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Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that families with children under the age of 5 who have an open intact family services case with the Department of Children and Family Services shall be eligible for child care assistance under the Department of Humans Services' child care assistance program. Provides that eligible families shall remain eligible for child care assistance 6 months after the child's intact family services case is closed, regardless of whether the child's parents or other relatives as defined by rule are working or participating in employment or education or training programs. Effective immediately.
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Requires the Department of Human Services, in consultation with the Department of Children and Family Services, to adopt rules to protect the privacy of families who are the subject of an open intact family services case when such families enroll in child care services. Provides that additional rules shall be adopted to offer children who have an open intact family services case the opportunity to receive an Early Intervention screening and other services that their families may be eligible for as provided by the Department of Human Services. Changes the effective date of the bill to 6 months after it becomes law (rather than immediate).
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