Illinois 95th Regular Session Status: Passed House

HB 4212 — DCFS-GRANDPARENT CARE

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Summary

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to develop and administer a program of information and services for caregivers, particularly older caregivers, of children previously in Department custody, with respect to the future care and custody of those children. Effective immediately.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

36 added · 31 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill HB 4212 clarifies that the Governor or any agency cannot create rules to enforce the bill’s provisions without approval from the General Assembly. If the Governor believes rules are needed, they can suggest them to the legislature for consideration. This change is important because it ensures that rulemaking remains under the legislature’s control, promoting accountability and legislative oversight over any regulations that stem from this bill.

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*LRB09515402JAM41394b* HB4212 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois and 2008 HB4212 by Rep.
HB4212 Engrossed LRB095 15402 JAM 41394 b AN ACT concerning State government.
Barbara Flynn Currie SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
ILCS 505/34.11 Amends the Children and Family Services Act.
Requires the Department information and services for caregivers, particularly older caregivers, of children previously in Department custody, with respect to the future care and custody of those children.
Effective immediately.
LRB095 15402 JAM 41394 b FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR HB4212 LRB095 15402 JAM 41394 b AN ACT concerning State government.
(3) Grandparents and older relatives providing primary care for at-risk children may experience unique resultant problems, such as financial stress due to limited incomes, emotional difficulties dealing with the loss of the child’s parents or the child’s unique behaviors, and decreased HB4212 - 2 - LRB095 15402 JAM 41394 b physical stamina coupled with a much higher incidence of chronic illness.
(3) Grandparents and older relatives providing primary care for at-risk children may experience unique resultant problems, such as financial stress due to limited incomes, emotional difficulties dealing with the loss of the child’s parents or the child’s unique behaviors, and decreased HB4212 Engrossed - 2 - LRB095 15402 JAM 41394 b physical stamina coupled with a much higher incidence of chronic illness.
They also lack access to resources that may assist them in developing future legal care and custody plans for HB4212 - 3 - LRB095 15402 JAM 41394 b children in their legal custody.
They also lack access to resources that may assist them in developing future legal care and custody plans for HB4212 Engrossed - 3 - LRB095 15402 JAM 41394 b children in their legal custody.
(6) A list of support groups and resources located HB4212 - 4 - LRB095 15402 JAM 41394 b throughout the State.
(6) A list of support groups and resources located HB4212 Engrossed - 4 - LRB095 15402 JAM 41394 b throughout the State.
(3) Provide training for Department and private agency HB4212 - 5 - LRB095 15402 JAM 41394 b staff on methods of assisting caregivers before and after adoption and guardianship, and the families of older and ill caregivers, who wish to make future care and custody plans for children who have been wards of the Department and who are or will be adopted by or are or will become wards of those caregivers.
(3) Provide training for Department and private agency HB4212 Engrossed - 5 - LRB095 15402 JAM 41394 b staff on methods of assisting caregivers before and after adoption and guardianship, and the families of older and ill caregivers, who wish to make future care and custody plans for children who have been wards of the Department and who are or will be adopted by or are or will become wards of those caregivers.
(i) Provide contracted social work services to older and ill caregivers, and the families of deceased caregivers, including those who will or have adopted or HB4212 - 6 - LRB095 15402 JAM 41394 b will take or have taken guardianship of children previously in Department custody.
(i) Provide contracted social work services to older and ill caregivers, and the families of deceased caregivers, including those who will or have adopted or HB4212 Engrossed - 6 - LRB095 15402 JAM 41394 b will take or have taken guardianship of children previously in Department custody.
The program will also study ways in which to provide timely and cost-effective legal HB4212 - 7 - LRB095 15402 JAM 41394 b services to older and ill caregivers, and to families of deceased caregivers in order to ensure permanency for children in their care.
The program will also study ways in which to provide timely and cost-effective legal HB4212 Engrossed - 7 - LRB095 15402 JAM 41394 b services to older and ill caregivers, and to families of deceased caregivers in order to ensure permanency for children in their care.
(9) Ensure that future caregivers designated by adoptive parents and guardians, and the families of deceased caregivers, understand the problems experienced by older and ill caregivers of children, including children with special needs, such as financial stress due to limited income and increased financial responsibility, emotional difficulties associated with the loss of a child’s parent or the child’s unique behaviors, the special needs of a child who may come into their custody or whose parent or guardian is already deceased, and decreased physical stamina and a higher rate of chronic illness and other HB4212 - 8 - LRB095 15402 JAM 41394 b health concerns.
(9) Ensure that future caregivers designated by adoptive parents and guardians, and the families of deceased caregivers, understand the problems experienced by older and ill caregivers of children, including children with special needs, such as financial stress due to limited income and increased financial responsibility, emotional difficulties associated with the loss of a child’s parent or the child’s unique behaviors, the special needs of a child who may come into their custody or whose parent or guardian is already deceased, and decreased physical stamina and a higher rate of chronic illness and other HB4212 Engrossed - 8 - LRB095 15402 JAM 41394 b health concerns.
No later than January 1, 2008, the Department shall adopt rules to implement subsection (c).
Notwithstanding any other rulemaking authority that may exist, neither the Governor nor any agency or agency head under the jurisdiction of the Governor has any authority to make or promulgate rules to implement or enforce the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly.
If, however, the Governor believes that rules are necessary to implement or enforce the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Governor may suggest rules to the General Assembly by filing them with the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate and by requesting that the General Assembly authorize such rulemaking by law, enact those suggested rules into law, or take any other appropriate action in the General Assembly’s discretion.
Nothing contained in this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly shall be interpreted to grant rulemaking authority under any other Illinois statute where such authority is not otherwise explicitly given.
For the purposes of this subsection, "rules" HB4212 Engrossed - 9 - LRB095 15402 JAM 41394 b is given the meaning contained in Section 1-70 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, and "agency" and "agency head" are given the meanings contained in Sections 1-20 and 1-25 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to the extent that such definitions apply to agencies or agency heads under the jurisdiction of the Governor.
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Action History

  1. Session Sine Die

  2. Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  3. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1

  4. Arrived in House

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

  6. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

  7. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul

  8. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather Steans

  9. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter

  10. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 29, 2008

  11. Second Reading

  12. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 28, 2008

  13. Do Pass as Amended Human Services; 010-000-000

  14. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

  15. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services

  16. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules

  17. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins

  18. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2008

  19. Assigned to Human Services

  20. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2008; Substantive House Bills Out of Committee

  21. Referred to Rules

  22. First Reading

  23. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins

  24. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 6, 2008

  25. Arrive in Senate

  26. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

  27. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000

  28. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies

  29. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham

  30. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos

  31. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis

  32. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin

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

  34. Second Reading - Short Debate

  35. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks

  36. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard

  37. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley

  38. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser

  39. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar

  40. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley

  41. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  42. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000

  43. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote

  44. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee

  45. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock

  46. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson

  47. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson

  48. Assigned to Human Services Committee

  49. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz

  50. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider

  51. Referred to Rules Committee

  52. First Reading

  53. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie

Sponsors

  • Barbara Flynn Currie · Cosponsor
  • Heather Steans · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 181 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Barbara Flynn Currie
  • Heather Steans

Not signed on (181)

181 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 58 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 48001
Democrat 9000
Republican 1000
Total 58001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Halvorson — Yea
Noland — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Link — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Millner — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Steans — Yea
Brady — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Forby — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bivins — Not Voting
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 109 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 97008
Democrat 8001
Republican 4000
Total 109009
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Munson — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Jefferies — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Krause — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lindner — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Lyons — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Myers — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Riley — Yea
Howard — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Not Voting
Watson — Not Voting
Phelps — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Washington — Not Voting
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Younge — Not Voting
Coulson — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Dugan — Not Voting
Gordon — Not Voting
Holbrook — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Schock — Yea
Tryon — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Brady — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Burke — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Harris — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Coladipietro — Yea
Cole — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Golar — Yea
Graham — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Osterman — Not Voting
Patterson — Not Voting
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Ramey — Yea
Reboletti — Yea
Reis — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Scully — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Not Voting
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 4212 do?
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to develop and administer a program of information and services for caregivers, particularly older caregivers, of children previously in Department custody, with respect to the future care and custody of those children. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors HB 4212?
HB 4212 is sponsored by Barbara Flynn Currie and Heather Steans.
What is the current status of HB 4212?
This bill died with 95th Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 4212?
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