Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB0166 Compare Versions

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB0166 Introduced 1/17/2025, by Sen. Sue Rezin 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 21 days 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. LRB104 03683 KTG 13707 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB0166 Introduced 1/17/2025, by Sen. Sue Rezin 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 21 days 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. LRB104 03683 KTG 13707 b LRB104 03683 KTG 13707 b A BILL FOR
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5	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 21 days 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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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning State government.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 5. The Foster Parent Law is amended by changing
15	15	5 Section 1-15 as follows:
16	16	6 (20 ILCS 520/1-15)
17	17	7 Sec. 1-15. Foster parent rights. A foster parent's rights
18	18	8 include, but are not limited to, the following:
19	19	9 (1) The right to be treated with dignity, respect, and
20	20	10 consideration as a professional member of the child
21	21	11 welfare team.
22	22	12 (2) The right to be given standardized pre-service
23	23	13 training and appropriate ongoing training to meet mutually
24	24	14 assessed needs and improve the foster parent's skills.
25	25	15 (3) The right to be informed as to how to contact the
26	26	16 appropriate child placement agency in order to receive
27	27	17 information and assistance to access supportive services
28	28	18 for children in the foster parent's care.
29	29	19 (4) The right to receive timely financial
30	30	20 reimbursement commensurate with the care needs of the
31	31	21 child as specified in the service plan. This shall include
32	32	22 an initial payment of $480 per child to be made within 21
33	33	23 days of a permanent placement. If the final monthly
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37	37	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB0166 Introduced 1/17/2025, by Sen. Sue Rezin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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40	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 21 days 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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68	68	1 payment for a child amounts to $480 or more, the amount of
69	69	2 $480 shall be deducted from the final monthly payment. If
70	70	3 the final monthly payment amounts to less than $480, the
71	71	4 final monthly payment shall not be made.
72	72	5 (5) The right to be provided a clear, written
73	73	6 understanding of a placement agency's plan concerning the
74	74	7 placement of a child in the foster parent's home. Inherent
75	75	8 in this right is the foster parent's responsibility to
76	76	9 support activities that will promote the child's right to
77	77	10 relationships with the child's own family and cultural
78	78	11 heritage.
79	79	12 (6) The right to be provided a fair, timely, and
80	80	13 impartial investigation of complaints concerning the
81	81	14 foster parent's licensure, to be provided the opportunity
82	82	15 to have a person of the foster parent's choosing present
83	83	16 during the investigation, and to be provided due process
84	84	17 during the investigation; the right to be provided the
85	85	18 opportunity to request and receive mediation or an
86	86	19 administrative review of decisions that affect licensing
87	87	20 parameters, or both mediation and an administrative
88	88	21 review; and the right to have decisions concerning a
89	89	22 licensing corrective action plan specifically explained
90	90	23 and tied to the licensing standards violated.
91	91	24 (7) The right, at any time during which a child is
92	92	25 placed with the foster parent, to receive additional or
93	93	26 necessary information that is relevant to the care of the
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104	104	1 child.
105	105	2 (7.5) The right to be given information concerning a
106	106	3 child (i) from the Department as required under subsection
107	107	4 (u) of Section 5 of the Children and Family Services Act
108	108	5 and (ii) from a child welfare agency as required under
109	109	6 subsection (c-5) of Section 7.4 of the Child Care Act of
110	110	7 1969.
111	111	8 (8) The right to be notified of scheduled meetings and
112	112	9 staffings concerning the foster child in order to actively
113	113	10 participate in the case planning and decision-making
114	114	11 process regarding the child, including individual service
115	115	12 planning meetings, administrative case reviews,
116	116	13 interdisciplinary staffings, and individual educational
117	117	14 planning meetings; the right to be informed of decisions
118	118	15 made by the courts or the child welfare agency concerning
119	119	16 the child; the right to provide input concerning the plan
120	120	17 of services for the child and to have that input given full
121	121	18 consideration in the same manner as information presented
122	122	19 by any other professional on the team; and the right to
123	123	20 communicate with other professionals who work with the
124	124	21 foster child within the context of the team, including
125	125	22 therapists, physicians, attending health care
126	126	23 professionals, and teachers.
127	127	24 (9) The right to be given, in a timely and consistent
128	128	25 manner, any information a caseworker has regarding the
129	129	26 child and the child's family which is pertinent to the
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140	140	1 care and needs of the child and to the making of a
141	141	2 permanency plan for the child. Disclosure of information
142	142	3 concerning the child's family shall be limited to that
143	143	4 information that is essential for understanding the needs
144	144	5 of and providing care to the child in order to protect the
145	145	6 rights of the child's family. When a positive relationship
146	146	7 exists between the foster parent and the child's family,
147	147	8 the child's family may consent to disclosure of additional
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149	149	10 (10) The right to be given reasonable written notice
150	150	11 of (i) any change in a child's case plan, (ii) plans to
151	151	12 terminate the placement of the child with the foster
152	152	13 parent, and (iii) the reasons for the change or
153	153	14 termination in placement. The notice shall be waived only
154	154	15 in cases of a court order or when the child is determined
155	155	16 to be at imminent risk of harm.
156	156	17 (11) The right to be notified in a timely and complete
157	157	18 manner of all court hearings, including notice of the date
158	158	19 and time of the court hearing, the name of the judge or
159	159	20 hearing officer hearing the case, the location of the
160	160	21 hearing, and the court docket number of the case; and the
161	161	22 right to intervene in court proceedings or to seek
162	162	23 mandamus under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
163	163	24 (12) The right to be considered as a placement option
164	164	25 when a foster child who was formerly placed with the
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