2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 30 - FINANCE › 30 ILCS 590/ - State Agency Employees Child Care Services Act.

(30 ILCS 590/1) (from Ch. 127, par. 3001)
Sec. 1. 
		
		This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "State Agency
Employees Child Care Services Act".
(Source: P.A. 84-652.)
(30 ILCS 590/2) (from Ch. 127, par. 3002)
Sec. 2. 
		
		In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the
following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them:
1.  "Department" means the Department of Central Management Services.
2.  "State agency" means all departments, officers, commissions, boards,
institutions and bodies politic and corporate of the State, including the
offices of Clerk of the Supreme Court and Clerks of the Appellate Courts,
the several courts of the State and the legislature, its committees or commissions.
3.  "Child care services" means day care home or center services as
defined by the Child Care Act of 1969.
(Source: P.A. 84-652.)
(30 ILCS 590/3) (from Ch. 127, par. 3003)
Sec. 3. 
		
		The Department may authorize a State agency to contract for
the provision of child care services for its  employees. The Department
may, in accordance with established rules, allow day care centers to
operate in State-owned or leased facilities.  Such facilities shall be
primarily for use by State employees but use by non-employees may be allowed.
Where a State agency enters into a contract to construct, acquire or
lease all or a substantial portion of a building, in which more than 50
persons shall be employed, other than a renewal of an existing lease, after
July 1, 1990, and where a need has been demonstrated, according to Section
4 of this Act, on-site child care services shall be provided for State
employees.
The Department shall implement this Act and shall promulgate all rules
and regulations necessary for this purpose.  By April 1, 1991, the
Department shall propose rules setting forth the standards and criteria,
including need and feasibility, for determining if on-site child care
services shall be provided.  The Department shall consult
with the Department of Children and Family Services in defining standards
for child care service centers established pursuant to this Act to ensure
compliance with the Child Care Act of 1969.  The
Department shall establish a schedule of fees that shall be charged to
employees of State agencies who may obtain child care services under this
Act.  Such schedule shall be established so that charges for service are
based on the actual cost of care.  Except as otherwise provided by law for
employees who may qualify for public assistance or social services due to
indigency or family circumstance, each employee obtaining child care
services under this Act shall be responsible for full payment of such
charges. The Department shall report, on or before December 31 of
each year, to the Governor and the members of the General Assembly, on the
feasibility and implementation of a plan for the provision of comprehensive
child care services.
(Source: P.A. 86-1482.)
(30 ILCS 590/4) (from Ch. 127, par. 3004)
Sec. 4. 
		
		Prior to receiving authorization from the Department to
contract for child care services, a State agency shall demonstrate a need
for such services. Proof of need submitted to the Department may include a
survey of agency employees as well as a determination of the availability
of child care services under such agency, through other State agencies, or
in the community.  The Department may also require submission of a
feasibility, design and implementation plan, which takes into consideration
similar needs and services of other State agencies.
The Department shall assist any State agency authorized to procure child
care services in the preparation of a request for proposals, in order to
assure that the services provided address the specific needs of the agency
personnel.
Any State agency authorized by the Department to contract for child care
services shall have the sole responsibility for choosing the successful
bidder and overseeing the operation of its child care service program within
the guidelines established by the Department. The Department shall
promulgate rules pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
which detail the specific standards to be used by the Director of any State
agency in the selection of a vendor of child care services.
The State agency's contract shall provide for the establishment of or
arrangement for the use of a licensed day care center or a licensed day
care agency, as defined in the Child Care Act of 1969.
State agencies with similar needs, or those with small employee
populations may group together to establish need and contract for the
provision of child care services.
(Source: P.A. 85-1337; 86-1482.)
(30 ILCS 590/5) (from Ch. 127, par. 3005)
Sec. 5. 
		
		The General Assembly, through the Joint Committee on
Legislative Support Services, may
contract for the establishment of child care
services, which may also serve as a prototype or model of such services
for other state agencies.  Such a center shall use a schedule of fees and
charges established by the Department under Section 3 of this Act.  Such a
center may also be used for the conduct
of research on child development, day care standards, the effect of
employer-assisted child care on employee morale and productivity or other
subjects as determined by the Joint Committee on Legislative Support
Services, in consultation with the Department of Children and Family Services.
(Source: P.A. 84-652.)