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 |     AN ACT concerning education.
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 |     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,  | 
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 | represented in the General Assembly: 
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 |     Section 5. The Illinois Early Learning Council Act is  | 
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 | amended  by adding Section 20 as follows:   | 
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 |     (20 ILCS 3933/20 new) | 
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 |     Sec. 20. Early childhood block grant appropriation  | 
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 | recommendation. The Illinois Early Learning Council shall make  | 
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 | recommendations for the early childhood block grant  | 
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 | appropriation needed to make available high-quality early  | 
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 | childhood and family education programs and services to all  | 
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 | eligible children.  The recommended early childhood block grant  | 
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 | appropriation level must be determined based on research and  | 
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 | reports on program components that are shown to contribute to  | 
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 | positive child outcomes.  The State Board of Education shall  | 
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 | provide such data to the Council as is reasonably required for  | 
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 | the proper performance by the Council of its responsibilities  | 
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 | under this Section.  The Council shall make its recommendation  | 
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 | to the General Assembly on or before January 1 of each  | 
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 | odd-numbered year, beginning on or before January 1, 2011.  
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 |     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon  | 
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 | becoming law.
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