DHS-CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE Senate SponsorsSen. Ram Villivalam, Mattie Hunter, Adriane Johnson, Robert Peters-Javier L. Cervantes and Cristina Castro 1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die 305 ILCS 5/9A-11from Ch. 23, par. 9A-11Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Expands the categories of families and individuals eligible for child care assistance to include: early childhood assistants or aides, qualified assistants, early childhood teachers, and school-age workers who work at least 20 hours per week and meet income eligibility and other requirements. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law or administrative rule to the contrary, beginning in State fiscal year 2025, the specified income threshold for families with a household member who is an early childhood assistant or aide, qualified assistant, early childhood teacher, or school-age worker shall be no less than 300% of the then-current federal poverty level for each family size. Effective July 1, 2024. 2/8/2024SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Ram Villivalam 2/8/2024SenateFirst Reading 2/8/2024SenateReferred to Assignments 2/20/2024SenateAssigned to Appropriations - Health and Human Services 3/7/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter 3/13/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson 3/15/2024SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 5, 2024 4/5/2024SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 3, 2024 4/11/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters 4/17/2024SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes 4/18/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro 5/3/2024SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die