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Public Act 92-0321

SB842 Enrolled                                LRB9202585TAtmA

    AN ACT concerning children and family services.

    Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section  5.   The  Children  and  Family  Services Act is
amended by changing Section 22.2 as follows:

    (20 ILCS 505/22.2) (from Ch. 23, par. 5022.2)
    Sec.  22.2.   To  provide  training  programs   for   the
provision   of   foster  care  and  adoptive  care  services.
Training provided to foster parents  shall  include  training
and  information  on  their  right  to  be  heard, to bring a
mandamus action, and to intervene in juvenile  court  as  set
forth  under  subsection  (2)  of Section 1-5 of the Juvenile
Court Act  of  1987  and  the  availability  of  the  hotline
established  under  Section  35.6  of  this  Act, that foster
parents  may  use  to  report  incidents  of  misconduct   or
violation   of   rules   by   Department  employees,  service
providers, or contractors. Monies for such training  programs
shall  be  derived from the Department of Children and Family
Services Training Fund, hereby created in the State Treasury.
Deposits to this fund  shall  consist  of  federal  financial
participation  in  foster  care  and  adoption  care training
programs, public and unsolicited private grants and fees  for
such  training,  and royalties earned from the publication of
materials  owned  by  or  licensed  to  the  Department.   In
addition, with the approval of the Governor,  the  Department
may  transfer amounts not exceeding $2,000,000 in each fiscal
year from the DCFS Children's Services Fund to the Department
of Children and Family Services Training Fund.  Disbursements
from the Department of Children and Family Services  Training
Fund  shall  be  made  by  the Department for foster care and
adoptive care training services in  accordance  with  federal
standards.
(Source: P.A. 91-712, eff. 7-1-00.)
    Passed in the General Assembly May 17, 2001.
    Approved August 09, 2001.

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