PROJECT SUCCESS PILOT PROGRAM

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3080

Introduced 1/29/2026, by Sen. Paul Faraci

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 1305/10-85 new
30 ILCS 105/5.1038 new

Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Requires the Department
of Human Services to establish a Project Success pilot program that is
aimed at improving child and family well-being by coordinating services
that promote school success, local planning and decision-making, parental
involvement, and prevention through partnerships between local school
districts and community-based organizations and relevant State agencies.
Provides that the pilot program shall operate in communities in
East-Central Illinois and shall focus on increasing parents' involvement
in their children's academic and emotional development by linking parents
to community resources and services that include, but are not limited to,
violence prevention, mentoring, tutoring, health education, and community
safety. Requires participating communities to establish a local governing
board to oversee and implement the coordination of needed services and
supports. Contains provisions on the composition of the local governing
boards and their duties, including the development of an evolving
community action plan that guides their community's use of financial
resources, time, staff, services, and other resources to improve families'
access to basic health care, behavioral health services, and services that
promote family stability and proper nutrition. Requires the Department to
initially assist participating communities on how to coordinate services
through school-community provider partnerships. Requires the Department to
hire a Project Manager to oversee the day-to-day operations of Project
Success and to assist participating communities in the development of
their community actions plans. Requires the Project Manager to post annual
reports on the success of the pilot program, issues or barriers to
community implementation, and recommendations. Makes implementation of
Project Success subject to appropriations and private funding or
resources. Amends the State Finance Act. Adds the Project Success Pilot
Program Fund to the list of State special funds.
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A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning State government.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Department of Human Services Act is amended
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by adding Section 10-85 as follows:

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(20 ILCS 1305/10-85 new)
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Sec. 10-85.
Project Success Pilot Program.

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(a) The Department shall establish and administer a
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Project Success pilot program aimed at improving child and
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family well-being by coordinating services that promote school
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success, local planning and decision-making, parental
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involvement, and prevention through partnerships between local
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school districts and community-based organizations and
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relevant State agencies. The pilot program shall focus on
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increasing parents' involvement in their children's academic
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and emotional development by linking parents to community
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resources and services that include, but are not limited to,
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violence prevention, mentoring, tutoring, health education,
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and community safety.
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The establishment and implementation of the Project
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Success pilot program shall be subject to appropriations;
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however, the Department shall be permitted to accept private
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funding or private resources at any time to implement the

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pilot program. All appropriations and other funding received
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by the Department for the Project Success pilot program shall
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be deposited into the Project Success Pilot Program Fund, a
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special fund created in the State treasury. Moneys in the Fund
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shall be expended for the Project Success pilot program and
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for no other purpose. All interest earned on moneys in the Fund
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shall be deposited into the Fund.
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(b) The Project Success pilot program shall operate in
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communities located in East-Central Illinois within the
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legislative district that comprises parts of Champaign and
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Vermilion counties and includes, but is not limited to, the
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following communities: Belgium, Champaign, Danville, Fithian,
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Muncie, Oakwood, Rantoul, Royal, Savoy, Thomasboro, Tilton,
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Urbana, and Westville. Participation in the program shall be
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voluntary.
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Each participating community within the pilot service area
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shall establish a local governing board to oversee and
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implement the coordination of needed services and supports.
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The size of a community's local governing board shall be
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determined by the individual community. However, a local
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governing board's membership must be comprised of one-third
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parents, no more than one-quarter school personnel, and the
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remaining members chosen from local service providers,
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including, but not limited to, hospitals, local offices of
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relevant State agencies, members of the business and civic
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community, local elected officials, law enforcement, and legal

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service providers. Each local governing board must identify
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and determine the needs of local students and their families,
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develop a family-focused mechanism to deliver services, and
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work with school districts, local service providers, local
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offices of relevant State agencies, and any other relevant
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entities to ensure that all needs are met in an efficient and
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effective manner. To effectuate these responsibilities, each
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local governing board must perform the following duties:
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(1) Develop an evolving community action plan that
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guides the community's use of financial resources, time,
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staff, services, and other resources by:

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(A) Completing student and family needs
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assessments including technical assessment and staff
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needs.
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(B) Reviewing community service capacity to meet
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identified needs.
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(C) Prioritizing service needs.
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(D) Identifying the service population for the
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community.

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(2) Develop collaborative efforts for service delivery
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by:

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(A) Identifying existing State services in the
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community.
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(B) Identifying gaps in services needed.
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(C) Soliciting new services from local and State
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agencies.

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(D) Developing a service delivery model for
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children and families.
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(3) Establish administrative oversight by:

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(A) Training all local participants in the pilot
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program, including, but not limited to, school
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administrators and personnel, service providers, law
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enforcement, and health care providers.
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(B) Establishing conflict resolution policies.
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(C) Developing service delivery standards and
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other policies that are consistent with and in
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furtherance of community and pilot program goals.
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(c) Each local governing board, in collaboration with the
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pilot program Project Manager, shall create a service delivery
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model that does the following:

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(1) Sets forth the responsibilities of the various
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participating State agencies in facilitating the efficient
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and effective delivery of needed social services and
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supports and community outreach.

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(2) Creates a mechanism for the identification,
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referral, delivery, and follow-up of needed services and
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supports for children and their families.

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(3) Identifies needed collaborative training of pilot
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program staff, service providers, school administrators
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and personnel, and other relevant participants.

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(4) Identifies real and potential obstacles to service
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delivery, community outreach, funding, maintaining school

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participation and community networks, and any other
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barriers to the fulfillment of community and pilot program
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goals.

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(5) Determines ways by which State agencies or their
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local offices can better assist the local governing board
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in meeting pilot program goals and standards and
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maintaining strong community networks and partnerships
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with local schools and school districts.

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(d) Each local governing board, in consultation with the
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Project Success Project Coordinator described in subsection
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(e), shall develop a community action plan that ensures all of
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the following:
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(1) Access to basic health care for children and their
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families.
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(2) Access to services that will protect children and
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promote the stability of the family.
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(3) Access to proper nutrition and nutrition
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education.
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(4) Access to substance abuse prevention,
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intervention, and treatment for children and their
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families.
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(5) Access to preventive and rehabilitative mental
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health services for children and their families.
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(6) Access to social activities which enhance positive
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interaction with families.
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(e) The Department shall initially assist participating

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communities on how to coordinate services and implement the
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new service delivery model through school-community provider
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partnerships. After a community's local governing board
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demonstrates command over its new responsibilities, the
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Department shall take on a more collaborative role. To best
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prepare pilot communities and their governing boards, the
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Department shall:

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(1) Form a Steering Committee made up of high level
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agency staff and a Project Coordinator to oversee
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implementation of the pilot program.

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(2) Identify a staff person from each social service
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agency located within a pilot community who will act as
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the agency's liaison.

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(3) Hire or appoint a Project Coordinator to oversee
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the day-to-day operations of the Project Success pilot
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program and its implementation in the pilot communities.
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The Project Coordinator shall also assist and consult with
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each pilot community on the development of a community
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action plan as set forth in subsection (d).

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(4) Attempt to raise private funds or directly
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provide, seed funding to pilot communities for program
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implementation.

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(5) Work with pilot communities to examine ways of
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redeploying existing services and resources.

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(6) Collaborate with other relevant State agencies on
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how to facilitate the coordination of needed services.

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(7) Train participating State agencies and community
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leaders and providers to ensure the success of the pilot
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program.

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(8) Evaluate the pilot program to determine the most
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effective methods for possible statewide replication.

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(9) Provide a service directory to each pilot
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community that lists and provides information on the vast
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range of State agency services available within that pilot
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community.

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(10) Host information conferences to unveil the
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Project Success pilot program to pilot communities.

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(f) Beginning one year after implementation of the pilot
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program, and every year thereafter, the Project Coordinator,
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on behalf of the Department, shall collect data from each
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pilot community on the success of the pilot program and any
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issues or barriers to implementation. The Project Coordinator
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shall publish a report on his or her findings and
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recommendations on the Department's official website.

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Section 10.
The State Finance Act is amended by adding
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Section 5.1038 as follows:

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(30 ILCS 105/5.1038 new)
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Sec. 5.1038.
The Project Success Pilot Program Fund.

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