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 1                    AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5907

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend House Bill  5907  on  page  1,
 3    after line 13, by inserting the following:

 4        "Section  10.  The  Child  Care Act of 1969 is amended by
 5    adding Section 2.24 as follows:

 6        (225 ILCS 10/2.24 new)
 7        Sec. 2.24. "Youth transitional housing facility" means  a
 8    child care facility licensed by the Department, in accordance
 9    with the requirements of this Act and applicable rules of the
10    Department,  to  provide  housing  and  services  to homeless
11    minors who are at least 16 years of  age  but  less  than  18
12    years  of  age  and who have been partially emancipated under
13    the Emancipation of Minors Act."; and

14    on page 1, line 14, by changing "5" to "15"; and

15    on page  2,  by  replacing  lines  26  through  29  with  the
16    following:
17    "Children  and Family Services.  An order granting custody or
18    guardianship of a child to the  Department  of  Children  and
19    Family  Services  may  not  be terminated or modified for the
20    purpose of obtaining emancipation of the child as a  homeless
21    minor."; and
 
                            -2-            LRB9214271DJmbam01
 1    on  page  5,  by  replacing  lines  20  through  23  with the
 2    following:
 3    "as the court  by  order  deems  appropriate.   No  order  of
 4    complete  or  partial  emancipation may be entered under this
 5    Act if there is any objection by the minor,  his  parents  or
 6    guardian."; and

 7    on page 6, after line 9, by inserting the following:
 8        "(c)  No order of complete or partial emancipation may be
 9    entered under this Act if there is any objection by the minor
10    or by the minor's parents or guardian."; and

11    on page 6, after line 21, by inserting the following:
12        "Nothing in this Act relieves any State or  local  agency
13    of  any  obligation  imposed  by  law  to provide services or
14    assistance to any eligible child or youth.".

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