104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3618 Introduced , by Rep. Joyce Mason SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 325 ILCS 3/1-30 Amends the Department of Early Childhood Act. Requires the Department of Early Childhood to establish an Early Childhood Integrated Data System (ECIDS) to make equity driven, inclusive, and data-informed decisions that create a simpler, better, and fairer system for all Illinois children and families. Provides that the Department shall develop public analytic portals and query tools for parents and communities to access aggregated integrated data from the ECIDS system to the extent permitted by State and federal confidentiality requirements. LRB104 11441 KTG 21529 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3618 Introduced , by Rep. Joyce Mason SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 325 ILCS 3/1-30 325 ILCS 3/1-30 Amends the Department of Early Childhood Act. Requires the Department of Early Childhood to establish an Early Childhood Integrated Data System (ECIDS) to make equity driven, inclusive, and data-informed decisions that create a simpler, better, and fairer system for all Illinois children and families. Provides that the Department shall develop public analytic portals and query tools for parents and communities to access aggregated integrated data from the ECIDS system to the extent permitted by State and federal confidentiality requirements. LRB104 11441 KTG 21529 b LRB104 11441 KTG 21529 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3618 Introduced , by Rep. Joyce Mason SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 325 ILCS 3/1-30 325 ILCS 3/1-30 325 ILCS 3/1-30 Amends the Department of Early Childhood Act. Requires the Department of Early Childhood to establish an Early Childhood Integrated Data System (ECIDS) to make equity driven, inclusive, and data-informed decisions that create a simpler, better, and fairer system for all Illinois children and families. Provides that the Department shall develop public analytic portals and query tools for parents and communities to access aggregated integrated data from the ECIDS system to the extent permitted by State and federal confidentiality requirements. LRB104 11441 KTG 21529 b LRB104 11441 KTG 21529 b LRB104 11441 KTG 21529 b A BILL FOR HB3618LRB104 11441 KTG 21529 b HB3618 LRB104 11441 KTG 21529 b HB3618 LRB104 11441 KTG 21529 b 1 AN ACT concerning children. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Department of Early Childhood Act is 5 amended by changing Section 1-30 as follows: 6 (325 ILCS 3/1-30) 7 Sec. 1-30. General powers and duties. 8 (a) The Department shall exercise the rights, powers, 9 duties, and functions provided by law, including, but not 10 limited to, the rights, powers, duties, and functions 11 transferred to the Department. 12 (a-5) The Department shall establish an Early Childhood 13 Integrated Data System (ECIDS) to make equity driven, 14 inclusive, and data-informed decisions that create a simpler, 15 better, and fairer system for all Illinois children and 16 families. 17 The Department shall develop public analytic portals and 18 query tools for parents and communities to access aggregated 19 integrated data from the ECIDS system to the extent permitted 20 by State and federal confidentiality requirements. 21 (b) The Department may employ personnel (in accordance 22 with the Personnel Code and any applicable collective 23 bargaining agreements), provide facilities, contract for goods 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3618 Introduced , by Rep. Joyce Mason SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 325 ILCS 3/1-30 325 ILCS 3/1-30 325 ILCS 3/1-30 Amends the Department of Early Childhood Act. Requires the Department of Early Childhood to establish an Early Childhood Integrated Data System (ECIDS) to make equity driven, inclusive, and data-informed decisions that create a simpler, better, and fairer system for all Illinois children and families. Provides that the Department shall develop public analytic portals and query tools for parents and communities to access aggregated integrated data from the ECIDS system to the extent permitted by State and federal confidentiality requirements. LRB104 11441 KTG 21529 b LRB104 11441 KTG 21529 b LRB104 11441 KTG 21529 b A BILL FOR 325 ILCS 3/1-30 LRB104 11441 KTG 21529 b HB3618 LRB104 11441 KTG 21529 b HB3618- 2 -LRB104 11441 KTG 21529 b HB3618 - 2 - LRB104 11441 KTG 21529 b HB3618 - 2 - LRB104 11441 KTG 21529 b HB3618 - 2 - LRB104 11441 KTG 21529 b