Sec. 10-3.5. Connecting parents to available resources.
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Sec. 10-3.5. Connecting parents to available resources. Beginning July 1, 2025, subject to appropriation and the availability of federal matching funds for the costs to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services for the implementation of this Section, the Illinois Department shall enter into agreements with other State agencies, including, but not limited to, the Department of Employment Security and the Department of Central Management Services, to implement a program designed to connect available resources to noncustodial parents whose families are receiving child support enforcement services; who have a child support order or are cooperating to establish a child support order; and who are unemployed or underemployed or at risk of not being able to comply with their support order.
The program shall seek to connect parents with resources providing: job search assistance; job readiness training; job development and job placement services; skills assessments to facilitate job placement; job retention services; work supports; and occupational training and other skills training related to employment. The opportunities provided to program participants shall include opportunities offered by employers located in the State, including, but not limited to, State employment.