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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended
5by changing Section 22.1 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 505/22.1)  (from Ch. 23, par. 5022.1)
7    Sec. 22.1. Grants-in-aid for child care services;
8Department of Human Services.
9    (a) Blank. The Department of Human Services may make
10grants-in-aid to units of local government, voluntary agencies
11and not-for-profit associations which provide day care
12services. Such grants-in-aid shall be made for the purpose of
13operating, extending and improving existing day facilities
14which fall within the priorities set forth in subparagraphs (A)
15through (F) of paragraph (4) of subsection (e) of Section 5 of
16this Act, or for the purpose of providing day care services by
17contracting with day facilities licensed under the Child Care
18Act of 1969, regardless of whether such facilities are
19organized on a for-profit or not-for-profit basis, and to
20encourage the development and operation of new day care
21facilities in areas of the state where they are deemed by the
22Department to be most needed. The Department shall, by official
23regulation, establish and publish criteria for determining the

 

 

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1amounts of grants-in-aid so that all interested individuals,
2agencies and associations may have ready access to such
3information.
4    (b) Blank. The General Assembly in recognition of the
5severe shortage of available child care facilities,
6particularly for families with special needs, hereby
7authorizes the Department of Human Services to establish a
8program for the expansion of child care which shall be known as
9the Child Care Expansion Program.
10    The Department of Human Services shall award a one-time
11only grant to persons, organizations, or schools needing
12assistance to start a child care center or mini center, as
13defined by the Department, or to existing licensed child care
14providers, including family home providers, for the purpose of
15making capital improvements in order to accommodate
16handicapped children, sick children, or infant care or children
17needing night time care. No grant shall exceed $10,000.
18Start-up costs shall not include operational costs after the
19first 3 months of business.
20    The Department of Human Services shall adopt rules setting
21forth criteria, application procedures, and methods to assure
22compliance with the purposes described in Section 1.
23    (c) The Department of Human Services shall establish and
24operate day care facilities for the children of migrant workers
25in areas of the State where they are needed. The Department may
26provide these day care services by contracting with private

 

 

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1centers if practicable. "Migrant worker" means any person who
2moves seasonally from one place to another, within or without
3the State, for the purpose of employment in agricultural
4activities.
5(Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
 
6    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
7becoming law.