Bill Amendment: IL HB2815 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: DHFS-PERSONAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE

Status: 2020-06-23 - House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB2815 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB2815-House_Amendment_001.html

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Rep. Terra Costa Howard

Filed: 3/27/2019

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2815
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2815 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
changing Section 5-35 as follows:
(305 ILCS 5/5-35)
Sec. 5-35. Personal needs allowance. For a person who is a
resident in a facility licensed under the ID/DD Community Care
Act, the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure
and Certification Act, the Specialized Mental Health
Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the MC/DD Act for whom payments
are made under this Article throughout a month and who is
determined to be eligible for medical assistance under this
Article, the State shall pay an amount in addition to the
minimum monthly personal needs allowance authorized under
Section 1902(q) of Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42

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U.S.C. 1396(q)) so that the person's total monthly personal
needs allowance from both State and federal sources equals $60.
Beginning January 1, 2020, the personal needs allowance shall
increase annually at the same rate as the Social Security
cost-of-living adjustment to take effect on January 1 of each
year.
(Source: P.A. 100-23, eff. 7-6-17.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.".