Amends the Election Code. Requires substance abuse testing as a condition for filing nomination papers for the office of State Representative or State Senator. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall require a drug test to screen each individual who applies for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Provides that the cost of drug testing shall be the responsibility of the individual tested and that an individual who tests positive for controlled substances shall be ineligible to receive TANF benefits for one year after the date of the positive drug test, unless the individual meets certain requirements. Contains provisions concerning notice; persons required to comply with the drug testing requirements; persons exempted from the drug testing requirements; circumstances under which an applicant who fails a drug test has the right to take one or more additional tests; and other matters. Effective January 1, 2017.
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Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that in an effort to control the epidemic of childhood obesity, the Secretary of Human Services may seek a waiver from the United States Department of Agriculture to allow the State to specify certain foods that may and may not be purchased in Illinois with the benefits funded by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Requires the Secretary to consult with members of the General Assembly in developing the waiver and to obtain approval from the General Assembly before implementing the waiver.
Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act and the State Property Control Act. Requires the Executive Ethics Commission to adopt rules for the use of and travel on State aircraft that supersede any such rules applicable to the executive branch of State government adopted by the State's various travel control boards or the Travel Regulation Council. Provides that 3 executive aircraft and 2 helicopters owned by the State and not designated for emergency use are surplus property and must be sold by a competitive sealed bid method (now, a transferable airplane may be disposed of only if (i) it is no longer needed, (ii) it will not be used as a trade-in, and (iii) a public university or college offering aviation-related instruction or training has not listed its need for an airplane). Requires that the sale proceeds be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. Effective immediately.
Appropriates $1,800,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for grants to Local Education Agencies to conduct Agriculture Education Programs if and only if House Bill 4521 of the 99th General Assembly becomes law. Effective immediately.
Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Transportation shall erect traffic control signals at the entrance to Tri-Valley High School on Illinois Route 150 in Downs. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that subject to federal approval, applicants for or recipients of benefits under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or the State's medical assistance program shall prepare and submit a personal plan for achieving employment and self-sufficiency at the time of application or redetermination of eligibility for such benefits. Provides that in order to receive SNAP benefits or benefits under the State's medical assistance program, a single parent who heads an assistance unit and who is able to work shall be required to work or participate in a work activity for at least 30 hours per week; 2 parents who head an assistance unit shall be required to work a combined 35 hours per week. Requires the Department of Human Services and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to seek any necessary waiver from the federal government in order to implement these provisions.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to allow for the issuance of In God We Trust special license plate decals by the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs. Provides for the original and renewal fees and fee distribution for the In God We Trust decals issued by the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that subject to federal approval if required, the Department of Human Services, in consultation with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, shall investigate the paternity of a child applying for child care assistance or medical assistance provided under the Code if the Department has reason to believe the child's father is capable of providing support to the child. Provides that the Department of Human Services, in consultation with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, shall adopt any rules necessary to implement this provision.
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose of the "Medicaid" Article.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules for its FY 16 ordinary and contingent expenses.