Date	Chamber	Action
1/10/2017	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

20 ILCS 505/7

from Ch. 23, par. 5007

Synopsis As Introduced
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.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Expands the definition of "fictive kin" to include any individual, unrelated by birth or marriage, who has been the foster parent of a child in the custody or guardianship of the Department of Children and Family Services pursuant to the Children and Family Services Act and the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for a minimum of one year, 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 Department rule (rather than any individual, unrelated by birth or marriage, who is the foster parent of a child in the custody or guardianship of the Department pursuant to the Children and Family Services Act and the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, 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). Provides that the fictive kin relationship continues as long as the child remains placed in the home of the foster parent.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2
Expands the definition of "fictive kin" to include any individual, unrelated by birth or marriage, who is the current foster parent of a child in the custody or guardianship of the Department of Children and Family Services pursuant to the Children and Family Services Act and the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, if the child has been placed in the home for at least one year and has established a significant and family-like relationship with the foster parent, and the foster parent has been identified by the Department as the child's permanent connection, as defined by Department rule (rather than any individual, unrelated by birth or marriage, who is the foster parent of a child in the custody or guardianship of the Department pursuant to the Children and Family Services Act and the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, 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).

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/3/2016	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sue Rezin
2/3/2016	Senate	First Reading
2/3/2016	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/16/2016	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
2/16/2016	Senate	Assigned to Human Services
3/1/2016	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sue Rezin
3/1/2016	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/2/2016	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services
3/2/2016	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/2/2016	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Human Services; 005-000-000
3/2/2016	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 3, 2016
3/3/2016	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sue Rezin
3/3/2016	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
3/8/2016	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Human Services
3/10/2016	Senate	Second Reading
3/10/2016	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 16, 2016
3/16/2016	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Human Services; 008-000-000
4/12/2016	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
4/12/2016	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Rezin
4/12/2016	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 13, 2016
4/19/2016	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
4/20/2016	House	Arrived in House
4/20/2016	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
4/20/2016	House	First Reading
4/20/2016	House	Referred to Rules Committee
5/5/2016	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
1/10/2017	Senate	Session Sine Die

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