DCFS-FICTIVE KIN-FOSTER FAMILY Senate SponsorsSen. Julie A. Morrison 1/10/2023SenateSession Sine Die 20 ILCS 505/7from Ch. 23, par. 5007225 ILCS 10/4from Ch. 23, par. 2214Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires a fictive kin with whom a child is placed to apply for licensure as a foster family home within 30 days (rather than 6 months) of the child's placement with the fictive kin. Removes a provision prohibiting the Department of Children and Family Services from removing a child from the home of a fictive kin on the basis that the fictive kin fails to apply for licensure within 6 months of the child's placement with the fictive kin, or fails to meet the standard for licensure. Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that any relative who receives a child or children for placement by the Department on a full-time basis shall apply within 30 days of placement for a license to operate a foster family home. Effective immediately. 2/17/2021SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison 2/17/2021SenateFirst Reading 2/17/2021SenateReferred to Assignments 1/10/2023SenateSession Sine Die