Bill Text: IL HB3847 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Department of Employment Security Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the Department of Employment Security shall create a COBRA Relief Program under which an individual who is receiving regular or extended unemployment insurance benefits and is eligible for COBRA continuation coverage may apply to the Department for participation in the Program. Provides that, under the program, an individual's costs of COBRA continuation coverage are limited to 25% of the amount of his or her unemployment insurance benefits, the individual certifies to the Department, by the first day of each month, the total cost of COBRA benefits paid by the person in the preceding month, and the Department pays the remainder of individual's costs of COBRA continuation coverage. Sets forth criteria for expiration of an individual's eligibility and provides for the adoption of rules to implement and administer the Program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-13 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3847 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB3847-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 HB3847 Introduced 2/26/2009, by Rep. Deborah Mell SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 1005/1005-10 was 20 ILCS 1005/43a
20 ILCS 1005/1005-165 new
Amends the Department of Employment Security Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the Department of Employment Security shall create a COBRA Relief Program under which an individual who is receiving regular or extended unemployment insurance benefits and is eligible for COBRA continuation coverage may apply to the Department for participation in the Program. Provides that, under the program, an individual's costs of COBRA continuation coverage are limited to 25% of the amount of his or her unemployment insurance benefits, the individual certifies to the Department, by the first day of each month, the total cost of COBRA benefits paid by the person in the preceding month, and the Department pays the remainder of individual's costs of COBRA continuation coverage. Sets forth criteria for expiration of an individual's eligibility and provides for the adoption of rules to implement and administer the Program.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning the Department of Employment Security.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Department of Employment Security Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing
Section 1005-10 and by adding Section 1005-165 as follows:
(20 ILCS 1005/1005-10) (was 20 ILCS 1005/43a)
Sec. 1005-10. Powers, generally. The Department has the
powers and duties enumerated in the following Sections.
(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
(20 ILCS 1005/1005-165 new)
Sec. 1005-165. COBRA Relief Program.
(a) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Employment
Security shall create a COBRA Relief Program as set forth in
this Section.
(b) As used in this Section:
(1) "COBRA continuation coverage" has the meaning
ascribed to that term in 29 CFR 2590.701-2.
(2) "Eligible individual" means an individual who: (i)
is receiving regular or extended unemployment insurance
benefits under the Unemployment Insurance Act; and (ii) is
eligible for COBRA continuation coverage.

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(c) An eligible individual may apply to the Department for
participation in the COBRA Relief Program under which: (1) the
individual's costs of COBRA continuation coverage are limited
to 25% of the amount of his or her unemployment insurance
benefits; (2) the individual certifies to the Department, by
the first day of each month, the total cost of COBRA benefits
paid by the person in the preceding month; and (3) the
Department pays the remainder of individual's costs of COBRA
continuation coverage.
(d) An eligible individual's eligibility under the COBRA
Relief Program shall expire when: (1) the individual ceases to
meet either of the criteria set forth in subdivision (2) of
subsection (b); (2) the individual fails to comply with this
Section or the rules of the Department; or (3) the individual
elects to discontinue his or her participation in the COBRA
Relief Program.
(e) The Department is authorized to adopt all rules
necessary to implement and administer the COBRA Relief Program
under this Section.