Public Act 103-0411

HB0780 Enrolled LRB103 04372 RPS 49378 b

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by

adding Section 8.13 as follows:

(20 ILCS 105/8.13 new)

Sec. 8.13. Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Pilot

Program.

(a) Subject to additional appropriations, the Department

shall establish and administer a Grandparents Raising

Grandchildren Pilot Program to operate in Will County

beginning January 1, 2024 through January 1, 2027. The pilot

program shall require the Senior Services Center of Will

County to designate a staff member to serve as an intake

coordinator for Will County who shall help connect

grandparents raising grandchildren to existing relevant

services and resources provided by the various State agencies,

including, but not limited to, services and resources provided

by the Department of Children and Family Services, the

Department of Human Services, the Department on Aging, the

Department of Healthcare and Family Services, and the State

Board of Education. The intake coordinator shall provide

services at local senior services centers in Will County that

are operated by the Senior Services Center of Will County and

shall work with the Department on Aging to create a public

awareness campaign on the services and resources offered by

each of the agencies. The intake coordinator shall maintain

records regarding the number of families who received

referrals, the specific services each family was referred to

and received, and the frequency of calls and visits. The

intake coordinator selected by the Senior Services Center of

Will County must be knowledgeable on the following programs:

(1) The Extended Family Support Program administered

by the Department of Children and Family Services.

(2) The Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Program

administered by the Department on Aging.

(3) The Child Only Grants assistance component of the

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program

administered by the Department of Human Services.

(4) The Children Health Insurance Program administered

by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.

(b) The intake coordinator must be given the contact

information for the designated point of contact for each State

agency listed in subsection (a). Each State agency's

designated point of contact shall provide educational

materials and training on the different programs provided by

the State agency. The intake coordinator may receive this

information within 14 days after his or her selection by the

Senior Services Center of Will County in accordance with this

Section.

(c) By January 1 of each year beginning in 2025 until the

pilot program terminates, the Department on Aging shall submit

an annual report to the General Assembly on the number of

families who received referrals to relevant services from the

intake coordinator during the prior calendar year, the

specific services each family was referred to and received,

and other related information on the frequency of calls and

visits to the office of the intake coordinator during the

reporting period.