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HB4791 - 104th General Assembly
SMART START GRANTS-HEAD START
Last Action
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Smart Start Illinois Act. Expands eligibility under the Smart Start Child Care Workforce Compensation Program to Head Start and Early Head Start programs.
House Floor Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Smart Start Illinois Act. Provides that Head Start programs and Early Head Start programs may be deemed eligible to participate in the Smart Start Child Care Workforce Compensation Program to the extent that appropriations are made available for new program entrants and shall not result in the reduction, reallocation, or displacement of funding for existing recipients. Provides that a provider participating in the Smart Start Child Care Workforce Compensation Program may simultaneously receive funding through Head Start or Early Head Start programs; and that receipt of funding under one program shall not disqualify or otherwise limit eligibility for funding under the other, provided that: (1) funds are used in accordance with the requirements of each respective program; and (2) funds are not used to supplant existing federal Head Start or Early Head Start funding, but may be used to supplement and enhance workforce compensation and program quality.
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/02/2026 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maura Hirschauer |
| 2/06/2026 | House | First Reading |
| 2/06/2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/17/2026 | House | Assigned to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education |
| 3/20/2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 013-000-000 |
| 3/20/2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/23/2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez |
| 4/10/2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/10/2026 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/10/2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maura Hirschauer |
| 4/10/2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/14/2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education |
| 4/16/2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 013-000-000 |
| 4/16/2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 4/16/2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/16/2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 |
| 4/16/2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez |