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| | 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB4242 Introduced 1/5/2022, by Rep. Lakesia Collins SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services and the Department of Human Services to jointly develop and administer a program that provides free and accessible child care services to parenting youth in foster care. Grants the Departments rulemaking authority.
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| | HB4242 | | LRB102 19896 KTG 28672 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended |
| 5 | | by adding Section 5.21 as follows:
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| 6 | | (20 ILCS 505/5.21 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 5.21. Child care services for parenting youth in |
| 8 | | foster care. The Department of Children and Family Services |
| 9 | | and the Department of Human Services shall jointly develop and |
| 10 | | administer a program that provides free and accessible child |
| 11 | | care services to parenting youth in foster care. The |
| 12 | | Departments may adopt any rules necessary to implement the |
| 13 | | program.
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