93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4305


 
Introduced 02/02/04, by James H. Meyer
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













20 ILCS 505/22.2-5 new










    Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires  the Department of Children and Family Services to create and maintain an Internet-based information source to provide interactive training to assist foster parents in developing the skills necessary to care for the emotional, mental, and physical needs of children within the foster care system. Provides that the information source must include, at least once every 8 weeks, a web-cast seminar on varying topics selected by the Department concerning foster care and the foster children.



















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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
















 


 


A BILL FOR









 














HB4305

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    AN ACT concerning foster care services.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended  
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by adding Section 22.2-5 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 505/22.2-5  new)
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    Sec. 22.2-5. Internet training for foster parents. The 
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Department must create and maintain an Internet-based 
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information source to provide, without limitation, interactive 
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training to assist foster parents in developing the skills 
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necessary to care for the emotional, mental, and physical needs 
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of children within the foster care system. The information 
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source must include, at once every 8 weeks, a web-cast seminar 
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on varying topics, selected by the Department, concerning 
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foster care and foster children.