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90_HB2605ham004
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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2605
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 2605, AS AMENDED,
3 with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment
4 No. 1, on page 5, below line 19, by inserting the following:
5 "There is hereby established a Task Force on Child Care
6 Rates for the purposes of (1) reviewing the results of the
7 1998 market rate survey and (2) making recommendations to the
8 General Assembly, the Governor, and the Secretary of Human
9 Services regarding the implementation of the findings of the
10 1998 market rate survey. The Task Force shall consist of 15
11 members, with one member appointed by each of the following:
12 the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Senate
13 Minority Leader, the Speaker of the House of Representative,
14 the House Minority Leader, the Secretary of Human Services or
15 his or her designee, and the Director of Children and Family
16 Services or his or her designee. Three additional members
17 shall be appointed by the Governor who shall be providers of
18 child care in this State and 5 at-large members shall be
19 appointed by the Governor who are knowledgeable in child care
20 issues and, in particular, have expertise in regard to rates
21 and the impact of rates on the quality and supply of child
22 care in Illinois. A chair and a vice-chair shall be elected
23 by the members of the Task Force once the Task Force is
24 appointed. Members shall serve without compensation, but may
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1 be reimbursed for their expenses. The Task Force shall
2 submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the
3 General Assembly and to the Governor by December 1, 1998.
4 The Task Force is abolished on January 1, 1999.".
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