The bill amends the Child Welfare Agency Licensing Act to enhance the training and certification process for foster parents, particularly focusing on streamlining the requirements for relatives seeking to become foster parents. It introduces new provisions that limit the training hours required for foster homes, specifying that a foster home must complete no more than 15 hours of initial training and 6 hours of annual training to maintain their status. Additionally, the Division of Children and Family Services is granted the authority to reduce these training requirements through rule-making.

Furthermore, the bill establishes a streamlined process for provisional foster homes, stating that they will not be subjected to the same training hour requirements as regular foster homes. It prohibits the closure of provisional foster homes or the removal of children from these homes solely based on insufficient training hours. The Division is also tasked with creating rules to facilitate this streamlined training process for provisional foster homes, thereby making it easier for relatives to become certified as foster parents.