Date	Chamber	Action
8/4/2023	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0498

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

20 ILCS 1305/10-16 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish a home visiting program to support communities in providing intensive home visiting programs to pregnant persons and families with children from birth up to elementary school enrollment. Provides that services shall be offered on a voluntary basis to families. Provides that, in awarding grants under the program, the Department shall prioritize populations or communities in need of such services, as determined by the Department, based on data including, but not limited to, statewide home visiting needs assessments. Provides that eligibility under the program shall also take into consideration requirements of the federal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program to ensure appropriate alignment. Provides that the overall goals for these services are to: (1) improve maternal and newborn health; (2) prevent child abuse and neglect; (3) promote children's development and readiness to participate in school; and (4) connect families to needed community resources and supports. Contains provisions concerning grants to community-based organizations to implement home visiting and family support services; services provided under the home visiting program; infrastructure supports for grantees such as professional development for the workforce, technical assistance and capacity-building, and infant and early childhood mental health consultation; collaboration between the Department and other specified agencies to implement the home visiting services to ensure service alignment with services provided through the Early Childhood Block Grant and the State's Medical Assistance Program; and the establishment of an advisory committee. Grants the Department rulemaking authority.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Provides that eligibility under the home visiting program shall also take into consideration requirements of Head Start and Early Head Start to ensure program alignment. Includes Head Start and Early Head Start in the list of entities the Department of Human Services shall collaborate with in the implementation of home visiting services to support alignment with home visiting services provided through the Early Childhood Block Grant and the State's Medical Assistance Program.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/9/2023	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
2/9/2023	Senate	First Reading
2/9/2023	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/21/2023	Senate	Assigned to Health and Human Services
2/23/2023	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
2/23/2023	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
2/24/2023	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
2/24/2023	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
2/27/2023	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
3/8/2023	Senate	Do Pass Health and Human Services; 009-000-000
3/8/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2023
3/9/2023	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
3/21/2023	Senate	Second Reading
3/21/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 22, 2023
3/22/2023	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
3/22/2023	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/28/2023	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Health and Human Services
3/29/2023	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Health and Human Services; 008-000-000
3/29/2023	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
3/29/2023	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Pacione-Zayas
3/29/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
3/29/2023	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
3/29/2023	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
3/29/2023	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
3/30/2023	House	Arrived in House
3/30/2023	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
3/30/2023	House	First Reading
3/30/2023	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/18/2023	House	Assigned to Human Services Committee
4/26/2023	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000
4/26/2023	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/2/2023	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/2/2023	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/11/2023	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000
5/11/2023	Senate	Passed Both Houses
5/11/2023	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
5/11/2023	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
5/11/2023	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
6/9/2023	Senate	Sent to the Governor
6/12/2023	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
8/4/2023	Senate	Governor Approved
8/4/2023	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2024
8/4/2023	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0498

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