HB3674ham002 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Aaron Schock

Filed: 3/15/2005

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3674

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3674 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by adding Section 9A-11.10 as follows:

(305 ILCS 5/9A-11.10 new)

Sec. 9A-11.10. Tiered-reimbursement rate system for child care providers; field test.

(a) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Human Services shall field test a tiered-reimbursement rate system for child care providers. The purpose of this field test of a tiered-reimbursement rate system is to demonstrate a set of performance standards that may provide support and economic incentives to help programs meet the standards that help children grow and learn and to help families identify high quality child care programs.

(b) The Department shall conduct a field test of the quality rating system instruments to determine the infrastructure necessary to adequately support a more comprehensive tiered-reimbursement system and to determine the baseline of quality for a sample of current child care providers. Based on the results of the field test, the Department may prescribe by rule the criteria, standards, and procedures that will govern the reimbursement system. The Department shall evaluate the results of the field test and submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly upon completion of the field test.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.".