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HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Millions of families throughout the State of
3Illinois and the country at large depend on child care programs
4to provide vital services for our nation's children; and
5 WHEREAS, The expense of quality child care has proven to be
6a large burden on low income families; and
7 WHEREAS, Although there are many child care grants that are
8available to low income families, such as the federal Child
9Care and Development Block Grant, more can be done for these
10families on the State level; and
11 WHEREAS, Our children deserve the best child care that can
12be provided to them; therefore, be it
13 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
15there is created the Commission to Reform Child Care in
16Illinois; and be it further
17 RESOLVED, That the Commission shall consist of the
18following members: 9 members appointed by the Speaker of the
19House and 8 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the
20House; and be it further

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1 RESOLVED, That the Commission shall study current local and
2State provisions involving child care and make recommendations
3to help ensure that there are simple and fair systems to
4provide quality child care that is affordable for families,
5especially those on low incomes; and be it further
6 RESOLVED, That the Commission shall develop a legislative
7and administrative agenda that would effectively address the
8issues surrounding child care in the State of Illinois; and be
9it further
10 RESOLVED, That the members of the Commission shall serve
11without compensation; the Illinois Department of Human
12Services shall provide administrative support for the
13Commission; and be it further
14 RESOLVED, That the Commission shall make its final report
15to the House on or before September 1, 2015.