Illinois Compiled Statutes
Chapter 325 - CHILDREN
325 ILCS 42/ - Kinship Navigator Act.

(325 ILCS 42/1)
Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Kinship Navigator Act.

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(325 ILCS 42/5)
Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act:
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(325 ILCS 42/10)
Sec. 10. Legislative findings and intent.
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(325 ILCS 42/15)
Sec. 15. Kinship Navigator conferences: promotion. The Department shall arrange for the conduct of 2 conferences, one in Cook County and one in Sangamon County, and provide for exhibits and activities for kinship caregivers and social service providers.

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(325 ILCS 42/20)
Sec. 20. Kinship Navigator administration. The Department, subject to appropriation, shall administer the Kinship Navigator through a contract with an NPO that has worked statewide with kinship families. The contract shall require that the program created by this Act will be coordinated with (i) the grandparent child care program administered by the Department of Children and Family Services under Section 34.11 of the Children and Family Services Act, (ii) the Department of Children and Family Services under Section 39.1 of the Children and Family Services Act, and (iii) the Department on Aging under Section 92 of the Family Caregiver Act.

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(325 ILCS 42/25)
Sec. 25. Rules. The Department shall adopt the rules necessary for the implementation and administration of this Act.

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(325 ILCS 42/90)
Sec. 90. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted).

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(325 ILCS 42/95)
Sec. 95. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted).

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(325 ILCS 42/99)
Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.


(Source: P.A. 96-276, eff. 8-11-09.)