Bill Text: IL HB0263 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Engrossed
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that persons shall not be determined ineligible for cash assistance provided under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program based upon a conviction for any drug-related felony under State or federal law.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-04-28 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood [HB0263 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB0263-Engrossed.html
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning public aid.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | ||||||
| 5 | changing Section 1-10 as follows:
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| 6 | (305 ILCS 5/1-10)
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| 7 | Sec. 1-10. Drug convictions.
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| 8 | (a) Persons convicted of an offense under the Illinois | ||||||
| 9 | Controlled Substances
Act, the Cannabis Control Act, or the | ||||||
| 10 | Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act which is a | ||||||
| 11 | Class X felony, or a Class 1 felony,
or comparable federal | ||||||
| 12 | criminal law which has as an element the
possession, use, or | ||||||
| 13 | distribution of a controlled substance, as defined in
Section | ||||||
| 14 | 102(6) of the federal Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. | ||||||
| 15 | 802(c)),
shall not be eligible for cash assistance provided | ||||||
| 16 | under this Code.
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| 17 | (b) Persons convicted of
any other felony under the | ||||||
| 18 | Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the Cannabis
Control Act, | ||||||
| 19 | or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act | ||||||
| 20 | which is not a Class X or Class 1 felony, or comparable
federal | ||||||
| 21 | criminal law which has as an element the possession, use, or
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| 22 | distribution of a
controlled substance, as defined in Section | ||||||
| 23 | 102(6) of the federal Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. | ||||||
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| 1 | 802(c)), shall not be eligible for cash assistance
provided | ||||||
| 2 | under this Code for 2 years from the date of conviction. This
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| 3 | prohibition shall not apply if the person is in a drug | ||||||
| 4 | treatment program,
aftercare program, or similar program as | ||||||
| 5 | defined by rule.
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| 6 | (c) Persons shall not be determined ineligible for food | ||||||
| 7 | stamps provided
under this Code based upon a conviction of any | ||||||
| 8 | felony or comparable federal or
State criminal law which has an | ||||||
| 9 | element the possession, use or distribution of
a controlled | ||||||
| 10 | substance, as defined in Section 102(6) of the federal | ||||||
| 11 | Controlled Substances
Act (21 U.S.C. 802(c)).
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| 12 | (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section to | ||||||
| 13 | the contrary, persons shall not be determined ineligible for | ||||||
| 14 | cash assistance provided under Article IV of this Code based | ||||||
| 15 | upon a conviction for any drug-related felony under State or | ||||||
| 16 | federal law. | ||||||
| 17 | (Source: P.A. 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
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