104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB1862
 
Introduced 1/29/2025, by Rep. Michelle Mussman
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 1305/1-85
    Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Provides that unless otherwise required by State law or federal requirements, a service provider shall not be subject to a matching funds requirement in order to be eligible to receive funds from the Department for the Emergency and Transitional Housing Program or the Supportive Housing Program. Provides that, when making funding determinations, the Department of Human services retains discretion to take into consideration the ability of a service provider to leverage other funding sources, as well as other factors that may demonstrate fiscal solvency of the service provider and that the service provider is not solely reliant on State funds for the provision of services. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Human Services Act is amended 
5by changing Section 1-85 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 1305/1-85)
7    Sec. 1-85. Home Illinois Program.  
8    (a) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Human 
9Services shall establish the Home Illinois Program. The Home 
10Illinois Program shall focus on preventing and ending 
11homelessness in Illinois and may include, but not be limited 
12to, homeless prevention, emergency and transitional housing, 
13rapid rehousing, outreach, capital investment, and related 
14services and supports for individuals at risk or experiencing 
15homelessness. The Department may establish program eligibility 
16criteria and other program requirements by rule. The 
17Department of Human Services may consult with the Capital 
18Development Board, the Department of Commerce and Economic 
19Opportunity, and the Illinois Housing Development Authority in 
20the management and disbursement of funds for capital related 
21projects. The Capital Development Board, the Department of 
22Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and the Illinois Housing 
23Development Authority shall act in a consulting role only for 
 
 
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1the evaluation of applicants, scoring of applicants, or 
2administration of the grant program.
3    (b) Unless otherwise required by State law or federal 
4requirements, a service provider shall not be subject to a 
5matching funds requirement in order to be eligible to receive 
6funds from the Department for the Emergency and Transitional 
7Housing Program or the Supportive Housing Program. When making 
8funding determinations, the Department retains discretion to 
9take into consideration the ability of a service provider to 
10leverage other funding sources, as well as other factors that 
11may demonstrate fiscal solvency of the service provider and 
12that the service provider is not solely reliant on State funds 
13for the provision of services. 
14(Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23.)
 
15    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
16becoming law.