Bill Text: IL HB3080 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Intergenerational Poverty Mitigation Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish and maintain a system to track intergenerational poverty. Provides that the system shall identify groups that have a high risk of experiencing intergenerational poverty; identify incidents, patterns, and trends that explain or contribute to intergenerational poverty; collect data on child poverty rates; and other matters. Creates the Illinois Intergenerational Welfare Reform Commission (Reform Commission) to collaborate in sharing and analyzing data and information regarding intergenerational poverty in the State, to examine such data, to implement data-driven policies and programs addressing poverty, and other matters. Creates the Intergenerational Poverty Advisory Committee to make recommendations on how the Reform Commission and the State can effectively address the needs of children affected by intergenerational poverty. Contains provisions concerning membership on both commissions, reporting requirements, and other matters. Creates the Intergenerational Poverty School Readiness Scholarship Program to provide children who have not enrolled in kindergarten access to a high-quality school readiness program. Contains provisions on eligibility requirements, coordination between the Department of Human Services and the State Board of Education to designate providers as high-quality school readiness programs, and other matters. Creates the Intergenerational Poverty Plan Implementation Pilot Program to provide funding for counties to implement local solutions to address intergenerational poverty. Effective January 1, 2020.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-29 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3080 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB3080-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB3080 Introduced , by Rep. Kambium Buckner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Intergenerational Poverty Mitigation Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish and maintain a system to track intergenerational poverty. Provides that the system shall identify groups that have a high risk of experiencing intergenerational poverty; identify incidents, patterns, and trends that explain or contribute to intergenerational poverty; collect data on child poverty rates; and other matters. Creates the Illinois Intergenerational Welfare Reform Commission (Reform Commission) to collaborate in sharing and analyzing data and information regarding intergenerational poverty in the State, to examine such data, to implement data-driven policies and programs addressing poverty, and other matters. Creates the Intergenerational Poverty Advisory Committee to make recommendations on how the Reform Commission and the State can effectively address the needs of children affected by intergenerational poverty. Contains provisions concerning membership on both commissions, reporting requirements, and other matters. Creates the Intergenerational Poverty School Readiness Scholarship Program to provide children who have not enrolled in kindergarten access to a high-quality school readiness program. Contains provisions on eligibility requirements, coordination between the Department of Human Services and the State Board of Education to designate providers as high-quality school readiness programs, and other matters. Creates the Intergenerational Poverty Plan Implementation Pilot Program to provide funding for counties to implement local solutions to address intergenerational poverty. Effective January 1, 2020.
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AN ACT concerning poverty.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Intergenerational Poverty Mitigation Act.
Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Cycle of poverty" or "poverty cycle" means the set of
factors or events by which the long-term poverty of a person is
likely to continue and be experienced by each child of the
person when the child becomes an adult unless there is outside
intervention.
"Department" means the Department of Human Services.
"Intergenerational poverty" means poverty in which 2 or
more successive generations of a family continue in the cycle
of poverty and government dependence. "Intergenerational
poverty" does not include situational poverty.
"Poverty" means the state of a person who lacks a usual or
socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions as
demonstrated by the person's income level being at or below the
poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal
Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
These guidelines set poverty levels by family size.
"Situational poverty" means temporary poverty that: (i) is

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generally traceable to a specific incident or time period
within the lifetime of a person; and (ii) is not continued to
the next generation.
Section 10. Intergenerational poverty tracking system;
data; analysis; annual report.
(a) The Department shall establish and maintain a system to
track intergenerational poverty.
(b) The system shall:
(1) identify groups that have a high risk of
experiencing intergenerational poverty;
(2) identify incidents, patterns, and trends that
explain or contribute to intergenerational poverty;
(3) assist case workers, social scientists, and
government officials in the study and development of
effective and efficient plans and programs to help
individuals and families in the State to break the cycle of
poverty; and
(4) gather and track available local, State, and
national data on:
(i) official poverty rates;
(ii) child poverty rates;
(iii) years spent by individuals in childhood
poverty;
(iv) years spent by individuals in adult poverty;
and

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(v) related poverty information.
(c) The Department shall:
(1) use available data in the tracking system,
including public assistance data, census data, and other
data made available to the Department;
(2) develop and implement methods to integrate,
compare, analyze, and validate the data for the purposes
described in subsection (b);
(3) protect the privacy of individuals living in
poverty by using and distributing data within the tracking
system in compliance with:
(i) federal requirements; and
(ii) the Freedom of Information Act; and
(4) submit an annual report, by October 1 of each year,
to the Governor and the General Assembly on the data,
findings, and potential uses of the tracking system.
Section 15. Creation of the Illinois Intergenerational
Welfare Reform Commission. There is created the Illinois
Intergenerational Welfare Reform Commission composed of the
following 7 members:
(1) the Lieutenant Governor;
(2) the Director of Employment Security or his or her
designee;
(3) the Director of Healthcare and Family Services or
his or her designee;

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(4) the Secretary of Human Services or his or her
designee;
(5) the State Superintendent of Education or his or her
designee;
(6) the Director of Juvenile Justice; and
(7) the Chair of the Intergenerational Poverty
Advisory Committee created in Section 30.
Section 20. Chair of the Commission; meetings; quorum;
staff support.
(a) The Lieutenant Governor shall serve as Chair of the
Commission.
(b) The Secretary of Human Services, or his or her
designee, shall serve as Vice Chair of the Commission.
(c) The Chair:
(1) is responsible for the call and conduct of
meetings;
(2) shall call and hold meetings of the Commission at
least quarterly;
(3) shall call additional meetings upon request by a
majority of the Commission's members; and
(4) may delegate duties to the Vice Chair.
(d) A majority of the members of the Commission constitutes
a quorum of the Commission at any meeting and the action of the
majority of members present is the action of the Commission.
(e) The Department of Human Services shall provide staff

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support to the Commission.
Section 25. Purpose and duties of the Commission.
(a) The Commission's purpose is to:
(1) collaborate in sharing and analyzing data and
information regarding intergenerational poverty in the
State with a primary focus on data and information
regarding children who are at risk of continuing the cycle
of poverty and welfare dependency unless outside
intervention is made;
(2) examine and analyze shared data and information
regarding intergenerational poverty, including the data
provided by the intergenerational poverty report described
in Section 10, to identify and develop effective and
efficient plans, programs, and recommendations to help
at-risk children in the State escape the cycle of poverty
and welfare dependency, which may include avoiding
homelessness among children at risk of remaining in
poverty;
(3) implement data-driven policies and programs
addressing poverty, public assistance, education, and
other areas as needed to measurably reduce the incidence of
children in the State who remain in the cycle of poverty
and welfare dependency as they become adults;
(4) establish and facilitate improved cooperation
between State agencies down to the case worker level in

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rescuing children from intergenerational poverty and
welfare dependency; and
(5) encourage participation and input from the
Intergenerational Poverty Advisory Committee established
in Section 30 and other community resources, including
academic experts, advocacy groups, nonprofit corporations,
local governments, and religious institutions in exploring
strategies and solutions to help children in the State who
are victims of intergenerational poverty escape the cycle
of poverty and welfare dependency.
(b) The Commission shall:
(1) fulfill the Commission's purposes as listed in
subsection (a);
(2) study, evaluate, and report on the status and
effectiveness of policies, procedures, and programs that
provide services to children in the State affected by
intergenerational poverty and welfare dependency;
(3) study and evaluate the policies, procedures, and
programs implemented by other states and nongovernmental
entities that address the needs of children affected by
intergenerational poverty and welfare dependency;
(4)(A) identify policies, procedures, and programs,
including any lack of interagency data sharing, lack of
policy coordination, or federal requirements, that are
impeding efforts to help children in the State affected by
intergenerational poverty escape the poverty cycle and

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welfare dependency; and
(B) implement and recommend changes to those policies
and procedures;
(5) create an ongoing 5-year and 10-year plan, which is
updated annually, containing:
(A) measurable goals and benchmarks, including
future action needed to attain those goals and
benchmarks, for: (i) decreasing the incidence of
intergenerational poverty among the State's children,
including reducing the incidence of homelessness among
children affected by intergenerational poverty; and
(ii) increasing the number of the State's children who
escape the poverty cycle and welfare dependency;
(B) implement policy, procedure, and program
changes to address the needs of children affected by
intergenerational poverty and help those children
escape the poverty cycle and welfare dependency,
including, as available over time, data to track the
effectiveness of each change; and
(C) recommend policy, procedure, and program
changes to address the needs of children affected by
intergenerational poverty and to help those children
escape the poverty cycle and welfare dependency,
including the steps that will be required to make the
recommended changes and whether further action is
required by the General Assembly or the federal

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government;
(6) ensure that each change and recommended change to a
policy, procedure, or program, which is made by the
Commission, is supported by verifiable data;
(7) protect the privacy of individuals living in
poverty by using and distributing the data it collects or
examines in compliance with: (i) federal requirements; and
(ii) the Freedom of Information Act; and
(8) provide a forum for public comment and
participation in efforts to help children in the State
escape the cycle of poverty and welfare dependency.
(c) To accomplish its duties, the Commission may:
(1) request and receive from any State or local
governmental agency or institution, information relating
to poverty in the State, including, (i) reports; (ii)
audits; (iii) data; (iv) projections; and (v) statistics;
and
(2) appoint special committees, in addition to the
Advisory Committee created in Section 30, to advise and
assist the Commission.
(d)(1) Members of a special committee described in
paragraph (2) of subsection (c):
(A) shall be appointed by the Commission;
(B) may be members of the Commission or individuals
from the private or public sector; and
(C) notwithstanding Section 40, may not receive

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reimbursement or pay for work done in relation to the
special committee.
(2) A special committee described in paragraph (2) of
subsection (c) shall report to the Commission on the progress
of the special committee.
Section 30. Intergenerational Poverty Advisory Committee;
duties.
(a) To assist the Commission, there is created the
Intergenerational Poverty Advisory Committee.
(b) The Advisory Committee shall be composed of no more
than 11 members.
(c) Members of the Advisory Committee shall be appointed by
the Chair of the Commission, with the approval of the
Commission, and shall include at least one member from each of
the following groups:
(1) advocacy groups that focus on childhood poverty
issues;
(2) advocacy groups that focus on education issues;
(3) academic experts in childhood poverty or education
issues;
(4) faith-based organizations that address childhood
poverty or education issues; and
(5) local government representatives that address
childhood poverty or education issues.
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Committee shall be appointed for a 4-year term unless a member
is appointed to complete an unexpired term.
(e) The Chair of the Commission may adjust the length of
term at the time of appointment or reappointment so that
approximately half of the advisory committee is appointed every
2 years.
(f) The Chair of the Commission may remove an Advisory
Committee member:
(1) if the member is unable or unwilling to carry out
the member's assigned responsibilities; or
(2) for good cause.
(g) If a vacancy occurs in the Advisory Committee
membership for any reason, a replacement may be appointed for
the unexpired term.
(h) The Chair of the Commission shall select a Chair of the
Advisory Committee on an annual basis.
(i) A majority of the Advisory Committee constitutes a
quorum of the Advisory Committee at any meeting and the action
of the majority of members present are the action of the
Advisory Committee.
(j) The Advisory Committee shall:
(1) meet at least twice a year at the request of the
Chair of the Commission or the Chair of the Advisory
Committee;
(2) make recommendations to the Commission on how the
Commission and the State can effectively address the needs

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of children affected by intergenerational poverty and
achieve the purposes and duties of the Commission as
described in Section 20; and
(3) ensure that the Advisory Committee's
recommendations to the Commission are supported by
verifiable data.
(k) The Department of Human Services shall provide staff
support to the Advisory Committee.
Section 35. Annual report by the Commission.
(a) The Commission shall provide a report to the Department
for inclusion in the Department's annual written report
described in Section 10.
(b) The report shall:
(1) include the 5-year and 10-year plans described in
paragraph (5) of subsection (b) of Section 25;
(2) describe how the Commission fulfilled its
statutory purposes and duties during the year;
(3) describe policies, procedures, and programs that
have been implemented or modified to help break the cycle
of poverty and end welfare dependency for children in the
State affected by intergenerational poverty; and
(4) contain recommendations on how the State should act
to address issues relating to breaking the cycle of poverty
and ending welfare dependency for children in the State
affected by intergenerational poverty.

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Section 40. Service without compensation; reimbursement
for expenses. A member of the Commission or the Advisory
Committee may not receive compensation or benefits for the
member's service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses.
Section 45. Intergenerational Poverty School Readiness
Scholarship; eligibility.
(a) As used in this Section:
"Eligible child" means an individual who: (i) is
experiencing intergenerational poverty; (ii) will be 4 years of
age on or before September 2 of the school year in which the
individual intends to enroll in a school readiness program; and
(iii) has not enrolled in kindergarten, as reported by the
individual's parent or legal guardian.
"Intergenerational poverty scholarship" or "IGP
scholarship" has the same meaning as that term is defined in
Section 50.
(b) The Department of Human Services shall determine if an
applicant for an IGP scholarship is eligible for the
Intergenerational Poverty School Readiness Scholarship Program
created in Section 50.
(c) An individual may apply to the Department annually to
qualify for a scholarship for an eligible child to attend a
high-quality school readiness program.
(d)(1) The Department shall create an application form that

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requires an applicant to provide the information necessary for
the Department to make the eligibility determination described
in subsection (e).
(2) The Department may: (i) require an applicant to submit
supporting documentation; and (ii) create a deadline for an
applicant to apply for an IGP scholarship.
(e) The Department shall determine if: (i) the information
contained in an application submitted under subsection (c) is
accurate and complete; and (ii) the child for whom the
applicant is applying for an IGP scholarship is an eligible
child.
(f)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) and subject to
appropriations, the Department shall:
(A) award an IGP scholarship for an individual who is
determined to be an eligible child under subsection (e);
and
(B) with input from the State Board of Education,
determine the value of an IGP scholarship.
(2) If the Department receives an appropriation for IGP
scholarships that is not sufficient to award a scholarship to
each eligible child, the Department shall prioritize awarding
IGP scholarships to eligible children who are at the highest
risk as determined by the Department.
(g) The Department shall coordinate with the State Board of
Education, as necessary, to enroll a recipient of an IGP
scholarship in a high-quality school readiness program of the

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recipient's parent's choice, space permitting, as described in
Section 50.
(h) The Department shall adopt any rules necessary to
implement this Section.
Section 50. Intergenerational Poverty School Readiness
Scholarship Program.
(a) As used in this Section:
"High-quality school readiness program" means a school
readiness program that:
(1) is provided by an LEA, eligible private provider,
or eligible home-based technology provider; and
(2) meets the elements of a high-quality school
readiness program as determined by the State Board of
Education.
"Intergenerational poverty scholarship" or "IGP
scholarship" means a scholarship to attend a high-quality
school readiness program for an eligible student who is
experiencing intergenerational poverty.
"LEA" means a school district or charter school.
(b) There is created the Intergenerational Poverty School
Readiness Scholarship Program to provide an eligible student
experiencing intergenerational poverty access to a
high-quality school readiness program.
(c) The Department of Human Services shall, as prescribed
by rule:

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(1) determine if an individual is eligible for an IGP
scholarship; and
(2) award an IGP scholarship.
(d) An LEA or home-based technology provider may apply to
the State Board of Education to receive a designation as a
high-quality school readiness program. The State Board of
Education shall determine if an LEA or home-based technology
provider offers a high-quality school readiness program.
(e) An eligible private provider may apply to the
Department of Human Services to receive a designation as a
high-quality school readiness program. The Department shall
determine if an eligible private provider offers a high-quality
school readiness program.
(f) The Department of Human Services and the State Board of
Education shall coordinate to assist a parent or legal guardian
of a recipient of an IGP scholarship to enroll the IGP
scholarship recipient in a high-quality school readiness
program (i) offered by an LEA, eligible private provider, or
eligible home-based technology provider; and (ii) of the parent
or legal guardian's choice.
(g) The Department of Human Services shall pay the
scholarship amount directly to a high-quality school readiness
program in which an IGP scholarship recipient enrolls.
(h) Except as provided in subsection (i), the Department of
Human Services may not provide an individual's IGP scholarship
to an LEA, eligible private provider, or eligible home-based

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technology provider unless the LEA, eligible private provider,
or eligible home-based technology provider offers a
high-quality school readiness program, as determined by the
State Board of Education or the Department of Human Services
under subsection (e).
(i) An LEA, eligible private provider, or eligible
home-based technology provider that receives a determination
as a high-quality school readiness program may enroll an IGP
scholarship recipient.
Section 55. Intergenerational Poverty Plan Implementation
Pilot Program.
(a) There is created the Intergenerational Poverty Plan
Implementation Pilot Program to provide funding for counties to
implement local solutions to address intergenerational
poverty.
(b)(1) A county or a group of contiguous counties may
submit a proposal to the Department of Human Services to
participate in the program.
(2) A proposal described in subsection (a) shall:
(A) specify:
(i) outcomes that will address intergenerational
poverty that the funding would be used to achieve;
(ii) indicators that would be used to measure
progress toward the specified outcomes;
(iii) baseline measurements for each specified

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outcome and indicator against which progress will be
measured; and
(iv) the total amount of money needed to achieve
the specified outcomes;
(B) align with the goals of the Commission's 5-year and
10-year plan described in paragraph (5) of subsection (b)
of Section 25; and
(C) include any other information requested by the
Department.
(c) The Department may:
(1) specify the format for a proposal;
(2) set a deadline for a county or group of counties to
submit a proposal;
(3) define criteria for selecting a county or group of
counties to participate in the program, which may include:
(A) a significant number of individuals within the
county or group of counties experiencing
intergenerational poverty;
(B) an established strategic plan to address
intergenerational poverty;
(C) evidence of strong engagement and leadership;
(D) partnerships with agencies overseeing:
(i) human services;
(ii) early childhood services;
(iii) public health;
(iv) public education;

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(v) workforce development;
(vi) economic development;
(vii) higher education;
(viii) behavioral health;
(ix) juvenile justice; and
(E) partnerships with organizations representing
families experiencing poverty.
(d) During State Fiscal Year 2021, the Department shall:
(1)(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), select
at least one county of the third class and at least one
county or group of counties of the first or second class to
receive a grant; or
(B) if the Department receives an appropriation for the
Pilot Program that is not sufficient to have a significant
impact on reducing intergenerational poverty in more than
one region, as determined by the Department, select one
county or group of counties to receive a grant;
(2) award grants under this subsection:
(A) on a competitive basis; and
(B) using criteria described in paragraph (3) of
subsection (c); and
(3) upon considering recommendations from the
Commission regarding grant applicants; and
(4) subject to appropriations, determine the value of
each grant awarded under this subsection.
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Department may select additional counties to participate in the
program.
(f) A county or group of counties that receives a grant
under the Pilot Program shall:
(1) provide a cash or in-kind match that is equal to at
least 25% of the amount of the grant;
(2) use the funds provided by the Pilot Program and the
cash or in-kind match for purposes described in
subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subsection (b) and
approved by the Department; and
(3) report quarterly to the Department on progress
regarding the indicators and outcomes described in
subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subsection (b).
(g) The Department shall include, in the Department's
annual report described in Section 10, a description of the
Pilot Program, including the number and amounts of grants
awarded, the recipients of the grants, and an evaluation of the
progress grant recipients have made toward the indicators and
outcomes described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of
subsection (b).
(h) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to
implement this Section.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
1, 2020.