Bill Text: IL HB1907 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Domestic Violence Shelters Act. Provides that, for counties with a population of 200,000 or more, the Department of Human Services shall establish a grant program to enable capital funds to support domestic violence shelters and service programs so that they can be equipped to provide shelter assistance to victims of domestic violence and their pets. Requires the Department to also permit, and search for, third-party funding and services to support the grant program.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB1907 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB1907-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB1907 Introduced , by Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 1310/3.3 new
Amends the Domestic Violence Shelters Act. Provides that, for counties with a population of 200,000 or more, the Department of Human Services shall establish a grant program to enable capital funds to support domestic violence shelters and service programs so that they can be equipped to provide shelter assistance to victims of domestic violence and their pets. Requires the Department to also permit, and search for, third-party funding and services to support the grant program.
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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Domestic Violence Shelters Act is amended
by adding Section 3.3 as follows:
(20 ILCS 1310/3.3 new)
Sec. 3.3. Priority for pet friendly domestic violence
shelters. For counties with a population of 200,000 or more,
the Department shall establish a grant program to enable
capital funds to support domestic violence shelters and
service programs so that they can be equipped to provide
shelter assistance to victims of domestic violence and their
pets. The Department shall also permit, and search for,
third-party funding and services to support the grant program.