DCFS-PARENTS AS TEACHERS

Summary

The bill directs the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services to apply to the Administration for Children and Families for permission to amend the State’s Family First Title IV‑E Prevention Plan. It would create a Community Pathway that uses the existing Parents as Teachers program to give at‑risk families with children ages 0‑5 voluntary access to parenting and child‑development services, aiming to prevent abuse, neglect, and foster‑care placement. Title IV‑E funds would support expanding this community‑based network, and the Department must work with the Parents as Teachers Illinois State Office and the State Board of Education.

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