Illinois House Bill 4 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on January 7 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Universal Child Care Demonstration Program Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish and administer a 5-year statewide Universal Child Care Demonstration Program to provide grants to eligible entities to develop, expand, and provide high-quality and affordable child care services for children age 0 to 6 years old regardless of family income. Provides that grants awarded under the Demonstration Program may be used to renovate or convert existing child care facilities to meet the goals of the Demonstration Program; to construct and maintain child care facilities in geographical areas with a demonstrated need for safe, affordable, and high-quality child care services; to train and pay child care providers, teachers, and staff; and to provide meal services to children receiving child care services. Provides that the ultimate goal of the Demonstration Program shall be to develop and evaluate the costs, impact, and quality outcomes of child care services and programs in order to establish an effective expansion toward universal child care services for children from birth to 6 years of age. Contains provisions concerning eligible entities, funding, reporting requirements, defined terms, and Department rules.

UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE PROGRAM

Rep. LaShawn Ford [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-07	House	Session Sine Die
2023-02-21	House	State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2023-02-21	House	State Debt Impact Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2023-02-21	House	Pension Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2023-02-21	House	Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2023-02-21	House	Judicial Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2023-02-21	House	Housing Affordability Impact Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2023-02-21	House	Home Rule Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2023-02-21	House	Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2023-02-21	House	Balanced Budget Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2023-01-12	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-01-12	House	First Reading
2022-12-05	House	Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB0004.htm