Illinois · Senate Bill 3257 · 103rd General Assembly

CRISIS NURSERY GRANT PROGRAM

  1. Introduced Feb 6, 2024
  2. In committee Feb 6, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  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, subject to appropriation, establish and administer a Crisis Nursery Grant Program to award grants to crisis nursery service providers. Provides that successful grantees under the program shall comply with policies and procedures on program, data, and expense reporting as developed by the Department. Requires the Department to…

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Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to, subject to appropriation, establish and administer a Crisis Nursery Grant Program to award grants to crisis nursery service providers. Provides that successful grantees under the program shall comply with policies and procedures on program, data, and expense reporting as developed by the Department. Requires the Department to seek to attain any federal grants or other funding that may be available for the purpose of the program. Provides that funds received by the Department shall supplement and not supplant other existing or new federal, State, or local sources of funding for crisis nursery services. Provides that any new federal funding received shall supplement and not supplant funding for the program. Requires successful grantees under the Crisis Nursery Grant Program to submit an annual report to the Department that includes the following information: (i) the expenditures of the crisis nursery service provider; (ii) the number and demographics of families served over a one-year period; and (iii) any other funds received outside of the State grant. Creates the Crisis Nursery Fund to hold any moneys appropriated to the Department for the Crisis Nursery Grant Program, any federal grants or other funding received by the Department for the program, and all other moneys received by the Fund from any other source. Amends the State Finance Act to add the Crisis Nursery Fund to the list of Funds under the Act.

Every action

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

  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Doris Turner
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Appropriations - Health and Human Services · Senate Health and Human Services
  5. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 5, 2024
  6. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 3, 2024
  7. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  8. SenateSession Sine Die

Roll calls

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Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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.