Bill Text: IL SB0640 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Chaptered


Bill Title: Amends the Other Social Services Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that in a county under township organization, a township may provide, from moneys received and collected for public aid to all persons eligible for General Assistance under the Code, funds and administer programs for providing in-kind aid in meeting basic maintenance requirements, including, but not limited to, food, paper goods, toiletries, and clothing, to persons who are poor, indigent, homeless, or in need of immediate assistance, in addition to financial aid provided under the Code.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)

Status: (Passed) 2019-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0309 [SB0640 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB0640-Chaptered.html



Public Act 101-0309
SB0640 EnrolledLRB101 04384 KTG 49392 b
AN ACT concerning public aid.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
adding Section 9-15 as follows:
(305 ILCS 5/9-15 new)
Sec. 9-15. Township food pantries. In a county under
township organization, a township may provide, from moneys
received and collected for public aid to all persons eligible
therefor under Article VI of this Code, funds and administer
programs for providing in-kind aid in meeting basic maintenance
requirements, including, but not limited to, food, paper goods,
toiletries, and clothing, to persons who are poor, indigent,
homeless, or in need of immediate assistance, in addition to
financial aid provided under this Code.
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