Chapter 305 — PUBLIC AID

(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 23/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Broadband Adoption Fund Act. (Source: P.A. 102-648, eff. 8-27-21.)

(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 23/100) Sec. 100. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 102-648, eff. 8-27-21; text omitted.)

(305 ILCS 23/105) Sec. 105. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 102-648, eff. 8-27-21; text omitted.)

(305 ILCS 23/15) Sec. 15. Illinois Broadband Adoption Fund. (a) The Illinois Broadband Adoption Fund is established as a special fund within the State treasury for the purpose of providing financial assistance under this Act. The Department shall administer the fund. (b) The fund…

(305 ILCS 23/20) Sec. 20. Application for financial assistance. (a) The Department may determine qualifications for broadband Internet provider participation and enter into an agreement with each provider under which the provider agrees to accept vouchers distributed by the Depar…

(305 ILCS 23/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Broadband Internet" means lines or wireless channels that terminate at an end-user location and enable the end-user to receive a minimum service level of 25 megabits per second download speed and 3 megabits per second upl…

(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 25/0.01) (from Ch. 23, par. 1209.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the State Blind or Deaf School Transportation Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(305 ILCS 25/27) (from Ch. 23, par. 1210) Sec. 27. If the parent, guardian or other person is unable to furnish a child sent to a State school for the education of the blind or the deaf with transportation or the proper and necessary clothing, but is eligible for or receiving pub…

(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 30/5) (from Ch. 23, par. 6855) Sec. 5. The Department of Human Services, the Illinois Community College Board and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may develop as a demonstration program a Family Resource Development Center for the benefit and use of a…

(305 ILCS 35/1-1) (from Ch. 23, par. 7051-1) Sec. 1-1. This Act may be cited as the Medicaid Revenue Act. (Source: P.A. 87-861.)

(305 ILCS 35/1-2) (from Ch. 23, par. 7051-2) Sec. 1-2. Legislative finding and declaration. The General Assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares: (1) It is in the public interest and it is the public policy of this State to provide for and improve the basic medical care an…

(305 ILCS 35/6-1) (from Ch. 23, par. 7056-1) Sec. 6-1. If any Section or provision of this amendatory Act of 1992 shall be adjudged to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, the remainder of this Act or its application to persons or circumstances other than those to which it i…

(305 ILCS 35/6-2) (from Ch. 23, par. 7056-2) Sec. 6-2. The Illinois Department may implement this amendatory Act of 1992 through the use of emergency rules in accordance with Section 5.02 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. For purposes of the Illinois Administrative Pr…

(305 ILCS 35/6-3) (from Ch. 23, par. 7056-3) Sec. 6-3. Within 60 days after the effective date of this Article 6, the Illinois Department shall apply to the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services for a waiver pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 1396b(w)(3)(E) for Illinois sole com…

(305 ILCS 35/6-4) (from Ch. 23, par. 7056-4) Sec. 6-4. Within 90 days after the effective date of this Article 6, the State shall create an Illinois Health Care Reform Task Force. The Task Force shall be responsible for the development of long-term strategies for controlling risi…

(305 ILCS 35/6-5) (from Ch. 23, par. 7056-5) Sec. 6-5. Articles 1, 2, 4, and 6 of this Act take effect July 1, 1992; if this Act becomes law after that date, the provisions of those Articles shall apply retroactively to July 1, 1992. Article 3 of this Act takes effect October 1, …

(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 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 42/15) Sec. 15. Program established. The Department of Human Services shall establish a nutrition outreach and public education program, to be administered by that Department in cooperation with the Department on Aging and the State Superintendent of Education. The prog…

(305 ILCS 42/20) Sec. 20. Program features. Directly or through contract, the Secretary shall administer a program of nutrition outreach that shall include but shall not be limited to the following features: (1) Statewide coordination. (2) Coordination of efforts among State and …

(305 ILCS 42/25) Sec. 25. Grants to community organizations. The Secretary shall make grants from moneys appropriated for that purpose to community-based organizations or consortia of community-based organizations in high-risk areas for outreach activities. The outreach activitie…

(305 ILCS 42/30) Sec. 30. Criteria for high-risk areas. In determining whether a particular geographic area is a high-risk area and eligible for a grant, the Secretary may consider factors including but not limited to the following: (1) Whether 50% or more of those potentially el…

(305 ILCS 42/35) Sec. 35. Reports. The Secretary shall report on or before January 1 of each year to the Governor and the General Assembly concerning the implementation of this Act. The report shall include information as to community organizations funded through grants, the effe…

(305 ILCS 42/40) Sec. 40. Performance contingent on funding. The performance of activities required by this Act is contingent on the appropriation of funds for the purpose of nutrition outreach and public education. (Source: P.A. 93-555, eff. 1-1-04.)

(305 ILCS 42/5) Sec. 5. Legislative findings. The General Assembly finds a definite correlation between proper health and adequate diet and nutrition and hereby recognizes the importance of federal food and nutrition assistance programs in minimizing the incidence of hunger and n…

(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 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 44/15) Sec. 15. Administering entity. (a) The Secretary shall engage a not-for-profit entity from Illinois' emergency food system to administer the program. The administering entity shall have statewide reach and represent multiple food banks that source and distribute …

(305 ILCS 44/20) Sec. 20. Advisory Council. (a) The Farm to Food Bank Advisory Council is created, consisting of the following members: (1) The Secretary of Human Services or the Secretary's designee, who shall serve as chair. (2) The Director of Agriculture or the Director's des…

(305 ILCS 44/25) Sec. 25. Participation requirements. (a) The Illinois Farm to Food Bank Program may distribute food to food banks with the infrastructure to accept, store, and distribute foods through the emergency food system in compliance with federal, State, or local health a…

(305 ILCS 44/30) Sec. 30. Capacity-building grants. The Illinois Farm to Food Bank Program shall distribute capacity-building grants for facility upgrades, equipment, or other investments necessary to support the objectives of the program and allow for the proper pickup, storage,…

(305 ILCS 44/35) Sec. 35. Rulemaking. The Department shall adopt rules to implement the program. These rules shall include, but are not limited to: (1) eligible costs related to acquisition and distribution of food, including, but not limited to, picking, packing, processing, and…

(305 ILCS 44/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Agricultural entity" means a grower, producer, or processor of farm or dairy products, meat, poultry, fruits and agricultural products that are grown, raised, harvested, or processed in Illinois. "Department" means the Department…

(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 50/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Scientific Job Training Evaluation Act. (Source: P.A. 89-389, eff. 1-1-96.)

(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 50/15) Sec. 15. Waiver. In the event that scientific evaluation of a particular program is prohibited by federal law or regulation, the evaluations will not begin until the necessary waivers have been obtained from the appropriate federal department. (Source: P.A. 89-38…

(305 ILCS 50/5) Sec. 5. Evaluation. (a) The Department of Public Aid shall contract for a scientific evaluation of the effectiveness of its job training and education programs for recipients of aid under Article IV of the Illinois Public Aid Code. (b) The methodology of the evalu…

(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 60/1) 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 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 60/15) Sec. 15. Pediatric palliative care program. The Department shall develop a pediatric palliative care program, and the medical assistance program established under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code shall cover community-based pediatric palliative care from…

(305 ILCS 60/20) Sec. 20. Federal waiver or State Plan amendment. If applicable, the Department shall submit the necessary application to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a waiver or State Plan amendment to implement the program described in this Act. Af…

(305 ILCS 60/25) Sec. 25. Qualifying child. (a) For the purposes of this Act, a qualifying child is a person under 21 years of age who is enrolled in the medical assistance program under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code and is diagnosed by the child's primary physician o…

(305 ILCS 60/3) Sec. 3. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 97-689, eff. 7-1-12. Repealed by P.A. 102-655, eff. 1-1-22.)

(305 ILCS 60/30) Sec. 30. Authorized providers. Providers authorized to deliver services under the program shall include licensed hospice agencies or home health agencies licensed to provide hospice care or entities with demonstrated expertise in pediatric palliative care and wil…