Mary Beth Canty
- Democratic
- Representative
- District 54
Primary
Creates the Department of Early Childhood Act. Creates the Department of Early Childhood to begin operation on July 1, 2024 and transfers to it certain rights, powers, duties, and functions currently exercised by various agencies of State Government. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2026 the Department of Early Childhood shall be the lead State agency for administering and providing early childhood education and care programs and services to children and families including: home-visiting services; early intervention services; preschool services; child care services; licensing for day care centers, day care homes, and group day care homes; and other early childhood education and care programs and administrative functions historically managed by the State Board of Education, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Children and Family Services. Makes conforming changes to various Acts including the Department of Human Services Act, the Illinois Early Learning Council Act, the Illinois Procurement Code, the School Code, the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Early Intervention Services System Act and the Children and Family Services Act. Effective immediately.
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cyril Nichols
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Second Reading - Short Debate
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee; 014-000-000
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee; by Voice Vote
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernández
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary Beth Canty
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis
Assigned to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary Beth Canty
First Reading
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| House Amendment 001 | HTML PDF |
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