Illinois House Bill 2310

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-27 - House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Early Childhood Workforce Act. Creates the Early Childhood Workforce Standards Board (Board). Provides that Board members must be appointed within 60 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Sets forth the Board's membership. Provides that for State Fiscal Year 2025, and for each state fiscal year thereafter, the Board shall: (1) determine an hourly wage floor, and salaried equivalent, for workers in State-funded early childhood programs which the Board believes will serve to recruit and retain early childhood workers; and (2) determine minimum increments above the wage floor as may be necessary to retain workers in State-funded early childhood programs such as for years of experience or job title. Provides that subject to appropriation, beginning in State Fiscal Year 2025 the Department of Human Services shall implement and administer a program making grants to early childhood worker training programs that value experience, inclusion, equity, and racial justice; and center worker voices and needs such as mentorship, apprenticeships, and peer-led learning. Amends the School Code. Provides that in order to ensure the quality and continuity of services, within 6 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act, all grant agreements shall require each child care center to (i) comply with the wage floor and compensation policies set forth in the Early Childhood Workforce Act, (ii) report quarterly up-to-date contact information for staff to the Department to allow the State Board of Education to communicate with the workers about their rights and supports available to them, (iii) supply the State Board of Education with current copies of its wage scales for classroom and support staff and other matters, and (iv) reconcile expenses quarterly and annually submit a year-end comprehensive financial report in a form prescribed by the State Board of Education. Imposes similar requirements on child care centers in a purchase of service contract with the Department of Human Services under its Child Care Assistance Program.

EARLY CHILDHOOD WORKFORCE

Rep. Will Guzzardi [D]	Rep. Edgar Gonzalez [D]	Rep. Maurice West [D]	Rep. Kambium Buckner [D]
Rep. Emanuel Welch [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-27	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-22	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-22	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-22	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Health & Human Services Committee
2023-03-21	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-21	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi
2023-03-21	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
2023-03-17	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
2023-03-16	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
2023-03-09	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-09	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee; 010-005-000
2023-02-28	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.
2023-02-23	House	Assigned to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee
2023-02-14	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-02-14	House	First Reading
2023-02-10	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	2-3.71	Amended Code	Citation Text
305	5	9A-11	Amended Code	Citation Text
325	80	45-10	New Code	See Bill Text
325	80	45-15	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2310&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB2310.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB2310ham001.htm