CHILDHOOD EDUCATION-TECH Senate SponsorsSen. Kimberly A. Lightford, Omar Aquino-Julie A. Morrison-Adriane Johnson-Michael W. Halpin-Meg Loughran Cappel, Javier L. Cervantes, Ram Villivalam, Rachel Ventura, Mary Edly-Allen, Cristina Castro, David Koehler, Napoleon Harris, III, Mike Simmons, Doris Turner, Mike Porfirio, Sara Feigenholtz, Willie Preston, Paul Faraci, Christopher Belt, Mattie Hunter, Robert F. Martwick, Laura Fine, Michael E. Hastings, Laura M. Murphy, Celina Villanueva, Suzy Glowiak Hilton, Robert Peters, Emil Jones, III, Mark L. Walker and Lakesia Collins House Sponsors(Rep. Mary Beth Canty-Joyce Mason-Camille Y. Lilly-Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez-William "Will" Davis, Sharon Chung, Katie Stuart, Terra Costa Howard, Ann M. Williams, Janet Yang Rohr, Kimberly Du Buclet, Theresa Mah, Mark L. Walker, Eva-Dina Delgado, Anna Moeller, Natalie A. Manley, Dagmara Avelar, Robert "Bob" Rita, Diane Blair-Sherlock, Gregg Johnson, Daniel Didech, Cyril Nichols, Michelle Mussman, Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, Bob Morgan, Edgar Gonzalez, Jr., Justin Slaughter, Hoan Huynh, Sonya M. Harper, Anne Stava-Murray, Jenn Ladisch Douglass, Harry Benton, Michael J. Kelly, Laura Faver Dias, Will Guzzardi, Maura Hirschauer, Kelly M. Cassidy, Jay Hoffman, Kevin John Olickal, Maurice A. West, II, Nabeela Syed, Abdelnasser Rashid, Tracy Katz Muhl, Emanuel "Chris" Welch, La Shawn K. Ford, Rita Mayfield, Lilian Jiménez, Marcus C. Evans, Jr., Norma Hernandez, Matt Hanson, Martin J. Moylan, Mary Gill, Carol Ammons, Kam Buckner, Kelly M. Burke and Debbie Meyers-Martin) 6/25/2024SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0594 New ActCreates the Early Childhood Education Act. Contains only a short title provision.Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adds reference to:20 ILCS 5/5-10was 20 ILCS 5/2.120 ILCS 5/5-15was 20 ILCS 5/320 ILCS 5/5-20was 20 ILCS 5/420 ILCS 5/5-336 new20 ILCS 505/5afrom Ch. 23, par. 5005a20 ILCS 505/5.1520 ILCS 505/5.2020 ILCS 505/22.1from Ch. 23, par. 5022.120 ILCS 505/34.9from Ch. 23, par. 5034.920 ILCS 505/34.10from Ch. 23, par. 5034.1020 ILCS 1305/1-7520 ILCS 1305/10-1620 ILCS 1305/10-2220 ILCS 3933/1030 ILCS 500/1-10105 ILCS 5/1A-4from Ch. 122, par. 1A-4105 ILCS 5/1C-2105 ILCS 5/1C-4105 ILCS 5/1D-1105 ILCS 5/2-3.47from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.47105 ILCS 5/2-3.64a-10105 ILCS 5/2-3.71from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.71105 ILCS 5/2-3.71afrom Ch. 122, par. 2-3.71a105 ILCS 5/2-3.79from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.79105 ILCS 5/2-3.89from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.89105 ILCS 5/10-22.6from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.6105 ILCS 5/21B-50105 ILCS 5/22-45105 ILCS 5/26-19105 ILCS 230/5-300110 ILCS 28/25110 ILCS 28/35305 ILCS 5/2-12from Ch. 23, par. 2-12305 ILCS 5/2-12.5305 ILCS 5/9A-11from Ch. 23, par. 9A-11305 ILCS 5/9A-11.5305 ILCS 5/9A-17325 ILCS 20/20.1 new405 ILCS 47/35-5405 ILCS 49/5410 ILCS 221/15225 ILCS 10/2.11 rep.225 ILCS 10/2.09from Ch. 23, par. 2212.09225 ILCS 10/3from Ch. 23, par. 2213225 ILCS 10/3.01 new225 ILCS 10/4from Ch. 23, par. 2214225 ILCS 10/4.01 new225 ILCS 10/4.1from Ch. 23, par. 2214.1225 ILCS 10/4.2a new225 ILCS 10/4.3from Ch. 23, par. 2214.3225 ILCS 10/4.3a new225 ILCS 10/4.4from Ch. 23, par. 2214.4225 ILCS 10/4.4a new225 ILCS 10/4.5225 ILCS 10/5from Ch. 23, par. 2215225 ILCS 10/5.01 new225 ILCS 10/5.1from Ch. 23, par. 2215.1225 ILCS 10/5.1a new225 ILCS 10/5.2225 ILCS 10/5.2a new225 ILCS 10/5.8225 ILCS 10/5.9225 ILCS 10/5.10225 ILCS 10/5.11225 ILCS 10/6from Ch. 23, par. 2216225 ILCS 10/6.1 new225 ILCS 10/7from Ch. 23, par. 2217225 ILCS 10/7.01 new225 ILCS 10/7.2from Ch. 23, par. 2217.2225 ILCS 10/7.10225 ILCS 10/8from Ch. 23, par. 2218225 ILCS 10/8a new225 ILCS 10/8.1from Ch. 23, par. 2218.1225 ILCS 10/8.1a new225 ILCS 10/8.2from Ch. 23, par. 2218.2225 ILCS 10/8.2a new225 ILCS 10/8.5225 ILCS 10/8.6 new225 ILCS 10/9from Ch. 23, par. 2219225 ILCS 10/9.01 new225 ILCS 10/9.1from Ch. 23, par. 2219.1225 ILCS 10/9.1c225 ILCS 10/9.2225 ILCS 10/10from Ch. 23, par. 2220225 ILCS 10/11from Ch. 23, par. 2221225 ILCS 10/11.1from Ch. 23, par. 2221.1225 ILCS 10/11.1a new225 ILCS 10/11.2from Ch. 23, par. 2221.2225 ILCS 10/11.3 new225 ILCS 10/12from Ch. 23, par. 2222225 ILCS 10/12.1 new225 ILCS 10/15from Ch. 23, par. 2225225 ILCS 10/15.1 new225 ILCS 10/16from Ch. 23, par. 2226225 ILCS 10/16.1 new225 ILCS 10/17from Ch. 23, par. 2227225 ILCS 10/18from Ch. 23, par. 2228225 ILCS 10/18.1 newReplaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Department of Early Childhood Act. Creates the Department of Early Childhood to begin operation on July 1, 2024 and transfers to it certain rights, powers, duties, and functions currently exercised by various agencies of State Government. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2026 the Department of Early Childhood shall be the lead State agency for administering and providing early childhood education and care programs and services to children and families including: home-visiting services; early intervention services; preschool services; child care services; licensing for day care centers, day care homes, and group day care homes; and other early childhood education and care programs and administrative functions historically managed by the State Board of Education, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Children and Family Services. Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that the Department of Early Childhood (rather than the Department of Children and Family Services) administers day care centers, day care homes, and group day care homes. Makes conforming changes to various Acts including the Department of Human Services Act, the Illinois Early Learning Council Act, the Illinois Procurement Code, the School Code, the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Early Intervention Services System Act and the Children and Family Services Act. Effective immediately, except the provisions amending the Child Care Act of 1969 take effect July 1, 2026.Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 In a provision requiring the transfer of certain personnel from the Departments of Human Services and Children and Family Services to the Department of Early Childhood, provides that the status and rights of the employees and the State of Illinois or its transferring agencies under the Personnel Code, the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, and applicable collective bargaining agreements, or under any pension, retirement, or annuity plan, shall not be affected by the Department of Early Childhood Act. 1/20/2023SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon 1/20/2023SenateFirst Reading 1/20/2023SenateReferred to Assignments 3/2/2023SenateAssigned to Executive 3/9/2023SenateDo Pass Executive; 011-000-000 3/9/2023SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2023 3/10/2023SenateSecond Reading 3/10/2023SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2023 3/31/2023SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 2/28/2024SenateApproved for Consideration Assignments 2/28/2024SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 5, 2024 2/28/2024SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford 2/28/2024SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 2/28/2024SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive 3/5/2024SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford 3/7/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino 3/7/2024SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison 3/8/2024SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson 3/11/2024SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin 3/11/2024SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel 3/11/2024SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford 3/11/2024SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments 3/12/2024SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive 3/13/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes 3/13/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam 3/13/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura 3/13/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen 3/13/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro 3/13/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler 3/14/2024SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Executive 3/14/2024SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 013-000-000 3/14/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III 3/19/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons 3/20/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner 3/20/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio 3/20/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz 3/22/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston 4/9/2024SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford 4/9/2024SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments 4/10/2024SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Executive 4/10/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci 4/10/2024SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 011-000-000 4/10/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt 4/11/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter 4/12/2024SenateRecalled to Second Reading 4/12/2024SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted 4/12/2024SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted 4/12/2024SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading 4/12/2024SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4a 4/12/2024SenateThird Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 4/12/2024HouseArrived in House 4/12/2024HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch 4/12/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick 4/12/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine 4/12/2024HouseAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mary Beth Canty 4/15/2024HouseFirst Reading 4/15/2024HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cyril Nichols 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr. 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid 4/19/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl 4/24/2024HouseAssigned to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee 5/2/2024HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee; 012-000-000 5/2/2024HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/6/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch 5/6/2024HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/6/2024HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/8/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford 5/8/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield 5/8/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez 5/8/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. 5/8/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez 5/8/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson 5/8/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan 5/8/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill 5/8/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons 5/8/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner 5/8/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke 5/9/2024HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 093-018-000 5/9/2024SenatePassed Both Houses 5/9/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin 5/10/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings 5/10/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy 5/13/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva 5/14/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton 5/14/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters 5/14/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III 5/15/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker 5/15/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins 6/7/2024SenateSent to the Governor 6/25/2024SenateGovernor Approved 6/25/2024SenateEffective Date June 25, 2024 6/25/2024SenateEffective Date July 1, 2026; Some Provisions 6/25/2024SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0594