GASH-COULSON-MULLIGAN-SLONE, SCOTT AND CURRIE. (SHAW-SMITH-DEL VALLE-TROTTER) 20 ILCS 505/5.15 Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall include, in its annual report to the General Assembly regarding child care issues, an assessment of working condition improvements required to attract capable caregivers and a determination by the Department of the adequacy of day care facility pay and benefit packages in assuring quality care. Provides that the Department shall include in its day care planning activities priorities a plan to create more child care slots and improve quality and accessibility of child care, the provision of grants to encourage the creation and expansion of child care centers in high need communities, the creation of more child care options for off-hour workers and working women with sick children, encouragement to companies to provide child care, strategies for subsidizing students pursuing degrees in the child care field, and support service programs that assist teen parents to continue and complete their education. 99-02-22 H FILED WITH CLERK 99-02-22 H FIRST READING 99-02-22 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-24 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE CHLDRN YOUTH 99-03-03 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 009-000-000 HCHY 99-03-03 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-16 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-16 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 99-03-17 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-18 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR RONEN 99-03-18 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR COULSON 99-03-18 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MULLIGAN 99-03-18 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR SLONE 99-03-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCOTT 99-03-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CURRIE 99-03-19 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 117-001-000 99-03-22 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 99-03-22 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 99-03-23 99-04-21 S CHIEF SPONSOR SHAW 99-04-21 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR SMITH 99-04-21 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR DEL VALLE 99-04-21 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR TROTTER 99-04-21 S FIRST READING 99-04-21 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary