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Full Text of HB5763  99th General Assembly

HB5763 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  

 


 
99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB5763

 

Introduced , by Rep. Carol Ammons

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
305 ILCS 5/9A-11.1 new

    Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires all non-relative providers in the child care assistance program for the first time to participate in comprehensive orientation and pre-service trainings covering health and safety matters appropriate to a home-based setting within 6 months after the non-relative provider begins providing services under the child care assistance program. Provides that non-relative providers shall be paid $15 per hour for their attendance and time spent at mandatory orientation and pre-service trainings and that there shall be no charge for non-relative providers to attend mandatory orientation and pre-service trainings. Provides that relative providers shall be encouraged, but not required, to attend orientation and pre-service trainings, and shall be paid the same amount as non-relative providers. Requires orientations to be offered in person, no less than 6 times per year in each service delivery area; and requires the Department of Human Services to provide orientations and pre-service trainings in reasonably convenient locations and to provide reasonable advance notice. Requires the State to contribute into a Taft-Hartley health fund for the purpose of providing health insurance to qualified home child care providers. Provides that for State fiscal year 2017, the rate shall be $587.69 per enrollee per month; and that for future fiscal years, the rate shall be adjusted as determined by actuarial analysis. Effective July 1, 2016.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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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) The State shall contribute into a Taft-Hartley health
9fund for the purpose of providing health insurance to qualified
10home child care providers. For State fiscal year 2017, the rate
11shall be $587.69 per enrollee per month. For future fiscal
12years, the rate shall be adjusted as determined by actuarial
13analysis.
 
14    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
152016.