House Sponsors: RONEN-SCHAKOWSKY-CLAYTON-WIRSING-DEUCHLER, CURRIE, FANTIN, KRAUSE, COULSON, KLINGLER, JONES,LOU, FEIGENHOLTZ, MCKEON, SANTIAGO, LOPEZ, GRANBERG, O'BRIEN, SCOTT, MCGUIRE, LYONS,JOSEPH, BOLAND, DART, SLONE, GASH, DAVIS,MONIQUE, LINDNER, KENNER, ACEVEDO, FRITCHEY, GILES, CURRY,JULIE, BIGGERT, CROTTY, FLOWERS, LANG, MULLIGAN, BRADY AND MOORE,ANDREA. Senate Sponsors: PARKER-GEO-KARIS-BURZYNSKI-OBAMA-TROTTER Short description: DHS-CHILD CARE REIMBURSEMENTS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall include an evaluation of reimbursement rates for State subsidized child care in the annual daycare analysis report submitted to the Governor and General Assembly. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 505/5.15 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 505/5.25 new Deletes everything. Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall administer a consolidated State-assisted child care program with financial assistance for employment, education, community, and training-related development services for parents. Provides that the program includes parents that meet the stated income eligibility and activity requirements and have children under the age of 13. Provides that the Department shall establish a co-payment scale for cost sharing by the families that is reasonable and based upon household income and family size. Provides that the Department shall enhance reimbursement rates for child care providers to increase the capacity and number of providers in the State. Effective immediately. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 HB630, with H-am 1, fails to create a State mandate. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Dpt. Public Aid) Expenditures would increase by more than $200 million over the $350.6 million already budgeted. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Deletes everything. Reincorporates provisions of H-am 1. Provides further that the Department shall increase day care services provided through purchase of service contracts to expand access to high quality child care for the families receiving child care assistance. Provides that the Department shall enhance reimbursement rates for child care providers to increase the capacity and number of providers in the State and shall create incentive rate enhancements for licensed child care providers who are open 11 or more hours per day or before and after school to accommodate parents whose schedules necessitate ex- tended hours. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 2 (Dept. of Public Aid) The proposed FY'98 budget allows funding to provide services at the 41% of State median income level. To provide child care to families at 50% of the State median income, approximately $444.2 million total or $93.6 million in additional funds are required for FY'98. FY'99 will require $450.9 million up to 55% and the FY'99 will require $475.0 million up to 60%. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status