Bill Title: Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Expands the definition of "relative" to include a fictive kin. Defines "fictive kin" to mean any individual, whether related or unrelated by birth or marriage, who is shown to have close personal or emotional ties with the child or the child's family prior to the child's placement with the individual. Requires a fictive kin with whom a child is placed to apply for licensure as a foster family home pursuant to the Child Care Act of 1969 within 6 months of the child's placement with the fictive kin. Provides that by January 1, 2015, the Department of Children and Family Services shall promulgate rules establishing criteria and standards for placement, identification, and licensure of fictive kin.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-1)

Status: (Passed) 2014-08-01 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0846 [SB3283 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Concurrence in Senate	2014-05-30	56	0	3	0	59	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Concurrence in Senate	2014-05-30	56	0	3	0	59	Passed	Link	View
House	Third Reading in House	2014-05-23	113	0	0	1	114	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2014-04-09	54	0	5	0	59	Passed	Link	View

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