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1    AN ACT concerning public aid.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended  by 
5adding Section 9A-11.1 as follows:
 
6    (305 ILCS 5/9A-11.1 new)
7    Sec. 9A-11.1. Orientation and pre-service trainings; 
8Taft-Hartley health fund contributions. 
9    (a) All non-relative providers in the child care assistance 
10program for the first time shall participate in comprehensive 
11orientation and pre-service trainings covering health and 
12safety matters appropriate to a home-based setting within 6 
13months after the non-relative provider begins providing 
14services under the child care assistance program. Non-relative 
15providers shall be paid $15 per hour for their attendance and 
16time spent at mandatory orientation and pre-service trainings. 
17There shall be no charge for non-relative providers to attend 
18mandatory orientation and pre-service trainings. Relative 
19providers in the child care assistance program for the first 
20time shall be encouraged, but not required, to attend 
21orientation and pre-service trainings, and shall be paid $15 
22per hour for their attendance and time spent at mandatory 
23orientation and pre-service trainings. Orientations shall be 
 
 
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1offered in person, no less than 6 times per year in each 
2service delivery area. The Department shall provide 
3orientations and pre-service trainings in reasonably 
4convenient locations, and at reasonable dates and times, and 
5shall provide reasonable advance notice of available 
6pre-service trainings to providers. Providers may complete no 
7more than 50% of mandatory pre-service training hours online.
8    (b) No later than September 30, 2016, the Department shall 
9provide mandatory annual trainings covering health and safety 
10matters appropriate to a home-based setting for non-relative 
11providers in the child care assistance program. Non-relative 
12providers shall be paid $15 per hour for their attendance and 
13time spent at mandatory annual trainings. There shall be no 
14charge for non-relative providers to attend mandatory annual 
15trainings. Relative providers shall be encouraged, but not 
16required, to attend mandatory annual trainings, and shall be 
17paid $15 per hour for their attendance and time spent at 
18mandatory annual trainings. 
19    Trainings shall be offered in person in each service 
20delivery area. The Department shall provide mandatory annual 
21trainings in reasonably convenient locations, and at 
22reasonable dates and times, and shall provide reasonable 
23advance notice of available mandatory trainings to providers. 
24The Department and the collective bargaining representative of 
25the providers shall discuss the locations and schedules for 
26mandatory annual trainings and notice to providers. Providers 
 
 
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1may complete no more than 50% of mandatory annual training 
2hours online. 
3    (c) The State shall contribute into a Taft-Hartley health 
4fund for the purpose of providing health insurance to qualified 
5home child care providers.

For State fiscal year 2017, the rate 
6shall be $587.69 per enrollee per month. For future fiscal 
7years, the rate shall be adjusted as  determined by actuarial 
8analysis. 
  
 
9    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
102016.