{"id":2241660,"date":"2024-05-10T10:14:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T14:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-creating-new-childhood-state-agency-at-unknown-costs-ready-for-pritzker\/"},"modified":"2024-05-10T10:19:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T14:19:04","slug":"bill-creating-new-childhood-state-agency-at-unknown-costs-ready-for-pritzker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-creating-new-childhood-state-agency-at-unknown-costs-ready-for-pritzker\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill proposes new state childhood agency for Pritzker with undisclosed expenses"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbill-creating-new-childhood-state-agency-at-unknown-costs-ready-for-pritzker%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2241660&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The legislation creates a new state agency for\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/190-billion-in-covid-relief-funds-to-school-districts-both-bonanza-and-burden\/\" title=\"0 Billion in COVID Relief Funds to School Districts Both Bonanza and Burden\">early childhood programs<\/a>\u2064 in\u2062 Illinois, awaiting Governor \u200dJ.B. Pritzker&#8217;s approval. \u200dThe bill \u200cinvolves transitioning various services under the \u2064Department \u2062of Early \u2064Childhood, costing an estimated $13.1 million initially. The complete expenses for the agency&#8217;s establishment are currently undisclosed.\u2062 State Rep. Mary Beth Canty spearheaded the bill. The\u200b bill proposes establishing\u2063 a \u2062new state agency for early childhood programs in Illinois, pending\u200b Governor J.B. Pritzker&#8217;s \u200dendorsement. It includes moving multiple services to the Department of Early Childhood, with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-doubling-down-on-costly-bullet-train-to-nowhere\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Doubling Down On Costly Bullet Train To Nowhere\">initial cost estimate<\/a> of $13.1 million. \u2063The total expenses for setting up the agency are still unknown. State Rep. Mary Beth Canty \u200cled \u200dthe bill&#8217;s development.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2013 Legislation creating a new state agency for early childhood programs is on its way to Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker\u2019s desk, but the estimated new costs to taxpayers remain unknown. <\/p>\n<p>Late last year, Pritzker announced he wanted to start the Department of Early Childhood to oversee various programs for early childhood services. Senate Bill 1 creates that agency with a two year transition to handle various services. State Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights, carried the bill. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Childcare Assistance Program, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/candace-cameron-bure-standing-up-for-freedom-against-vaccine-mandate\/\" title=\"Candace Cameron Bure \u2018Standing Up For Freedom\u2019 Against Vaccine Mandate\">early intervention<\/a>, home visiting, early childhood block grants including preschool for all and the preschool for all expansion and daycare licensing into the new Department of Early Childhood on July 1, 2026,\u201d Canty explained. <\/p>\n<p>The initial transition cost is expected to be $13.1 million, but a total cost for when the agency is ultimately created wasn\u2019t known. State Rep. Blaine Wilhour, R-Beecher City, said the state is creating a massive bureaucracy without knowing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marco-rubio-democrat-challenger-val-demings-votes-with-pelosi-100-of-the-time\/\" title=\"Marco Rubio: Democrat Challenger Val Demings Votes with Pelosi '100% of the Time'\">taxpayer cost<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think anywhere in the history of government, especially in the history of government in the state of Illinois, have we created the bureaucracy, especially massive bureaucracy and it worked out well for the taxpayers at the end of the day,\u201d Wilhour argued in opposition. <\/p>\n<p>State Reps. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights, Blaine Wilhour, R-Beecher City, Will Davis, D-Hazel Crest, and Steven Reick, R-Woodstock, discuss Senate Bill 1BlueRoomStream<\/p>\n<p>In the proposed fiscal year 2025 budget, the Department of Human Services has $466.7 million outlined for early childhood programs. The Illinois State Board of Education has $786.8 million for early childhood. The Department of Children and Family Services has $60.5 million for the daycare line item. <\/p>\n<p>State Rep. Will Davis, D-Hazel Crest, supported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilga.gov\/legislation\/billstatus.asp?DocNum=1&#038;GAID=17&#038;GA=103&#038;DocTypeID=SB&#038;LegID=142592&#038;SessionID=112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Senate Bill 1<\/strong><\/a>, saying it could bring taxpayer savings. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you\u2019re spending money in four different places and you have the opportunity to bring it possibly under one roof \u2026 and spending it in that one way, I think there\u2019s some good things that come out of it,\u201d said Davis.  <\/p>\n<p>State Rep. Steven Reick wanted something to put the brakes on if it doesn\u2019t work out. He said government agencies exist to expand their authority and budget. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs H.L. Mencken said, \u2018the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed and clamoring for safety by creating a series of hobgoblins most of them imaginary,\u201d Reick said.  <\/p>\n<p>The expected salary for the cabinet level leader for the department will be nearly $215,000 a year. <\/p>\n<p>After being approved by both chambers, the measure can now be sent to Pritzker\u2019s desk. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bill establishing a state agency for early childhood programs heads to Gov. J.B. Pritzker. The potential taxpayer costs are undisclosed. 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