DCFS-FICTIVE KIN Senate SponsorsSen. Chapin Rose House Sponsors(Rep. Chad Hays) 8/11/2017SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0101 20 ILCS 505/7from Ch. 23, par. 5007Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Changes the definition of "fictive kin" to mean an individual, unrelated by birth or marriage, who: (i) is shown to have significant and close (rather than close) personal or emotional ties with the child or the child's family prior to the child's placement with the individual; or (ii) is the current foster parent of a child in the custody or guardianship of the Department of Children and Family Services, if the child has been placed in the home (rather than placed in the home for at least one year) and has established a significant and family-like relationship with the foster parent. Effective immediately.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill, but with the following change: restores a provision that defines "fictive kin" to include the current foster parent of a child in the custody or guardianship of the Department of Children and Family Services, if the child has been placed in the home for at least one year and has established a significant and family-like relationship with the foster parent. Effective immediately. 2/9/2017SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose 2/9/2017SenateFirst Reading 2/9/2017SenateReferred to Assignments 2/28/2017SenateAssigned to Human Services 3/8/2017SenatePostponed - Human Services 3/10/2017SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose 3/10/2017SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/14/2017SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services 3/14/2017SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/15/2017SenateDo Pass as Amended Human Services; 006-000-000 3/15/2017SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 16, 2017 4/6/2017SenateSecond Reading 4/6/2017SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2017 4/27/2017SenateThird Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 4/27/2017HouseArrived in House 4/27/2017HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Chad Hays 4/27/2017HouseFirst Reading 4/27/2017HouseReferred to Rules Committee 5/9/2017HouseAssigned to Human Services Committee 5/17/2017HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 010-000-000 5/17/2017HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/18/2017HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/18/2017HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/19/2017HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 099-000-000 5/19/2017SenatePassed Both Houses 6/16/2017SenateSent to the Governor 8/11/2017SenateGovernor Approved 8/11/2017SenateEffective Date August 11, 2017 8/11/2017SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0101