HB0090 Summary

• Creates the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children Act of 2011, establishing a framework for interstate placement of abused, neglected, deprived, delinquent, or unmanageable children in safe and suitable homes.

• Establishes the Interstate Commission for the Placement of Children with one commissioner from each member state to oversee the compact's administration, promulgate rules, resolve disputes, and ensure compliance.

• Defines placement authority, jurisdiction, and financial responsibility between sending and receiving states, with the sending state retaining legal jurisdiction and responsibility for ongoing support unless specified conditions for termination are met.

• Applies to interstate placements by public and private child-placing agencies, including placements preliminary to adoption, but excludes certain placements by parents with relatives and custody proceedings without agency involvement.

• Becomes effective upon enactment by at least 35 states, with Illinois designated as a member state; repeals the prior Interstate Compact on Placement of Children Act.