Rep. Terra Costa Howard
Filed: 3/10/2022
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3853 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3853 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
 
4    "Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is 
5amended  by adding Section 5.46 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 505/5.46 new)
7    Sec. 5.46. Extended Family Support Pilot Program. The 
8Department may consult with independent partners to review 
9Extended Family Support Program services and advise if 
10additional services are needed prior to the start of the pilot 
11program required under this Section. Beginning January 1, 
122023, the Department shall implement a 3-year pilot program of 
13additional resources for families receiving Extended Family 
14Support Program services from the Department for the purpose 
15of supporting relative caregivers. These resources may 
16include, but are not limited to: (i) wraparound case 
 
 
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1management services, (ii) home visiting services for 
2caregivers with children under the age of 5, and (iii) parent 
3mentors for caregivers with children over the age of 3.
4    The services for the Extended Family Support Program are 
5expanded given the program's inclusion in the Family First 
6Prevention Services Act's targeted populations. Other target 
7populations include intact families, pregnant and parenting 
8youth, reunification within 6 months, and post adoption and 
9subsidized guardianship. Inclusion provides the array of 
10evidence-based interventions included within the State's 
11Family First Prevention Services plan. Funding through Title 
12IV-E of the Social Security Act shall be spent on services to 
13prevent children and youth who are candidates for foster care 
14from coming into care and allow them to remain with their 
15families. Given the inclusion of the Extended Family Support 
16Program in the Family First Prevention Services Act, the 
17program is a part of the independent evaluation of Family 
18First Prevention Services. This includes tracking deflection 
19from foster care. 
20    The resources provided by the pilot program are voluntary 
21and refusing such resources shall not be used as evidence of 
22neglect of a child.
23    The Department shall arrange for an independent evaluation 
24of the pilot program to determine whether the pilot program is 
25successfully supporting families receiving Extended Family 
26Support Program services or Family First Prevention Program 
 
 
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1services and preventing entrance into the foster care system. 
2This evaluation will support determining whether there is a 
3long-term cost benefit to continuing the pilot program.
4    At the end of the 3-year pilot program, the Department 
5shall submit a report to the General Assembly with its 
6findings of the evaluation. The report shall state whether the 
7Department intends to continue the pilot program and the 
8rationale for its decision.
9    The Department may adopt rules and procedures to implement 
10and administer this Section.
 
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
12becoming law.".