Bill Sponsors: IL HB5551 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly

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]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Representative Ann Williams [D]PrimarySponsored BillsHD-011FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Sara Feigenholtz [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsSD-006FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Keith Sommer [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-088FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Kwame Raoul [D]PrimarySponsored BillsSD-013FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Julie Morrison [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsSD-029FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Donne Trotter [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsSD-017FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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