Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
Filed: 4/27/2023
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 780




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 780 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:



 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended  by 
5adding Section 8.13 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 105/8.13 new)
7    Sec. 8.13. Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Pilot 
8Program. 
9    (a) Subject to additional appropriations, the Department 
10shall establish and administer a Grandparents Raising 
11Grandchildren Pilot Program to operate in Will County 
12beginning January 1, 2024 through January 1, 2027. The pilot 
13program shall require the Senior Services Center of Will 
14County to designate a staff member to serve as an intake 
15coordinator for Will County who shall help connect 
16grandparents raising grandchildren to existing relevant 
 
 
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1services and resources provided by the various State agencies, 
2including, but not limited to, services and resources provided 
3by the Department of Children and Family Services, the 
4Department of Human Services, the Department on Aging, the 
5Department of Healthcare and Family Services, and the State 
6Board of Education. The intake coordinator shall provide 
7services at local senior services centers in Will County that 
8are operated by the Senior Services Center of Will County and 
9shall work with the Department on Aging to create a public 
10awareness campaign on the services and resources offered by 
11each of the agencies. The intake coordinator shall maintain 
12records regarding the number of families who received 
13referrals, the specific services each family was referred to 
14and received, and the frequency of calls and visits. The 
15intake coordinator selected by the Senior Services Center of 
16Will County must be knowledgeable on the following programs:
17        (1) The Extended Family Support Program administered 
18    by the Department of Children and Family Services.
19        (2) The Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Program 
20    administered by the Department on Aging.
21        (3) The Child Only Grants assistance component of the 
22    Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program 
23    administered by the Department of Human Services.
24        (4) The Children Health Insurance Program administered 
25    by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
26    (b) The intake coordinator must be given the contact 
 
 
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1information for  the designated  point of contact for each State 
2agency listed in subsection (a). Each State agency's 
3designated point of contact shall provide educational 
4materials and training on the different programs provided by 
5the State agency. The intake coordinator may receive this 
6information within 14 days after his or her selection by the 
7Senior Services Center of Will County in accordance with this 
8Section. 
9    (c) By January 1 of each year beginning in 2025 until the 
10pilot program terminates, the Department on Aging shall submit 
11an annual report to the General Assembly on the number of 
12families who received referrals to relevant services from the 
13intake coordinator during the prior calendar year, the 
14specific  services each family was referred to and received, 
15and other related information on the frequency of calls and 
16visits to the office of the intake coordinator during the 
17reporting period.".