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90_HB0092
20 ILCS 505/7.5 new
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides
that Godparents of a foster child may be granted visitation
by the Department of Children and Family Services or the
Juvenile Court if the persons verify their appointment as
Godparents, pass a review of their backgrounds, and the
Department or the Juvenile Court determines the visitation is
in the best interests of the child. Effective immediately.
LRB9000717PTcw
LRB9000717PTcw
1 AN ACT to amend the Children and Family Services Act by
2 adding Section 7.5.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is
6 amended by adding Section 7.5 as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 505/7.5 new)
8 Sec. 7.5. Godparents' visitation. If a child is placed
9 in foster care, then the persons who are the child's
10 Godparents may be granted visitation rights if they meet the
11 following requirements:
12 (1) the child's natural or adoptive parents appointed
13 the persons as the child's Godparents, and the appointment is
14 verified in a manner accepted by the Department of Children
15 and Family Services or the Juvenile Court;
16 (2) the persons agree to and subsequently participate in
17 and are qualified in a complete review including but not
18 limited to background information and psychological
19 examination by the Department of Children and Family Services
20 as provided in the Child Care Act of 1969; and
21 (3) the Department of Children and Family Services or
22 the Juvenile Court determines that the Godparents' visitation
23 is in the best interests of the child.
24 For the purposes of this Section, a Godparent is a person
25 whose relationship with the child was established by the
26 traditional custom and practice of the religion of the
27 parents or child.
28 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
29 becoming law.