Bill Title: Amends the Department of Human Services Act and the State Finance Act. Creates the Support Immigrant Labor Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that, from appropriations to the Department from the Fund, the Department shall award grants to community-based organizations in Illinois for the purpose of providing free assistance to newly arrived immigrants in Illinois in applying for and obtaining work permits, for providing funding for all or a portion of all costs and fees associated with an application for such work permit, and providing for free representation in any legal matters with such application. Provides that moneys received for this Fund, including, but not limited to, income tax checkoff receipts and gifts, grants, and awards from any public or private entity, must be deposited into the Fund. Provides that interest earned on moneys in the Fund must be deposited into the Fund. Provides that funds shall supplement, not supplant, other existing or new federal, State, or local sources of funding for these services. Provides that any new federal funding received shall supplement and not supplant funding for this program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-03 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB3296 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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