SB2296 Summary

• Amends the Children and Family Services Act to require enrollment of children under age 6 in appropriate early childhood education services when families choose to receive family preservation services.

• Applies when the Department of Children and Family Services refers families to services due to conditions in the home that are reasonably likely to result in future reports of suspected child abuse or neglect.

• Makes early childhood education enrollment a requirement tied to family preservation service acceptance for households with children under 6 years old.

• Takes effect immediately upon becoming law.