COLLINS-FLOWERS-JONES,LOU. (HENDON-LIGHTFORD) 20 ILCS 505/7 from Ch. 23, par. 5007 Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that a second cousin or godparent of a child under the care or jurisdiction of the Department of Children and Family Services is within the definition of a "relative" who is eligible to be a foster parent of that child so long as a check of the second cousin's or godparent's background does not identify that person as having a prior conviction for any one of a number of specified criminal offenses. FEB-16-2001 H FILED WITH CLERK FEB-16-2001 H FIRST READING FEB-16-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-21-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE CHLDRN YOUTH FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR FLOWERS FEB-28-2001 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 009-000-000 HCHY FEB-28-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-01-2001 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-01-2001 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-21-2001 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 114-000-000 MAR-21-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR JONES,LOU MAR-21-2001 S ARRIVE IN SENATE MAR-21-2001 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 01-03-22 MAR-27-2001 S CHIEF SPONSOR HENDON MAR-27-2001 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR LIGHTFORD MAR-27-2001 S FIRST READING MAR-27-2001 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES MAY-02-2001 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEALTH MAY-08-2001 S DO PASS 010-000-000 SPBH MAY-08-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 01-05-09 MAY-09-2001 S SECOND READING MAY-09-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 01-05-10 MAY-10-2001 S THIRD READING - PASSED 055-000-000 MAY-10-2001 H PASSED BOTH HOUSES JUN-08-2001 H SENT TO THE GOVERNOR AUG-01-2001 H GOVERNOR APPROVED AUG-01-2001 H EFFECTIVE DATE 02-01-01 AUG-01-2001 H PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0192 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary