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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3767 Introduced 2/5/2026, by Sen. Ram Villivalam SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | | Amends the Department of Early Childhood Act. Requires the Department of Early Childhood to establish and administer, subject to appropriation, a competitive grant program to support the development or enhancement of nonprofit organizations or community-based organizations providing early childhood resources or services. Provides that grant funds shall be made available to each eligible entity upon completion of an application process that is consistent with Department rules. Sets forth application requirements. Requires the Department to adopt rules as may be necessary to implement the amendatory Act, including, but not limited to, rules on the identification of additional prioritization areas for each competitive grant application cycle that are within the scope of the authorized uses. Provides that priority consideration for all applications shall be given for proposals that intend to serve a majority of families with racial or ethnic identities that are underrepresented in the early childhood system. |
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| | SB3767 | | LRB104 20037 KTG 33488 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning children.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Department of Early Childhood Act is |
| 5 | | amended by adding Section 1-40 as follows:
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| 6 | | (325 ILCS 3/1-40 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 1-40. Early Childhood Community Organization Grant |
| 8 | | Program. |
| 9 | | (a) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Early |
| 10 | | Childhood shall establish and administer a competitive grant |
| 11 | | program to support the development or enhancement of nonprofit |
| 12 | | organizations or community-based organizations providing early |
| 13 | | childhood resources or services. |
| 14 | | (b) Early Childhood Community Organization Grant Program |
| 15 | | funds shall be made available to each eligible entity upon |
| 16 | | completion of an application process that is consistent with |
| 17 | | rules established by the Department of Early Childhood. The |
| 18 | | application shall include: |
| 19 | | (1) the planned use of the funds; |
| 20 | | (2) identification of need for the funds that is |
| 21 | | supported by local, regional, and state data; |
| 22 | | (3) a plan for long-term sustainability; and |
| 23 | | (4) a long-term plan for continuous improvement. |