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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 496
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 496 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
4 "Section 5. The Illinois Economic Opportunity Act is
5 amended by adding Section 4.1 as follows:
6 (20 ILCS 625/4.1 new)
7 Sec. 4.1. Family and Community Development Grant
8 Program.
9 (a) A family and community development grant program
10 shall be administered by the Department of Commerce and
11 Community Affairs. The program shall be designed to make
12 services available to families who are at risk of long-term
13 economic dependency and to work with communities to provide
14 economic opportunities. The purpose of the program is to
15 fund, evaluate, and provide recommendations on not less than
16 8 nor more than 10 projects to move 100 families at risk of
17 long-term economic dependency to self-sufficency through the
18 family and community development program.
19 (b) As used in this Section only:
20 "Applicant" means a public or private organization that
21 makes application for a grant through the request for
22 proposals process.
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1 "Council" means the Community Services Advisory Council.
2 "Department" means the Department of Commerce and
3 Community Affairs.
4 "Grant" means an award to fund a project approved by the
5 Council.
6 "Grantee" means the recipient of a grant approved by the
7 Council.
8 (c) The Community Services Advisory Council as
9 established within the Department of Commerce and Community
10 Affairs with respect to the family and community development
11 grants administered, under agreement, by the Department of
12 Commerce and Community Affairs shall include a representative
13 of the Human Resource Investment Council.
14 (d) The Council shall:
15 (1) Identify the factors and conditions that place
16 Illinois families at risk of long-term dependency upon
17 the AFDC program or its successor program. The Council
18 shall seek to use relevant research findings and national
19 and Illinois-specific data on the AFDC program or its
20 successor program.
21 (2) Identify the factors and conditions that place
22 Illinois families at risk of family instability,
23 long-term economic dependency, and foster care placement.
24 (3) Report those findings to the Secretary of the
25 Department of Human Services for his or her evaluation.
26 (4) Recommend grants to public or private
27 organizations to provide family and community development
28 services to families at risk of long-term economic
29 dependency.
30 (5) In cooperation with the Illinois Community
31 Action Association, use family and community development
32 outcome measures to independently evaluate the
33 effectiveness of demonstration projects.
34 (6) Seek the support of an Illinois accredited
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1 university to continue research and evaluation
2 responsibilities.
3 (7) Seek additional support for the funding of
4 family and community development grants.
5 (8) Make recommendations to the Governor, the
6 General Assembly, and the Secretary of the Department of
7 Human Services on the effectiveness of family and
8 community development intervention programs in Illinois.
9 (9) Evaluate and make recommendations regarding the
10 cost and benefits to the expansion of the services
11 provided under the AFDC program or its successor program
12 to include tuition for parenting skills programs, family
13 support and counseling services, child development
14 services, job readiness and job skill training, and
15 transportation and child care expenses associated with
16 the programs and services.
17 (e) In cooperation with the Illinois Community Action
18 Association, the grantees shall identify families that
19 receive AFDC payments or payments from its successor program
20 that may place families at risk of long-term economic
21 dependency:
22 (f) The Department shall adopt rules for the operation
23 of this program.
24 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
25 becoming law.".