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90_HB0463 20 ILCS 505/23.1 new Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall contract with additional fingerprinting agencies to eliminate any fingerprinting backlogs by September 30, 1997 for relative caregivers applying for licensure as foster family homes, and shall provide more convenient hours and transportation to fingerprinting sites for relative caregivers applying for licensure as foster family homes. Effective immediately. LRB9001902PTcw LRB9001902PTcw 1 AN ACT to amend the Children and Family Services Act by 2 adding Section 23.1. 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 23.1 as follows: 7 (20 ILCS 505/23.1 new) 8 Sec. 23.1. Foster care; fingerprinting. 9 (a) The Department shall contract with additional 10 fingerprinting agencies to eliminate any fingerprinting 11 backlogs by September 30, 1997 for relative caregivers 12 applying for licensure as foster family homes. 13 (b) The Department shall provide more convenient hours 14 and transportation to fingerprinting sites for relative 15 caregivers applying for licensure as foster family homes. 16 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 17 becoming law.