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| Public Act 096-1192 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the DCFS | ||||
Residential Services Construction Grant
Program Act. | ||||
Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: | ||||
"Board" means the Illinois Capital Development Board. | ||||
"Department" means the Illinois Department of Children and | ||||
Family Services. | ||||
"Residential services" means child care institution care, | ||||
group home care, independent living services, and transitional | ||||
living services that are licensed and purchased by the | ||||
Department on behalf of children under the age of 22 years who | ||||
are served by the Department and who need 24 hour residential | ||||
care due to emotional and behavior problems and that are | ||||
services for which the Department has rate setting authority. | ||||
Section 10. Operation of the grant program. | ||||
(a) The Department, in consultation with the Board, shall
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establish the DCFS Residential Services Construction Grant | ||||
Program and, pursuant to the Department's resource allocation | ||||
management plan determined in consultation with eligible | ||||
providers, may make grants to eligible licensed residential | ||||
services providers,
subject to appropriations, out of funds | ||
reserved for capital
improvements or expenditures as provided | ||
for in this Act. The
Program shall operate in a manner so that | ||
the estimated cost of
the Program during the fiscal year will | ||
not exceed the total appropriation for the Program. The grants | ||
shall be for the purpose of constructing new residential | ||
services sites, renovating existing residential services | ||
sites, and supporting capital rate enhancements for | ||
residential services sites' capital projects.
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Section 15. Eligibility for grant. To be eligible for a | ||
grant under this Act, a recipient must be a residential | ||
services provider
with which the Department contracts for | ||
residential services. | ||
Section 20. Use of grant moneys. A recipient of a grant | ||
under this Act may use the grant moneys to do any one or more of | ||
the following:
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(1) Acquire a new physical location for the purpose of | ||
delivering licensed residential services.
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(2) Construct or renovate new or existing licensed | ||
residential services sites. | ||
(3) Support capital rate enhancements for licensed | ||
residential services sites' capital projects. | ||
Section 25. Reporting. Within 60 days after the first year | ||
of a grant under this Act, the grant recipient must submit a | ||
progress report to the Department. The Department may assist | ||
each grant recipient in meeting the goals and objectives stated
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in the original grant proposal submitted by the recipient, in | ||
ensuring that grant moneys are being used for appropriate | ||
purposes, and in ensuring that residents of the community are | ||
being served by the new residential services sites established | ||
with grant moneys.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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