Bill Text: IL HB5479 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the General Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that persons who are residents of a township shall not be determined ineligible for general assistance based upon a conviction for a Class X felony or a Class 1 felony under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act or the Cannabis Control Act.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-18 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB5479 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB5479-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB5479 Introduced , by Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
305 ILCS 5/1-10
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Amends the General Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that persons who are residents of a township shall not be determined ineligible for general assistance based upon a conviction for a Class X felony or a Class 1 felony under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act or the Cannabis Control Act.
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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
changing Section 1-10 and by adding Section 6-7a as follows:
(305 ILCS 5/1-10)
Sec. 1-10. Drug convictions.
(a) Except as provided in Section 6-7a of this Code,
persons Persons convicted of an offense under the Illinois
Controlled Substances Act, the Cannabis Control Act, or the
Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act which is a
Class X felony, or a Class 1 felony, or comparable federal
criminal law which has as an element the possession, use, or
distribution of a controlled substance, as defined in Section
102(6) of the federal Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
802(c)), shall not be eligible for cash assistance provided
under this Code.
(b) Persons convicted of any other felony under the
Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the Cannabis Control Act,
or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act
which is not a Class X or Class 1 felony, or comparable federal
criminal law which has as an element the possession, use, or
distribution of a controlled substance, as defined in Section

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102(6) of the federal Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
802(c)), shall not be eligible for cash assistance provided
under this Code for 2 years from the date of conviction. This
prohibition shall not apply if the person is in a drug
treatment program, aftercare program, or similar program as
defined by rule.
(c) Persons shall not be determined ineligible for food
stamps provided under this Code based upon a conviction of any
felony or comparable federal or State criminal law which has an
element the possession, use or distribution of a controlled
substance, as defined in Section 102(6) of the federal
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(c)).
(Source: P.A. 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
(305 ILCS 5/6-7a new)
Sec. 6-7a. Drug felony exemption. Persons who are residents
of a township shall not be determined ineligible for general
assistance under this Article based upon a conviction for a
Class X felony or a Class 1 felony under the Illinois
Controlled Substances Act or the Cannabis Control Act.