Bill Text: IL HB1418 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the State Comptroller Act. Makes a technical change concerning direct deposit of payments.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-03 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB1418 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HB1418-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The State Comptroller Act is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 9.03 as follows:
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6 | (15 ILCS 405/9.03) (from Ch. 15, par. 209.03)
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7 | Sec. 9.03. Direct deposit of State payments.
The | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Comptroller, with the
approval of the State Treasurer, may | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | provide by rule or regulation for the the
direct deposit of any | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | payment lawfully payable from the State Treasury and in
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11 | accordance with federal banking regulations including but not | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | limited to
payments to (i) persons paid from personal services, | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | (ii)
persons receiving benefit payments from him under the | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | State pension
systems, (iii) individuals who receive | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | assistance under Articles III, IV,
and VI of the Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | Public Aid Code, (iv) providers of services under
the Mental | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | Health and Developmental Disabilities
Administrative Act, (v)
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18 | providers of community-based mental health services, and (vi) | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | providers of
services under programs administered by the State | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | Board of Education, in the
accounts of those persons or | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | entities maintained at a bank, savings and loan
association, or | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | credit
union, where authorized by the payee. The Comptroller | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | also may deposit
public aid payments for individuals who |
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1 | receive assistance under Articles
III, IV, VI, and X of the | ||||||
2 | Illinois Public Aid Code directly into an
electronic benefits | ||||||
3 | transfer account in a financial institution approved by
the | ||||||
4 | State Treasurer as prescribed by the Illinois Department of | ||||||
5 | Human
Services
and in accordance with the rules and regulations | ||||||
6 | of that Department and the
rules and regulation adopted by the | ||||||
7 | Comptroller and the State Treasurer.
The Comptroller, with the | ||||||
8 | approval of the State Treasurer, may provide by
rule for the | ||||||
9 | electronic direct deposit of payments to public agencies and | ||||||
10 | any
other payee of the State. The electronic direct
deposits | ||||||
11 | may be made to the designated account in those financial | ||||||
12 | institutions
specified in this Section for the direct deposit | ||||||
13 | of payments. Within 6 months
after the effective date of this | ||||||
14 | amendatory Act of 1994, the Comptroller shall
establish a pilot | ||||||
15 | program for the electronic direct deposit of payments to
local | ||||||
16 | school districts, municipalities, and units of local | ||||||
17 | government.
The payments may be made without the use of the | ||||||
18 | voucher-warrant system,
provided that documentation of | ||||||
19 | approval by the Treasurer of each group of
payments made by | ||||||
20 | direct deposit shall be retained by the Comptroller. The
form | ||||||
21 | and method of the Treasurer's approval shall be established by | ||||||
22 | the
rules or regulations adopted by the Comptroller under this | ||||||
23 | Section. | ||||||
24 | (Source: P.A. 88-641, eff. 9-9-94; 88-643, eff. 1-1-95; 89-235, | ||||||
25 | eff.
8-4-95; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
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