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4		-	AN ACT concerning State government.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by
8		-	adding Section 8.13 as follows:
9		-	(20 ILCS 105/8.13 new)
10		-	Sec. 8.13. Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Pilot
11		-	Program.
12		-	(a) Subject to additional appropriations, the Department
13		-	shall establish and administer a Grandparents Raising
14		-	Grandchildren Pilot Program to operate in Will County
15		-	beginning January 1, 2024 through January 1, 2027. The pilot
16		-	program shall require the Senior Services Center of Will
17		-	County to designate a staff member to serve as an intake
18		-	coordinator for Will County who shall help connect
19		-	grandparents raising grandchildren to existing relevant
20		-	services and resources provided by the various State agencies,
21		-	including, but not limited to, services and resources provided
22		-	by the Department of Children and Family Services, the
23		-	Department of Human Services, the Department on Aging, the
24		-	Department of Healthcare and Family Services, and the State
25		-	Board of Education. The intake coordinator shall provide
26		-	services at local senior services centers in Will County that
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning State government.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by
	7	+	5 adding Section 8.13 as follows:
	8	+	6 (20 ILCS 105/8.13 new)
	9	+	7 Sec. 8.13. Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Pilot
	10	+	8 Program.
	11	+	9 (a) Subject to additional appropriations, the Department
	12	+	10 shall establish and administer a Grandparents Raising
	13	+	11 Grandchildren Pilot Program to operate in Will County
	14	+	12 beginning January 1, 2024 through January 1, 2027. The pilot
	15	+	13 program shall require the Senior Services Center of Will
	16	+	14 County to designate a staff member to serve as an intake
	17	+	15 coordinator for Will County who shall help connect
	18	+	16 grandparents raising grandchildren to existing relevant
	19	+	17 services and resources provided by the various State agencies,
	20	+	18 including, but not limited to, services and resources provided
	21	+	19 by the Department of Children and Family Services, the
	22	+	20 Department of Human Services, the Department on Aging, the
	23	+	21 Department of Healthcare and Family Services, and the State
	24	+	22 Board of Education. The intake coordinator shall provide
	25	+	23 services at local senior services centers in Will County that
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33		-	are operated by the Senior Services Center of Will County and
34		-	shall work with the Department on Aging to create a public
35		-	awareness campaign on the services and resources offered by
36		-	each of the agencies. The intake coordinator shall maintain
37		-	records regarding the number of families who received
38		-	referrals, the specific services each family was referred to
39		-	and received, and the frequency of calls and visits. The
40		-	intake coordinator selected by the Senior Services Center of
41		-	Will County must be knowledgeable on the following programs:
42		-	(1) The Extended Family Support Program administered
43		-	by the Department of Children and Family Services.
44		-	(2) The Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Program
45		-	administered by the Department on Aging.
46		-	(3) The Child Only Grants assistance component of the
47		-	Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program
48		-	administered by the Department of Human Services.
49		-	(4) The Children Health Insurance Program administered
50		-	by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
51		-	(b) The intake coordinator must be given the contact
52		-	information for the designated point of contact for each State
53		-	agency listed in subsection (a). Each State agency's
54		-	designated point of contact shall provide educational
55		-	materials and training on the different programs provided by
56		-	the State agency. The intake coordinator may receive this
57		-	information within 14 days after his or her selection by the
58		-	Senior Services Center of Will County in accordance with this
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	34	+	1 are operated by the Senior Services Center of Will County and
	35	+	2 shall work with the Department on Aging to create a public
	36	+	3 awareness campaign on the services and resources offered by
	37	+	4 each of the agencies. The intake coordinator shall maintain
	38	+	5 records regarding the number of families who received
	39	+	6 referrals, the specific services each family was referred to
	40	+	7 and received, and the frequency of calls and visits. The
	41	+	8 intake coordinator selected by the Senior Services Center of
	42	+	9 Will County must be knowledgeable on the following programs:
	43	+	10 (1) The Extended Family Support Program administered
	44	+	11 by the Department of Children and Family Services.
	45	+	12 (2) The Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Program
	46	+	13 administered by the Department on Aging.
	47	+	14 (3) The Child Only Grants assistance component of the
	48	+	15 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program
	49	+	16 administered by the Department of Human Services.
	50	+	17 (4) The Children Health Insurance Program administered
	51	+	18 by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
	52	+	19 (b) The intake coordinator must be given the contact
	53	+	20 information for the designated point of contact for each State
	54	+	21 agency listed in subsection (a). Each State agency's
	55	+	22 designated point of contact shall provide educational
	56	+	23 materials and training on the different programs provided by
	57	+	24 the State agency. The intake coordinator may receive this
	58	+	25 information within 14 days after his or her selection by the
	59	+	26 Senior Services Center of Will County in accordance with this
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61		-	Section.
62		-	(c) By January 1 of each year beginning in 2025 until the
63		-	pilot program terminates, the Department on Aging shall submit
64		-	an annual report to the General Assembly on the number of
65		-	families who received referrals to relevant services from the
66		-	intake coordinator during the prior calendar year, the
67		-	specific services each family was referred to and received,
68		-	and other related information on the frequency of calls and
69		-	visits to the office of the intake coordinator during the
70		-	reporting period.
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	70	+	1 Section.
	71	+	2 (c) By January 1 of each year beginning in 2025 until the
	72	+	3 pilot program terminates, the Department on Aging shall submit
	73	+	4 an annual report to the General Assembly on the number of
	74	+	5 families who received referrals to relevant services from the
	75	+	6 intake coordinator during the prior calendar year, the
	76	+	7 specific services each family was referred to and received,
	77	+	8 and other related information on the frequency of calls and
	78	+	9 visits to the office of the intake coordinator during the
	79	+	10 reporting period.
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