Chapter 20 — EXECUTIVE BRANCH

(20 ILCS 1305/10-27) Sec. 10-27. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 96-78, eff. 7-24-09. Repealed by P.A. 99-209, eff. 7-30-15.)

(20 ILCS 1305/10-30) Sec. 10-30. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 92-722, eff. 8-6-02. Repealed by P.A. 99-933, eff. 1-27-17.)

(20 ILCS 1305/10-32) Sec. 10-32. Task Force on the Condition of African American Men in Illinois. (a) The General Assembly finds and declares that African American men: (1) are disproportionately less likely to complete high school and to obtain a post-secondary education; (2) ar…

(20 ILCS 1305/10-33) Sec. 10-33. Sexual assault education program. (a) The Department shall conduct a comprehensive study of the needs of women with disabilities who reside in the community as well as structured living environments regarding sexual assault and the threat of sexua…

(20 ILCS 1305/10-34) Sec. 10-34. Public awareness of the national hotline number. The Department of Human Services shall cooperate with the Department of Transportation to promote public awareness regarding the national human trafficking hotline. This includes, but is not limited…

(20 ILCS 1305/10-35) Sec. 10-35. Folic acid; public information campaign. The Department, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, shall conduct a public information campaign to (i) educate women about the benefits of consuming folic acid before and during pregnancy …

(20 ILCS 1305/10-40) Sec. 10-40. Recreational programs; persons with disabilities; grants. The Department of Human Services, subject to appropriation, may make grants to special recreation associations for the operation of recreational programs for persons with disabilities, incl…

(20 ILCS 1305/10-45) Sec. 10-45. Hispanic/Latino Teen Pregnancy Prevention and Intervention Initiative. (a) The Department is authorized to establish a Hispanic/Latino Teen Pregnancy Prevention and Intervention Initiative program. (b) As a part of the program established under su…

(20 ILCS 1305/10-47) Sec. 10-47. Teen Responsibility, Education, Achievement, Caring, and Hope (Teen REACH) Grant Program. (a) It is the purpose and intent of this Section to establish a State grant program to support local communities in providing after-school opportunities for …

(20 ILCS 1305/10-5) Sec. 10-5. Infant mortality reduction; special population groups. The Department shall include within its infant mortality reduction programs and materials information directed toward Hispanics, people of African descent, and other population groups residing i…

(20 ILCS 1305/10-50) Sec. 10-50. Illinois Steps for Attaining Higher Education through Academic Development Program established. The Illinois Steps for Attaining Higher Education through Academic Development ("Illinois Steps AHEAD") program is established in the Illinois Departme…

(20 ILCS 1305/10-55) Sec. 10-55. Report; children with developmental disabilities, severe mental illness, or severe emotional disorders. On or before March 1, 2008, the Department shall submit a report to the Governor and to the General Assembly regarding the extent to which chil…

(20 ILCS 1305/10-6) Sec. 10-6. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 96-627, eff. 8-24-09. Repealed by P.A. 102-278, eff. 8-6-21.)

(20 ILCS 1305/10-60) Sec. 10-60. Mental health awareness in minority communities. The Department shall include mental health awareness, education, and outreach materials within its public health promotion programs and information to be directed toward minority population groups i…

(20 ILCS 1305/10-63) Sec. 10-63. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 102-206, eff. 7-30-21. Repealed by P.A. 103-616, eff. 7-1-24.)

(20 ILCS 1305/10-65) Sec. 10-65. Hunger Relief Fund; grants. (a) The Hunger Relief Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. From appropriations to the Department from the Fund, the Department shall make grants to food banks for the purpose of purchasing food and r…

(20 ILCS 1305/10-66) Sec. 10-66. Rate reductions. Rates for medical services purchased by the Divisions of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery, Community Health and Prevention, Developmental Disabilities, Mental Health, or Rehabilitation Services within the Department of Human …

(20 ILCS 1305/10-67) Sec. 10-67. Rights and resources for immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers; public information campaign. (a) The Department of Human Services, in consultation with the Department on Aging, the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of E…

(20 ILCS 1305/10-7) Sec. 10-7. Postpartum depression. (a) The Department shall develop and distribute a brochure or other information about the signs, symptoms, screening or detection techniques, and care for postpartum depression, including but not limited to methods for patient…

(20 ILCS 1305/10-70) Sec. 10-70. Gateways to Opportunity. (a) Subject to the availability of funds, the Department of Human Services shall operate a Gateways to Opportunity program, a comprehensive professional development system. The goal of Gateways to Opportunity is to support…

(20 ILCS 1305/10-75) Sec. 10-75. Homelessness supports in Illinois. (a) The Office to Prevent and End Homelessness (Office) is created within the Department of Human Services to facilitate the implementation of a strategic plan and initiatives aimed at decreasing homelessness and…

(20 ILCS 1305/10-8) Sec. 10-8. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 104-270, eff. 8-15-25. Repealed internally, eff. 1-1-26.)

(20 ILCS 1305/10-80) Sec. 10-80. Centralized information on continuum of care access. (a) The General Assembly finds the following: (1) There are persistent adverse health effects that individuals often endure after experiencing homelessness even for a short period of time. (2) P…

(20 ILCS 1305/10-9) Sec. 10-9. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07. Repealed by P.A. 96-1406, eff. 7-29-10.)

(20 ILCS 1305/80-10) Sec. 80-10. Discontinued departments and offices; successor agency. (a) The Department of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, and the Department of Rehabilitation Services are abolished on July 1, 19…

(20 ILCS 1305/80-15) Sec. 80-15. Transfer of powers. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, all of the rights, powers, duties, and functions vested by law in the Department of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, a…

(20 ILCS 1305/80-20) Sec. 80-20. Transfer of personnel. (a) Personnel employed by the Department of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, or the Department of Rehabilitation Services on June 30, 1997 are transferred to the…

(20 ILCS 1305/80-25) Sec. 80-25. Transfer of property. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), all books, records, documents, property (real and personal), unexpended appropriations, and pending business pertaining to the rights, powers, duties, and functions transferred to the…

(20 ILCS 1305/80-30) Sec. 80-30. Rules and standards. (a) The rules and standards of the Department's predecessor agencies that are in effect on June 30, 1997 and pertain to the rights, powers, duties, and functions transferred to the Department under this Act shall become the ru…

(20 ILCS 1305/80-35) Sec. 80-35. Savings provisions. (a) The rights, powers, duties, and functions transferred to the Department of Human Services by this Act shall be vested in and exercised by the Department subject to the provisions of this Act. An act done by the Department o…

(20 ILCS 1305/80-40) Sec. 80-40. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-3-96. Repealed by P.A. 89-506, eff. 7-3-96.)

(20 ILCS 1305/80-45) Sec. 80-45. Funding agent and administration. (a) The Department shall act as funding agent under the terms of the Illinois Affordable Housing Act and shall administer other appropriations for the use of the Illinois Housing Development Authority. (b) The Dep…

(20 ILCS 1305/80-5) Sec. 80-5. Task Force on Human Services Consolidation. (a) There is hereby established a Task Force on Human Services Consolidation. (b) The Task Force shall consist of 7 voting members, as follows: one person appointed by the Governor, who shall serve as chai…

(20 ILCS 1305/99-5) Sec. 99-5. Severability. This Act is severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-3-96.)

(20 ILCS 1305/99-99) Sec. 99-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law, except that Articles 10 and 90 take effect July 1, 1997. (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-3-96.)

(20 ILCS 1310/0.01) (from Ch. 40, par. 2400) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Domestic Violence Shelters Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(20 ILCS 1310/1) (from Ch. 40, par. 2401) Sec. 1. The terms used in this Act shall have the following meanings ascribed to them: "Department" means the Department of Human Services. "Domestic violence" means attempting to cause or causing abuse of a family or household member or …

(20 ILCS 1310/2) (from Ch. 40, par. 2402) Sec. 2. The Department of Human Services shall administer domestic violence shelters and service programs, or shall provide for their administration by not-for-profit corporations with whom the Department has contracts, for adults and the…

(20 ILCS 1310/3) (from Ch. 40, par. 2403) Sec. 3. The Department of Human Services shall provide for the funding of domestic violence shelters and service programs in part from the Domestic Violence Shelter and Service Fund and in part from the General Revenue Fund. In allotting …

(20 ILCS 1310/3.2) (from Ch. 40, par. 2403.2) Sec. 3.2. All funds collected pursuant to P.A. 82-645, which are held in escrow for refund and for which a refund is not approved by September 1, 1988, shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer for deposit into the Domestic Violence S…

(20 ILCS 1310/3a) Sec. 3a. Domestic Violence Hotline. (a) The Department of Human Services shall be responsible for the provision of a single, easy to use telephone number for public access to information and referral for domestic violence services. Subject to subsection (e), the…

(20 ILCS 1315/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Youthbuild Act. (Source: P.A. 90-247, eff. 1-1-98.)

(20 ILCS 1315/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act: "Applicant" means a public or private not-for-profit agency eligible to provide education and employment training under federal or State employment training programs. "Secretary" means the Secretary of Human Services. "Very low…

(20 ILCS 1315/15) Sec. 15. Program requirements. The Secretary shall, subject to appropriation, make grants to applicants for the purpose of carrying out Youthbuild programs as approved under this Section. All programs funded pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall refle…

(20 ILCS 1315/20) Sec. 20. Eligible activities. Implementation grants may be used to carry out the activities listed in Section 15. Other eligible activities include the following: (a) Legal fees for housing acquisition. (b) Administrative costs of the applicant which may not exc…

(20 ILCS 1315/25) Sec. 25. Eligible participants. Eligible participants are youth 16 to 24 years old who are economically disadvantaged as defined in United States Code, Title 29, Section 1503, and who are part of one of the following groups: (a) Persons who are not attending any…

(20 ILCS 1315/30) Sec. 30. Selection criteria. Priority in the awarding of funds under this Act shall be given to applicants with experience in operating Youthbuild programs. Organizations claiming to have operated Youthbuild programs must be licensed by Youthbuild USA or be orga…

(20 ILCS 1315/35) Sec. 35. Eligible entities. Those eligible to be awarded funds under this Act are not-for-profit private agencies, or public agencies with experience operating a Youthbuild program or with a plan to incubate a Youthbuild program until it can be established as a …

(20 ILCS 1315/40) Sec. 40. Application requirements. The Secretary shall require that an application for Youthbuild funds under this Act contain at a minimum: (1) a request for an implementation grant, specifying the amount of the grant requested and its proposed uses; (2) a desc…

(20 ILCS 1315/45) Sec. 45. Annual report. The Department of Human Services shall prepare an annual report summarizing costs and outcome data associated with the Youthbuild programs. The report must include, but not be limited to, the following information: (i) the number of parti…