103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB1580
 
Introduced 2/8/2023, by Sen. Adriane Johnson
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:



  
305 ILCS 5/12-4.11 from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.11

 Amends the Administration Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that beginning October 1, 2023 (rather than October 1, 2018) the Department of Human Services shall increase TANF grant amounts in effect on September 30, 2023 (rather than September 30, 2018) to at least 50% (rather than 30%) of the most recent United States Department of Health and Human Services Federal Poverty Guidelines for each family size. Provides that beginning October 1, 2024 (rather than October 1, 2019), and each October 1 thereafter, the maximum benefit levels shall be annually adjusted to
remain equal to at least 50% (rather than 30%) of the most recent poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for each family size. Effective October 1, 2023.



LRB103 25955 KTG 52307 b


 
 
A BILL FOR
 


SB1580LRB103 25955 KTG 52307 b



1 AN ACT concerning public aid.


2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by 
5changing Section 12-4.11 as follows:



6 (305 ILCS 5/12-4.11) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-4.11)



7 Sec. 12-4.11. Grant amounts. The Department,
with due 
8regard for and subject to budgetary limitations, shall 
9establish
grant amounts for each of the programs, by 
10regulation. The grant amounts may
vary by program, size of 
11assistance unit and geographic area. Grant amounts under the 
12Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program may not 
13vary on the basis of a TANF recipient's county of residence. 

14 Aid payments shall not be reduced except: (1) for changes 
15in the cost of
items included in the grant amounts, or (2) for 
16changes in the expenses of the
recipient, or (3) for changes in 
17the income or resources available to the
recipient, or (4) for 
18changes in grants resulting from adoption of a
consolidated 
19grant amount. 

20 The maximum benefit levels provided to TANF recipients 
21shall increase as follows: beginning October 1, 2023 2018, the 
22Department of Human Services shall increase TANF grant amounts 
23in effect on September 30, 2023 2018 to at least 50% 30% of the 
 
 
SB1580- 2 -LRB103 25955 KTG 52307 b


1most recent United States Department of Health and Human 
2Services Federal Poverty Guidelines for each family size. 
3Beginning October 1, 2024 2019, and each October 1 thereafter, 
4the maximum benefit levels shall be annually adjusted to 
5remain equal to at least 50% 30% of the most recent poverty 
6guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the 
7U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services under the 
8authority of 42 U.S.C. 9902(2) for each family size. 
9 TANF grants for child-only assistance units shall be at 
10least 75% of TANF grants for assistance units of the same size 
11that consist of a caretaker relative with children. 
12 In fixing standards to govern payments or reimbursements 
13for funeral
and burial expenses, the Department shall 
14establish a minimum allowable
amount of
not less than
$1,000 
15for Department payment of funeral services and not less than 
16$500 for
Department payment of burial or cremation services. 
17On January 1, 2006, July 1, 2006, and July 1, 2007, the 
18Department shall increase the minimum reimbursement amount for 
19funeral and burial expenses under this Section by a percentage 
20equal to the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index 
21for All Urban Consumers, if any, during the 12 months 
22immediately preceding that January 1 or July 1. In 
23establishing the minimum
allowable
amount, the Department 
24shall take into account the services
essential to a dignified, 
25low-cost (i) funeral and (ii) burial or
cremation, including 
26reasonable
amounts that may be necessary for
burial space and 
 
 
SB1580- 3 -LRB103 25955 KTG 52307 b


1cemetery charges, and any applicable taxes or other
required 
2governmental fees or charges. If no
person has agreed to pay 
3the total cost of the (i) funeral and
(ii) burial or cremation

4charges, the Department shall pay the vendor the actual costs 
5of the (i)
funeral
and
(ii) burial or cremation, or the minimum 
6allowable amount for each service as
established by
the 
7Department, whichever is less, provided that the Department 
8reduces its
payments by
the amount available from the 
9following sources: the decedent's assets
and
available 
10resources and the anticipated amounts of any death benefits 
11available
to the
decedent's estate, and amounts paid and 
12arranged to be paid by the
decedent's legally
responsible 
13relatives. A legally responsible relative is expected to pay

14(i) funeral and (ii) burial
or cremation expenses unless 
15financially unable to do so.

16 Nothing contained in this Section or in any other Section 
17of this
Code shall be construed to prohibit the Illinois 
18Department (1) from
consolidating existing standards on the 
19basis of any standards which are
or were in effect on, or 
20subsequent to July 1, 1969, or (2) from
employing any 
21consolidated standards in determining need for public
aid and 
22the amount of money payment or grant for individual recipients

23or recipient families.

24(Source: P.A. 100-587, eff. 6-4-18; 101-103, eff. 7-19-19.)



25 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect October 
261, 2023.