HB4028 Summary

• Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act to expand the definition of "person responsible for the child's welfare" to include custodians who commit or allow involuntary servitude, sexual servitude of minors, or human trafficking against children under 18 years of age.

• Revises adoption consent forms for DCFS cases to clarify when consents become void, specifying three conditions: placement disruption, court denial of adoption petition, or DCFS Guardianship Administrator refusal based on child's best interests.

• Establishes the Adoption Advisory Council combining previously separate Adoption Registry Advisory Council and Confidential Intermediary Council functions, with representatives from adoption organizations, government agencies, and adoption stakeholders.

• Modifies confidential intermediary program procedures and fees, eliminating advance payment requirements and waiving fees for adult adoptees seeking birth parents under certain Registry filing conditions.

• Takes effect January 1, 2013, with Sections 5 and 99 effective upon passage.