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90_HB0496eng
20 ILCS 625/4.1 new
Amends the Illinois Economic Opportunity Act. Provides
that DCCA shall administer a family and community development
demonstration grant program to make grants to organizations
for demonstration projects to reduce economic dependency.
Creates a Community Services Advisory Council within DCCA to
perform advisory functions relating to the program. Sets
forth the powers and duties of DCCA and the Council in
relation to selecting grantees, requirements for the program,
and other matters. Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Economic Opportunity Act by
2 adding Section 4.1.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Economic Opportunity Act is
6 amended by adding Section 4.1 as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 625/4.1 new)
8 Sec. 4.1. Family and Community Development Grant
9 Program.
10 (a) A family and community development grant program
11 shall be administered by the Department of Commerce and
12 Community Affairs. The program shall be designed to make
13 services available to families who are at risk of long-term
14 economic dependency and to work with communities to provide
15 economic opportunities. The purpose of the program is to
16 fund, evaluate, and provide recommendations on not less than
17 8 nor more than 10 projects to move 100 families at risk of
18 long-term economic dependency to self-sufficiency through the
19 family and community development program.
20 (b) As used in this Section only:
21 "Applicant" means a public or private organization that
22 makes application for a grant through the request for
23 proposals process.
24 "Council" means the Community Services Advisory Council.
25 "Department" means the Department of Commerce and
26 Community Affairs.
27 "Grant" means an award to fund a project approved by the
28 Council.
29 "Grantee" means the recipient of a grant approved by the
30 Council.
31 (c) The Community Services Advisory Council as
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1 established within the Department of Commerce and Community
2 Affairs with respect to the family and community development
3 grants administered, under agreement, by the Department of
4 Commerce and Community Affairs shall include a representative
5 of the Human Resource Investment Council.
6 (d) The Council shall:
7 (1) Identify the factors and conditions that place
8 Illinois families at risk of long-term dependency upon
9 the AFDC program or its successor program. The Council
10 shall seek to use relevant research findings and national
11 and Illinois-specific data on the AFDC program or its
12 successor program.
13 (2) Identify the factors and conditions that place
14 Illinois families at risk of family instability,
15 long-term economic dependency, and foster care placement.
16 (3) Report those findings to the Secretary of the
17 Department of Human Services for his or her evaluation.
18 (4) Recommend grants to public or private
19 organizations to provide family and community development
20 services to families at risk of long-term economic
21 dependency.
22 (5) In cooperation with the Illinois Community
23 Action Association, use family and community development
24 outcome measures to independently evaluate the
25 effectiveness of demonstration projects.
26 (6) Seek the support of an Illinois accredited
27 university to continue research and evaluation
28 responsibilities.
29 (7) Seek additional support for the funding of
30 family and community development grants.
31 (8) Make recommendations to the Governor, the
32 General Assembly, and the Secretary of the Department of
33 Human Services on the effectiveness of family and
34 community development intervention programs in Illinois.
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1 (9) Evaluate and make recommendations regarding the
2 cost and benefits to the expansion of the services
3 provided under the AFDC program or its successor program
4 to include tuition for parenting skills programs, family
5 support and counseling services, child development
6 services, job readiness and job skill training, and
7 transportation and child care expenses associated with
8 the programs and services.
9 (e) In cooperation with the Illinois Community Action
10 Association, the grantees shall identify families that
11 receive AFDC payments or payments from its successor program
12 that may place families at risk of long-term economic
13 dependency.
14 (f) The Department shall adopt rules for the operation
15 of this program.
16 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
17 becoming law.