Full Text of HB1571 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 1. This Act may be referred to as the Off-Hours | 5 | | Child Care Act. | 6 | | Section 5. The Department of Human Services Act is amended | 7 | | by adding Section 1-75 as follows: | 8 | | (20 ILCS 1305/1-75 new) | 9 | | Sec. 1-75. Off-Hours Child Care Program. | 10 | | (a) Legislative intent. The General Assembly finds that: | 11 | | (1) Finding child care can be a challenge for | 12 | | firefighters, paramedics, police officers, nurses, and | 13 | | other third shift workers across the State who often work | 14 | | non-typical work hours. This can impact home life, school, | 15 | | bedtime routines, job safety, and the mental health of | 16 | | some of our most critical front line workers and their | 17 | | families. | 18 | | (2) There is a need for increased options for | 19 | | off-hours child care in the State. A majority of the | 20 | | State's child care facilities do not provide care outside | 21 | | of normal work hours, with just 3,251 day care homes and | 22 | | 435 group day care homes that provide night care. |
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| 1 | | (3) Illinois has a vested interest in ensuring that | 2 | | our first responders and working families can provide | 3 | | their children with appropriate care during off hours to | 4 | | improve the morale of existing first responders and to | 5 | | improve recruitment into the future. | 6 | | (b) As used in this Section, "first responders" means | 7 | | emergency medical services personnel as defined in the | 8 | | Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act, firefighters, | 9 | | law enforcement officers, and, as determined by the | 10 | | Department, any other workers who, on account of their work | 11 | | schedule, need child care outside of the hours when licensed | 12 | | child care
facilities typically operate. | 13 | | (c) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Human | 14 | | Services shall establish and administer an Off-Hours Child | 15 | | Care Program to help first responders and other workers | 16 | | identify and access off-hours, night, or sleep time child | 17 | | care. Services funded under the program must address the child | 18 | | care needs of first responders. Funding provided under the | 19 | | program may also be used to cover any capital and operating | 20 | | expenses related to the provision of off-hours, night, or | 21 | | sleep time child care for first responders. Funding awarded | 22 | | under this Section shall be funded through appropriations from | 23 | | the Off-Hours Child Care Program Fund created under subsection | 24 | | (d). The Department shall implement the program by July 1, | 25 | | 2023. The Department may adopt any
rules necessary to | 26 | | implement the program. |
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| 1 | | (d) The Off-Hours Child Care Program Fund is created as a | 2 | | special fund in the State treasury. The Fund shall consist of | 3 | | any moneys appropriated to the Department of Human Services | 4 | | for the Off-Hours Child Care Program. Moneys in the Fund shall | 5 | | be expended for the Off-Hours Child Care Program and for no | 6 | | other purpose. All interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall | 7 | | be deposited into the Fund. | 8 | | Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding | 9 | | Section 5.970 as follows: | 10 | | (30 ILCS 105/5.970 new) | 11 | | Sec. 5.970. The Off-Hours Child Care Program Fund.
| 12 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 13 | | becoming law.
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