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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1350
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 1350, AS AMENDED,
3 by replacing the title with the following:
4 "AN ACT in relation to welfare-to-work programs."; and
5 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
6 following:
7 "Section 5. The Illinois Literacy Act is amended by
8 changing Section 15 as follows:
9 (15 ILCS 322/15)
10 Sec. 15. Grants.
11 (a) The Secretary of State, in consultation with the
12 Literacy Advisory Board created by Section 7.2 of the State
13 Library Act, is authorized to award grants that develop,
14 expand, or support adult literacy programs in Illinois
15 through community programs administered by education
16 agencies, libraries, volunteer or community-based
17 organizations, or a coalition of any of those groups.
18 (b) The Secretary of State, in consultation with the
19 Literacy Advisory Board created by Section 7.2 of the State
20 Library Act, is authorized to award grants for workplace
21 programs to public or private employers or entities acting on
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1 behalf of a coalition of employers to improve the basic
2 skills of current and prospective their employees. Current
3 and prospective employees' lack of basic skills may impede
4 hiring, have impeded effective job performance, or
5 eligibility for advancement. Public funds awarded under this
6 grant program must be matched by the business with funds at
7 least equal to the amount of public funds awarded.
8 (c) The Secretary of State is authorized to make family
9 literacy grants that will assist in breaking the
10 intergenerational cycle of illiteracy. The grants must
11 involve an adult literacy component and an entity working
12 with children at risk of school failure. Programs will focus
13 on parents or guardians and children involved in reciprocal
14 learning and teaching. In addition to other grants authorized
15 in this subsection, the Secretary of State may make family
16 literacy grants, upon his or her approval of application from
17 entities, for innovative programming in the area of parent
18 and child learning activities. The Secretary of State shall
19 establish criteria for awarding the grants by rule. The
20 Secretary of State may expend appropriations statewide for
21 direct purchases of equipment and services that support
22 families learning together.
23 (Source: P.A. 89-697, eff. 1-6-97.)
24 Section 10. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
25 adding Sections 12-4.103 and 12-4.104 as follows:
26 (305 ILCS 5/12-4.103 new)
27 Sec. 12-4.103. Individual Development Accounts. Subject
28 to funding availability, the Illinois Department shall
29 establish a program that allows eligible low-income
30 individuals to open and maintain Individual Development
31 Accounts for the purpose of enabling the individual to
32 accumulate funds for a qualified purpose. A qualified purpose
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1 for establishing an Individual Development Account shall be
2 one or more of the following:
3 (1) to pay for postsecondary education expenses if the
4 expenses are paid directly to an eligible educational
5 institution;
6 (2) to acquire a principal residence if the individual is
7 buying a home for the first time and if the funds are paid
8 directly to the person to whom the amounts required for the
9 purchase are due; or
10 (3) to finance business capitalization expenses if the
11 funds are paid directly into a business capitalization
12 account at a federally insured financial institution and are
13 restricted to use solely for qualified business
14 capitalization expenses.
15 An individual may make contributions to his or her
16 Individual Development Account only from earned income as
17 defined in Section 911(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of
18 1986.
19 An Individual Development Account program shall be
20 established in accordance with subsection (h) of Section 404
21 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
22 Reconciliation Act of 1996. State funds made available for
23 this program and federal funds, to the extent they may be
24 used for this purpose, shall be used (i) to match, dollar for
25 dollar, contributions made by individuals participating in an
26 Individual Development Account program approved by the
27 Illinois Department, (ii) to fund or supplement other funds
28 available for the costs of the administration of an
29 Individual Development Account program by a not-for-profit
30 organization, and (iii) for a grant or grants to
31 not-for-profit organizations to provide technical assistance
32 and training to other not-for-profit organizations in the
33 State that wish to establish an Individual Development
34 Account program consistent with this Section. No Individual
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1 Development Account program shall qualify for State funds
2 under this Section unless the administering not-for-profit
3 organization verifies that it has secured at least a dollar
4 for dollar match from other sources for contributions made by
5 participating individuals.
6 The Illinois Department shall by rule establish
7 qualifications for a not-for-profit organization to
8 administer an Individual Development Account program. The
9 Illinois Department shall establish eligibility criteria for
10 individuals seeking to participate in an Individual
11 Development Account program. The Illinois Department shall
12 promulgate rules regarding the administration of Individual
13 Development Account programs by approved not-for-profit
14 organizations administering the programs.
15 Notwithstanding any other provision of State law, funds
16 in an Individual Development Account, including accrued
17 interest and matching deposits, shall be disregarded for the
18 purpose of determining the eligibility and benefit levels
19 under this Code of the individual establishing the Individual
20 Development Account with respect to any period during which
21 such individual maintains or makes contributions into such an
22 account. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a
23 not-for-profit organization which does not receive State
24 matching funds from administering an approved Individual
25 Development Account under this Section.
26 (305 ILCS 5/12-4.104 new)
27 Sec. 12-4.104. Family and Community Development Grant
28 Program.
29 (a) Subject to funding availability, a family and
30 community development grant program shall be administered by
31 the Department of Human Services. The program shall be
32 designed to make services available to families who are at
33 risk of long-term economic dependency and to work with
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1 communities to provide economic opportunities. The purpose of
2 the program is to fund, evaluate, and provide recommendations
3 on not less than 8 nor more than 10 projects to move 100
4 families at risk of long-term economic dependency to
5 self-sufficiency through the family and community development
6 program.
7 (b) As used in this Section only:
8 "Applicant" means a public or private organization that
9 makes application for a grant through the request for
10 proposals process.
11 "Council" means the Social Services Advisory Council.
12 "Department" means the Department of Human Services.
13 "Grant" means an award to fund a project approved by the
14 Department with the advice of the Council.
15 "Grantee" means the recipient of a grant approved by the
16 Department.
17 (c) The Social Services Advisory Council as established
18 within the Department of Human Services shall, with respect
19 to the family and community development grants administered
20 by the Department, involve a representative of the Human
21 Resource Investment Council in considering proposed projects
22 and monitoring approved projects.
23 (d) The Council shall:
24 (1) Identify the factors and conditions that place
25 Illinois families at risk of long-term dependency upon
26 the AFDC program or its successor program. The Council
27 shall seek to use relevant research findings and national
28 and Illinois-specific data on TANF (formerly AFDC).
29 (2) Identify the factors and conditions that place
30 Illinois families at risk of family instability,
31 long-term economic dependency, and foster care placement.
32 (3) Report those findings to the Secretary of Human
33 Services for his or her evaluation.
34 (4) Recommend grants to public or private
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1 organizations to provide family and community development
2 services to families at risk of long-term economic
3 dependency.
4 (5) In cooperation with the Illinois Community
5 Action Association, use family and community development
6 outcome measures to independently evaluate the
7 effectiveness of demonstration projects.
8 (6) Seek the support of an Illinois accredited
9 university to continue research and evaluation
10 responsibilities.
11 (7) Seek additional support for the funding of
12 family and community development grants.
13 (8) Make recommendations to the Governor, the
14 General Assembly, and the Secretary of Human Services on
15 the effectiveness of family and community development
16 intervention programs in Illinois.
17 (9) Evaluate and make recommendations regarding the
18 cost and benefits to the expansion of the services
19 provided under TANF (formerly AFDC) to include tuition
20 for parenting skills programs, family support and
21 counseling services, child development services, job
22 readiness and job skill training, and transportation and
23 child care expenses associated with the programs and
24 services.
25 (e) In cooperation with the Illinois Community Action
26 Association, the grantees shall identify families that
27 receive TANF (formerly AFDC) payments that may place families
28 at risk of long-term economic dependency.
29 (f) The Department shall adopt rules for the operation
30 of this program.
31 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
32 becoming law.".