FLOWERS-DART-LANG-SCOTT-KENNER, GILES, BOLAND, MCGUIRE, SLONE AND STROGER. (WELCH) 20 ILCS 505/5 from Ch. 23, par. 5005 20 ILCS 505/7.5 new 20 ILCS 505/7.10 new Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires child placing agencies to develop plans for the creation of adequate pools of foster and adoptive families and plans for the training of those families. Requires State reimbursement of adoption service providers at various rates based upon type of placement. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to establish an Illinois Adoption Information Exchange and authorizes the Department to develop rules for the provision of subsidies for the adoption of special needs children. Requires the Department, by July 1, 1997, to establish an automated system in each of its service regions that lists available foster home living arrangements and adoptive parents. Requires consideration of a licensed child welfare agency's participation in the system when awarding State funds. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 505/5 20 ILCS 505/7.5 new 20 ILCS 505/7.10 new Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 505/1.1 705 ILCS 405/1-1 Deletes everything. Amends the Children and Family Services Act and the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 by making technical changes to the Sections containing short titles. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-am 1 In the opinion of DCCA, HB 62, as amended by Amendment 1, fails to create a State mandate under the State Mandates Act. HOME RULE NOTE, H-AM 1 HB 62, amended by H-am 1, does not preempt the home rule powers of local gov't. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 505/1.1 705 ILCS 405/1-1 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 505/5 from Ch. 23, par. 5005 20 ILCS 505/7 from Ch. 23, par. 5007 20 ILCS 505/7.5 new 20 ILCS 505/7.10 new Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that DCFS shall (now may) make every effort to place a child with a relative who the Department has reason to believe will be able to adequately provide for the child's safety and welfare consistent with the Department's licensing standards (now if the Department has reason to believe that the relative will be able to adequately provide for the child's safety and welfare). Provides that the burden shall be on the Department to justify the child's placement elsewhere. Requires licensed child welfare agencies to develop plans for the creation of adequate pools of foster and adoptive families and plans for training those families. Requires State reimbursement of adoption service providers at various rates based upon type of placement. Requires DCFS to establish an Illinois Adoption Information Exchange. Requires DCFS to establish an automated Child Foster Care and Adoption Network by January 1, 1998 that lists available foster home living arrangements and adoptive parents. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately. 97-01-08 H FILED WITH CLERK 97-01-08 H FIRST READING 97-01-08 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-01-17 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR LANG 97-01-22 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE CHLDRN-YOUTH 97-01-29 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCOTT 97-02-04 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO FLOWERS 97-02-06 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GILES 97-02-21 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOLAND 97-02-27 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCGUIRE 97-03-11 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR NOVAK 97-03-19 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-CHLDRN-YOUTH H 97-03-19 H ADOPTED 97-03-19 H DO PASS AS AMENDED/STANDARD DEBATE 006-004-000 HCHY 97-03-19 H PLACED CAL 2ND READING-STANDARD DEBATE 97-03-19 H FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED AS AMENDED/LINDNER 97-03-19 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED AS AMENDED/LINDNER 97-03-19 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 97-04-07 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED 97-04-07 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 97-04-08 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KENNER 97-04-12 H SECOND READING-STANDARD DEBATE 97-04-12 H HELD CAL ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 97-04-15 H FISCAL NOTE REQUEST-WITHDRAWN LINDNER 97-04-15 H HELD CAL ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 97-04-18 H PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO FLOWERS 97-04-18 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO DART 97-04-18 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-FLOWERS 97-04-18 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 97-04-18 H HOME RULE NOTE REQUESTED AS AMENDED/BLACK 97-04-18 H HOME RULE NOTE FILED AS AMENDED 97-04-18 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-FLOWERS 97-04-18 H RULES REFERS TO HCHY 97-04-18 H HELD CAL ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 97-04-19 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-FLOWERS 97-04-19 H BE ADOPTED HCHY/010-000-000 97-04-19 H HELD CAL ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 97-04-23 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-FLOWERS 97-04-23 H ADOPTED 97-04-23 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-STNDRD DEBATE 97-04-24 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SLONE 97-04-24 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR STROGER 97-04-24 H THIRD READING/STANDARD DEBATE/PASS 086-029-000 97-04-25 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 97-04-25 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 97-04-29 97-04-25 S CHIEF SPONSOR WELCH 97-04-29 S FIRST READING 97-04-29 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-01-12 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary