Topic:
Adoption Act
(LaHood, R-Peoria; Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria) makes a parent "unfit" by failing to (1) make reasonable efforts to correct the conditions causing removal of the child during any nine-month period following an adjudication of neglected, abused, or dependent; or (2) make reasonable progress toward the return of the child during any nine-month period following this kind of adjudication. “Failure to make reasonable progress toward the return of the child to the parent” includes failing to substantially fulfill obligations under a service plan and correct the conditions that brought the child into care during any nine-month period following this kind of adjudication. Passed both chambers.