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90_HB1543
110 ILCS 805/7-23.2 new
Amends the Public Community College Act. Authorizes the
board of a community college district in a city with a
population of 500,000 or more to contact for the provision of
child care services primarily for students of one or more
community colleges in the district when a need for those
services exists. Requires the board to promulgate rules
relative to standards and criteria under which the board
determines whether on-site child care services will be
provided and relative to child care standards and standards
applicable to the selection of a vendor of child care
services. Requires the board to consult with the Department
of Children and Family Services in defining standards. Adds
provisions relative to fees, exceptions to fee requirements,
and the authority to use appropriated funds to eliminate or
reduce charges. Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Public Community College Act by
2 adding Section 7-23.2.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Public Community College Act is amended
6 by adding Section 7-23.2 as follows:
7 (110 ILCS 805/7-23.2 new)
8 Sec. 7-23.2. Child care services.
9 (a) For the purposes of this Section, "child care
10 services" means day care home or center services as defined
11 by the Child Care Act of 1969.
12 (b) The board may contract for the provision of child
13 care services for the students of one or more community
14 colleges in the district. The board may, in accordance with
15 established rules, allow day care centers to operate in
16 district-owned or leased facilities. Such day care centers
17 shall be primarily for use by students of the community
18 college but use by non-students may be allowed.
19 The board shall implement this Section and shall
20 promulgate all rules and regulations necessary for this
21 purpose, including rules setting forth the standards and
22 criteria for determining if on-site child care services shall
23 be provided. The board shall consult with the Department of
24 Children and Family Services in defining standards for child
25 care service centers established pursuant to this Section to
26 ensure compliance with the Child Care Act of 1969. The board
27 shall establish a schedule of fees that may be charged for
28 child care services under this Section. The schedule shall
29 be established so that charges for service are based on the
30 actual cost of care. Except as otherwise provided by law for
31 students of the community college who may qualify for public
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1 assistance or social services due to indigency or family
2 circumstance, each person obtaining child care services under
3 this Section shall be responsible for full payment of all
4 charges. However, notwithstanding any other provision of this
5 Section the board may use moneys distributed to it from
6 appropriations made for purposes of this Section to eliminate
7 or reduce the charges otherwise required to be made.
8 (c) Prior to contracting for child care services, the
9 board shall determine a need for child care services. Proof
10 of need may include a survey of community college students as
11 well as a determination of the availability of child care
12 services through other governmental agencies, or in the
13 community. The board may also require submission of a
14 feasibility, design and implementation plan, that takes into
15 consideration similar needs and services of other community
16 colleges in the district.
17 The board shall have the sole responsibility for choosing
18 the successful bidder and overseeing the operation of its
19 child care service program within the guidelines established
20 by the board. The board shall promulgate rules that detail
21 the specific standards to be used in the selection of a
22 vendor of child care services.
23 The contract shall provide for the establishment of or
24 arrangement for the use of a licensed day care center or a
25 licensed day care agency, as defined in the Child Care Act of
26 1969.
27 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
28 becoming law.