Bill Text: IL SB2604 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes technical changes in a Section describing the termination of the AFDC program and the beginning of the TANF program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SB2604 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-SB2604-Introduced.html


97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB2604

Introduced 1/18/2012, by Sen. John J. Cullerton

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
305 ILCS 5/4-0.5

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes technical changes in a Section describing the termination of the AFDC program and the beginning of the TANF program.
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A BILL FOR

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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 4-0.5 as follows:
6 (305 ILCS 5/4-0.5)
7 Sec. 4-0.5. Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program
8inoperative after June 30, 1997. The The Aid to Families with
9Dependent Children (AFDC) Program shall be inoperative after
10June 30, 1997. Under the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy
11Children Program the Illinois Department shall develop an
12alternative program of mutual responsibility between the
13Illinois Department and the client to allow the family to
14become self-sufficient or employed as quickly as possible
15through (i) the provision of transitional assistance to
16families in the form of emergency one-time payments to prevent
17job loss, temporary assistance while searching for or being
18trained for work, or paternity establishment and child support
19enforcement or (ii) the provision for continued work.
20(Source: P.A. 89-6, eff. 3-6-95; 90-17, eff. 7-1-97.)
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