Illinois Senate Bill 1385 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 20 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-24 - Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that beginning January 1, 2016, the Department of Children and Family Services shall implement a 5-year pilot program of multi-dimensional treatment foster care, or a substantially similar evidence-based program of professional foster care, for (i) children entering care with severe trauma histories, with the goal of returning the child home or maintaining the child in foster care instead of placing the child in congregate care or a more restrictive setting or placement, (ii) children who require placement in foster care when they are ready for discharge from a residential treatment facility, and (iii) children who are identified for residential or group home care and who, based on a determination made by the Department, could be placed in a foster home if higher level interventions are provided. Provides that the Department shall arrange for an independent evaluation of the pilot program to determine whether it is meeting the goal of maintaining children in the least restrictive, most appropriate family-like setting while they are in the Department's care and to determine whether there is a long-term cost benefit to continuing the pilot program. Contains a provision concerning reporting requirements.

DCFS-PILOT PROGRAM-FOSTER CARE

Sen. Julie Morrison [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-24	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2015-04-24	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2015-03-27	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2015
2015-03-25	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Reported Back To Human Services; 005-000-000
2015-03-25	Senate	Reported Back To Human Services; 005-000-000
2015-03-18	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Human Services
2015-03-18	Senate	Postponed - Human Services; Human Services Subcommittee on Issues Relating to the Department of Children and Family Services
2015-03-17	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services
2015-03-16	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2015-03-16	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison
2015-03-11	Senate	Postponed - Human Services; Human Services Subcommittee on Issues Relating to the Department of Children and Family Services
2015-03-04	Senate	To Subcommittee on Issues Relating to Department of Children and Family Services
2015-02-25	Senate	Assigned to Human Services
2015-02-20	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2015-02-20	Senate	First Reading
2015-02-20	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	505	5.40	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1385&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB1385.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB1385sam001.htm