Chapter 20 — EXECUTIVE BRANCH

(20 ILCS 505/5.25) Sec. 5.25. Behavioral health services. (a) Every child in the care of the Department of Children and Family Services under this Act shall receive the necessary behavioral health services including but not limited to: mental health services, trauma services, sub…

(20 ILCS 505/5.26) Sec. 5.26. Foster children; exit interviews. (a) Unless clinically contraindicated, the Department shall ensure that an exit interview is conducted with every child age 5 and over who leaves a foster home. (1) The interview shall be conducted by a caseworker, m…

(20 ILCS 505/5.27) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 5.27. Holistic Mental Health Care for Youth in Care Task Force. (a) The Holistic Mental Health Care for Youth in Care Task Force is created. The Task Force shall review and make recommendations regardin…

(20 ILCS 505/5.30) Sec. 5.30. Specialized care. (a) Not later than July 1, 2007, the Department shall adopt a rule, or an amendment to a rule then in effect, regarding the provision of specialized care to a child in the custody or guardianship of the Department, or to a child bei…

(20 ILCS 505/5.35) Sec. 5.35. Residential services; rates. (a) In this Section, "residential services" means child care institution care, group home care, independent living services, and transitional living services that are licensed and purchased by the Department on behalf of …

(20 ILCS 505/5.40) Sec. 5.40. Multi-dimensional treatment foster care. Subject to appropriations, beginning June 1, 2016, the Department shall implement a 5-year pilot program of multi-dimensional treatment foster care, or a substantially similar evidence-based program of profess…

(20 ILCS 505/5.45) Sec. 5.45. Managed care plan services. (a) As used in this Section: "Caregiver" means an individual or entity directly providing the day-to-day care of a child ensuring the child's safety and well-being. "Child" means a child placed in the care of the Departmen…

(20 ILCS 505/5.46) Sec. 5.46. Application for Social Security benefits, Supplemental Security Income, Veterans benefits, and Railroad Retirement benefits. (a) Definitions. As used in this Section: "Achieving a Better Life Experience Account" or "ABLE account" means an account est…

(20 ILCS 505/5.47) Sec. 5.47. Extended Family Support Pilot Program. The Department may consult with independent partners to review Extended Family Support Program services and advise if additional services are needed prior to the start of the pilot program required under this Se…

(20 ILCS 505/55) Sec. 55. Performance audits. Three years after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, the Auditor General shall commence a performance audit of the Department to determine whether the Department is meeting the requirements establ…

(20 ILCS 505/5a) (from Ch. 23, par. 5005a) Sec. 5a. Reimbursable services for which the Department of Children and Family Services shall pay 100% of the reasonable cost pursuant to a written contract negotiated between the Department and the agency furnishing the services (which …

(20 ILCS 505/5b) Sec. 5b. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 99-933, eff. 1-27-17. Repealed by P.A. 103-363, eff. 7-28-23.)

(20 ILCS 505/5c) Sec. 5c. Direct child welfare service employee license. (a) By January 1, 2000, the Department, in consultation with private child welfare agencies, shall develop and implement a direct child welfare service employee license. By January 1, 2001 all child protecti…

(20 ILCS 505/5d) Sec. 5d. The Direct Child Welfare Service Employee License Board. (a) For purposes of this Section: (1) "Board" means the Direct Child Welfare Service Employee License Board. (2) "Director" means the Director of Children and Family Services. (b) The Direct Child …

(20 ILCS 505/5e) Sec. 5e. Advocacy Office for Children and Families. (a) The Department of Children and Family Services shall establish and maintain an Advocacy Office for Children and Families that shall, in addition to other duties assigned by the Director, receive and respond …

(20 ILCS 505/5f) Sec. 5f. Reimbursement rates. On July 1, 2019, the Department of Children and Family Services shall increase rates in effect on June 30, 2019 for providers by 5%. The contractual and grant services eligible for increased reimbursement rates under this Section inc…

(20 ILCS 505/6) (from Ch. 23, par. 5006) Sec. 6. The Department shall not authorize payment under Section 5 or accept guardianship for any child for whom a final dependency order has been entered prior to January 1, 1964, under the provisions of the "Family Court Act" or for a ch…

(20 ILCS 505/6.5) Sec. 6.5. Children; methamphetamine; protocol. (a) The Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of State Police, and the State Board of Education shall jointly develop a sample protocol to be followed by the Department of Children and Family Se…

(20 ILCS 505/6a) (from Ch. 23, par. 5006a) Sec. 6a. Case plan. (a) With respect to each Department client for whom the Department is providing placement service, the Department shall develop a case plan designed to stabilize the family situation and prevent placement of a child o…

(20 ILCS 505/6b) (from Ch. 23, par. 5006b) Sec. 6b. Case tracking system. (1) The Department shall establish and operate a case tracking system which shall be designed to monitor and evaluate family preservation, family reunification and placement services. (2) The Department sha…

(20 ILCS 505/6b-1) Sec. 6b-1. Maintaining and tracking information on guardians ad litem. The Department must maintain the name, electronic mail address, and telephone number for each youth in care's court-appointed guardian ad litem and, if applicable, the guardian ad litem's su…

(20 ILCS 505/6c) Sec. 6c. Parental inquiry. The Department shall maintain a system of response to inquiry made by parents or putative parents as to whether their child is under the custody or guardianship of the Department; and if so, the Department shall direct the parents or pu…

(20 ILCS 505/7) (from Ch. 23, par. 5007) Sec. 7. Placement of children; considerations. (a) In placing any child under this Act, the Department shall place the child, as far as possible, in the care and custody of some individual holding the same religious belief as the parents o…

(20 ILCS 505/7.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 5007.1) Sec. 7.1. One Church One Child Advisory Board. There is created the One Church One Child Advisory Board to advise the Department in the placement of children by encouraging black churches to help find permanent homes for black children…

(20 ILCS 505/7.2) Sec. 7.2. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 88-550, eff. 7-3-94. Repealed by P.A. 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)

(20 ILCS 505/7.3) Sec. 7.3. Placement plan. The Department shall develop and implement a written plan for placing children. The plan shall include at least the following features: (1) A plan for recruiting minority adoptive and foster families. The plan shall include strategies f…

(20 ILCS 505/7.3a) Sec. 7.3a. Normalcy parenting for children in foster care; participation in childhood activities. (a) Legislative findings. (1) Every day parents make important decisions about their child's participation in extracurricular activities. Caregivers for children i…

(20 ILCS 505/7.3b) Sec. 7.3b. Case plan requirements for hair-related needs of youth in care. (a) Purposes. Hair plays an important role in fostering youths' connection to their race, culture, and identity. Hair care promotes positive messages of self-worth, comfort, and affectio…

(20 ILCS 505/7.4) Sec. 7.4. Development and preservation of sibling relationships for children in care; placement of siblings; contact among siblings placed apart. (a) Purpose and policy. The General Assembly recognizes that sibling relationships are unique and essential for a pe…

(20 ILCS 505/7.5) Sec. 7.5. Search and reunion services for youth in care and former youth in care. (a) For purposes of this Section, "search and reunion services" means: (1) services provided by the Department to facilitate contact between adoptees and their siblings when one or…

(20 ILCS 505/7.7) Sec. 7.7. Limit on multiple placements. If the Department has placed a child in substitute care pursuant to a court order, the Department may not change the child's placement unless the Department specifically documents that the current placement is unsafe or un…

(20 ILCS 505/7.8) Sec. 7.8. Home safety checklist; aftercare services; immunization checks. (a) As used in this Section, "purchase of service agency" means any entity that contracts with the Department to provide services that are consistent with the purposes of this Act. (b) Whe…

(20 ILCS 505/8) (from Ch. 23, par. 5008) Sec. 8. Scholarships and fee waivers; tuition waiver. (a) Each year the Department shall select a minimum of 53 students (at least 4 of whom shall be children of veterans) to receive scholarships and fee waivers which will enable them to a…

(20 ILCS 505/8.1) Sec. 8.1. Foster Youth Summer Internship Pilot Program. (a) The Department shall adopt rules on the development and implementation of a Foster Youth Summer Internship Pilot Program for the purpose of providing foster youth with professional training and experien…

(20 ILCS 505/8a) (from Ch. 23, par. 5008a) Sec. 8a. No otherwise qualified child with a disability receiving special education and related services under Article 14 of The School Code shall solely by reason of the child's disability be excluded from the participation in or be den…

(20 ILCS 505/8b) (from Ch. 23, par. 5008b) Sec. 8b. No homeless person eligible to receive benefits or services from the Department shall, by reason of the homeless person's status as a homeless person, be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits under or be subjected t…

(20 ILCS 505/9) (from Ch. 23, par. 5009) Sec. 9. To exercise executive and administrative supervision over all institutions, divisions, programs and services now existing or hereafter acquired or created under the jurisdiction of the Department. (Source: P.A. 83-180.)

(20 ILCS 505/9.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 5009.1) Sec. 9.1. The Department shall adopt rules no later than January 1, 2026 regarding referral of Title IV-E foster care maintenance cases to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services for child support enforcement services under Ti…

(20 ILCS 505/9.2) (from Ch. 23, par. 5009.2) Sec. 9.2. The Department shall have authority to enter into agreements with units of local government or individuals with the approval of the Attorney General, for the collection of monies owing because of the failure of parents or gua…

(20 ILCS 505/9.3) (from Ch. 23, par. 5009.3) Sec. 9.3. Declarations by parents and guardians. Information requested of parents and guardians shall be submitted on forms or questionnaires prescribed by the Department or units of local government as the case may be and shall contai…

(20 ILCS 505/9.4) (from Ch. 23, par. 5009.4) Sec. 9.4. Investigation and Determination. The Department shall review the forms or questionnaires returned by each parent or guardian and supplement the information provided therein, where required, by such additional consultations wi…

(20 ILCS 505/9.5) (from Ch. 23, par. 5009.5) Sec. 9.5. Notice of parental payments due. When the Department has determined that a parent or guardian is liable for payment for care and support of the parent's or guardian's children, the parent or guardian shall be notified by mail…

(20 ILCS 505/9.6) (from Ch. 23, par. 5009.6) Sec. 9.6. Parental Payments. The notice to responsible parents and guardians issued pursuant to Section 9.5 shall direct payment to the Department, as provided by regulation. Fifty percent of payments by parents and guardians to the De…

(20 ILCS 505/9.7) (from Ch. 23, par. 5009.7) Sec. 9.7. Alternative Actions to Enforce Parental Payments Due. If a responsible parent or guardian fails or refuses to make parental payments for care and training of their children, or contributes less than the amount indicated by th…

(20 ILCS 505/9.8) (from Ch. 23, par. 5009.8) Sec. 9.8. Court Enforcement. The Department shall refer to the State's Attorney, Attorney General, or to the proper legal representative of the unit of government or private agency, for judicial enforcement as herein provided, instance…

(20 ILCS 505/9.8a) (from Ch. 23, par. 5009.8a) Sec. 9.8a. Child Welfare Litigation Division. The Department of Children and Family Services Child Welfare Litigation Division in the Office of the Attorney General shall represent the State in, and defend on the State's behalf, all …

(20 ILCS 505/9.9) (from Ch. 23, par. 5009.9) Sec. 9.9. Review under Administrative Review Law. Any responsible parent or guardian affected by a final administrative decision of the Department in a hearing, conducted pursuant to this Act, may have the decision reviewed only under …

(20 ILCS 510/510-1) Sec. 510-1. Article short title. This Article 510 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois may be cited as the Department of Children and Family Services Powers Law. (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 510/510-10) (was 20 ILCS 510/65) Sec. 510-10. Powers, generally. The Department has the powers enumerated in the following Sections. (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 510/510-100) (was 20 ILCS 510/65.8) Sec. 510-100. Criminal history record information. Whenever the Department is authorized or required by law to consider some aspect of criminal history record information for the purpose of carrying out its statutory powers and respons…