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HB3674 Engrossed |
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LRB094 09108 DRJ 39337 b |
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| AN ACT concerning public aid.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
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| adding Section 9A-11.10 as follows: |
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| (305 ILCS 5/9A-11.10 new) |
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| Sec. 9A-11.10. Tiered-reimbursement rate system for child |
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| care providers; field test. |
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| (a) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Human |
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| Services shall field test a tiered-reimbursement rate system |
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| for child care providers.
The purpose of this field test of a |
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| tiered-reimbursement rate system is to demonstrate a set of |
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| performance standards that may provide support and economic |
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| incentives to help programs meet the standards that help |
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| children grow and learn and to help families identify high |
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| quality child care programs. |
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| (b) The Department shall conduct a field test of the |
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| quality rating system instruments to determine the |
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| infrastructure necessary to adequately support a more |
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| comprehensive tiered-reimbursement system and to determine the |
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| baseline of quality for a sample of current child care |
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| providers. Based on the results of the field test, the |
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| Department may prescribe by rule the criteria, standards, and |
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| procedures that will govern the reimbursement system. The |
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| Department shall evaluate the results of the field test and |
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| submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the |
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| Governor and the General Assembly upon completion of the field |
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| test.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.
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