Illinois · House Bill 4728 · 103rd General Assembly

CHILD CARE COLLABORATION PROG

HB 4728 Sponsored by La Shawn K. Ford Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 2, 2024
  2. In committee Feb 6, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to implement a Child Care Collaboration Program by no later than July 1, 2024 to facilitate high quality collaborative programming between child care and other early care and education providers and funding streams in order to increase, through collaboration, the quality and quantity of early care and education for families in…

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Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to implement a Child Care Collaboration Program by no later than July 1, 2024 to facilitate high quality collaborative programming between child care and other early care and education providers and funding streams in order to increase, through collaboration, the quality and quantity of early care and education for families in Illinois who are eligible to receive child care assistance under the Department's Child Care Assistance Program. Provides that to be eligible to participate in the Child Care Collaboration Program a provider must meet certain eligibility requirements, including: (i) be a profit or nonprofit early childhood center or licensed family child care home; (ii) receive or be eligible to receive child care assistance funding; and (iii) be a part of an existing or pending collaborative arrangement with a Head Start or Early Head Start Program or with a pre-kindergarten program funded by the Illinois State Board of Education through the Early Childhood Block Grant. Sets forth approvable models of collaboration and application requirements for providers seeking approval of their existing or proposed child care collaboration program. Provides that each eligible provider that receives Department approval of its existing or proposed child care collaboration program shall receive an annual contract from the Department that allows for the advance payment of child care services at a rate that is based on the license capacity of the program. Provides that a family's eligibility for collaboration services under the approved child care collaboration program shall be determined in accordance with all current child care rules, with certain exceptions, including, but not limited to: (1) a family's eligibility period for collaboration services shall be up to 36 months to coincide with the family's eligibility for a Head Start or Early Head Start Program or an early childhood or preschool program funded through the Early Childhood Block Grant; and (2) no child care co-payments shall be assigned or collected from the family. Effective immediately.

Every action

32 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 24 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee · House Child Care Access & Early Childhood
  5. HouseFiscal Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  6. HouseState Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  7. HouseBalanced Budget Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  8. HouseHome Rule Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  9. HouseState Debt Impact Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  10. HousePension Note Requested by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  11. HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  12. CommitteeHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  13. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis
  14. HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis
  15. CommitteeHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee · House Child Care Access & Early Childhood
  16. CommitteeHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee; by Voice Vote · House Child Care Access & Early Childhood
  17. CommitteeDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee; 014-000-000 · House Child Care Access & Early Childhood
  18. HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  19. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
  20. HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  21. HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
  22. HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  23. CommitteeHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  24. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis
  1. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
  2. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
  3. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
  7. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  8. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Apr 4, 2024 House Child Care Access & Early Childhood Child Care Access & Early Childhood - Do Pass As Amended
Members

Yes · 14

Not voting · 1

 Passed 14–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 8 cosponsors: 8 Democrats.

All 8 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.