Bill Text: IL HB2791 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to conduct a study regarding credit and background checks conducted by public and private employers. Provides that the purpose of the study is to determine what, if any, impact unpaid child support information has on an individual's ability to be considered, interviewed, and hired by an employer. Sets forth the focus of the study. Provides that the study may include data related to the prevalence of information regarding unpaid child support on standard employer credit and background checks, the prevalence of criminal versus civil judgments on standard employer credit and background checks, and the number of employers who utilize this information when screening applicants for employment. Requires the Department to report the results of the study to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before May 1, 2017. Effective January 1, 2018.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-07-30 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0195 [HB2791 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB2791-Chaptered.html

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Public Act 099-0195
HB2791 Enrolled LRB099 05640 JWD 25680 b
AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services
Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by
adding Section 2205-25 as follows:
(20 ILCS 2205/2205-25 new)
Sec. 2205-25. Barriers to paying child support; study.
(a) Subject to appropriation, the Division of Child Support
Services of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
shall conduct a study regarding the barriers individuals face
to paying child support. The purpose of the study shall be to
identify and minimize barriers to paying child support so as to
decrease the total amount of unpaid child support in Illinois.
The study shall focus on the following:
(1) demographics of those who fail to pay child
support, including: income, education level, age at first
becoming a parent, ratio of monthly child support to
monthly income, criminal history, child visits per month,
number of children, substance abuse history, whether the
individual is on probation or parole, and primary language
spoken;
(2) institutional barriers to paying child support,

including how and when it is collected;
(3) the impact, if any, that unpaid child support
information has on an individual's ability to be
considered, interviewed, and hired by an employer,
including: (i) whether credit and background checks reveal
unpaid child support obligations, including, but not
limited to, amounts in arrears, civil judgments, and
criminal convictions for failure to pay child support, and
(ii) whether the information revealed in a credit or
background check regarding unpaid child support prevents
applicants from gaining employment.
(b) The Department shall report the results of the study
and any recommendations to the Governor and the General
Assembly on or before May 1, 2017.
(c) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2018.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
2015.