O'MALLEY-KARPIEL-RAUSCHENBERGER-SIEBEN-WALSH,T, HAWKINSON, DILLARD AND PARKER. (FLOWERS-WINTERS-ERWIN-SCOTT-DART) 20 ILCS 505/7 from Ch. 23, par. 5007 20 ILCS 505/7.7 750 ILCS 50/15.1 from Ch. 40, par. 1519.1 Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that in placing a child under the Act, DCFS shall consider the desirability of permanent placement for the child, and there is a presumption that the child's best interests are for permanent placement rather than temporary placements. In the Section on limiting multiple placements, provides that in determining a child's best interests, DCFS shall give due, not sole, consideration to the child's race or ethnic heritage in making a family foster care placement. Amends the Adoption Act; provides that in determining a child's best interest, the court and the child's guardian with the power to consent to adoption shall not give the child's race or ethnic heritage priority over other relevant factors. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that DCFS shall not deny or delay placement of a child on the basis of the race or ethnic heritage of the child or the prospective foster parent or parents. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 505/5 from Ch. 23, par. 5005 20 ILCS 505/7.5 new Further amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that DCFS shall (now may) make every effort to place a child with a relative who the Department has reason to believe will be able to adequately provide for the child's safety and welfare consistent with the Department's licensing standards (now if the Department has reason to believe that the relative will be able to adequately provide for the child's safety and welfare). Provides that the burden shall be on the Department to justify the child's placement elsewhere. Requires licensed child welfare agencies to develop plans for the creation of adequate pools of foster and adoptive families and plans for training those families. Requires State reimbursement of adoption service providers at various rates based upon type of placement. Requires DCFS to establish an Illinois Adoption Information Exchange. Requires DCFS to establish an automated Child Foster Care and Adoption Network by January 1, 1998 that lists available foster home living arrangements and adoptive parents. Contains other provisions. GOVERNORS AMENDATORY VETO MESSAGE Recommends that in placing a child under the Children and Family Services Act, DCFS may (rather than "shall make every effort to") place a child with a relative. 97-02-07 S FIRST READING 97-02-07 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-02-19 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUDICIARY 97-02-26 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HAWKINSON 97-03-05 S POSTPONED 97-03-12 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-JUDICIARY S 97-03-12 S ADOPTED 97-03-12 S DO PASS AS AMENDED 010-000-000 SJUD 97-03-12 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-03-13 97-03-13 S SECOND READING 97-03-13 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-03-14 97-03-13 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DILLARD 97-03-17 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR PARKER 97-03-17 S THIRD READING - PASSED 054-000-002 97-03-18 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 97-03-18 H PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 97-04-04 H HOUSE SPONSOR WINTERS 97-04-08 H FIRST READING 97-04-08 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-04-09 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE CHLDRN YOUTH 97-05-06 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR ERWIN 97-05-07 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 007-000-000 HCHY 97-05-07 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-08 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-FLOWERS 97-05-08 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 97-05-08 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-08 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR FLOWERS 97-05-08 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR SCOTT 97-05-08 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR DART 97-05-09 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-FLOWERS 97-05-09 H RULES REFERS TO HCHY 97-05-09 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-12 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-12 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 97-05-14 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-FLOWERS 97-05-14 H BE ADOPTED HCHY/008-000-000 97-05-14 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-FLOWERS 97-05-14 H ADOPTED 97-05-14 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-15 H ALTERNATE PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO FLOWERS 97-05-15 H JOINT-ALTERNATE-SPONSOR CHANGED TO WINTERS 97-05-15 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 105-000-001 97-05-16 S SECRETARYS DESK - CONCURRENCE 01 97-05-16 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 97-05-16 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/O'MALLEY 97-05-16 S MOTION REFERRED TO SRUL 97-05-20 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/O'MALLEY 97-05-20 S RULES REFERS TO SJUD 97-05-21 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/O'MALLEY 97-05-21 S BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SJUD/010-000-000 97-05-21 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/O'MALLEY 97-05-21 S SEN CONCURS IN HSE AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01/058-000-000 97-05-21 S PASSED BOTH HOUSES 97-06-19 S SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 97-08-16 S GOVERNOR AMENDATORY VETO 97-10-16 S PLACED CALENDAR AMENDATORY VETO OCTOBER 28, 1997 97-10-28 S MOTION FILED ACCEPT AMENDATORY VETO O'MALLEY 97-10-29 S ACCEPT AMENDATORY VETO - SENATE PASSED 056-000-000 97-10-30 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 97-10-30 H PLACED CALENDAR AMENDATORY VETO NOVEMBER 12, 1997 97-11-15 S BILL DEAD-AMENDATORY VETO END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary