Bill Text: IL HB0212 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Universal Child Care Demonstration Program Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish and administer a 5-year statewide Universal Child Care Demonstration Program to provide grants to eligible entities to develop, expand, and provide high-quality and affordable child care services for children age 0 to 6 years old regardless of family income. Provides that grants awarded under the Demonstration Program may be used to renovate or convert existing child care facilities to meet the goals of the Demonstration Program; to construct and maintain child care facilities in geographical areas with a demonstrated need for safe, affordable, and high-quality child care services; to train and pay child care providers, teachers, and staff; and to provide meal services to children receiving child care services. Provides that the ultimate goal of the Demonstration Program shall be to develop and evaluate the costs, impact, and quality outcomes of child care services and programs in order to establish an effective expansion toward universal child care services for children from birth to 6 years of age. Contains provisions concerning eligible entities, funding, reporting requirements, defined terms, and Department rules.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB0212 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB0212-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 HB0212 Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Universal Child Care Demonstration Program Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish and administer a 5-year statewide Universal Child Care Demonstration Program to provide grants to eligible entities to develop, expand, and provide high-quality and affordable child care services for children age 0 to 6 years old regardless of family income. Provides that grants awarded under the Demonstration Program may be used to renovate or convert existing child care facilities to meet the goals of the Demonstration Program; to construct and maintain child care facilities in geographical areas with a demonstrated need for safe, affordable, and high-quality child care services; to train and pay child care providers, teachers, and staff; and to provide meal services to children receiving child care services. Provides that the ultimate goal of the Demonstration Program shall be to develop and evaluate the costs, impact, and quality outcomes of child care services and programs in order to establish an effective expansion toward universal child care services for children from birth to 6 years of age. Contains provisions concerning eligible entities, funding, reporting requirements, defined terms, and Department rules.
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AN ACT concerning children.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Universal Child Care Demonstration Program Act.
Section 5. Purpose and findings. The General Assembly
declares that it is the policy of this State to provide all
children from birth to 6 years of age with access to
high-quality child care services through a State commitment to
sufficient and sustainable funding for safe and affordable
child care services and programs. The need for this policy is
based on studies which suggest that affordable child care
increases maternal employment and that high-quality child care
can increase children's educational attainment, labor force
participation, and earnings as adults.
The policy established by this Act will be developed
through a child care demonstration program the results of which
will be used to establish standards and policies to design and
fund a statewide system of high-quality child care services and
programs accessible to all children from birth to 6 years of
age regardless of family income.
Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:

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"Child care services" means day care home or center
services as defined by the Child Care Act of 1969 provided to
children from birth to 6 years of age and includes
non-traditional child care services such as early mornings,
evenings, and weekends.
"Demonstration" or "Demonstration Program" means the
Universal Child Care Demonstration Program as established
under this Act.
"Department" means the Department of Human Services.
Section 15. Universal Child Care Demonstration Program.
The Department shall establish and administer a 5-year
statewide Universal Child Care Demonstration Program to
provide grants to eligible entities to develop, expand, and
provide high-quality and affordable child care services for
children age 0 to 6 years old regardless of family income.
Grants awarded under the Demonstration Program may be used to
renovate or convert existing child care facilities to meet the
goals of the Demonstration Program; to construct and maintain
child care facilities in geographical areas with a demonstrated
need for safe, affordable, and high-quality child care
services; to train and pay child care providers, teachers, and
staff; and to provide meal services to children receiving child
care services. The ultimate goal of the Demonstration Program
shall be to develop and evaluate the costs, impact, and quality
outcomes of child care services and programs in order to

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establish an effective expansion toward universal child care
services for children from birth to 6 years of age.
Section 20. Eligible entities. Currently funded or new
entities, including but not limited to the following, shall be
eligible to apply for grants awarded under the Demonstration
Program:
(1) Day care centers, day care homes, group day care
homes, and part day child care facilities licensed by the
Department of Children and Family Services under the Child
Care Act of 1969.
(2) Community-based organizations.
(3) Faith-based organizations.
Priority for participation in the Demonstration Program
shall be given to entities with experience in providing child
care services and programs in Illinois.
The Department shall establish, by rule, application
requirements and additional eligibility criteria for grant
applicants; costs, impact, and outcome goals for the
Demonstration Program; and eligibility criteria for families
seeking child care services under the Demonstration Program
including parent cost sharing and employment or school
requirements.
Section 25. Funding. The Universal Child Care
Demonstration Program shall be subject to appropriations,

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however the Department shall be permitted to accept private
funding or private resources at any time to implement this Act.
Section 30. Reports. The Department shall annually report
to the Governor and the General Assembly on the progress of the
Demonstration no later than March 31st of each year of the
Demonstration Program. No later than 6 months after the
Demonstration period ends, the Department shall submit a final
report on its findings, including how well the Demonstration
Program met the costs, impact, and outcome goals established by
the Department.
Section 35. Rules. The Department shall adopt any rules
necessary to implement the provisions of this Act.