DCFS-FOSTER FAMILIES

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to offer and provide family preservation services requested by a foster family that may be necessary to maintain a safe and appropriate temporary placement of a child, and requires the Department to prescribe foster family preservation services and the criteria, standards, and procedures for the provision of these services that will provide the most stable living arrangement for that child and prevent, to the greatest extent possible, multiple temporary placements pending a permanent living arrangement and permanent legal status.