DCFS FOSTER CARE PAYMENT RATE House SponsorsRep. Barbara Flynn Currie-Kathleen A. Ryg-Lou Lang and Lisa M. Dugan Senate Sponsors(Sen. Dan Cronin and Emil Jones, III-David Koehler) 8/11/2009HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0247 20 ILCS 505/12from Ch. 23, par. 5012 Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that by July 1, 2012, the per child payment rate for various categories of foster care expenditures allowable under federal law shall be up to 100% of the "foster care minimum adequate rates for children", established in a specified October 2007 technical report (now, up to 100% of an adjusted specified federal cost index). Effective immediately.House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes provisions concerning child payment rates. Provides instead that By March 1, 2010 and March 1 of each year thereafter, DCFS shall report to the Governor and General Assembly the estimated cost and additional funding required to establish the rate for each child up to 100% of the Foster Care Minimum Adequate Rates for Children (MARC) for expenditures allowable under the federal Title IV-E Foster Care Maintenance Program of the Social Security Act related to the actual costs of providing food, clothing, shelter, daily supervision, school supplies, personal incidentals, insurance, and travel for visitation with a child's biological family.House Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes "travel for visitation with a child's biological family" as a cost upon which per child rates are based. 2/5/2009HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie 2/6/2009HouseFirst Reading 2/6/2009HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/11/2009HouseAssigned to Executive Committee 2/18/2009HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang 2/19/2009HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee 2/19/2009HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote 2/19/2009HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000 2/19/2009HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 2/19/2009HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg 2/19/2009HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie 2/19/2009HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee 2/20/2009HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang 2/20/2009HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang 2/24/2009HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 2/24/2009HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 2/24/2009HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote 2/24/2009HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 2/24/2009HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan 4/1/2009HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 4/2/2009SenateArrive in Senate 4/2/2009SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2009 4/2/2009SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin 4/15/2009SenateFirst Reading 4/15/2009SenateReferred to Assignments 4/22/2009SenateAssigned to Human Services 4/29/2009SenateDo Pass Human Services; 007-000-000 4/29/2009SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009 5/7/2009SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III 5/7/2009SenateSecond Reading 5/7/2009SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2009 5/13/2009SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler 5/15/2009SenateThird Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 5/15/2009HousePassed Both Houses 6/12/2009HouseSent to the Governor 8/11/2009HouseGovernor Approved 8/11/2009HouseEffective Date August 11, 2009 8/11/2009HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0247