Illinois 98th Regular Session Status: Enacted 3 D cosponsors

HB 5598 — DCFS-VOLUNTARY PLACEMENT

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0808

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2014. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    0 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that when a child is voluntarily placed in out-of-home care funded by the Department of Children and Family Services for the purpose of obtaining mental health treatment for the child or treatment for the child's developmental disability, the Department is prohibited from requesting, recommending, or requiring that a parent terminate his or her parental rights with respect to the child or that a parent or legal guardian transfer legal custody of the child to the Department. Provides that a child voluntarily placed in out-of-home care shall be placed pursuant to a voluntary placement agreement voluntarily entered into by the parents or legal guardian of the child. Provides that for a child to remain in out-of-home care for longer than 180 days, a juvenile court must make a judicial determination within the first 180 days of the placement that the placement is in the best interests of the child. Requires the Department to report annually to the General Assembly concerning (i) the number of children who were voluntarily placed in out-of-home care funded by the Department and (ii) the number of parents or legal guardians who relinquished custody of their child for the purpose of seeking mental health treatment for the child or treatment for the child's developmental disability. Contains provisions concerning: an interagency agreement between specified State agencies to prevent children from becoming wards of the State and entering the child welfare system solely for purpose of treatment of a child's serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or developmental disability; certain protocols that must be included in the interagency agreement; and additional reporting requirements. Effective immediately.

Bill Text

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HB5598 Engrossed LRB098 20085 KTG 55345 b AN ACT concerning State government.
HB5598 Enrolled LRB098 20085 KTG 55345 b AN ACT concerning State government.
"Serious emotional disturbance" means a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder in a child or youth HB5598 Engrossed - 2 - LRB098 20085 KTG 55345 b that resulted in functional impairment which substantially interferes with or limits his or her role or functioning in family, school, or community activities.
"Serious emotional disturbance" means a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder in a child or youth HB5598 Enrolled - 2 - LRB098 20085 KTG 55345 b that resulted in functional impairment which substantially interferes with or limits his or her role or functioning in family, school, or community activities.
The intergovernmental agreement shall require the agencies HB5598 Engrossed - 3 - LRB098 20085 KTG 55345 b listed in this Section to establish an interagency clinical team to review cases of children and youth who are at risk of relinquishment who are at a hospital or other similar treatment facility, and to connect the child or youth and his or her family with the appropriate services, treatment, and support to stabilize the child or youth's serious mental illness or serious emotional disturbance and prevent custody relinquishment to the Department of Children and Family Services.
The intergovernmental agreement shall require the agencies HB5598 Enrolled - 3 - LRB098 20085 KTG 55345 b listed in this Section to establish an interagency clinical team to review cases of children and youth who are at risk of relinquishment who are at a hospital or other similar treatment facility, and to connect the child or youth and his or her family with the appropriate services, treatment, and support to stabilize the child or youth's serious mental illness or serious emotional disturbance and prevent custody relinquishment to the Department of Children and Family Services.
(4) Set criteria for short-term crisis stabilization HB5598 Engrossed - 4 - LRB098 20085 KTG 55345 b services, including intensive community-based services or a short-term residential placement, as the child or youth's treatment plan is being developed.
(4) Set criteria for short-term crisis stabilization HB5598 Enrolled - 4 - LRB098 20085 KTG 55345 b services, including intensive community-based services or a short-term residential placement, as the child or youth's treatment plan is being developed.
HB5598 Engrossed - 5 - LRB098 20085 KTG 55345 b (3) Following the connection to services through the most appropriate State agency to address the child or youth's needs, the number of families that failed to stabilize and turned to the Department of Children and Family Services for services, and that relinquished custody or whose child was adjudicated a dependent minor pursuant to subdivision (c) of paragraph (1) of Section 2-4 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
HB5598 Enrolled - 5 - LRB098 20085 KTG 55345 b (3) Following the connection to services through the most appropriate State agency to address the child or youth's needs, the number of families that failed to stabilize and turned to the Department of Children and Family Services for services, and that relinquished custody or whose child was adjudicated a dependent minor pursuant to subdivision (c) of paragraph (1) of Section 2-4 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0808

  2. Effective Date January 1, 2015

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000

  7. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland

  8. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2014

  9. Second Reading

  10. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss

  11. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman

  12. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2014

  13. Do Pass Human Services; 008-000-000

  14. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III

  15. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff

  16. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek

  17. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs

  18. Postponed - Human Services

  19. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush

  20. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay

  21. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins

  22. Assigned to Human Services

  23. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

  24. Referred to Assignments

  25. First Reading

  26. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison

  27. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  28. Arrive in Senate

  29. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-000-000

  30. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  31. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted

  32. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams

  33. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto

  34. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman

  35. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith P. Sommer

  36. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Adoption Reform; 004-000-000

  37. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

  38. Second Reading - Short Debate

  39. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Adoption Reform

  40. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

  41. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz

  42. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended

  43. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Mike Bost

  44. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling

  45. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  46. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Adoption Reform; 005-000-000

  47. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Adoption Reform; by Voice Vote

  48. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Adoption Reform

  49. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  50. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz

  51. Assigned to Adoption Reform

  52. Referred to Rules Committee

  53. First Reading

  54. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz

Sponsors

  • Sara Feigenholtz · Cosponsor
  • Jacqueline Y. Collins · Cosponsor
  • Karen McConnaughay · Cosponsor
  • Melinda Bush · Cosponsor
  • Michael W. Frerichs · Cosponsor
  • Steven M. Landek · Cosponsor
  • Napoleon Harris III · Cosponsor
  • Steve Stadelman · Cosponsor
  • Daniel Biss · Cosponsor
  • Michael Noland · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 173 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (173)

173 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Third Reading

Passed 58 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 42001
Democrat 13000
Republican 3000
Total 58001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Kotowski — Yea
Landek — Yea
Link — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Barickman — Yea
Bertino-Tarrant — Yea
Biss — Yea
Bivins — Yea
Bush — Yea
McCarter — Yea
Forby — Not Voting
Luechtefeld — Yea
Manar — Yea
McCann — Yea
McConnaughay — Yea
Mulroe — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Harris — Yea
Steans — Yea
Brady — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Connelly — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hutchinson — Yea
Cullerton, T. — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
LaHood — Yea
Muñoz — Yea
Noland — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Duffy — Yea
Oberweis — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Van Pelt — Yea
Bill Cunningham Democrat Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Michael E. Hastings Democrat Yea
Steve Stadelman Democrat Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea
Sue Rezin Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 101 Yea · 0 Nay · 17 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 680015
Democrat 25002
Republican 8000
Total 1010017
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Acevedo — Not Voting
Anthony — Yea
Arroyo — Not Voting
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Bost — Not Voting
Brauer — Yea
Brown — Yea
Costello — Yea
Golar — Yea
Hurley — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Senger — Yea
Sente — Yea
Smiddy — Yea
Drury — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Flowers — Yea
McAsey — Yea
Bradley — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McSweeney — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Burke, Daniel — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Mitchell, Christian — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Burke, Kelly — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Harris, David — Yea
Harris, Greg — Yea
Stewart — Yea
Tabares — Yea
Thapedi — Yea
Turner — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Unes — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Willis — Yea
Yingling — Yea
Zalewski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Cavaletto — Yea
Cloonen — Yea
Conroy — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Franks — Yea
Hatcher — Yea
Hays — Yea
Ives — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Brady — Not Voting
Madigan — Not Voting
Wheeler — Not Voting
Jones — Not Voting
Soto — Not Voting
Tryon — Not Voting
Cross — Not Voting
Demmer — Yea
Dunkin — Not Voting
Harms — Not Voting
Jefferson — Not Voting
Kay — Yea
Kosel — Not Voting
Osmond — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Reboletti — Yea
Reis — Yea
Riley — Yea
Sandack — Yea
Schmitz — Not Voting
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Anna Moeller Democrat Yea
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Yea
Camille Y. Lilly Democrat Yea
Elgie R. Sims, Jr. Democrat Not Voting
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Jehan Gordon-Booth Democrat Not Voting
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Kelly M. Cassidy Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Laura Fine Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Marcus C. Evans, Jr. Democrat Yea
Martin J. Moylan Democrat Yea
Michelle Mussman Democrat Yea
Natalie A. Manley Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Rita Mayfield Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Robert F. Martwick Democrat Yea
Robyn Gabel Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
Stephanie A. Kifowit Democrat Yea
Sue Scherer Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Halbrook Republican Yea
Charles Meier Republican Yea
Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea
Joe C. Sosnowski Republican Yea
John M. Cabello Republican Yea
Norine K. Hammond Republican Yea
Wayne A. Rosenthal Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 5598 do?
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that when a child is voluntarily placed in out-of-home care funded by the Department of Children and Family Services for the purpose of obtaining mental health treatment for the child or treatment for the child's developmental disability, the Department is prohibited from requesting, recommending, or requiring that a parent terminate his or her parental rights with respect to the child or that a parent or legal guardian transfer legal custody of the child to the Department. Provides that a child voluntarily placed in out-of-home care shall be placed pursuant to a voluntary placement agreement voluntarily entered into by the parents or legal guardian of the child. Provides that for a child to remain in out-of-home care for longer than 180 days, a juvenile court must make a judicial determination within the first 180 days of the placement that the placement is in the best interests of the child. Requires the Department to report annually to the General Assembly concerning (i) the number of children who were voluntarily placed in out-of-home care funded by the Department and (ii) the number of parents or legal guardians who relinquished custody of their child for the purpose of seeking mental health treatment for the child or treatment for the child's developmental disability. Contains provisions concerning: an interagency agreement between specified State agencies to prevent children from becoming wards of the State and entering the child welfare system solely for purpose of treatment of a child's serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or developmental disability; certain protocols that must be included in the interagency agreement; and additional reporting requirements. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors HB 5598?
HB 5598 is sponsored by Sara Feigenholtz (Democrat), Jacqueline Y. Collins, Karen McConnaughay, Melinda Bush, Michael W. Frerichs, Steven M. Landek, Napoleon Harris III (Democrat), Steve Stadelman (Democrat), Daniel Biss, and Michael Noland.
What is the current status of HB 5598?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2014. Enacted.
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