Chapter 225 — PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

(225 ILCS 10/5.1) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-594) Sec. 5.1. (a) The Department shall ensure that no day care center, group home, or child care institution as defined in this Act shall on a regular basis transport a child or children with any motor vehicle unles…

(225 ILCS 10/5.10) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-594) Sec. 5.10. Child care limitation on expulsions. Consistent with the purposes of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly and the requirements therein under paragraph (7) of subsection (a) of Section 2-…

(225 ILCS 10/5.11) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-594) Sec. 5.11. Plan for anaphylactic shock. The Department shall require each licensed day care center, day care home, and group day care home to have a plan for anaphylactic shock to be followed for the prevention…

(225 ILCS 10/5.12) Sec. 5.12. Day care centers operating hours. A day care center may operate for 24 hours or longer and may provide care for a child for a period of up to 12 hours if the parent or guardian of the child is employed in a position that requires regularly scheduled …

(225 ILCS 10/5.1a) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 5.1a. Transportation of children; day care centers. The Department of Early Childhood shall ensure that no day care center shall on a regular basis transport a child or childre…

(225 ILCS 10/5.2) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-594) Sec. 5.2. Unsafe children's products. (a) A child care facility may not use or have on the premises, on or after July 1, 2000, an unsafe children's product as described in Section 15 of the Children's Product Sa…

(225 ILCS 10/5.2a) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 5.2a. Unsafe children's products; Department of Early Childhood. (a) A day care center, day care home, or group day care home may not use or have on the premises an unsafe chil…

(225 ILCS 10/5.3) Sec. 5.3. Lunches in day care homes. In order to increase the affordability and availability of day care, a day care home licensed under this Act may allow any child it receives to bring the child's lunch for consumption instead of or in addition to the lunch pr…

(225 ILCS 10/5.5) Sec. 5.5. Smoking in day care facilities. (a) The General Assembly finds and declares that: (1) The U.S. government has determined that secondhand tobacco smoke is a major threat to public health for which there is no safe level of exposure. (2) The U.S. Environ…

(225 ILCS 10/5.6) Sec. 5.6. Pesticide and lawn care product application at day care centers. (a) Licensed day care centers shall abide by the requirements of Sections 10.2 and 10.3 of the Structural Pest Control Act. (b) Notification required pursuant to Section 10.3 of the Struc…

(225 ILCS 10/5.7) Sec. 5.7. Fire inspections; authority. (a) Per the requirements of Public Act 96-1141, on January 1, 2011 a report titled "Streamlined Auditing and Monitoring for Community Based Services: First Steps Toward a More Efficient System for Providers, State Governmen…

(225 ILCS 10/5.8) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-594) Sec. 5.8. Radon testing of licensed day care centers, licensed day care homes, and licensed group day care homes. (a) Effective January 1, 2013, licensed day care centers, licensed day care homes, and licensed g…

(225 ILCS 10/5.9) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-594) Sec. 5.9. Lead testing of water in licensed day care centers, day care homes and group day care homes. (a) On or before January 1, 2018, the Department, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, shal…

(225 ILCS 10/6) (from Ch. 23, par. 2216) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-594) Sec. 6. (a) A licensed facility operating as a "child care institution", "maternity center", "child welfare agency", "day care agency" or "day care center" must apply for renewal of its li…

(225 ILCS 10/6.1) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 6.1. License renewal; Department of Early Childhood. (a) A licensed facility operating as a day care center must apply for renewal of its license held, the application to be mad…

(225 ILCS 10/7) (from Ch. 23, par. 2217) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-594) Sec. 7. (a) The Department must prescribe and publish minimum standards for licensing that apply to the various types of facilities for child care defined in this Act and that are equally …

(225 ILCS 10/7.01) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 7.01. Minimum standards for licensing; Department of Early Childhood. (a) The Department of Early Childhood must prescribe and publish minimum standards for licensing that appl…

(225 ILCS 10/7.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 2217.1) Sec. 7.1. (a) (1) A facility described in Section 2.09, 2.10, or 2.18 shall retain on file a list provided by the legal guardian of each child under its care, designating persons to whom it may release custody of such child, including:…

(225 ILCS 10/7.10) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-594) Sec. 7.10. Licensing orientation program and progress report. (a) For the purposes of this Section, "child day care licensing" or "day care licensing" means licensing of day care centers, day care homes, and gr…

(225 ILCS 10/7.2) (from Ch. 23, par. 2217.2) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-594) Sec. 7.2. Employer discrimination. (a) For purposes of this Section: "Employer" means a licensee or holder of a permit subject to this Act. "Employee" means an employee of such an empl…

(225 ILCS 10/7.3) Sec. 7.3. Children placed by private child welfare agency. (a) Before placing a child who is a youth in care in a foster family home, a private child welfare agency must ascertain (i) whether any other children who are youth in care have been placed in that home…

(225 ILCS 10/7.4) Sec. 7.4. Disclosures. (a) Every licensed child welfare agency providing adoption services shall provide to all prospective clients and to the public written disclosures with respect to its adoption services, policies, and practices, including general eligibilit…

(225 ILCS 10/7.5) Sec. 7.5. Adoptive parent training program. Every licensed child welfare agency providing adoption services shall provide prospective adoptive parents with a training program that includes counseling and guidance for the purpose of promoting a successful adoptio…

(225 ILCS 10/7.6) Sec. 7.6. Annual report. Every licensed child welfare agency providing adoption services shall file an annual report with the Department and with the Attorney General on forms and on a date prescribed by the Department. The annual reports for the preceding 2 yea…

(225 ILCS 10/7.7) Sec. 7.7. Certain waivers prohibited. Licensed child welfare agencies providing adoption services shall not require birth or adoptive parents to sign any document that purports to waive claims against an agency for intentional or reckless acts or omissions or fo…

(225 ILCS 10/7.8) Sec. 7.8. Preferential treatment in child placement prohibited. No licensed child welfare agency providing adoption services may give preferential treatment to its board members, contributors, volunteers, employees, agents, consultants, or independent contractor…

(225 ILCS 10/7.9) Sec. 7.9. Excessive fees in adoption services prohibited. Adoption services fees must be based on the costs associated with service delivery, and clients may be charged fees only for services provided. The Department shall define "excessive fees" by rule and sha…

(225 ILCS 10/8) (from Ch. 23, par. 2218) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-594) Sec. 8. The Department may revoke or refuse to renew the license of any child care facility or child welfare agency or refuse to issue full license to the holder of a permit should the lic…

(225 ILCS 10/8.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 2218.1) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-594) Sec. 8.1. The Department shall revoke or refuse to renew the license of any child care facility or refuse to issue a full license to the holder of a permit should the licensee or holde…

(225 ILCS 10/8.1a) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 8.1a. Other grounds for revocation or refusal to renew license; Department of Early Childhood. The Department of Early Childhood shall revoke or refuse to renew the license of …

(225 ILCS 10/8.2) (from Ch. 23, par. 2218.2) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-594) Sec. 8.2. The Department may issue a conditional license to any child care facility which currently is licensed under this Act. The conditional license shall be a nonrenewable license …

(225 ILCS 10/8.2a) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 8.2a. Conditional license; Department of Early Childhood. The Department of Early Childhood may issue a conditional license to any day care center, day care home, or group day …

(225 ILCS 10/8.3) Sec. 8.3. Tax exempt agency. (a) The Department shall revoke or refuse to renew the license of any child welfare agency providing adoption services that is not (i) officially recognized by the United States Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt organization d…

(225 ILCS 10/8.4) Sec. 8.4. Cessation or dissolution of an agency. In the event that a licensed child welfare agency ceases to exist or dissolves its corporate entity as an agency, and in so doing ceases to provide adoption services as defined in this Act, all records pertaining …

(225 ILCS 10/8.5) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-594) Sec. 8.5. Reporting suspected abuse or neglect. The Department shall address through rules and procedures the failure of individual staff at child care facilities or child welfare agencies to report suspected ab…

(225 ILCS 10/8.6) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 8.6. Reporting suspected abuse or neglect; Department of Early Childhood. The Department of Early Childhood shall address through rules and procedures the failure of individual …

(225 ILCS 10/8a) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 8a. Grounds for revocation or refusal to renew license; Department of Early Childhood. The Department of Early Childhood may revoke or refuse to renew the license of any day care…

(225 ILCS 10/9) (from Ch. 23, par. 2219) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-594) Sec. 9. Prior to revocation or refusal to renew a license, the Department shall notify the licensee by registered mail with postage prepaid, at the address specified on the license, or at …

(225 ILCS 10/9.01) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 9.01. Revocation or refusal to renew a license; Department of Early Childhood. Prior to revocation or refusal to renew a license of a day care center, day care home, or group d…

(225 ILCS 10/9.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 2219.1) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-594) Sec. 9.1. Before the Department initiates a full-scale investigation of any complaint received regarding a child care facility the Department may, when appropriate, provide procedures …

(225 ILCS 10/9.1a) Sec. 9.1a. Complaint registry. (a) The Department shall establish a complaint registry to assist in the monitoring of licensed child welfare agencies providing adoption services, which shall record and track the resolution and disposition of substantiated licen…

(225 ILCS 10/9.1b) Sec. 9.1b. Complaint procedures. All child welfare agencies providing adoption services shall be required by the Department to have complaint policies and procedures that shall be provided in writing to their prospective clients, including birth parents, adopti…

(225 ILCS 10/9.1c) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-594) Sec. 9.1c. Public database of day care homes, group day care homes, and day care centers; license status. No later than July 1, 2018, the Department shall establish and maintain on its official website a search…

(225 ILCS 10/9.1d) Sec. 9.1d. Public list of qualified courses. (a) As used in this Section, "institution of higher education" means any publicly or privately operated university, college, or community college in this State that offers degrees or certificates in early childhood o…

(225 ILCS 10/9.1e) Sec. 9.1e. Public list of qualified courses; qualification and impartial oversight review process. (a) As used in this Section, "institution" has the meaning given to that term in Section 9.1d. (b) No later than January 1, 2027, the Department of Early Childhoo…

(225 ILCS 10/9.1f) Sec. 9.1f. Public list of qualified courses; training for applicable State staff. (a) Applicable State staff must be trained on the use of the course list established under Section 9.1e, the prohibitions for the course list, and the impartial oversight review p…

(225 ILCS 10/9.2) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-594) Sec. 9.2. Toll free number; day care information. The Department of Children and Family Services shall establish and maintain a statewide toll-free telephone number that all persons may use to inquire about the …

(225 ILCS 15/1) (from Ch. 111, par. 5351) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 1. The practice of clinical psychology in Illinois is hereby declared to affect the public health, safety and welfare, and to be subject to regulations in the public interest to p…

(225 ILCS 15/10) (from Ch. 111, par. 5360) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 10. Qualifications of applicants; examination. The Department, except as provided in Section 11 of this Act, shall issue a license as a clinical psychologist to any person who pa…

(225 ILCS 15/10.5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 10.5. Practice pending licensure. (a) An applicant for licensure under this Act shall be authorized to temporarily practice under supervision pending issuance of a license if: (1) the applicant authoriz…