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 1        AN  ACT  to  amend the Illinois Public Aid Code by adding
 2    Section 9A-11.3.

 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:

 5        Section  5.   The  Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
 6    adding Section 9A-11.3 as follows:

 7        (305 ILCS 5/9A-11.3 new)
 8        Sec. 9A-11.3.  First Year at Home Demonstration  Program.
 9    Beginning  October  1, 1999, the Department of Human Services
10    shall, subject to a specific appropriation for this  purpose,
11    operate  a  First  Year  at  Home Demonstration Program.  The
12    Program shall provide funding for one  parent  of  a  newborn
13    infant  to  stay  at  home  to  care for the child during the
14    child's first year rather than place the child in out-of-home
15    care.  For a period beginning 6 weeks after the  birth  of  a
16    child  and  up  to the child's first birthday, the Department
17    shall pay monthly to an eligible family an  amount  equal  to
18    90%  of  the  licensed day care home provider rate, minus any
19    required  co-payment,  not  to  exceed  10%  less  than   the
20    Temporary   Assistance   for   Needy  Families  monthly  cash
21    assistance payment level for a family of  the  same  size  in
22    that family's county of residence.
23        To  be  eligible  for  the First Year at Home Program the
24    family must be otherwise income eligible for subsidized child
25    care provided by the Department and must not be  a  recipient
26    of  cash  assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy
27    Families program.  The  stay  at  home  parent  must  provide
28    documentation  of  work  participation  for  6  out of the 15
29    months prior to the birth of the child.
30        To the extent feasible,  the  Department  shall  issue  a
31    utilization  report  which  shall include, but not be limited
 
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 1    to, data on the  number  of  families  participating  in  the
 2    program, the income of families participating when they apply
 3    for  the  program,  the size of families participating in the
 4    program, the number of parents in the household,  the  county
 5    of  residence  of  families participating in the Program, and
 6    the effect of the Program on availability of infant day care.
 7    The Department shall issue an interim report to  the  General
 8    Assembly  by December 31, 2000 and a final report by April 1,
 9    2003.  This Demonstration Program shall end on  December  31,
10    2002.

11        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
12    becoming law.

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