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| | 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB1907 Introduced 2/17/2021, by Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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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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| | HB1907 | | LRB102 13326 KTG 18670 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Domestic Violence Shelters Act is amended |
| 5 | | by adding Section 3.3 as follows:
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| 6 | | (20 ILCS 1310/3.3 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 3.3. Priority for pet friendly domestic violence |
| 8 | | shelters. For counties with a population of 200,000 or more, |
| 9 | | the Department shall establish a grant program to enable |
| 10 | | capital funds to support domestic violence shelters and |
| 11 | | service programs so that they can be equipped to provide |
| 12 | | shelter assistance to victims of domestic violence and their |
| 13 | | pets. The Department shall also permit, and search for, |
| 14 | | third-party funding and services to support the grant program.
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