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]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2016-05-26	53	0	6	0	59	Passed	Link	View
House	Third Reading in House	2016-04-19	76	34	5	0	115	Passed	Link	View

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