Chapter 305, PUBLIC AID

(305 ILCS 5/9-6) (from Ch. 23, par. 9-6) Sec. 9-6. Job Search, Training and Work Programs. The Illinois Department and local governmental units shall initiate, promote and develop job search, training and work programs which will provide employment for and contribute to the train…

(305 ILCS 5/9-6.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 9-6.1) Sec. 9-6.1. Housing Education Program. The Illinois Department shall establish, either directly or by contract, a pilot project for a housing education program that will provide persons receiving aid under Articles III, IV, V, and VI w…

(305 ILCS 5/9-6.2) (from Ch. 23, par. 9-6.2) Sec. 9-6.2. Township assistance to county convalescent homes. In counties under township organization, the several townships therein which do not receive State funds for general assistance may provide, from moneys received and collecte…

(305 ILCS 5/9-7) (from Ch. 23, par. 9-7) Sec. 9-7. Establishing Services Not Otherwise Available-State Supervision of Services in Local Units Receiving State Funds. Where the services or facilities authorized by Sections 9-3 or 9-5 are not available or insufficient to meet needs,…

(305 ILCS 5/9-8) (from Ch. 23, par. 9-8) Sec. 9-8. Extension of Coverage.) If appropriate and sufficient facilities are not available through other agencies, the Illinois Department may extend those services provided in this Article which relate to work adjustment, education, tra…

(305 ILCS 5/9-9) (from Ch. 23, par. 9-9) Sec. 9-9. The Illinois Department shall make information available in its local offices informing clients about programs concerning substance use disorder and prevention programs. (Source: P.A. 100-759, eff. 1-1-19.)

(305 ILCS 50/90) Sec. 90. Repeal. Sections 5-1 and 5-5 of Public Act 88-412, which are known as the Job Training Evaluation Act, are repealed. (Source: P.A. 89-389, eff. 1-1-96.)

(305 ILCS 60/90) Sec. 90. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 96-1078, eff. 7-16-10; text omitted.)

(305 ILCS 80/900) Sec. 900. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 102-754, eff. 5-10-22; text omitted.)

(305 ILCS 44/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 103-412, eff. 8-3-23.)

(305 ILCS 60/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 96-1078, eff. 7-16-10.)

(305 ILCS 65/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 100-1016, eff. 8-21-18.)

(305 ILCS 21/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 102-262, eff. 8-6-21.)

(305 ILCS 80/999) Sec. 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 102-754, eff. 5-10-22.)

(305 ILCS 85/999) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2029) Sec. 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 103-647, eff. 7-1-24.)

(305 ILCS 23/999) Sec. 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 102-648, eff. 8-27-21.)

(305 ILCS 5/9A-1) (from Ch. 23, par. 9A-1) Sec. 9A-1. Declaration of Purpose. It is the purpose of this Article to provide recipients of public aid under Article IV the education, training and employment programs that will help them avoid long-term welfare dependence. (Source: P.…

(305 ILCS 5/9A-10) (from Ch. 23, par. 9A-10) Sec. 9A-10. Support Services. (a) The Illinois Department shall provide or pay for child care and other support services, if otherwise unavailable, to enable recipients to participate in or prepare for education, training and employmen…

(305 ILCS 5/9A-11) (from Ch. 23, par. 9A-11) Sec. 9A-11. Child care. (a) The General Assembly recognizes that families with children need child care in order to work. Child care is expensive and families with limited access to economic resources, including those who are transitio…

(305 ILCS 5/9A-11.5) Sec. 9A-11.5. Investigate child care providers. (a) Through June 30, 2026, any child care provider receiving funds from the child care assistance program under this Code who is not required to be licensed under the Child Care Act of 1969 shall, as a condition…

(305 ILCS 5/9A-13) Sec. 9A-13. Work activity; anti-displacement provisions. (a) As used in this Section "work activity" means any workfare, earnfare, pay-after-performance, work-off-the-grant, work experience, or other activity under Section 9A-9 or any other Section of this Code…

(305 ILCS 5/9A-15) Sec. 9A-15. College education assistance; pilot program. (a) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Human Services shall establish a pilot program to provide recipients of assistance under Article IV with additional assistance in obtaining a post-secondary…

(305 ILCS 5/9A-16) Sec. 9A-16. Work activity; applicable minimum wage. The State or federal minimum wage, whichever is higher, shall be used to calculate the required number of hours of participation in any earnfare or pay-after-performance activity under Section 9A-9 or any othe…

(305 ILCS 5/9A-2) (from Ch. 23, par. 9A-2) Sec. 9A-2. As used in this Article only, "recipient" means only those persons receiving aid under Article IV. (Source: P.A. 86-1184; 86-1381.)

(305 ILCS 5/9A-2a) Sec. 9A-2a. Federal poverty level; definition. As used in this Article, "federal poverty level" means the poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the authority of 42 U.S.C. 9902(2…

(305 ILCS 5/9A-3) (from Ch. 23, par. 9A-3) Sec. 9A-3. Establishment of Program and Level of Services. (a) The Illinois Department shall establish and maintain a program to provide recipients with services consistent with the purposes and provisions of this Article. The program of…

(305 ILCS 5/9A-4) (from Ch. 23, par. 9A-4) Sec. 9A-4. Participation. (a) Except for those exempted under subsection (b) below, and to the extent resources permit, the Illinois Department as a condition of eligibility for public aid, may, as provided by rule, require all recipient…

(305 ILCS 5/9A-5) (from Ch. 23, par. 9A-5) Sec. 9A-5. Exempt recipients. (a) Exempt recipients under Section 9A-4 may volunteer to participate. (b) Services will be offered to exempt and non-exempt individuals who wish to volunteer to participate only to the extent resources perm…

(305 ILCS 5/9A-7) (from Ch. 23, par. 9A-7) Sec. 9A-7. Good cause and pre-sanction process. (a) The Department shall establish by rule what constitutes good cause for failure to participate in education, training and employment programs, failure to accept suitable employment or te…

(305 ILCS 5/9A-8) (from Ch. 23, par. 9A-8) Sec. 9A-8. Operation of program. (a) At the time of application or redetermination of eligibility under Article IV, as determined by rule, the Illinois Department shall provide information in writing and orally regarding the education, t…

(305 ILCS 5/9A-8.1) Sec. 9A-8.1. Improvement of information to applicants and recipients. The Illinois Department shall annually review all procedures and written materials that it has in place for purposes of compliance with subsection (a) of Section 9A-8 and Section 11-20.1 req…

(305 ILCS 5/9A-9) (from Ch. 23, par. 9A-9) Sec. 9A-9. Program Activities. The Department shall establish education, training and placement activities by rule. Not all of the same activities need be provided in each county in the State. Such activities may include the following: (…