Bill Text: IL HB3520 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Department of Revenue Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides that the Department of Revenue and the Department of Employment Security shall cooperate by sharing information and data necessary to identify fraudulent activity with respect to claims for unemployment benefits and to protect taxpayers from the effects of reported income in connection with fraudulent claims.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-2)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-05-21 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [HB3520 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB3520-Engrossed.html

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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 Revenue Law of the Civil
Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section
2505-760 as follows:
(20 ILCS 2505/2505-760 new)
Sec. 2505-760. Unemployment benefit fraud prevention. The
Department of Employment Security and the Department of
Revenue shall cooperate under the Unemployment Insurance Act
by sharing information concerning any suspected fraudulent
unemployment benefit received by an Illinois taxpayer, as
provided under Section 2703 of the Unemployment Insurance Act.
The Department may adopt rules for the purposes of
establishing a safe, secure, and expedited method of
identifying Illinois taxpayers who have claimed or been paid
fraudulent unemployment benefits and taking necessary actions
to hold the Illinois taxpayer harmless from adverse changes to
his or her income, based upon fraudulent acts, reported to the
Department for tax filing or payment purposes provided under
the Illinois Income Tax Act.
Section 10. The Unemployment Insurance Act is amended by

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adding Section 2703 as follows:
(820 ILCS 405/2703 new)
Sec. 2703. Exchange of information with Department of
Revenue for fraud prevention. The administration of this Act
shall include cooperation between the Department of Employment
Security and the Department of Revenue to securely exchange
information for purposes of ensuring the accuracy and
legitimacy of unemployment insurance, including the
application and receipt of unemployment benefits, provided for
under this Act. The Department, in collaboration with the
Department of Revenue, shall adopt a method of verification
that seeks to identify any suspected fraudulent activity in
the unemployment benefits system, including establishing a
safe, secure, and expedited method of notification from one
agency to another whenever there is suspected fraud in the
benefits claimed by or paid to an Illinois resident. The
Department may establish a safe and secure database containing
any reported or suspected case of fraud which shall be
accessible to the Department of Revenue for purposes of
identifying individuals who have claimed or been paid
fraudulent unemployment benefits.