305 ILCS 5/12-21.14
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 305 - PUBLIC AID|305 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Public Aid Code.|Article XII - Administration

 (from Ch. 23, par. 12-21.14)Sec. 12-21.14.   Requirements; review by Illinois  Department; allocations. The County Board of each county or a duly  appointed committee thereof, or any other county agency designated by  the County Board, shall by the last day of each month submit to  the Illinois Department an itemized statement showing, for all local  governmental units therein except a city, village or incorporated town  of more than 500,000 population, assistance  furnished in the county under Article VI of this Code during the previous  month and the expenses for the administration thereof, and the actual  revenues available through taxation by the  local governmental  units. If the Illinois  Department has reason to believe that the amounts submitted by any  county are excessive, it may require appropriate officials of the county  to appear before it and substantiate the amounts to the satisfaction  of the Department.The Illinois Department shall review these amounts and shall  determine and allocate to the several counties the amounts necessary to  supplement local funds actually available for public aid purposes.  There  shall be a yearly reconciliation of amounts allocated to the local  governmental units by the Illinois Department to supplement local  funds.If, because of circumstances beyond the local governmental unit's  control, such as a sudden caseload increase or an unexpected increase in  the administrative expenses, a local governmental unit has insufficient  local funds actually available to furnish assistance or pay administrative  expenses, the Illinois Department shall provide a special allocation of  funds to the local governmental unit to meet the need.  In calculating the  need for a special allocation, the Illinois Department shall take into  consideration the amount of funds legally available from the taxes levied  by the local governmental unit for public aid purposes and any available  unobligated balances.If a local governmental unit has not received State funds for public  aid purposes for at least 84 consecutive months immediately prior to its  request for State funds, the Illinois Department shall not consider as a  legally available resource of the governmental unit public aid funds, or  the proceeds of public aid taxes and tax anticipation warrants which may  have been transferred or expended during such period for other purposes.Except as hereinafter provided, State allocations shall be paid to  the County Treasurer for disbursement to local governmental units as  certified by the Illinois Department. Until January 1, 1974, moneys  allocated by the Illinois Department for General Assistance purposes in  a city, village or incorporated town of more than 500,000 population and  moneys received from the Treasurer of the municipality from taxes levied  for General Assistance purposes in the municipality and other moneys and  funds designated in Section 11-43-2 of the Illinois Municipal Code shall  be paid into the special fund established by the County Treasurer of the  county in which the municipality is located and retained for  disbursement by the Director of the County Department of Public Aid  serving as Supervisor of General Assistance for the municipality.On January 1, 1974, or as soon thereafter as is feasible but not  later than January 1, 1975, the County Treasurer shall transfer to the  Special Purposes Trust Fund (now known as the DHS Special Purposes Trust Fund) established by Section 12-10 of this Code  all State and municipal moneys remaining in or due to the special fund  of the County Treasury. After December 31, 1973, but not later than June  30, 1979, State allocations and municipal funds for General Assistance  purposes in such a municipality, and other moneys and funds designated  by Section 11-43-2 of the Illinois Municipal Code, shall be paid into  the Special Purposes Trust Fund (now known as the DHS Special Purposes Trust Fund) and disbursed as provided in Section  12-10. State and municipal moneys paid into the Special Purposes Trust  Fund (now known as the DHS Special Purposes Trust Fund) under the foregoing provision shall be used exclusively for (1)  furnishing General Assistance within the municipality; (2) the payment  of administrative costs; and (3) the payment of warrants issued against  and in anticipation of taxes levied by the municipality for General  Assistance purposes, and the accrued interest thereon. After June 30,  1979, moneys and funds designated by Section 11-43-2 of the Illinois  Municipal Code, shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund as  reimbursement for appropriated funds disbursed.  (Source: P.A. 99-933, eff. 1-27-17.)