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Bill	DCFS-RELATIVE PLACEMENTS	Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the Department may place a child with a relative if the Department determines that the relative will be able to adequately provide for the child's safety and welfare based on the factors set forth in the Department's Rules governing relative placements and if the placement is consistent with the child's best interests taking into consideration the factors set out by statute for a "best interests" determination. Provides that in placing a child under the Act, the Department shall make reasonable efforts to identify and locate a relative who is ready, willing, and able to care for the child and that, at a minimum, these efforts are to be renewed each time the child requires a placement change when it is appropriate for the child to be cared for in a home environment. Requires the Department to document its efforts to identify and locate a relative placement and maintain the documentation in the child's case file. Provides that if any person files an administrative appeal of the Department's decision not to place a child with a relative, it will be the Department's burden to prove that its decision is consistent with the child's best interests. Sets forth additional requirements for the Department regarding relative placements. Includes , within the definition of "relative", any person who would have qualified as a relative under this paragraph, prior to an adoption, but only if the Department determines, and documents its determination, that it would be in the child's best interests to consider this person a relative. Makes other changes. Effective August 1, 2006.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	94th	HB 4242	Illinois HB 4242 (94th)	bill		enacted		3	42	2	2005-12-09	2006-06-20	openstates	ocd-bill/dbe88930-cf3a-4db3-9877-e68256c16991	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4242&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=22339&SessionID=50&GA=94	270399a55ea8ddfc722a1550442c06c1c32d9a1bff38821566c5715b5b4c014e	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 4242 (94th) — DCFS-RELATIVE PLACEMENTS

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the Department may place a child with a relative if the Department determines that the relative will be able to adequately provide for the child's safety and welfare based on the factors set forth in the Department's Rules governing relative placements and if the placement is consistent with the child's best interests taking into consideration the factors set out by statute for a "best interests" determination. Provides that in placing a child under the Act, the Department shall make reasonable efforts to identify and locate a relative who is ready, willing, and able to care for the child and that, at a minimum, these efforts are to be renewed each time the child requires a placement change when it is appropriate for the child to be cared for in a home environment. Requires the Department to document its efforts to identify and locate a relative placement and maintain the documentation in the child's case file. Provides that if any person files an administrative appeal of the Department's decision not to place a child with a relative, it will be the Department's burden to prove that its decision is consistent with the child's best interests. Sets forth additional requirements for the Department regarding relative placements. Includes , within the definition of "relative", any person who would have qualified as a relative under this paragraph, prior to an adoption, but only if the Department determines, and documents its determination, that it would be in the child's best interests to consider this person a relative. Makes other changes. Effective August 1, 2006.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 116–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• William Delgado — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2005-12-09 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William Delgado filing
• 2006-01-04 First Reading reading-1
• 2006-01-04 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2006-01-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
• 2006-01-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
• 2006-01-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
• 2006-01-18 Assigned to Human Services Committee referral-committee
• 2006-01-23 Fiscal Note Filed
• 2006-01-31 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
• 2006-01-31 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
• 2006-02-01 Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2006-02-01 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2006-02-07 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2006-02-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2006-02-08 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
• 2006-02-08 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
• 2006-02-08 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mary E. Flowers
• 2006-02-08 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
• 2006-02-08 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Cynthia Soto
• 2006-02-08 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mary E. Flowers
• 2006-02-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
• 2006-02-08 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2006-02-09 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2006-02-09 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 14, 2006 reading-1
• 2006-02-09 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
• 2006-02-14 First Reading reading-1
• 2006-02-14 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2006-02-14 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2006-03-01 Assigned to Health & Human Services referral-committee
• 2006-03-15 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
• 2006-03-15 Do Pass Health & Human Services; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2006-03-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 16, 2006
• 2006-03-16 Second Reading reading-2
• 2006-03-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 22, 2006
• 2006-03-28 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
• 2006-03-28 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
• 2006-03-28 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2006-03-28 Passed Both Houses
• 2006-04-26 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2006-06-20 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2006-06-20 Effective Date August 1, 2006
• 2006-06-20 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0880 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/dbe88930-cf3a-4db3-9877-e68256c16991. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).