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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB1912 Introduced 1/29/2025, by Rep. Bradley Fritts SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | | Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to adopt a rule that requires a youth in care who is under the age of 18 to demonstrate, as prescribed by the Department, that the youth has a stable and permanent living arrangement in place prior to and as a condition of eligibility for independent living and related services. Requires the rule to be implemented no later than January 1, 2026 and to be in addition to any other eligibility requirements for independent living and related services. Effective immediately. |
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| | HB1912 | | LRB104 03255 KTG 13277 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, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 1. References to Act. This Act may be referred to |
| 5 | | as Jaedyn's Law.
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| 6 | | Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended |
| 7 | | by adding Section 5.36 as follows:
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| 8 | | (20 ILCS 505/5.36 new) |
| 9 | | Sec. 5.36. Independent living; permanent living |
| 10 | | arrangement requirement. The Department shall adopt a rule |
| 11 | | that requires a youth in care who is under the age of 18 to |
| 12 | | demonstrate, as prescribed by the Department, that the youth |
| 13 | | has a stable and permanent living arrangement in place prior |
| 14 | | to and as a condition of eligibility for independent living |
| 15 | | and related services. The rule shall be implemented no later |
| 16 | | than January 1, 2026 and shall be in addition to any other |
| 17 | | eligibility requirements for independent living and related |
| 18 | | services.
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| 19 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 20 | | becoming law. |