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IL HR0620

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/19/2022

Primary Sponsor

Latoya Greenwood

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Origin

House of Representatives

102nd General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Supports creation of a guaranteed income pilot program for women at or below the poverty line in East St. Louis and Cahokia Heights communities
  • Program should be funded by the Illinois Department of Human Services using cannabis revenue
  • Cites evidence from guaranteed income experiments in Kenya, Houston, and Stockton, California showing recipients use funds for basic needs, healthcare, education, and business creation
  • References Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s advocacy for guaranteed income as a solution to poverty, particularly relevant given the Old Fourth Ward's history as his childhood neighborhood
  • Emphasizes disproportionate poverty among Black women, noting Black women in Georgia earn 63 cents per dollar compared to white men

Legislative Description

GUARANTEED INCOME PROGRAM

Last Action

Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

5/9/2022

Committee Referrals

Rules5/9/2022
Appropriations-Human Services3/1/2022
Rules2/15/2022

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