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Public Act 097-0516
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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 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended |
by changing Section 22.1 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 505/22.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 5022.1)
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Sec. 22.1.
Grants-in-aid for child care services; |
Department of Human
Services.
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(a) Blank. The Department of Human Services may
make |
grants-in-aid to units of local government,
voluntary agencies |
and not-for-profit associations which provide day care
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services. Such grants-in-aid shall be made for the purpose of |
operating,
extending and improving existing day facilities |
which fall within the
priorities set forth in subparagraphs (A) |
through (F) of paragraph (4) of
subsection (e) of Section 5 of |
this Act, or for the purpose of providing
day care services by |
contracting with day facilities licensed under the
Child Care |
Act of 1969, regardless of whether such facilities are |
organized
on a for-profit or not-for-profit basis, and to |
encourage the development
and operation of new day care |
facilities in areas of the state where they
are deemed by the |
Department to be most needed. The Department shall, by
official |
regulation, establish and publish criteria for determining the
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amounts of grants-in-aid so that all interested individuals, |
agencies and
associations may have ready access to such |
information.
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(b) Blank. The General Assembly in recognition of the |
severe shortage of
available child care facilities, |
particularly for families with special
needs, hereby |
authorizes the Department of Human
Services to
establish a |
program for the expansion of child care which shall be known as
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the Child Care Expansion Program.
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The Department of Human Services shall award a
one-time
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only grant to persons, organizations, or schools needing |
assistance to
start a child care center or mini center, as |
defined by the Department, or
to existing licensed child care |
providers, including family home providers,
for the purpose of |
making capital improvements in order to accommodate
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handicapped children, sick children, or infant care or children |
needing
night time care. No grant shall exceed $10,000. |
Start-up costs shall not
include operational costs after the |
first 3 months of business.
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The Department of Human Services shall adopt rules setting |
forth
criteria,
application procedures, and methods to assure |
compliance with the purposes
described in Section 1.
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(c) The Department of Human Services shall
establish and
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operate day care facilities for the children of migrant workers |
in areas of
the State where they are needed. The Department may |
provide these day care
services by contracting with private |