Chapter 20 — EXECUTIVE BRANCH

(20 ILCS 505/34.11) Sec. 34.11. Lou Jones Grandparent Child Care Program. (a) The General Assembly finds and declares the following: (1) An increasing number of children under the age of 18, including many children who would otherwise be at risk of abuse or neglect, are in the ca…

(20 ILCS 505/34.12) Sec. 34.12. Federal family resource and support program grants. Each year, the Department shall submit an application to the Commissioner of the Administration on Children, Youths, and Families under 42 USCA Sections 12336, 12337, and 12338 for a family resour…

(20 ILCS 505/34.2) (from Ch. 23, par. 5034.2) Sec. 34.2. To conduct meetings in each service region between local youth service, police, probation and aftercare workers to develop inter-agency plans to combat gang crime. The Department shall develop a model policy for local inter…

(20 ILCS 505/34.3) (from Ch. 23, par. 5034.3) Sec. 34.3. To conduct supervisory reviews of cases handled by caseworkers and other direct-service personnel to determine whether such persons, in the conduct of their duties, identified and addressed actual or potential drug or alcoh…

(20 ILCS 505/34.4) (from Ch. 23, par. 5034.4) Sec. 34.4. To enter into referral agreements, on its own behalf and on behalf of agencies funded by the Department, with licensed alcohol and drug abuse treatment programs for the referral and treatment of clients with alcohol and dru…

(20 ILCS 505/34.5) (from Ch. 23, par. 5034.5) Sec. 34.5. To make such inquiry as may be appropriate, in any intake or investigation which the Department is required or authorized to conduct, to determine whether drug or alcohol abuse is a factor contributing to the problem necess…

(20 ILCS 505/34.6) (from Ch. 23, par. 5034.6) Sec. 34.6. To submit to the General Assembly no later than March 1 of each year a report in relation to the incidence of alcohol and drug abuse among families, adults and children who are clients of the Department. The report shall sp…

(20 ILCS 505/34.7) (from Ch. 23, par. 5034.7) Sec. 34.7. To ensure that persons knowledgeable in the causes and treatment of drug and alcohol abuse are appointed to all advisory committees of the Department. (Source: P.A. 85-738.)

(20 ILCS 505/34.8) Sec. 34.8. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 85-1394. Repealed by P.A. 95-91, eff. 1-1-08.)

(20 ILCS 505/34.9) (from Ch. 23, par. 5034.9) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026) Sec. 34.9. The Department may, in conjunction with colleges or universities in this State, establish programs to train low-income older persons to be child care workers. The Departmen…

(20 ILCS 505/35) (from Ch. 23, par. 5035) Sec. 35. No officer, agent or employee of the Department of Children and Family Services shall be directly or indirectly interested in any contract, or other agreement for building, repairing, furnishing or supplying such institutions, or…

(20 ILCS 505/35.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 5035.1) Sec. 35.1. The case and clinical records of patients in Department supervised facilities, youth in care, children receiving or applying for child welfare services, persons receiving or applying for other services of the Department, an…

(20 ILCS 505/35.10) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-107) Sec. 35.10. Documents necessary for adult living. The Department shall assist a youth in care in identifying and obtaining documents necessary to function as an independent adult prior to the closure of the yo…

(20 ILCS 505/35.11) Sec. 35.11. Rate study. By November 1, 2022, the Department of Children and Family Services shall issue a request for proposal for a rate consultant to study and develop potential new rates and rate methodologies using objective, publicly available data source…

(20 ILCS 505/35.2) (from Ch. 23, par. 5035.2) Sec. 35.2. If a child has been found to be an abused minor under Section 4-8 of the Juvenile Court Act or Section 2-21 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, and the perpetrator of the abuse was the child's parent, and such parent has bee…

(20 ILCS 505/35.3) Sec. 35.3. Confidentiality of foster parent identifying information. (a) Because foster parents accept placements into their residences, it is the policy of the State of Illinois to protect foster parents' addresses and telephone numbers from disclosure. The De…

(20 ILCS 505/35.5) Sec. 35.5. Inspector General. (a) The Governor shall appoint, and the Senate shall confirm, an Inspector General who shall have the authority to conduct investigations into allegations of or incidents of possible misconduct, misfeasance, malfeasance, or violati…

(20 ILCS 505/35.6) Sec. 35.6. State-wide toll-free telephone number. (a) There shall be a State-wide, toll-free telephone number for any person, whether or not mandated by law, to report to the Inspector General of the Department, suspected misconduct, malfeasance, misfeasance, o…

(20 ILCS 505/35.7) Sec. 35.7. Error Reduction Implementations Plans; Inspector General. (a) The Inspector General of the Department of Children and Family Services shall develop Error Reduction Implementation Plans, as necessary, to remedy patterns of errors or problematic practi…

(20 ILCS 505/35.8) Sec. 35.8. Grandparent and great-grandparent visitation rules; review. Not later than 6 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, and every 5 years thereafter, the Department shall review the rules on granting visitati…

(20 ILCS 505/35.9) Sec. 35.9. Visitation privileges; grandparents and great-grandparents. (a) The Department shall make reasonable efforts and accommodations to provide for visitation privileges to a non-custodial grandparent or great-grandparent of a child who is in the care and…

(20 ILCS 505/36) (from Ch. 23, par. 5036) Sec. 36. Transfer to DCFS (1964). All personnel, materials, books, records, appropriations and other resources and equipment of any institution, facility or service relating to children's and specialized services formerly under the manage…

(20 ILCS 505/37) Sec. 37. Internal oversight review and unified report. As required in Section 1-37 of the Department of Human Services Act, the Department shall conduct an internal review and work in conjunction with the Department of Human Services and other State human service…

(20 ILCS 505/37a) Sec. 37a. Cross-agency prequalification and master service agreements. As required in Section 1-37a of the Department of Human Services Act, the Department shall have the authority and is hereby directed to collaborate with the Department of Human Services and o…

(20 ILCS 505/38) (from Ch. 23, par. 5038) Sec. 38. Should any court of competent jurisdiction hold any section, subdivision, clause, phrase, or provision of this Act to be unconstitutional or invalid for any reason whatsoever, such holding shall not affect the validity of the rem…

(20 ILCS 505/39) (from Ch. 23, par. 5039) Sec. 39. The provisions for repeal contained in this Act shall not in any way affect an offense committed, an act done, a penalty, punishment, or forfeiture incurred, or a claim, right, power or remedy accrued under any law in force prior…

(20 ILCS 505/39.1) Sec. 39.1. Kinship Navigator Act. The Kinship Navigator established under the Kinship Navigator Act shall coordinate the child welfare services administered by the Department in relation to kinship care for children and families receiving services under this Ac…

(20 ILCS 505/39.2) Sec. 39.2. Illinois Children's Justice Task Force. The Illinois Children's Justice Task Force, in compliance with (i) the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) (42 U.S.C. 5106c), as amended by Public Law 111-320; (ii) the Victims of Crime Act of 1984…

(20 ILCS 505/39.3) Sec. 39.3. Suggestion boxes. The Department must place in each residential treatment center, group home, shelter, and transitional living arrangement that accepts youth in care for placement by the Department a locked suggestion box into which residents may pla…

(20 ILCS 505/4) (from Ch. 23, par. 5004) Sec. 4. To make all rules necessary for the execution of its powers. The superintendent of each institution and division of the Department shall make such special rules as may be needed, subject to the approval of the Director. The provisi…

(20 ILCS 505/40) (from Ch. 23, par. 5040) Sec. 40. Sections 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 40, 41 and 42 of "An Act codifying the powers and duties of the Department of Mental Health, and repealing certain Acts herein named," approved August 2, 1961, are repealed. (Source: Laws 1963, p. …

(20 ILCS 505/41) Sec. 41. Department of Children and Family Services to submit quarterly reports to the General Assembly. (a) The Department of Children and Family Services shall, by January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 of each year, electronically transmit to the General As…

(20 ILCS 505/41.5) Sec. 41.5. Racial disparities reports. Due to the historical reality of the role of government in creating and maintaining racial inequities, no later than December 31, 2022, and no later than December 31 of each year thereafter, the Department shall prepare an…

(20 ILCS 505/42) Sec. 42. Foster care survey. The Department, in coordination with the Foster Care Alumni of America Illinois Chapter, the School of Social Work at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the Department's Statewide Youth Advisory Board, shall develop a…

(20 ILCS 505/43) Sec. 43. Intergovernmental agreement; transitioning youth in care. (a) In order to intercept and divert youth in care from experiencing homelessness, incarceration, unemployment, and other similar outcomes, within 180 days after July 26, 2019 (the effective date …

(20 ILCS 505/44) Sec. 44. Pat McGuire Child Welfare Education Fellowship Pilot Program. (a) The General Assembly makes all of the following findings: (1) The Department of Children and Family Services is the sole State agency for the planning and coordination of programs and serv…

(20 ILCS 505/45) Sec. 45. Title IV-E funds for legal services to foster youth and families. (a) Findings and purpose. The General Assembly finds the following: (1) Child welfare court proceedings are serious and life changing. Children and youth are subject to court decisions tha…

(20 ILCS 505/45.1) Sec. 45.1. Department of Children and Family Services human trafficking unit. (a) The Department of Children and Family Services shall: (1) maintain a human trafficking unit to coordinate services, initiate prevention efforts, and provide access to resources fo…

(20 ILCS 505/46) Sec. 46. Annual reports regarding relative and certified relative caregiver placements. Beginning January 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the Department shall post on its website data from the preceding State fiscal year regarding: (1) the number of youth in ca…

(20 ILCS 505/4a) (from Ch. 23, par. 5004a) Sec. 4a. (a) To administer child abuse prevention shelters and service programs for abused and neglected children, or provide for their administration by not-for-profit corporations, community-based organizations or units of local govern…

(20 ILCS 505/4b) Sec. 4b. Youth transitional housing programs. (a) The Department may license youth transitional housing programs. For the purposes of this Section, "youth transitional housing program" means a program that provides shelter or housing and services to eligible home…

(20 ILCS 505/4c) Sec. 4c. Temporary residential shelter services. Any child care facility authorized by the Department to provide temporary residential shelter services to children in the guardianship, temporary custody, or protective custody of the Department shall: (1) provide …

(20 ILCS 505/4d) Sec. 4d. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Caregiver" means a certified relative caregiver, relative caregiver, or foster parent with whom a youth in care is placed. "Certified relative caregiver" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 2.36 of the Chil…

(20 ILCS 505/4e) Sec. 4e. Prohibited restraints for youth in care during transport. (a) Purpose and policy. It is the policy of this State to treat youth in the care of the Department with dignity and respect at all times, including during transport of the youth. (b) Definitions.…

(20 ILCS 505/4f) Sec. 4f. Transportation providers; compliance requirements. (a) A purchase of service agency under contract with the Department to provide transportation services to children and families under this Act must comply with all applicable federal and State laws and r…

(20 ILCS 505/5) (Text of Section from P.A. 104-107) Sec. 5. Direct child welfare services; Department of Children and Family Services. To provide direct child welfare services when not available through other public or private child care or program facilities. (a) For purposes of…

(20 ILCS 505/5.05) Sec. 5.05. Victims of sex trafficking. (a) Legislative findings. Because of their histories of trauma, youth in the care of the Department of Children and Family Services are particularly vulnerable to sex traffickers. Sex traffickers often target child care fa…

(20 ILCS 505/5.10) Sec. 5.10. Direct child welfare services; Department of Human Services. The Department of Human Services shall provide direct child welfare services when not available through other public or private child care or program facilities. For purposes of this Sectio…

(20 ILCS 505/5.15) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026) Sec. 5.15. Day care; Department of Human Services. (a) For the purpose of ensuring effective statewide planning, development, and utilization of resources for the day care of children, operated under various au…

(20 ILCS 505/5.20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026) Sec. 5.20. Child care for former public aid recipients; Department of Human Services. The Department of Human Services may provide child care services to former recipients of assistance under the Illinois Publi…