Bill Text: IL HB5001 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish and administer a grant program to provide grants to licensed day care facilities that are open 24 hours a day and give priority to serving the children of first responders. Provides that program grants must be used to provide subsidized child care services to the children of first responders. Provides that day care facilities seeking grants under the program may apply to the Department in a form and manner prescribed by the Department. Provides that the Department may adopt any rules necessary to implement the program.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-04-11 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5001 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB5001-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB5001 Introduced , by Rep. Dave Vella SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 1305/1-75 new
Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish and administer a grant program to provide grants to licensed day care facilities that are open 24 hours a day and give priority to serving the children of first responders. Provides that program grants must be used to provide subsidized child care services to the children of first responders. Provides that day care facilities seeking grants under the program may apply to the Department in a form and manner prescribed by the Department. Provides that the Department may adopt any rules necessary to implement the program.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Department of Human Services Act is amended
by adding Section 1-75 as follows:
(20 ILCS 1305/1-75 new)
Sec. 1-75. Grants; day care facilities; children of first
responders.
(a) As used in this Section, "first responder" includes:
(1) emergency medical services personnel as defined in the
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act; (2)
firefighters; and (3) law enforcement officers.
(b) The Department of Human Services shall establish and
administer a grant program to provide grants to licensed day
care facilities that (1) are open 24 hours a day and (2) give
priority to serving the children of first responders. Grants
provided under the program must be used to provide subsidized
child care services to the children of first responders. Day
care facilities seeking grants under the program must apply to
the Department in a form and manner prescribed by the
Department. The Department may adopt any rules necessary to
implement the program.