DCFS-YOUTH IN CARE-FAFSA-APPLY
Summary
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to ensure that every youth in care who is entering his or her final year of high school has completed a Free Application for Federal Student Aid form, if applicable, or an application for State financial aid on or after October 1, but no later than November 1, of the youth's final year of high school. Requires the Department to assist a youth in care in identifying and obtaining all documents necessary to complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid form, if applicable, or an application for State financial aid.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Apr 22, 2021
Signed Jul 12, 2021
Floor votes · House May 26, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
52
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Jul 9, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 112-000-000
lower
May 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Consent Calendar Human Services Committee; 015-000-000
lower
Apr 28, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Health; 015-000-000
upper
Feb 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
To Subcommittee on Children & Family
upper
Feb 9, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Health
upper
Jan 29, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
2 primary · 23 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Curtis Tarver
DDemocratic
P
Robert Peters
DDemocratic
Co
Adriane Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Ammons
DDemocratic
Co
Celina Villanueva
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher Belt
DDemocratic
Co
Cristina Castro
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Didech
DDemocratic
Co
Doris Turner
DDemocratic
Co
Elgie Sims
DDemocratic
Co
Jacqueline Y. Collins
DDemocratic
Co
Janet Yang Rohr
DDemocratic
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