Chapter 305, PUBLIC AID

(305 ILCS 44/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Farm to Food Bank Program Act. (Source: P.A. 103-412, eff. 8-3-23.)

(305 ILCS 65/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Early Mental Health and Addictions Treatment Act. (Source: P.A. 100-1016, eff. 8-21-18.)

(305 ILCS 85/1) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2029) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Medical Debt Relief Act. (Source: P.A. 103-647, eff. 7-1-24.)

(305 ILCS 60/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Pediatric Palliative Care Act. (Source: P.A. 96-1078, eff. 7-16-10.)

(305 ILCS 42/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Nutrition Outreach and Public Education Act. (Source: P.A. 93-555, eff. 1-1-04.)

(305 ILCS 30/1) (from Ch. 23, par. 6851) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Family Resource Development Act. (Source: P.A. 87-266.)

(305 ILCS 80/1) Sec. 1. Short title; references to Act. (a) Short title. This Act may be cited as the Murdered Children Funeral and Burial Assistance Act. (b) References to Act. This Act may be referred to as the Mychal Moultry, Jr. Funeral and Burial Assistance Act. (Source: P.A…

(305 ILCS 5/1-1) (from Ch. 23, par. 1-1) Sec. 1-1. Public purpose-Aims in providing financial aid and services. The purpose of this Code is to assist in the alleviation and prevention of poverty and thereby to protect and promote the health and welfare of all the people of this S…

(305 ILCS 5/1-10) Sec. 1-10. Drug convictions. (a) Persons convicted of an offense under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the Cannabis Control Act, or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act which is a Class X felony, or a Class 1 felony, or comparable fed…

(305 ILCS 5/1-11) Sec. 1-11. Citizenship. To the extent not otherwise provided in this Code or federal law, all clients who receive cash or medical assistance under Article III, IV, V, or VI of this Code must meet the citizenship requirements as established in this Section. To be…

(305 ILCS 5/1-12) Sec. 1-12. Providing information to the State Board of Elections. The Secretary of the Department of Human Services and the Director of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall make information available, except where prohibited by federal law or r…

(305 ILCS 5/1-2) (from Ch. 23, par. 1-2) Sec. 1-2. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Public Aid Code. (Source: P.A. 86-1475.)

(305 ILCS 5/1-4) (from Ch. 23, par. 1-4) Sec. 1-4. Reference to article. Whenever reference is made in this Code to an Article or Articles, the reference applies to an Article or Articles of this Code, unless the context otherwise requires. (Source: Laws 1967, p. 122.)…

(305 ILCS 5/1-5) (from Ch. 23, par. 1-5) Sec. 1-5. Construction. The provisions of this Code shall be liberally construed to effect its objects and purposes. (Source: Laws 1967, p. 122.)

(305 ILCS 5/1-6) (from Ch. 23, par. 1-6) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-598) Sec. 1-6. Notwithstanding any provisions of this Code to the contrary, a person, if eligible, shall be required to file for unemployment compensation benefits as a condition for qualifying…

(305 ILCS 5/1-7) (from Ch. 23, par. 1-7) Sec. 1-7. (a) For purposes of determining eligibility for assistance under this Code, the Illinois Department, County Departments, and local governmental units shall exclude from consideration restitution payments, including all income and…

(305 ILCS 5/1-8) Sec. 1-8. Fugitives ineligible. (a) The following persons are not eligible for aid under this Code, or federal food stamps or federal food stamp benefits: (1) A person who has fled from the jurisdiction of any court of record of this or any other state or of the …

(305 ILCS 5/1-8.5) Sec. 1-8.5. Eligibility for medical assistance during periods of incarceration or detention. (a) To the extent permitted by federal law and notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall not cancel a per…

(305 ILCS 5/1-9) Sec. 1-9. Misrepresentation of residence. A person who has been convicted in federal or State court of having made a fraudulent statement or representation with respect to residence in order to receive assistance simultaneously from 2 or more states shall be inel…

(305 ILCS 65/10) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-742) Sec. 10. Medicaid pilot program for opioid and other drug addictions. (a) Legislative findings. The General Assembly finds as follows: (1) Illinois continues to face a serious and ongoing opioid epidemic. (2) Opi…

(305 ILCS 21/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: "Commission" means the Illinois Commerce Commission. "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. "Water or sewer provider" means any public utility provi…

(305 ILCS 42/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context requires otherwise: "At-risk populations" means populations including but not limited to families with children receiving aid under Article IV of the Illinois Public Aid Code, households receiving fede…

(305 ILCS 20/10) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 1410) Sec. 10. Energy Assistance Funds. Subject to appropriations made by the General Assembly, the Department is authorized to expend monies from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Block Grant Fund for the purpose of providing assistan…

(305 ILCS 23/10) Sec. 10. Illinois Broadband Adoption Program. The Illinois Broadband Adoption Program is established for the purpose of expanding availability of broadband Internet connectivity throughout the State by: (1) providing financial assistance to State residents to who…

(305 ILCS 80/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act: "Burial rights" means rights of internment, inurnment, or entombment. "Cemetery authority" means any individual or legal entity that owns or controls cemetery lands or property that provides burial rights and burial services and…

(305 ILCS 85/10) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2029) Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Eligible resident" means an individual who: (1) is a resident of the State of Illinois; and (2) has a household income at or below 400% of the federal poverty guideline…

(305 ILCS 44/10) Sec. 10. Establishment of the Illinois Farm to Food Bank Program. (a) A program to help expand the availability of nutritious, locally grown, raised, or processed foods for Illinois' emergency food system, known as Illinois Farm to Food Bank Program, is hereby es…

(305 ILCS 50/10) Sec. 10. AFDC; separate analysis. In the case of any education and training program for recipients of aid under Article IV of the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Department of Public Aid shall contract for both an experimental evaluation as described in Section 5 o…

(305 ILCS 60/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act: "Department" means the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. "Palliative care" means care focused on expert assessment and management of pain and other symptoms, assessment and support of caregiver needs, and coordinatio…

(305 ILCS 5/10-1) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-1) Sec. 10-1. Declaration of public policy; persons eligible for child support enforcement services; fees for non-applicants and non-recipients. It is the intent of this Code that the financial aid and social welfare services herein provide…

(305 ILCS 5/10-10) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-10) Sec. 10-10. Court enforcement; applicability also to persons who are not applicants or recipients. Except where the Illinois Department, by agreement, acts for the local governmental unit, as provided in Section 10-3.1, local governmen…

(305 ILCS 5/10-10.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-10.1) Sec. 10-10.1. Public Aid Collection Fee. In all cases instituted by the Illinois Department on behalf of a child or spouse, other than one receiving a grant of financial aid under Article IV, on whose behalf an application has been…

(305 ILCS 5/10-10.2) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-10.2) Sec. 10-10.2. Notice to Clerk of Circuit Court of Payment Received by the Illinois Department for Recording. For those cases in which support is payable to the clerk of the circuit court for transmittal to the Illinois Department b…

(305 ILCS 5/10-10.3) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-10.3) Sec. 10-10.3. For those cases in which child support is payable to the clerk of the circuit court for transmittal to the Illinois Department by order of court, the clerk shall transmit all such payments, within 4 working days of re…

(305 ILCS 5/10-10.4) Sec. 10-10.4. Payment of Support to State Disbursement Unit. (a) As used in this Section: "Order for support", "obligor", "obligee", and "payor" mean those terms as defined in the Income Withholding for Support Act, except that "order for support" shall not m…

(305 ILCS 5/10-10.5) Sec. 10-10.5. Information to State Case Registry. (a) In this Section: "Order for support", "obligor", "obligee", and "business day" are defined as set forth in the Income Withholding for Support Act. "State Case Registry" means the State Case Registry establ…

(305 ILCS 5/10-11) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-11) Sec. 10-11. Administrative Orders. In lieu of actions for court enforcement of support under Section 10-10, the Child and Spouse Support Unit of the Illinois Department, in accordance with the rules of the Illinois Department, may issu…

(305 ILCS 5/10-11.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-11.1) Sec. 10-11.1. (a) Whenever it is determined in a proceeding under Sections 10-6, 10-7, 10-11 or 10-17.1 that the responsible relative is unemployed, and support is sought on behalf of applicants for or recipients of financial aid u…

(305 ILCS 5/10-11.2) Sec. 10-11.2. Administrative support order information for State Case Registry. (a) In this Section, "business day" is defined as set forth in the Income Withholding for Support Act. (b) Each administrative support order entered or modified under Section 10-8…

(305 ILCS 5/10-12) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-12) Sec. 10-12. Petition by responsible relative for release from or modification of administrative support order or administrative determination of paternity. (a) Any responsible relative aggrieved by an administrative order entered under…

(305 ILCS 5/10-12.1) Sec. 10-12.1. Petition by person receiving child support enforcement services for release from or modification of administrative support order or administrative determination of paternity. Any person receiving child support enforcement services under this Art…

(305 ILCS 5/10-13) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-13) Sec. 10-13. Hearing on Petition. The Illinois Department, or any officer or employee thereof designated in writing by the Illinois Department, shall conduct hearings and investigations in connection with petitions filed pursuant to Sec…

(305 ILCS 5/10-13.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-13.1) Sec. 10-13.1. Examination of records. The Illinois Department, or any properly designated officer or employee thereof, may examine any books, papers, records or memoranda bearing upon the determination of ability to support and the…

(305 ILCS 5/10-13.10) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-13.10) Sec. 10-13.10. Depositions. The Illinois Department or any duly authorized officer or employee thereof, or any other party in an investigation or hearing before the Illinois Department, may cause the depositions of witnesses with…

(305 ILCS 5/10-13.2) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-13.2) Sec. 10-13.2. Hearings not subject to technical rules of evidence or procedure. In the conduct of any hearing or investigation, neither the Illinois Department nor a person duly authorized to conduct such hearing or investigation, …

(305 ILCS 5/10-13.3) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-13.3) Sec. 10-13.3. Authority to administer oaths. The Illinois Department, or any person duly authorized to conduct such hearing or investigation, shall have power to administer oaths. Every person who, having taken an oath or made affi…

(305 ILCS 5/10-13.4) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-13.4) Sec. 10-13.4. Proof of records.) The books, papers, records and memoranda of the Illinois Department or of the administrative enforcement unit, or parts thereof, may be proved in any hearing, investigation, or legal proceeding by a…

(305 ILCS 5/10-13.5) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-13.5) Sec. 10-13.5. Proof of necessitous circumstances. Proof in any hearing before the Illinois Department that a person is an applicant for or recipient of assistance shall be prima facie proof that he is a "person who is in necessitou…

(305 ILCS 5/10-13.6) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-13.6) Sec. 10-13.6. Subpoenas. (a) The Illinois Department, or any officer or employee thereof designated in writing by the Illinois Department, shall at its or his own instance, or on the written request of any other party to the procee…

(305 ILCS 5/10-13.7) (from Ch. 23, par. 10-13.7) Sec. 10-13.7. Witness fees. The fees of witnesses for attendance and travel shall be the same as the fees of witnesses before the Circuit Court of this State; such fees to be paid when the witness is excused from further attendance…