determining eligibility or the amount of assistance
for any public aid benefit provided under State law.

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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
2019.