Board of Commissioners of Cook County - File #: 22-1913

• File #: 22-1913
• Version: 2
• Name: ADOPTION AND FAMILY SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
• Type: Ordinance Amendment
• Status: Approved
• File created: 2/16/2022
• In control: Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
• On agenda: 3/17/2022
• Final action: 5/12/2022
• Title: Substitute to Item #: 22-1913 Sponsored by President Toni Preckwinkle and Commissioner Larry Suffredin BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that COOK COUNTY CODE, CHAPTER 38 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, ARTICLE VIII. ADOPTION AND FAMILY SERVICES is repealed in its entirety and the following is substituted in its place: ARTICLE VIII. FAMILY SUPPORTIVE SERVICES Sec. 38-170. Establishment. Family Supportive Services is an operating unit within the Office of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County. Sec. 38-171. Powers and duties. Family Supportive Services provides the following services: (a) Upon the direction and order of a judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Family Supportive Services conducts a home and social investigation, and issues a report to the judge who ordered said investigation for the following matters: (1) Adoptions (2) Allocation of parental responsibility or parenting time (3) Probate cases involving guardianship and/o...
• Sponsors: TONI PRECKWINKLE (President)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Motion	Result
5/12/2022	1	Board of Commissioners	approve as substituted	Pass
5/9/2022	1	Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee	accept as substituted	Pass
5/9/2022	2	Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee	recommend for approval as substituted	Pass
4/7/2022	1	Board of Commissioners	no action taken
4/5/2022	1	Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee	recommend for deferral	Pass
3/17/2022	1	Board of Commissioners	refer	Pass

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Substitute to Item #: 22-1913

Sponsored by President Toni Preckwinkle and Commissioner Larry Suffredin

BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that COOK COUNTY CODE, CHAPTER 38 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, ARTICLE VIII. ADOPTION AND FAMILY SERVICES is repealed in its entirety and the following is substituted in its place:

ARTICLE VIII. FAMILY SUPPORTIVE SERVICES Sec. 38-170. Establishment.

Family Supportive Services is an operating unit within the Office of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County.

Sec. 38-171. Powers and duties.

Family Supportive Services provides the following services:

(a)                     Upon the direction and order of a judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Family Supportive Services conducts a home and social investigation, and issues a report to the judge who ordered said investigation for the following matters:

(1)                     Adoptions

(2)                     Allocation of parental responsibility or parenting time

(3)                     Probate cases involving guardianship and/or custody of a child

(b)                     Fingerprinting processing for required criminal background checks

(c)                     Post adoption services to confidential intermediaries appointed pursuant to the Adoption Act, 750 ILCS 50/18.3a

 [Sec. 38-172. Reserved.]Sec. 38-173. Fees.

Family Supportive Services charges fees for the following services in the amounts set forth in Section 32-1 of this Code. All fees shall be collected by the Cook County Department of Revenue.

(1)                     Adult Adoptee Inquiry

(2)                     Adoption and Guardianship Fingerprint Processing

(3)                     Foreign Jurisdiction Home and Social Investigation

(4)                     Adoption Home and Social Investigation

(5)                     Follow-up Home Study

(6)                     Subpoena, including statutory mileage fee for necessary travel.

Secs. 38-174-38-200. Reserved.