Illinois Senate Bill 3808 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-05-10 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Task Force on Grandparents Raising their Grandchildren to conduct public hearings throughout the State regarding services needed by and available to grandparents raising their grandchildren. Provides that the Task Force shall be comprised of 10 appointed members of the General Assembly who shall serve without compensation. Requires the Department on Aging, in collaboration with the Departments of Children and Family Services, Healthcare and Family Services, and Human Services and any other relevant agencies, to issue a report to the Task Force by July 1, 2022 that assesses existing State and federal assistance programs that include the following: (1) a review of all guaranteed benefits and other available support provided to grandparents through the Department of Children and Family Services' foster care program, the Children's Health Insurance Program, the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance program, and other relevant programs; (2) a review of all guaranteed benefits and other available support provided to grandparents through the Department of Human Services' Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and other relevant programs; (3) a review of all other means of grandparent-related support provided by State-funded and federally funded programs; and (4) the estimated cost to the State if grandparents were not willing to or refused to take custody of and raise their grandchildren. Requires the Task Force to submit a report to the General Assembly no later than January 1, 2023 that makes recommendations on changes that should be made to services provided to grandparents raising their grandchildren through the foster care and TANF "child-only" grant programs. Effective immediately.

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

Sen. Kimberly Lightford [D]	Sen. Terri Bryant [R]	Sen. Adriane Johnson [D]	Sen. Sara Feigenholtz [D]
Sen. Mattie Hunter [D]	Sen. Sally Turner [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-05-10	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
2022-03-25	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 8, 2022
2022-03-11	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As March 25, 2022
2022-03-10	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
2022-03-10	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
2022-02-25	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As March 11, 2022
2022-02-24	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
2022-02-24	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 25, 2022
2022-02-24	Senate	Second Reading
2022-02-16	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
2022-02-09	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
2022-02-09	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 10, 2022
2022-02-09	Senate	Do Pass Health; 014-000-000
2022-02-01	Senate	Assigned to Health
2022-01-21	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2022-01-21	Senate	First Reading
2022-01-21	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3808&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB3808.htm