IL HB5451 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 50-0)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-19 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 9 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-19 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
Creates the Department of Early Childhood Act. Creates the Department of Early Childhood to begin operation on July 1, 2024 and transfers to it certain rights, powers, duties, and functions currently exercised by various agencies of State Government. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2026 the Department of Early Childhood shall be the lead State agency for administering and providing early childhood education and care programs and services to children and families including: home-visiting services; early intervention services; preschool services; child care services; licensing for day care centers, day care homes, and group day care homes; and other early childhood education and care programs and administrative functions historically managed by the State Board of Education, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Children and Family Services. Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that the Department of Early Childhood (rather than the Department of Children and Family Services) administers day care centers, day care homes, and group day care homes. Makes conforming changes to various Acts including the Department of Human Services Act, the Illinois Early Learning Council Act, the Illinois Procurement Code, the School Code, the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Early Intervention Services System Act and the Children and Family Services Act. Effective immediately, except the provisions amending the Child Care Act of 1969 take effect July 1, 2026.
Title
DEPARTMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-19 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 2024-04-15 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cyril Nichols |
| 2024-04-15 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford |
| 2024-04-15 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons |
| 2024-04-12 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz |
| 2024-04-12 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass |
| 2024-04-12 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| 2024-04-11 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2024-04-11 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2024-04-02 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock |
| 2024-04-02 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| 2024-04-01 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch |
| 2024-03-22 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2024-03-22 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee; 014-000-000 |
| 2024-03-22 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 2024-03-18 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr |
| 2024-03-18 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernández |
| 2024-03-18 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| 2024-03-12 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee |
| 2024-03-11 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2024-03-11 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary Beth Canty |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr. |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Assigned to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee |
| 2024-03-01 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez |
| 2024-03-01 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado |
| 2024-03-01 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed |
| 2024-02-26 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton |
| 2024-02-26 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| 2024-02-26 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 2024-02-23 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan |
| 2024-02-23 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 2024-02-22 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez |
| 2024-02-22 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| 2024-02-15 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 2024-02-09 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2024-02-09 | House | First Reading |
| 2024-02-09 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary Beth Canty |
