Senate Sponsors: MUNOZ-RONEN-LIGHTFORD-WOOLARD-CLAYBORNE, DEL VALLE, OBAMA, SMITH AND TROTTER. House Sponsors: MENDOZA-LANG-ACEVEDO-YOUNGE-MCGUIRE Short description: CHLD & FAM SRVCS ACT-CHILDCARE Synopsis of Bill as introduced: 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. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that the report shall include an assessment, based on the survey, of improvements in employee benefits that may attract capable caregivers (now, an assessment of any working condition improvements required to attract capable caregivers). Provides that the report shall include a comparison to the wages and salaries and fringe benefits paid to caregivers throughout the State with similarly qualified employees in other but related fields (now, requires the Department to determine the adequacy of those wages, salaries, and benefits in assuring the provision of quality child care). Removes as a priority that the day care planning activities conducted by the Department provide for maximum employment of recipients of public assistance in the day care centers and homes operated in conjunction with short-term work training programs. Provides that the Department shall prioritize the continuation and expansion of service programs (now, support service programs) that assist teen parents to continue and complete their education. Provides that emphasis shall be given to services for participation in any program (now, the Project Chance program) of job training conducted by the Department of Human Ser- vices. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 2605/2605-480 new Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department to develop a coordinated program for a statewide emergency alert when a child is missing or kidnapped. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 120/1.02 from Ch. 102, par. 41.02 5 ILCS 140/2 from Ch. 116, par. 202 20 ILCS 515/10 20 ILCS 515/15 20 ILCS 515/30 20 ILCS 515/35 20 ILCS 515/40 new Deletes everything. Reinserts the provisions of the bill as amended by House Amendment No. 1 and further amends the bill as follows. Amends the Child Death Review Team Act. Creates the Illinois Death Review Teams Executive Council to coordinate and oversee Illinois' child death review teams. Lists duties of the Executive Council. Provides that the Director of Children and Family Services shall consult with the Executive Council when appointing child death review teams. Requires the State to indemnify members of the Executive Council. Provides that when a child death review team does not operate in accordance with established protocol, the Director, in consultation with the Executive Council, must take any necessary actions to bring the team into compliance with the protocol. Amends the Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act to exempt the Illinois Child Death Review Teams Executive Council from the provisions of those Acts. Makes other changes. Adds an immediate effective date. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0468 Last action date: AUG-22-2001 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status