305 ILCS 5/12-21.16
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 305 - PUBLIC AID|305 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Public Aid Code.|Article XII - Administration

 (from Ch. 23, par. 12-21.16)Sec. 12-21.16.     Administrative costs.     In any local governmental unit receiving State funds, moneys expended  for costs of administration, exclusive of any compensation paid to the  Supervisor of General Assistance from funds other than public aid funds,  shall not exceed amounts which have been submitted to and approved by the  Illinois Department.If a local governmental unit is a participating municipality in the  Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund created by Article 7 of the "Illinois  Pension Code", its estimate of administrative expenses may include amounts  required as contributions by the governmental unit in behalf of its  employees engaged in the administration of public aid for retirement  annuity purposes for current service rendered by such employees on and  after July 1, 1953, provided the governmental unit has levied a tax at a  rate not less than one-half the maximum rate authorized under Section 7-171  of the aforesaid Article.Contributions for retirement annuity purposes of  employees of the County Department engaged in administration of General  Assistance for such a municipality shall be met from funds appropriated for  the State contribution to the State Employees Retirement System under  Article 14 of the "Illinois Pension Code".The contributions of a governmental unit for retirement annuity purposes  which are authorized to be included in estimates of administrative expenses  shall include Social Security contributions for which the unit is obligated  under the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund created by Article 7 of the  Illinois Pension Code, or if the governmental unit is not a participating  municipality in that Fund, the Social Security contributions for which it  is obligated pursuant to an agreement executed under Article 21 of the  Illinois Pension Code. In like manner, if the retirement fund established  under Article 9 of the Illinois Pension Code becomes obligated for Social  Security employer contributions, the estimated expenses of the County  Department may include the Social Security contributions together with the  regular contributions for which the county is obligated.A local governmental unit receiving State funds may include in its  estimate of administrative expenses obligations assumed by it for insurance  premiums or charges for group life or health insurance, or both, for  employees of the local governmental unit, for any such employees who retire  or who had retired on or after January 1, 1966, and for dependents  receiving an annuity as survivors of such employees or retired employees if  the governmental unit has so acted under Section 3 of "An Act defining the  powers and duties of local governmental agencies to pay premiums and costs  or portions thereof, and to withhold parts of employee and elected or  appointed official compensation to provide insurance or retirement benefits  for employees and appointed or elected officials", approved August 16,  1963, as amended, or has so acted in exercise of its powers as a home rule  unit. The amount included for this purpose in the estimate of  administrative expenses shall not exceed the comparable insurance premiums  or charges per employee, retiree, or survivor currently paid by the State  of Illinois for State employees under the "State Employees Group Insurance  Act of 1971".    (Source: P.A. 78-1297.)