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HB4788 Enrolled |
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LRB094 17077 DRJ 52359 b |
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| AN ACT concerning public aid.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
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| adding Section 10-17.12 as follows:
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| (305 ILCS 5/10-17.12 new) |
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| Sec. 10-17.12. Compromise of assigned child support |
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| arrearages. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services |
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| may provide by rule for compromise of debt owed to the State in |
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| the form of child support arrearages and interest accrued on |
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| child support arrearages assigned to the State under Section |
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| 10-1. The rule shall establish the circumstances under which |
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| such obligations may be compromised, with due regard for the |
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| payment ability of low-income obligors and the importance of |
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| encouraging payment of current child support obligations. The |
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| rule shall provide that assigned obligations shall be |
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| compromised only in exchange for regular payment of support |
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| owed to the family and shall require that obligors considered |
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| for debt compromise demonstrate inability to pay during the |
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| time the assigned obligation accumulated. The rule shall |
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| provide for nullification of any compromise agreement and the |
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| prohibition of any future compromise agreement if the obligor |
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| fails to adhere to the compromise agreement. In addition, the |
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| rule shall establish debt compromise criteria calculated to |
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| maximize positive effects on families and the level of federal |
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| incentive payments payable to the State under Title IV, Part D |
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| of the Social Security Act and regulations promulgated |
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| thereunder.
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