Illinois Senate Bill 3693

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-09 - Referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that if a child is placed with a relative or fictive kin, then the relative or fictive kin must apply for licensure under the Child Care Act of 1969 within 3 months after the child is placed with the relative or fictive kin. Provides that foster care payments shall be made only to: (i) licensed foster family homes; and (ii) a relative or fictive kin with whom the child is placed if the relative or fictive kin applied to be a licensed foster family home (rather than only licensed foster family homes). Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall remove a child placed with a relative or fictive kin if the relative or fictive kin does not apply for a license as a foster family home within 3 months of the child being placed with the relative or fictive kin. Provides that the Department shall remove a child placed with a relative or fictive kin if the relative's or fictive kin's application to be a licensed foster family home is declined by the Department. Provides that the Department must inform the relative or fictive kin with whom a child is placed of the reason the Department declined to grant the person a license as a foster family home. Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that for a relative or fictive kin who applies for a license as a foster family home, the Department shall: (1) require less training time than what is required for other applicants applying for a foster family license; (2) require training on child care only as it relates to the child placed with the relative or fictive kin; (3) require training that includes information about the foster system and the expectations of a foster parent; and (4) require training on trauma and how trauma presents in children. Makes other and conforming changes.

FOSTER CARE-RELATIVES

Sen. Julie Morrison [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-09	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2024-02-09	Senate	First Reading
2024-02-09	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	505	7	Amended Code	Citation Text
225	10	4	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3693&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB3693.htm