Bill Text: IL SB0421 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the establishment of the State Disbursement Unit.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-21 - Re-referred to Assignments [SB0421 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SB0421-Introduced.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, | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 10-26 as follows:
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6 | (305 ILCS 5/10-26)
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7 | Sec. 10-26. State Disbursement Unit.
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8 | (a) Effective October 1, 1999 the
the Illinois Department | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | shall establish a
State Disbursement Unit in accordance with | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | the requirements of Title IV-D of
the Social Security Act. The | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | Illinois Department shall enter into an agreement
with a State | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | or local governmental unit or private entity to perform the
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13 | functions of the State Disbursement Unit as set forth in this | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | Section. The
State Disbursement Unit shall collect and disburse | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | support payments made under
court and administrative support | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | orders:
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17 | (1) being enforced in cases in which child and spouse | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | support services are
being provided under this Article X; | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | and
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20 | (2) in all cases in which child and spouse support | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | services are not being
provided under this Article X and in | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | which support payments are made under the
provisions of the | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | Income Withholding for Support Act.
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1 | (a-2) The contract entered into by the Illinois Department | ||||||
2 | with a
public or
private entity or an individual for the | ||||||
3 | operation of the State
Disbursement
Unit is subject to | ||||||
4 | competitive bidding. In addition, the contract is subject
to | ||||||
5 | Section
10-26.2 of this
Code. As used in this subsection (a-2), | ||||||
6 | "contract" has the same meaning as in
the Illinois
Procurement | ||||||
7 | Code.
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8 | (a-5) If the State Disbursement Unit receives a support | ||||||
9 | payment that was
not appropriately made to the Unit under this | ||||||
10 | Section, the Unit shall
immediately return the payment to the | ||||||
11 | sender, including, if possible,
instructions detailing where | ||||||
12 | to send the support payments.
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13 | (b) All payments received by the State Disbursement Unit:
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14 | (1) shall be deposited into an account obtained by the | ||||||
15 | Illinois
Department, and
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16 | (2) distributed and disbursed by the State | ||||||
17 | Disbursement Unit, in
accordance with the directions of the | ||||||
18 | Illinois Department, pursuant to Title
IV-D of the Social | ||||||
19 | Security Act and rules promulgated by the Department.
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20 | (c) All support payments assigned to the Illinois | ||||||
21 | Department under Article X
of this Code and rules promulgated | ||||||
22 | by the Illinois Department that are
disbursed to the Illinois | ||||||
23 | Department by the State Disbursement Unit shall be
paid into | ||||||
24 | the Child Support Enforcement Trust Fund.
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25 | (d) If the agreement with the State or local governmental | ||||||
26 | unit or private
entity provided for in this Section is not in |
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1 | effect for any reason, the
Department shall perform the | ||||||
2 | functions of the State Disbursement Unit as set
forth in this | ||||||
3 | Section for a maximum of 12 months before July 1, 2001, and for
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4 | a
maximum of 24 months after June 30, 2001. If the Illinois | ||||||
5 | Department is
performing the functions of the State | ||||||
6 | Disbursement Unit on July 1, 2001, then
the Illinois Department | ||||||
7 | shall make an award on or before December 31, 2002, to
a State | ||||||
8 | or local government unit or private entity to perform the | ||||||
9 | functions of
the State Disbursement Unit.
Payments received by | ||||||
10 | the Illinois Department in performance of the duties
of the | ||||||
11 | State
Disbursement Unit shall be deposited into the State | ||||||
12 | Disbursement Unit Revolving
Fund established under Section | ||||||
13 | 12-8.1.
Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the Illinois | ||||||
14 | Department from holding
the State Disbursement Unit Revolving | ||||||
15 | Fund after June 30, 2003.
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16 | (e) By February 1, 2000, the Illinois Department shall | ||||||
17 | conduct at least 4
regional training and educational seminars | ||||||
18 | to educate the clerks of the circuit
court on the general | ||||||
19 | operation of the State Disbursement Unit, the role of the
State | ||||||
20 | Disbursement Unit, and the role of the clerks of the circuit | ||||||
21 | court in the
collection and distribution of child support | ||||||
22 | payments.
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23 | (f) By March 1, 2000, the Illinois Department shall conduct | ||||||
24 | at least 4
regional educational and training seminars to | ||||||
25 | educate payors, as defined
in the Income Withholding for | ||||||
26 | Support Act, on the general operation of the
State Disbursement |
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1 | Unit, the role of the State Disbursement Unit, and the
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2 | distribution of income withholding payments pursuant to this | ||||||
3 | Section and the
Income Withholding for Support Act.
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4 | (Source: P.A. 92-44, eff. 7-1-01; 93-20, eff. 6-20-03.)
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