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| Public Act 103-0411 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by | ||||
adding Section 8.13 as follows: | ||||
(20 ILCS 105/8.13 new) | ||||
Sec. 8.13. Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Pilot | ||||
Program. | ||||
(a) Subject to additional appropriations, the Department | ||||
shall establish and administer a Grandparents Raising | ||||
Grandchildren Pilot Program to operate in Will County | ||||
beginning January 1, 2024 through January 1, 2027. The pilot | ||||
program shall require the Senior Services Center of Will | ||||
County to designate a staff member to serve as an intake | ||||
coordinator for Will County who shall help connect | ||||
grandparents raising grandchildren to existing relevant | ||||
services and resources provided by the various State agencies, | ||||
including, but not limited to, services and resources provided | ||||
by the Department of Children and Family Services, the | ||||
Department of Human Services, the Department on Aging, the | ||||
Department of Healthcare and Family Services, and the State | ||||
Board of Education. The intake coordinator shall provide | ||||
services at local senior services centers in Will County that | ||||
are operated by the Senior Services Center of Will County and | ||
shall work with the Department on Aging to create a public | ||
awareness campaign on the services and resources offered by | ||
each of the agencies. The intake coordinator shall maintain | ||
records regarding the number of families who received | ||
referrals, the specific services each family was referred to | ||
and received, and the frequency of calls and visits. The | ||
intake coordinator selected by the Senior Services Center of | ||
Will County must be knowledgeable on the following programs: | ||
(1) The Extended Family Support Program administered | ||
by the Department of Children and Family Services. | ||
(2) The Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Program | ||
administered by the Department on Aging. | ||
(3) The Child Only Grants assistance component of the | ||
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program | ||
administered by the Department of Human Services. | ||
(4) The Children Health Insurance Program administered | ||
by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. | ||
(b) The intake coordinator must be given the contact | ||
information for the designated point of contact for each State | ||
agency listed in subsection (a). Each State agency's | ||
designated point of contact shall provide educational | ||
materials and training on the different programs provided by | ||
the State agency. The intake coordinator may receive this | ||
information within 14 days after his or her selection by the | ||
Senior Services Center of Will County in accordance with this | ||
Section. | ||
(c) By January 1 of each year beginning in 2025 until the | ||
pilot program terminates, the Department on Aging shall submit | ||
an annual report to the General Assembly on the number of | ||
families who received referrals to relevant services from the | ||
intake coordinator during the prior calendar year, the | ||
specific services each family was referred to and received, | ||
and other related information on the frequency of calls and | ||
visits to the office of the intake coordinator during the | ||
reporting period.
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