Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that persons shall not be determined ineligible for cash assistance provided under the General Assistance Article of the Code based upon a conviction for any drug-related felony under State or federal law. In provisions concerning General Assistance, provides that a local governmental unit may provide assistance to households under its General Assistance program following a disaster proclamation issued by the Governor if the local governmental unit is within the area designated under the proclamation. Provides that a local governmental unit may provide assistance under its General Assistance program under a service that complies with a specified provision of the Township Code. Provides that before a local government provides assistance, the board of the local government shall approve the expenditures of such assistance in accordance with the provisions of the General Assistance Article of the Code. Amends the Township Code. In provisions concerning the expenditure of township funds, expands the type of health services that may be provided with township funds to include mental, behavioral, eye, dental, or other healthcare. Provides that the township board may approve the application of a different, publicly available, professionally or academically recognized standard of need in determining eligibility for subsidized day care.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-06-26 - Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [SB1430 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Ram Villivalam [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-008	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Laura Fine [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-009	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Laura Murphy [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-028	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Rachel Ventura [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-043	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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