MADIGAN,L AND TROTTER. (FEIGENHOLTZ-DAVIS,MONIQUE-MAY) 20 ILCS 505/7.4 new Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department, when placing a child for adoption, to give preference to the adoptive parents of a biological sibling of the child. Requires the Department to attempt to notify those adoptive parents of the availability of the child for adoption. Provides that the final decision of the Department must be based on the best interests of the child. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that when adoptive parents of a biological sibling of a child available for adoption apply to adopt that child, the Department shall consider them as adoptive applicants rather than giving them preference and first consideration over other applicants for adoption of the child. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 505/7 from Ch. 23, par. 5007 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-22-2001 S FIRST READING FEB-22-2001 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-28-2001 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEALTH MAR-20-2001 S POSTPONED MAR-27-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-PUB HEALTH S MAR-27-2001 S ADOPTED MAR-27-2001 S DO PASS AS AMENDED 010-000-000 SPBH MAR-27-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 01-03-28 MAR-28-2001 S SECOND READING MAR-28-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 01-03-29 MAR-29-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR TROTTER MAR-29-2001 S THIRD READING - PASSED 055-000-000 MAR-29-2001 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE MAR-29-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING APR-02-2001 H HOUSE SPONSOR FEIGENHOLTZ APR-02-2001 H FIRST READING APR-02-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES APR-03-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE CHLDRN YOUTH APR-25-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-CHLDRN-YOUTH H APR-25-2001 H ADOPTED APR-25-2001 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 009-000-000 HCHY APR-25-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE APR-26-2001 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE APR-26-2001 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE APR-26-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR DAVIS,MONIQUE APR-26-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MAY MAY-02-2001 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 115-000-000 MAY-03-2001 S SECRETARYS DESK - CONCURRENCE 01 MAY-14-2001 S MOTION NON-CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01-MADIGAN,L MAY-23-2001 S SEN NON-CONCURS IN HSE AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01 MAY-23-2001 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE MAY-23-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR ORDER NON-CONCURRENCE 01 MAY-23-2001 H MOTION TO RECEDE - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/FEIGENHOLTZ MAY-23-2001 H MOTION REFERRED TO HRUL MAY-23-2001 H CALENDAR ORDER OF NON-CONCURRENCE 01 MAY-31-2001 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL JAN-07-2003 S SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary