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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB3853 Introduced 1/21/2022, by Sen. Julie A. Morrison SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that beginning January 1, 2023, the Department of Children and Family Services shall implement a 3-year pilot program of additional resources for families receiving Extended Family Support Program services from the Department for the purpose of supporting relative caregivers. Provides that these resources may include, but are not limited to: (i) wraparound case management services, (ii) home visiting services for caregivers with children under the age of 5, and (iii) parent mentors for caregivers with children over the age of 3. Provides that the resources provided by the pilot program are voluntary and refusing such resources shall not be used as evidence of neglect of a child. Requires the Department to arrange for an independent evaluation of the pilot program to determine whether the pilot program is successfully supporting families receiving Extended Family Support Program services and preventing entrance into the foster care system. Provides that the evaluation will support determining whether there is a long-term cost benefit to continuing the pilot program. Provides that at the end of the 3-year pilot program, the Department shall submit a report to the General Assembly with its findings of the evaluation. Requires the report to state whether the Department intends to continue the pilot program and the rationale for its decision. Grants the Department rulemaking authority. Effective immediately.
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| | SB3853 | | LRB102 24048 KTG 33266 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended |
| 5 | | by adding Section 5.46 as follows:
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| 6 | | (20 ILCS 505/5.46 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 5.46. Extended Family Support Pilot Program. |
| 8 | | Beginning January 1, 2023, the Department shall implement a |
| 9 | | 3-year pilot program of additional resources for families |
| 10 | | receiving Extended Family Support Program services from the |
| 11 | | Department for the purpose of supporting relative caregivers. |
| 12 | | These resources may include, but are not limited to: (i) |
| 13 | | wraparound case management services, (ii) home visiting |
| 14 | | services for caregivers with children under the age of 5, and |
| 15 | | (iii) parent mentors for caregivers with children over the age |
| 16 | | of 3. |
| 17 | | The resources provided by the pilot program are voluntary |
| 18 | | and refusing such resources shall not be used as evidence of |
| 19 | | neglect of a child. |
| 20 | | The Department shall arrange for an independent evaluation |
| 21 | | of the pilot program to determine whether the pilot program is |
| 22 | | successfully supporting families receiving Extended Family |
| 23 | | Support Program services and preventing entrance into the |