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Public Act 92-0321
SB842 Enrolled LRB9202585TAtmA
AN ACT concerning children and family services.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is
amended by changing Section 22.2 as follows:
(20 ILCS 505/22.2) (from Ch. 23, par. 5022.2)
Sec. 22.2. To provide training programs for the
provision of foster care and adoptive care services.
Training provided to foster parents shall include training
and information on their right to be heard, to bring a
mandamus action, and to intervene in juvenile court as set
forth under subsection (2) of Section 1-5 of the Juvenile
Court Act of 1987 and the availability of the hotline
established under Section 35.6 of this Act, that foster
parents may use to report incidents of misconduct or
violation of rules by Department employees, service
providers, or contractors. Monies for such training programs
shall be derived from the Department of Children and Family
Services Training Fund, hereby created in the State Treasury.
Deposits to this fund shall consist of federal financial
participation in foster care and adoption care training
programs, public and unsolicited private grants and fees for
such training, and royalties earned from the publication of
materials owned by or licensed to the Department. In
addition, with the approval of the Governor, the Department
may transfer amounts not exceeding $2,000,000 in each fiscal
year from the DCFS Children's Services Fund to the Department
of Children and Family Services Training Fund. Disbursements
from the Department of Children and Family Services Training
Fund shall be made by the Department for foster care and
adoptive care training services in accordance with federal
standards.
(Source: P.A. 91-712, eff. 7-1-00.)
Passed in the General Assembly May 17, 2001.
Approved August 09, 2001.
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