Bill Title: Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Expands the definition of "fictive kin" to include any individual, unrelated by birth or marriage, who is the foster parent of a child in the custody or guardianship of the Department of Children and Family Services, has established a significant and family-like relationship with the child, and has been identified by the Department as the child's permanent connection, as defined by rule by the Department.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)

Status: (Passed) 2016-08-19 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0836 [HB5551 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Chaptered	2016-08-22	HTML/Text	Link	View
Enrolled	2016-05-27	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2016-04-18	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2016-02-09	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
House Amendment 002	2016-04-12	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 001	2016-04-08	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

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