Illinois Senate Bill 3578

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-05-03 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. In a provision listing the categories of families and individuals eligible for child care assistance, expands the list to include families whose children are enrolled in a Head Start program. Provides that any family that receives child care assistance under the amendatory Act shall be deemed to be participating in an education, training, or employment program approved by the Department of Human Services. Provides that any family that receives child care assistance under the amendatory Act shall remain eligible for child care assistance without interruption as long as the child is enrolled in a Head Start program.

DHS-CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE

Sen. Mattie Hunter [D]	Sen. Javier Cervantes [D]	Sen. Mike Porfirio [D]	Sen. Celina Villanueva [D]
Sen. Napoleon Harris [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-05-03	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2024-04-05	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 3, 2024
2024-03-21	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
2024-03-15	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 5, 2024
2024-03-14	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
2024-03-14	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
2024-03-04	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
2024-02-20	Senate	Assigned to Appropriations - Health and Human Services
2024-02-09	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2024-02-09	Senate	First Reading
2024-02-09	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
305	5	9A-11	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3578&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB3578.htm