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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4305   </title>
<shortdesc>DCFS-FOSTER PARENT TRAINING</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. James H. Meyer-Jim Sacia-Raymond Poe</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>20 ILCS 505/22.2-5 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to create and maintain an Internet-based information source to provide interactive training to assist foster parents in developing the skills necessary to care for the emotional, mental, and physical needs of children within the foster care system. Provides that the information source must include, at least once every 8 weeks, a web-cast seminar on varying topics selected by the Department concerning foster care and the foster children.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/2/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. James H. Meyer</action>
<statusdate>2/2/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/2/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/11/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia</action>
<statusdate>2/11/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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