Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

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	1	+	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2995 Introduced , by Rep. Jed Davis SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 520/1-15 Amends the Foster Parent Law. Provides that foster parents have a right to receive an initial payment of $480 per child to be made within 24 hours of a permanent placement. Provides that if the final monthly payment for a child amounts to $480 or more, the amount of $480 shall be deducted from the final monthly payment. Provides that if the final monthly payment amounts to less than $480, the final monthly payment shall not be made. LRB103 26969 KTG 53335 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2995 Introduced , by Rep. Jed Davis SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 520/1-15 20 ILCS 520/1-15 Amends the Foster Parent Law. Provides that foster parents have a right to receive an initial payment of $480 per child to be made within 24 hours of a permanent placement. Provides that if the final monthly payment for a child amounts to $480 or more, the amount of $480 shall be deducted from the final monthly payment. Provides that if the final monthly payment amounts to less than $480, the final monthly payment shall not be made. LRB103 26969 KTG 53335 b LRB103 26969 KTG 53335 b A BILL FOR
	2	+	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2995 Introduced , by Rep. Jed Davis SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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	5	+	Amends the Foster Parent Law. Provides that foster parents have a right to receive an initial payment of $480 per child to be made within 24 hours of a permanent placement. Provides that if the final monthly payment for a child amounts to $480 or more, the amount of $480 shall be deducted from the final monthly payment. Provides that if the final monthly payment amounts to less than $480, the final monthly payment shall not be made.
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3	11		1 AN ACT concerning State government.
4	12		2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5	13		3 represented in the General Assembly:
6	14		4 Section 5. The Foster Parent Law is amended by changing
7	15		5 Section 1-15 as follows:
8	16		6 (20 ILCS 520/1-15)
9	17		7 Sec. 1-15. Foster parent rights. A foster parent's rights
10	18		8 include, but are not limited to, the following:
11	19		9 (1) The right to be treated with dignity, respect, and
12	20		10 consideration as a professional member of the child
13	21		11 welfare team.
14	22		12 (2) The right to be given standardized pre-service
15	23		13 training and appropriate ongoing training to meet mutually
16	24		14 assessed needs and improve the foster parent's skills.
17	25		15 (3) The right to be informed as to how to contact the
18	26		16 appropriate child placement agency in order to receive
19	27		17 information and assistance to access supportive services
20	28		18 for children in the foster parent's care.
21	29		19 (4) The right to receive timely financial
22	30		20 reimbursement commensurate with the care needs of the
23	31		21 child as specified in the service plan. This shall include
24		-	22 an initial payment of $480 per child to be made within 21
25		-	23 ~~days~~ of a permanent placement. If the final monthly
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	37	+	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2995 Introduced , by Rep. Jed Davis SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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	40	+	Amends the Foster Parent Law. Provides that foster parents have a right to receive an initial payment of $480 per child to be made within 24 hours of a permanent placement. Provides that if the final monthly payment for a child amounts to $480 or more, the amount of $480 shall be deducted from the final monthly payment. Provides that if the final monthly payment amounts to less than $480, the final monthly payment shall not be made.
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34	68		1 payment for a child amounts to $480 or more, the amount of
35	69		2 $480 shall be deducted from the final monthly payment. If
36	70		3 the final monthly payment amounts to less than $480, the
37	71		4 final monthly payment shall not be made.
38	72		5 (5) The right to be provided a clear, written
39	73		6 understanding of a placement agency's plan concerning the
40	74		7 placement of a child in the foster parent's home. Inherent
41	75		8 in this right is the foster parent's responsibility to
42	76		9 support activities that will promote the child's right to
43	77		10 relationships with his or her own family and cultural
44	78		11 heritage.
45	79		12 (6) The right to be provided a fair, timely, and
46	80		13 impartial investigation of complaints concerning the
47	81		14 foster parent's licensure, to be provided the opportunity
48	82		15 to have a person of the foster parent's choosing present
49	83		16 during the investigation, and to be provided due process
50	84		17 during the investigation; the right to be provided the
51	85		18 opportunity to request and receive mediation or an
52	86		19 administrative review of decisions that affect licensing
53	87		20 parameters, or both mediation and an administrative
54	88		21 review; and the right to have decisions concerning a
55	89		22 licensing corrective action plan specifically explained
56	90		23 and tied to the licensing standards violated.
57	91		24 (7) The right, at any time during which a child is
58	92		25 placed with the foster parent, to receive additional or
59	93		26 necessary information that is relevant to the care of the
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70	104		1 child.
71	105		2 (7.5) The right to be given information concerning a
72	106		3 child (i) from the Department as required under subsection
73	107		4 (u) of Section 5 of the Children and Family Services Act
74	108		5 and (ii) from a child welfare agency as required under
75	109		6 subsection (c-5) of Section 7.4 of the Child Care Act of
76	110		7 1969.
77	111		8 (8) The right to be notified of scheduled meetings and
78	112		9 staffings concerning the foster child in order to actively
79	113		10 participate in the case planning and decision-making
80	114		11 process regarding the child, including individual service
81	115		12 planning meetings, administrative case reviews,
82	116		13 interdisciplinary staffings, and individual educational
83	117		14 planning meetings; the right to be informed of decisions
84	118		15 made by the courts or the child welfare agency concerning
85	119		16 the child; the right to provide input concerning the plan
86	120		17 of services for the child and to have that input given full
87	121		18 consideration in the same manner as information presented
88	122		19 by any other professional on the team; and the right to
89	123		20 communicate with other professionals who work with the
90	124		21 foster child within the context of the team, including
91	125		22 therapists, physicians, attending health care
92	126		23 professionals, and teachers.
93	127		24 (9) The right to be given, in a timely and consistent
94	128		25 manner, any information a case worker has regarding the
95	129		26 child and the child's family which is pertinent to the
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106	140		1 care and needs of the child and to the making of a
107	141		2 permanency plan for the child. Disclosure of information
108	142		3 concerning the child's family shall be limited to that
109	143		4 information that is essential for understanding the needs
110	144		5 of and providing care to the child in order to protect the
111	145		6 rights of the child's family. When a positive relationship
112	146		7 exists between the foster parent and the child's family,
113	147		8 the child's family may consent to disclosure of additional
114	148		9 information.
115	149		10 (10) The right to be given reasonable written notice
116	150		11 of (i) any change in a child's case plan, (ii) plans to
117	151		12 terminate the placement of the child with the foster
118	152		13 parent, and (iii) the reasons for the change or
119	153		14 termination in placement. The notice shall be waived only
120	154		15 in cases of a court order or when the child is determined
121	155		16 to be at imminent risk of harm.
122	156		17 (11) The right to be notified in a timely and complete
123	157		18 manner of all court hearings, including notice of the date
124	158		19 and time of the court hearing, the name of the judge or
125	159		20 hearing officer hearing the case, the location of the
126	160		21 hearing, and the court docket number of the case; and the
127	161		22 right to intervene in court proceedings or to seek
128	162		23 mandamus under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
129	163		24 (12) The right to be considered as a placement option
130	164		25 when a foster child who was formerly placed with the
131	165		26 foster parent is to be re-entered into foster care, if
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142	176		1 that placement is consistent with the best interest of the
143	177		2 child and other children in the foster parent's home.
144	178		3 (13) The right to have timely access to the child
145	179		4 placement agency's existing appeals process and the right
146	180		5 to be free from acts of harassment and retaliation by any
147	181		6 other party when exercising the right to appeal.
148	182		7 (14) The right to be informed of the Foster Parent
149	183		8 Hotline established under Section 35.6 of the Children and
150	184		9 Family Services Act and all of the rights accorded to
151	185		10 foster parents concerning reports of misconduct by
152	186		11 Department employees, service providers, or contractors,
153	187		12 confidential handling of those reports, and investigation
154	188		13 by the Inspector General appointed under Section 35.5 of
155	189		14 the Children and Family Services Act.
156	190		15 (Source: P.A. 99-581, eff. 1-1-17.)
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