Contract Awarded to the Illinois Child Care Resource and Referral Agency with the Illinois Department of Early Childhood
| Submitted | Dec. 5, 2024 |
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From: Toni Thompson
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act., I hereby request the following records:
Find the request for proposal, scope of work, and all related documents for a contract awarded to the Illinois Child Care Resource and Referral Agency (INCCRRA) for child care subsidy eligibility, referrals and payments.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Toni Thompson
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Illinois Freedom of Information Act. request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 5, 2024. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Human Services
Dear Toni Thompson:
The Illinois Department of Human Services received your request for records pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) on December 5, 2024. Your request seeks the following:
Find the request for proposal, scope of work, and all related documents for a contract awarded to the Illinois Child Care Resource and Referral Agency (INCCRRA) for child care subsidy eligibility, referrals and payments.
Under the Freedom of Information Act, a public body may extend the time to respond to a FOIA request by up to five business days. 5 ILCS 140/3(e). As such, the Department is extending the time to respond to your request by five business days on one or more of the following bases:
* The requested records are stored in whole or in part at other locations than the office having charge of the requested records;
* The request requires the collection of a substantial number of specified records;
* The requested records have not been located in the course of a routine search and additional efforts are being made to locate them;
* The requested records require examination and evaluation by personnel having the necessary competence and discretion to determine if they are exempt from disclosure or should be revealed only with appropriate deletions; and
* The request for records cannot be complied with by the public body within the time limits prescribed by FOIA without unduly burdening or interfering with the operation of the public body.
The Department will respond to your request on or before December 19, 2024. Thank you for your continued patience and interest in the Illinois Department of Human Services.
Sincerely,
Thomas Mulcrone (he/him/his)
Assistant General Counsel | Office of the General Counsel
Illinois Department of Human Services
Email: DHS.FOIAOfficer@illinois.gov<mailto:DHS.FOIAOfficer@illinois.gov>
[IDHS Illinois Department of Human Services]
State of Illinois - CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged or attorney work product, may constitute inside information or internal deliberative staff communication, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachments. Receipt by an unintended recipient does not waive attorney-client privilege, attorney work product privilege, or any other exemption from disclosure.
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From: Department of Human Services
Dear Toni Thompson:
The Illinois Department of Human Services is still processing your request. As a result, the Department is requesting an additional five business day extension, which is permissible under Section 3(e) of FOIA. 5 ILCS 140/3(e). Under the new deadline, the Department will respond on or before December 27, 2024. If you do not agree to this extension, please contact me at your earliest convenience.
Thomas Mulcrone (he/him/his)
Assistant General Counsel | Office of the General Counsel
Illinois Department of Human Services
Email: DHS.FOIAOfficer@illinois.gov<mailto:DHS.FOIAOfficer@illinois.gov>
[IDHS Illinois Department of Human Services]
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Illinois Freedom of Information Act. request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 5, 2024. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Dec. 27, 2024. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Human Services
Dear Toni Thompson:
Additional time is required to process your request. Accordingly, the Department is asking for another five business-day extension pursuant to Section 3(e) of FOIA. 5 ILCS 140/3(e). The Department will respond on or before January 6, 2024.
Sincerely,
Thomas Mulcrone (he/him/his)
Assistant General Counsel | Office of the General Counsel
Illinois Department of Human Services
Email: DHS.FOIAOfficer@illinois.gov<mailto:DHS.FOIAOfficer@illinois.gov>
[IDHS Illinois Department of Human Services]
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From: Department of Human Services
Dear Toni Thompson:
Additional time is required to process your request. Accordingly, the Department is asking for another five business-day extension pursuant to Section 3(e) of FOIA. 5 ILCS 140/3(e). The Department will respond on or before January 13, 2025.
Sincerely,
Thomas Mulcrone (he/him/his)
Assistant General Counsel | Office of the General Counsel
Illinois Department of Human Services
Email: DHS.FOIAOfficer@illinois.gov<mailto:DHS.FOIAOfficer@illinois.gov>
[IDHS Illinois Department of Human Services]
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From: Department of Human Services
Dear Toni Thompson:
This correspondence is in response to your request for public records pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) received on December 5, 2024. Your request seeks the following:
Find the request for proposal, scope of work, and all related documents for a contract awarded to the Illinois Child Care Resource and Referral Agency (INCCRRA) for child care subsidy eligibility, referrals and payments.
Please note that INCCRRA is not involved in determining eligibility for childcare subsidies, referrals, or payments. Instead, INCCRRA provides training and support to Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R) organizations. As a result, the Department does not have records responsive to your request. For more information about the supports and services provided by INCCRRA, please visit What is INCCRRA?<https://www.inccrra.org/about/what-is-inccrra>.
Please also be advised that CCR&R organizations are responsible for administering the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) in the State of Illinois, which includes determination of eligibility and service referrals for childcare subsidies. According to the IDHS Division of Early Childhood (IDHS-DEC), the CCR&R program is exempt from the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) process. For a list of the CCR&R organizations by region, please visit Find Your Local CCR&R<https://www.inccrra.org/about/sdasearch>.
If you are interested in requesting any other records or data regarding INCCRRA or the CCR&R organizations, please feel free to submit your request by following the instructions posted at IDHS: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)<https://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=49799> . To the extent you consider any portion of this response to be an improper denial of your FOIA request, you have a right to seek review by writing to the Public Access Counselor (PAC) at the following address:
Public Access Counselor
Office of the Attorney General
500 South 2nd Street
Springfield, Illinois 62706
Fax: 217-782-1396
E-Mail: Public.Access@ilag.gov<mailto:Public.Access@ilag.gov>
If you choose to file a Request for Review with the PAC, you must do so within 60 calendar days of the date of this letter. 5 ILCS 140/9.5(a). Please note that you must include a copy of your original FOIA request and this response when filing a Request for Review with the PAC. You also have the right to seek judicial review of this response. 5 ILCS 140/11.
Thank you for your interest in the Illinois Department of Human Services.
Sincerely,
Thomas Mulcrone (he/him/his)
Assistant General Counsel | Office of the General Counsel
Illinois Department of Human Services
Email: DHS.FOIAOfficer@illinois.gov<mailto:DHS.FOIAOfficer@illinois.gov>
[IDHS Illinois Department of Human Services]
State of Illinois - CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged or attorney work product, may constitute inside information or internal deliberative staff communication, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachments. Receipt by an unintended recipient does not waive attorney-client privilege, attorney work product privilege, or any other exemption from disclosure.
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