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90_HB0636
305 ILCS 5/9-6.3 from Ch. 23, par. 9-6.3
Amends the Public Aid Code. Authorizes the Department of
Human Services, as the successor agency to the Department of
Public Aid for the purpose of administering the Other Social
Services Article of the Code, to provide child care services
to former AFDC recipients and recipients of
State-administered general assistance for a period of time in
addition to the required initial 12 months after aid is
cancelled because the recipient obtained employment. (Now,
extended child care services are provided for a maximum of 12
months.)
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Public Aid Code by changing
2 Section 9-6.3.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
6 changing Section 9-6.3 as follows:
7 (305 ILCS 5/9-6.3) (from Ch. 23, par. 9-6.3)
8 Sec. 9-6.3. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
9 Code, the Illinois Department shall provide child care
10 services to former recipients of assistance under Article IV
11 of this Code, and former recipients of assistance under
12 Article VI of this Code in programs administered by the
13 Illinois Department, for a maximum of 12 months, and may
14 provide those services for an additional period of time as
15 the Illinois Department determines by rule, when assistance
16 is cancelled because the recipient obtained employment. The
17 Department shall establish a preemployment child care
18 application process to facilitate prompt provision of child
19 care services upon employment. The Illinois Department shall
20 specify by rule the types or amounts of such child care, the
21 conditions of eligibility for such services and the system
22 for the preemployment application process, which shall
23 include an outreach component. Eligibility for and the amount
24 of child care provided may vary based upon family size and
25 income, as established by rule. The Illinois Department may
26 contract with other state agencies or child care
27 organizations for the administration of the child care
28 program under this Section.
29 (Source: P.A. 86-909; 86-911; 86-1028.)