103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB1028
 
Introduced 1/12/2023, by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
20 ILCS 1335/31 new

     Amends the 2-1-1 Service Act. Requires the Department of Human Services, subject to the availability of funds, to designate and approve a public or nonprofit agency or other organization to provide 2-1-1 services within the geographical area of Cook County. Requires the Department to provide grants to the approved 2-1-1 service provider to: (1) design, develop, and implement 2-1-1 services for the Cook County service area; (ii) provide and evaluate on an ongoing basis 2-1-1 service delivery to the Cook County service area; and (iii) enable the provision of 2-1-1 services to the Cook County service area on a 24-hour-per-day, 7-day-per-week basis. Provides that implementation of the amendatory Act is contingent on the availability of funds provided by  (I) the Department, (II) the public or nonprofit agency or other organization approved to provide 2-1-1 services within the geographical area of Cook County, and (III) other governmental agencies involved in the provision of 2-1-1 services.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
 
4    Section 5. The 2-1-1 Service Act is amended  by adding 
5Section 31 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 1335/31 new)
7    Sec. 31. Cook County 2-1-1 services. 
8    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act and 
9subject to the availability of funds as provided in subsection 
10(b), the Department of Human Services shall designate and 
11approve a public or nonprofit agency or other organization to 
12provide 2-1-1 services within the geographical area of Cook 
13County. The Department shall provide grants to the approved 
142-1-1 service provider to:
15        (1) design, develop, and implement 2-1-1 services for 
16    the Cook County service area;
17        (2) provide and evaluate on an ongoing basis 2-1-1 
18    service delivery to the Cook County service area; and
19        (3) enable the provision of 2-1-1 services to the Cook 
20    County service area on a 24-hour-per-day, 7-day-per-week 
21    basis. 
22    (b) Implementation of this Section is contingent on the 
23availability of funds provided for this purpose by  (i) the 
 
 
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1Department, (ii) the public or nonprofit agency or other 
2organization approved to provide 2-1-1 services within the 
3geographical area of Cook County, and (iii) other governmental 
4agencies involved in the provision of 2-1-1 services.