Bill Text: IL HR0254 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Creates the Commission to Reform Child Care in Illinois.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-29 - Resolution Adopted 113-000-000 [HR0254 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0254-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Millions of families throughout the State of | ||||||
| 3 | Illinois and the country at large depend on child care programs | ||||||
| 4 | to provide vital services for our nation's children; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, The expense of quality child care has proven to be | ||||||
| 6 | a large burden on low income families; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Although there are many child care grants that are | ||||||
| 8 | available to low income families, such as the federal Child | ||||||
| 9 | Care and Development Block Grant, more can be done for these | ||||||
| 10 | families on the State level; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Our children deserve the best child care that can | ||||||
| 12 | be provided to them; therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 14 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 15 | there is created the Commission to Reform Child Care in | ||||||
| 16 | Illinois; and be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That the Commission shall consist of the | ||||||
| 18 | following members:
9 members appointed by the Speaker of the | ||||||
| 19 | House and 8 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||||||
| 20 | House; and be it further
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That the Commission shall study current local and | ||||||
| 2 | State provisions involving child care and make recommendations | ||||||
| 3 | to help ensure that there are simple and fair systems to | ||||||
| 4 | provide quality child care that is affordable for families, | ||||||
| 5 | especially those on low incomes; and be it further
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| 6 | RESOLVED, That the Commission shall develop a legislative | ||||||
| 7 | and administrative agenda that would effectively address the | ||||||
| 8 | issues surrounding child care in the State of Illinois; and be | ||||||
| 9 | it further
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| 10 | RESOLVED, That the members of the Commission shall serve | ||||||
| 11 | without compensation; the Illinois Department of Human | ||||||
| 12 | Services shall provide administrative support for the | ||||||
| 13 | Commission; and be it further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That the Commission shall make its final report | ||||||
| 15 | to the House on or before September 1, 2015.
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