Bill Status of SB 3626   103rd General Assembly

Short Description:  CHILD CARE COLLABORATION PROG

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Celina Villanueva and Emil Jones, III

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  5/3/2024SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
20 ILCS 1305/1-90 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to implement a Child Care Collaboration Program by no later than July 1, 2024 to facilitate high quality collaborative programming between child care and other early care and education providers and funding streams in order to increase, through collaboration, the quality and quantity of early care and education for families in Illinois who are eligible to receive child care assistance under the Department's Child Care Assistance Program. Provides that to be eligible to participate in the Child Care Collaboration Program a provider must meet certain eligibility requirements, including: (i) be a profit or nonprofit early childhood center or licensed family child care home; (ii) receive or be eligible to receive child care assistance funding; and (iii) be a part of an existing or pending collaborative arrangement with a Head Start or Early Head Start Program or with a pre-kindergarten program funded by the Illinois State Board of Education through the Early Childhood Block Grant. Sets forth approvable models of collaboration and application requirements for providers seeking approval of their existing or proposed child care collaboration program. Provides that each eligible provider that receives Department approval of its existing or proposed child care collaboration program shall receive an annual contract from the Department that allows for the advance payment of child care services at a rate that is based on the license capacity of the program. Provides that a family's eligibility for collaboration services under the approved child care collaboration program shall be determined in accordance with all current child care rules, with certain exceptions, including, but not limited to: (1) a family's eligibility period for collaboration services shall be up to 24 months to coincide with the family's eligibility for a Head Start or Early Head Start Program or an early childhood or preschool program funded through the Early Childhood Block Grant; and (2) no child care co-payments shall be assigned or collected from the family. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/9/2024SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Celina Villanueva
  2/9/2024SenateFirst Reading
  2/9/2024SenateReferred to Assignments
  2/20/2024SenateAssigned to Appropriations - Health and Human Services
  3/15/2024SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 5, 2024
  3/22/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Celina Villanueva
  3/22/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
  4/5/2024SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 3, 2024
  4/9/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Appropriations - Health and Human Services
  4/10/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
  5/3/2024SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
  5/3/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

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