Measure to help relatives foster kids in state care signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker
Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed a bill aimed at making it easier for relatives of children in the state’s care to get licensed as foster parents and receive financial assistance, creating a law advocates say could help thousands of families and children in Illinois.
Gov. JB Pritzker signs law to make it easier for children's relatives to become foster parents
Act would allow the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services more flexibility in certifying grandparents and other relatives as foster parents for children in their family.
Illinois governor Pritzker signs law to prioritize placing foster children with kin
Foster care officials will have to prioritize placing children with their relatives under a new law signed by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday.
Pritzker signs law to prioritize placing foster children with family members
Foster care officials will have to prioritize placing children with their relatives under a new law signed by Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday.
New Illinois law expands support for relative caregivers for foster children
A bill making it easier for a child’s relative to become their foster parent is now law in Illinois. Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday signed the Kinship in Demand (KIND) Act into law, which will allow the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) more flexibility in certifying grandparents and other relatives
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