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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 Children and Family Services Act is amended
8		-	by changing Section 5.15 as follows:
9		-	(20 ILCS 505/5.15)
10		-	Sec. 5.15. Daycare; Department of Human Services.
11		-	(a) For the purpose of ensuring effective statewide
12		-	planning, development, and utilization of resources for the
13		-	day care of children, operated under various auspices, the
14		-	Department of Human Services, or any State agency that assumes
15		-	these responsibilities, is designated to coordinate all day
16		-	care activities for children of the State and shall develop or
17		-	continue, and shall update every year, a State comprehensive
18		-	day-care plan for submission to the Governor that identifies
19		-	high-priority areas and groups, relating them to available
20		-	resources and identifying the most effective approaches to the
21		-	use of existing day care services. The State comprehensive
22		-	day-care plan shall be made available to the General Assembly
23		-	following the Governor's approval of the plan.
24		-	The plan shall include methods and procedures for the
25		-	development of additional day care resources for children to
26		-	meet the goal of reducing short-run and long-run dependency
	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 Children and Family Services Act is amended
	7	+	5 by changing Section 5.15 as follows:
	8	+	6 (20 ILCS 505/5.15)
	9	+	7 Sec. 5.15. Daycare; Department of Human Services.
	10	+	8 (a) For the purpose of ensuring effective statewide
	11	+	9 planning, development, and utilization of resources for the
	12	+	10 day care of children, operated under various auspices, the
	13	+	11 Department of Human Services, or any State agency that assumes
	14	+	12 these responsibilities, is designated to coordinate all day
	15	+	13 care activities for children of the State and shall develop or
	16	+	14 continue, and shall update every year, a State comprehensive
	17	+	15 day-care plan for submission to the Governor that identifies
	18	+	16 high-priority areas and groups, relating them to available
	19	+	17 resources and identifying the most effective approaches to the
	20	+	18 use of existing day care services. The State comprehensive
	21	+	19 day-care plan shall be made available to the General Assembly
	22	+	20 following the Governor's approval of the plan.
	23	+	21 The plan shall include methods and procedures for the
	24	+	22 development of additional day care resources for children to
	25	+	23 meet the goal of reducing short-run and long-run dependency
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33		-	and to provide necessary enrichment and stimulation to the
34		-	education of young children. Recommendations shall be made for
35		-	State policy on optimum use of private and public, local,
36		-	State and federal resources, including an estimate of the
37		-	resources needed for the licensing and regulation of day care
38		-	facilities.
39		-	A written report shall be submitted to the Governor and
40		-	the General Assembly annually on April 15. The report shall
41		-	include an evaluation of developments over the preceding
42		-	fiscal year, including cost-benefit analyses of various
43		-	arrangements. Beginning with the report in 1990 submitted by
44		-	the Department's predecessor agency and every 2 years
45		-	thereafter, the report shall also include the following:
46		-	(1) An assessment of the child care services, needs
47		-	and available resources throughout the State and an
48		-	assessment of the adequacy of existing child care
49		-	services, including, but not limited to, services assisted
50		-	under this Act and under any other program administered by
51		-	other State agencies.
52		-	(2) A survey of day care facilities to determine the
53		-	number of qualified caregivers, as defined by rule,
54		-	attracted to vacant positions, or retained at the current
55		-	positions, and any problems encountered by facilities in
56		-	attracting and retaining capable caregivers. The report
57		-	shall include an assessment, based on the survey, of
58		-	improvements in employee benefits that may attract capable
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	34	+	1 and to provide necessary enrichment and stimulation to the
	35	+	2 education of young children. Recommendations shall be made for
	36	+	3 State policy on optimum use of private and public, local,
	37	+	4 State and federal resources, including an estimate of the
	38	+	5 resources needed for the licensing and regulation of day care
	39	+	6 facilities.
	40	+	7 A written report shall be submitted to the Governor and
	41	+	8 the General Assembly annually on April 15. The report shall
	42	+	9 include an evaluation of developments over the preceding
	43	+	10 fiscal year, including cost-benefit analyses of various
	44	+	11 arrangements. Beginning with the report in 1990 submitted by
	45	+	12 the Department's predecessor agency and every 2 years
	46	+	13 thereafter, the report shall also include the following:
	47	+	14 (1) An assessment of the child care services, needs
	48	+	15 and available resources throughout the State and an
	49	+	16 assessment of the adequacy of existing child care
	50	+	17 services, including, but not limited to, services assisted
	51	+	18 under this Act and under any other program administered by
	52	+	19 other State agencies.
	53	+	20 (2) A survey of day care facilities to determine the
	54	+	21 number of qualified caregivers, as defined by rule,
	55	+	22 attracted to vacant positions, or retained at the current
	56	+	23 positions, and any problems encountered by facilities in
	57	+	24 attracting and retaining capable caregivers. The report
	58	+	25 shall include an assessment, based on the survey, of
	59	+	26 improvements in employee benefits that may attract capable
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61		-	caregivers. The survey process shall incorporate feedback
62		-	from groups and individuals with relevant expertise or
63		-	lived experience, including, but not limited to, educators
64		-	and child care providers, regarding the collection of data
65		-	in order to inform strategies and costs related to the
66		-	Child Care Development Fund and the General Revenue Fund,
67		-	for the purpose of promoting workforce recruitment and
68		-	retention. The survey shall, at a minimum, be updated
69		-	every 4 years based on feedback received. Initial survey
70		-	updates shall be made prior to the 2025 survey data
71		-	collection.
72		-	(3) The average wages and salaries and fringe benefit
73		-	packages paid to caregivers throughout the State, computed
74		-	on a regional basis, compared to similarly qualified
75		-	employees in other but related fields.
76		-	(4) The qualifications of new caregivers hired at
77		-	licensed day care facilities during the previous 2-year
78		-	period.
79		-	(5) Recommendations for increasing caregiver wages and
80		-	salaries to ensure quality care for children.
81		-	(6) Evaluation of the fee structure and income
82		-	eligibility for child care subsidized by the State.
83		-	The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly
84		-	shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report as required
85		-	by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization Act, and
86		-	filing such additional copies with the State Government Report
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89		-	Distribution Center for the General Assembly as is required
90		-	under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State Library Act.
91		-	(b) The Department of Human Services shall establish
92		-	policies and procedures for developing and implementing
93		-	interagency agreements with other agencies of the State
94		-	providing child care services or reimbursement for such
95		-	services. The plans shall be annually reviewed and modified
96		-	for the purpose of addressing issues of applicability and
97		-	service system barriers.
98		-	(c) In cooperation with other State agencies, the
99		-	Department of Human Services shall develop and implement, or
100		-	shall continue, a resource and referral system for the State
101		-	of Illinois either within the Department or by contract with
102		-	local or regional agencies. Funding for implementation of this
103		-	system may be provided through Department appropriations or
104		-	other inter-agency funding arrangements. The resource and
105		-	referral system shall provide at least the following services:
106		-	(1) Assembling and maintaining a data base on the
107		-	supply of child care services.
108		-	(2) Providing information and referrals for parents.
109		-	(3) Coordinating the development of new child care
110		-	resources.
111		-	(4) Providing technical assistance and training to
112		-	child care service providers.
113		-	(5) Recording and analyzing the demand for child care
114		-	services.
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117		-	(d) The Department of Human Services shall conduct day
118		-	care planning activities with the following priorities:
119		-	(1) Development of voluntary day care resources
120		-	wherever possible, with the provision for grants-in-aid
121		-	only where demonstrated to be useful and necessary as
122		-	incentives or supports. By January 1, 2002, the Department
123		-	shall design a plan to create more child care slots as well
124		-	as goals and timetables to improve quality and
125		-	accessibility of child care.
126		-	(2) Emphasis on service to children of recipients of
127		-	public assistance when such service will allow training or
128		-	employment of the parent toward achieving the goal of
129		-	independence.
130		-	(3) (Blank).
131		-	(4) Care of children from families in stress and
132		-	crises whose members potentially may become, or are in
133		-	danger of becoming, non-productive and dependent.
134		-	(5) Expansion of family day care facilities wherever
135		-	possible.
136		-	(6) Location of centers in economically depressed
137		-	neighborhoods, preferably in multi-service centers with
138		-	cooperation of other agencies. The Department shall
139		-	coordinate the provision of grants, but only to the extent
140		-	funds are specifically appropriated for this purpose, to
141		-	encourage the creation and expansion of child care centers
142		-	in high need communities to be issued by the State,
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	70	+	1 caregivers. The survey process shall incorporate feedback
	71	+	2 from groups and individuals with relevant expertise or
	72	+	3 lived experience, including, but not limited to, educators
	73	+	4 and child care providers, regarding the collection of data
	74	+	5 in order to inform strategies and costs related to the
	75	+	6 Child Care Development Fund and the General Revenue Fund,
	76	+	7 for the purpose of promoting workforce recruitment and
	77	+	8 retention. The survey shall, at a minimum, be updated
	78	+	9 every 4 years based on feedback received. Initial survey
	79	+	10 updates shall be made prior to the 2025 survey data
	80	+	11 collection.
	81	+	12 (3) The average wages and salaries and fringe benefit
	82	+	13 packages paid to caregivers throughout the State, computed
	83	+	14 on a regional basis, compared to similarly qualified
	84	+	15 employees in other but related fields.
	85	+	16 (4) The qualifications of new caregivers hired at
	86	+	17 licensed day care facilities during the previous 2-year
	87	+	18 period.
	88	+	19 (5) Recommendations for increasing caregiver wages and
	89	+	20 salaries to ensure quality care for children.
	90	+	21 (6) Evaluation of the fee structure and income
	91	+	22 eligibility for child care subsidized by the State.
	92	+	23 The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly
	93	+	24 shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report as required
	94	+	25 by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization Act, and
	95	+	26 filing such additional copies with the State Government Report
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145		-	business, and local governments.
146		-	(7) Use of existing facilities free of charge or for
147		-	reasonable rental whenever possible in lieu of
148		-	construction.
149		-	(8) Development of strategies for assuring a more
150		-	complete range of day care options, including provision of
151		-	day care services in homes, in schools, or in centers,
152		-	which will enable a parent or parents to complete a course
153		-	of education or obtain or maintain employment and the
154		-	creation of more child care options for swing shift,
155		-	evening, and weekend workers and for working women with
156		-	sick children. The Department shall encourage companies to
157		-	provide child care in their own offices or in the building
158		-	in which the corporation is located so that employees of
159		-	all the building's tenants can benefit from the facility.
160		-	(9) Development of strategies for subsidizing students
161		-	pursuing degrees in the child care field.
162		-	(10) Continuation and expansion of service programs
163		-	that assist teen parents to continue and complete their
164		-	education.
165		-	Emphasis shall be given to support services that will help
166		-	to ensure such parents' graduation from high school and to
167		-	services for participants in any programs of job training
168		-	conducted by the Department.
169		-	(e) The Department of Human Services shall actively
170		-	stimulate the development of public and private resources at
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173		-	the local level. It shall also seek the fullest utilization of
174		-	federal funds directly or indirectly available to the
175		-	Department.
176		-	Where appropriate, existing non-governmental agencies or
177		-	associations shall be involved in planning by the Department.
178		-	(f) To better accommodate the child care needs of low
179		-	income working families, especially those who receive
180		-	Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or who are
181		-	transitioning from TANF to work, or who are at risk of
182		-	depending on TANF in the absence of child care, the Department
183		-	shall complete a study using outcome-based assessment
184		-	measurements to analyze the various types of child care needs,
185		-	including but not limited to: child care homes; child care
186		-	facilities; before and after school care; and evening and
187		-	weekend care. Based upon the findings of the study, the
188		-	Department shall develop a plan by April 15, 1998, that
189		-	identifies the various types of child care needs within
190		-	various geographic locations. The plan shall include, but not
191		-	be limited to, the special needs of parents and guardians in
192		-	need of non-traditional child care services such as early
193		-	mornings, evenings, and weekends; the needs of very low income
194		-	families and children and how they might be better served; and
195		-	strategies to assist child care providers to meet the needs
196		-	and schedules of low income families.
197		-	(Source: P.A. 100-1148, eff. 12-10-18.)
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	106	+	1 Distribution Center for the General Assembly as is required
	107	+	2 under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State Library Act.
	108	+	3 (b) The Department of Human Services shall establish
	109	+	4 policies and procedures for developing and implementing
	110	+	5 interagency agreements with other agencies of the State
	111	+	6 providing child care services or reimbursement for such
	112	+	7 services. The plans shall be annually reviewed and modified
	113	+	8 for the purpose of addressing issues of applicability and
	114	+	9 service system barriers.
	115	+	10 (c) In cooperation with other State agencies, the
	116	+	11 Department of Human Services shall develop and implement, or
	117	+	12 shall continue, a resource and referral system for the State
	118	+	13 of Illinois either within the Department or by contract with
	119	+	14 local or regional agencies. Funding for implementation of this
	120	+	15 system may be provided through Department appropriations or
	121	+	16 other inter-agency funding arrangements. The resource and
	122	+	17 referral system shall provide at least the following services:
	123	+	18 (1) Assembling and maintaining a data base on the
	124	+	19 supply of child care services.
	125	+	20 (2) Providing information and referrals for parents.
	126	+	21 (3) Coordinating the development of new child care
	127	+	22 resources.
	128	+	23 (4) Providing technical assistance and training to
	129	+	24 child care service providers.
	130	+	25 (5) Recording and analyzing the demand for child care
	131	+	26 services.
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	142	+	1 (d) The Department of Human Services shall conduct day
	143	+	2 care planning activities with the following priorities:
	144	+	3 (1) Development of voluntary day care resources
	145	+	4 wherever possible, with the provision for grants-in-aid
	146	+	5 only where demonstrated to be useful and necessary as
	147	+	6 incentives or supports. By January 1, 2002, the Department
	148	+	7 shall design a plan to create more child care slots as well
	149	+	8 as goals and timetables to improve quality and
	150	+	9 accessibility of child care.
	151	+	10 (2) Emphasis on service to children of recipients of
	152	+	11 public assistance when such service will allow training or
	153	+	12 employment of the parent toward achieving the goal of
	154	+	13 independence.
	155	+	14 (3) (Blank).
	156	+	15 (4) Care of children from families in stress and
	157	+	16 crises whose members potentially may become, or are in
	158	+	17 danger of becoming, non-productive and dependent.
	159	+	18 (5) Expansion of family day care facilities wherever
	160	+	19 possible.
	161	+	20 (6) Location of centers in economically depressed
	162	+	21 neighborhoods, preferably in multi-service centers with
	163	+	22 cooperation of other agencies. The Department shall
	164	+	23 coordinate the provision of grants, but only to the extent
	165	+	24 funds are specifically appropriated for this purpose, to
	166	+	25 encourage the creation and expansion of child care centers
	167	+	26 in high need communities to be issued by the State,
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	178	+	1 business, and local governments.
	179	+	2 (7) Use of existing facilities free of charge or for
	180	+	3 reasonable rental whenever possible in lieu of
	181	+	4 construction.
	182	+	5 (8) Development of strategies for assuring a more
	183	+	6 complete range of day care options, including provision of
	184	+	7 day care services in homes, in schools, or in centers,
	185	+	8 which will enable a parent or parents to complete a course
	186	+	9 of education or obtain or maintain employment and the
	187	+	10 creation of more child care options for swing shift,
	188	+	11 evening, and weekend workers and for working women with
	189	+	12 sick children. The Department shall encourage companies to
	190	+	13 provide child care in their own offices or in the building
	191	+	14 in which the corporation is located so that employees of
	192	+	15 all the building's tenants can benefit from the facility.
	193	+	16 (9) Development of strategies for subsidizing students
	194	+	17 pursuing degrees in the child care field.
	195	+	18 (10) Continuation and expansion of service programs
	196	+	19 that assist teen parents to continue and complete their
	197	+	20 education.
	198	+	21 Emphasis shall be given to support services that will help
	199	+	22 to ensure such parents' graduation from high school and to
	200	+	23 services for participants in any programs of job training
	201	+	24 conducted by the Department.
	202	+	25 (e) The Department of Human Services shall actively
	203	+	26 stimulate the development of public and private resources at
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	214	+	1 the local level. It shall also seek the fullest utilization of
	215	+	2 federal funds directly or indirectly available to the
	216	+	3 Department.
	217	+	4 Where appropriate, existing non-governmental agencies or
	218	+	5 associations shall be involved in planning by the Department.
	219	+	6 (f) To better accommodate the child care needs of low
	220	+	7 income working families, especially those who receive
	221	+	8 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or who are
	222	+	9 transitioning from TANF to work, or who are at risk of
	223	+	10 depending on TANF in the absence of child care, the Department
	224	+	11 shall complete a study using outcome-based assessment
	225	+	12 measurements to analyze the various types of child care needs,
	226	+	13 including but not limited to: child care homes; child care
	227	+	14 facilities; before and after school care; and evening and
	228	+	15 weekend care. Based upon the findings of the study, the
	229	+	16 Department shall develop a plan by April 15, 1998, that
	230	+	17 identifies the various types of child care needs within
	231	+	18 various geographic locations. The plan shall include, but not
	232	+	19 be limited to, the special needs of parents and guardians in
	233	+	20 need of non-traditional child care services such as early
	234	+	21 mornings, evenings, and weekends; the needs of very low income
	235	+	22 families and children and how they might be better served; and
	236	+	23 strategies to assist child care providers to meet the needs
	237	+	24 and schedules of low income families.
	238	+	25 (Source: P.A. 100-1148, eff. 12-10-18.)
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