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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2181
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 2181 by replacing
3 the title with the following:
4 "AN ACT to amend the Illinois Public Aid Code by adding
5 Section 9A-11.3."; and
6 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
7 following:
8 "Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
9 adding Section 9A-11.3 as follows:
10 (305 ILCS 5/9A-11.3 new)
11 Sec. 9A-11.3. First Year at Home Demonstration Program.
12 Beginning October 1, 1999, the Department of Human Services
13 shall, subject to a specific appropriation for this purpose,
14 operate a First Year at Home Demonstration Program. The
15 Program shall provide funding for one parent of a newborn
16 infant to stay at home to care for the child during the
17 child's first year rather than place the child in out-of-home
18 care. For a period beginning 6 weeks after the birth of a
19 child and up to the child's first birthday, the Department
20 shall pay monthly to an eligible family an amount equal to
21 90% of the licensed day care home provider rate, minus any
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1 required co-payment, not to exceed 10% less than the
2 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families monthly cash
3 assistance payment level for a family of the same size in
4 that family's county of residence.
5 To be eligible for the First year at Home Program the
6 family must be otherwise income eligible for subsidized child
7 care provided by the Department and must not be a recipient
8 of cash assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy
9 Families program. The stay at home parent must provide
10 documentation of work participation for 6 out of the 15
11 months prior to the birth of the child.
12 To the extent feasible, the Department shall issue a
13 utilization report which shall include, but not be limited
14 to, data on the number of families participating in the
15 program, the income of families participating when they apply
16 for the program, the size of families participating in the
17 program, the number of parents in the household, the county
18 of residence of families participating in the Program, and
19 the effect of the Program on availability of infant day care.
20 The Department shall issue an interim report to the General
21 Assembly by December 31, 2000 and a final report by April 30,
22 2003. This Demonstration Program shall end on December 31,
23 2002.".