Chapter 225, PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

(225 ILCS 335/2.05) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031) Sec. 2.05. Address of record; email address of record. All applicants and licensees shall: (1) provide a valid address and email address to the Department, which shall serve as the address of record and ema…

(225 ILCS 720/2.06) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7902.06) Sec. 2.06. Duration of Permit. (a) A permit entitles the permittee to engage in the mining operations described in the permit for the period determined by the Department and stated in the permit. Except as provided by subsection…

(225 ILCS 10/2.06) (from Ch. 23, par. 2212.06) Sec. 2.06. "Child care institution" means a child care facility where more than 7 children are received and maintained for the purpose of providing them with care or training or both. The term "child care institution" includes reside…

(225 ILCS 720/2.07) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7902.07) Sec. 2.07. Renewals. (a) Any valid permit issued under this Act shall carry with it the right of successive renewal on expiration of the permit term with respect to the areas within the boundaries of the existing permit. (b) The…

(225 ILCS 10/2.07) (from Ch. 23, par. 2212.07) Sec. 2.07. "Maternity center" means a facility in which any person, agency, or corporation other than one licensed as a foster family home or group home under this Act, receives, treats or cares for one or more unwed pregnant girls u…

(225 ILCS 10/2.08) (from Ch. 23, par. 2212.08) Sec. 2.08. "Child welfare agency" means a public or private child care facility, receiving any child or children for the purpose of placing or arranging for the placement or free care of the child or children in foster family homes, …

(225 ILCS 720/2.08) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7902.08) Sec. 2.08. Standards for approval of permits and revisions. (a) On the basis of a complete application, or a revision thereof, and after completion of the procedures required by Section 2.04, the Department shall grant, require …

(225 ILCS 720/2.09) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7902.09) Sec. 2.09. Permit Revision. (a) During the term of the permit the permittee may submit an application for revision of a permit. The Department shall by rule establish guidelines for a determination of the scale or extent of a re…

(225 ILCS 10/2.09) Sec. 2.09. "Early care and education center" means any early care and education provider that regularly provides early care and education for (1) more than 8 children in a family home, or (2) more than 3 children in a location other than a family home, includin…

(225 ILCS 335/2.1) (from Ch. 111, par. 7502.1) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031) Sec. 2.1. Administration of Act; rules and forms. (a) The Department shall exercise the powers and duties prescribed by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois for the administr…

(225 ILCS 450/2.1) (from Ch. 111, par. 5503) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 2.1. Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is hereby expressly adopted and incorporated herein as if all of the provisions of that Ac…

(225 ILCS 605/2.1) (from Ch. 8, par. 302.1) Sec. 2.1. The Department may cooperate with the Secretary of Agriculture in carrying out Public Law 89-544, entitled, "An Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to regulate the transportation, sale, and handling of dogs, cats, an…

(225 ILCS 635/2.1) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 241.1) Sec. 2.1. No carcass or part of a carcass of a horse, donkey, mule or other animal of the genus equus shall be transported into or slaughtered in the State of Illinois, or held, kept, sold, offered for sale or given away unless it …

(225 ILCS 720/2.10) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7902.10) Sec. 2.10. Periodic Review of Permits. The Department shall review outstanding permits and may require reasonable revision or modification of the permit provisions during the term of such permit if necessary to insure that the m…

(225 ILCS 720/2.11) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7902.11) Sec. 2.11. Procedures for Approval. (a) If a hearing has been held under Section 2.04, the Department shall within 60 days after the last such hearing make its decision on the application and shall promptly furnish the applicant…

(225 ILCS 10/2.11) (from Ch. 23, par. 2212.11) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2027) Sec. 2.11. "Early care and education center" means any person, group of persons, public or private agency, association or organization which undertakes to provide one or more early c…

(225 ILCS 10/2.16) (from Ch. 23, par. 2212.16) Sec. 2.16. "Group home" means a child care facility which provides care for no more than 10 children placed by and under the supervision of a licensed child welfare agency with these homes being owned or rented, staffed, maintained a…

(225 ILCS 10/2.17) (from Ch. 23, par. 2212.17) Sec. 2.17. "Foster family home" means the home of an individual or family: (1) that is licensed or approved by the state in which it is situated as a foster family home that meets the standards established for the licensing or approv…

(225 ILCS 10/2.18) (from Ch. 23, par. 2212.18) Sec. 2.18. "Early care and education homes" means family homes which receive more than 3 up to a maximum of 12 children for less than 24 hours per day. The number counted includes the family's natural or adopted children and all othe…

(225 ILCS 605/2.2) (from Ch. 8, par. 302.2) Sec. 2.2. No dog dealer, dog breeder, or cat breeder shall separate a puppy or kitten from its mother, for the purpose of sale, until such puppy or kitten has attained the age of 8 weeks. All licensees under this Act shall maintain reco…

(225 ILCS 10/2.20) (from Ch. 23, par. 2212.20) Sec. 2.20. "Group early care and education home" means a family home which receives more than 3 up to a maximum of 16 children for less than 24 hours per day. The number counted includes the family's natural or adopted children and a…

(225 ILCS 10/2.21) (from Ch. 23, par. 2212.21) Sec. 2.21. "Youth Emergency Shelter" means a child care facility licensed by the Department to provide overnight shelter, and referral for other services, to homeless youth under 18 years of age in accordance with the requirements of…

(225 ILCS 10/2.22) Sec. 2.22. "Secure child care facility" means any child care facility licensed by the Department to provide secure living arrangements for children under 18 years of age who are subject to placement in facilities under the Children and Family Services Act and w…

(225 ILCS 10/2.22a) Sec. 2.22a. Quality of care concerns applicant. "Quality of care concerns applicant" means an applicant for a foster care license or renewal of a foster care license where the applicant or any person living in the applicant's household: (1) has had a license i…

(225 ILCS 10/2.23) Sec. 2.23. "Adoption-only home" means a home that receives a child placed by an Illinois licensed child welfare agency providing adoption services for the sole purpose of adoption. The child shall not be under the custody or guardianship of the Department pursu…

(225 ILCS 10/2.24) Sec. 2.24. "Adoption services" includes any one or more of the following services performed for any type of compensation or thing of value, directly or indirectly: (i) arranging for the placement of or placing out a child, (ii) identifying a child for adoption,…

(225 ILCS 10/2.25) Sec. 2.25. "Unlicensed pre-adoptive and adoptive home" means any home that is not licensed by the Department as a foster family home and that receives a child or children for the purpose of adopting the child or children, but does not include an adoption-only h…

(225 ILCS 10/2.26) Sec. 2.26. "Eligible agency" means a licensed child welfare agency that (i) is currently fully accredited by the Council on Accreditation for Children and Family Services (COA) for adoption services and (ii) has had no Department substantiated licensing violati…

(225 ILCS 10/2.27) Sec. 2.27. "Deemed compliant" means that an eligible agency is presumed to be in compliance with requirements, provided that the Department has determined that current COA standards are at least substantially equivalent to those requirements. This presumption o…

(225 ILCS 10/2.28) Sec. 2.28. Non-licensed service provider. "Non-licensed service provider" means an individual or entity that contracts with the Department to provide child welfare services that enable the Department to perform its duties under the Abused and Neglected Child Re…

(225 ILCS 10/2.29) Sec. 2.29. Volunteer. "Volunteer" means a person who performs a service willingly and without pay. (Source: P.A. 98-570, eff. 8-27-13.)

(225 ILCS 10/2.30) Sec. 2.30. Placement disruption. "Placement disruption" means a circumstance where the child is removed from an adoptive placement before the adoption is finalized. (Source: P.A. 99-49, eff. 7-15-15.)

(225 ILCS 10/2.31) Sec. 2.31. Secondary placement. "Secondary placement" means a placement, including but not limited to the placement of a youth in care, that occurs after a placement disruption or adoption dissolution. "Secondary placement" does not mean secondary placements ar…

(225 ILCS 10/2.32) Sec. 2.32. Adoption dissolution. "Adoption dissolution" means a circumstance where the child is removed from an adoptive placement after the adoption is finalized. (Source: P.A. 99-49, eff. 7-15-15.)

(225 ILCS 10/2.33) Sec. 2.33. Unregulated placement. "Unregulated placement" means the secondary placement of a child that occurs without the oversight of the courts, the Department, or a licensed child welfare agency. (Source: P.A. 99-49, eff. 7-15-15.)

(225 ILCS 10/2.34) Sec. 2.34. Post-placement and post-adoption support services. "Post-placement and post-adoption support services" means support services for placed or adopted children and families that include, but are not limited to, counseling for emotional, behavioral, or d…

(225 ILCS 10/2.35) Sec. 2.35. Qualified residential treatment program. "Qualified residential treatment program" means a program that: (1) has a trauma-informed treatment model that is designed to address the needs, including clinical needs as appropriate, of children with seriou…

(225 ILCS 10/2.36) Sec. 2.36. Certified relative caregiver. "Certified relative caregiver" means a person responsible for the care and supervision of a child placed in a certified relative caregiver home by the Department, other than the parent, who is a relative. As used in this…

(225 ILCS 10/2.37) Sec. 2.37. Certified relative caregiver home. "Certified relative caregiver home" means a placement resource meeting the standards for a certified relative caregiver home under Section 3.4 of this Act, which is eligible to receive payments from the Department u…

(225 ILCS 10/2.38) Sec. 2.38. Fictive kin. "Fictive kin" has the meaning ascribed to the term in Section 4d of the Children and Family Services Act. (Source: P.A. 103-1061, eff. 7-1-25.)

(225 ILCS 10/2.39) Sec. 2.39. Caregiver. "Caregiver" means a certified relative caregiver, relative caregiver, or foster parent with whom a youth in care is placed. (Source: P.A. 103-1061, eff. 7-1-25.)

(225 ILCS 10/2.40) Sec. 2.40. National consortium recommendations. "National consortium recommendations" means the preferred standards of national organizations with expertise in relative home care developed to establish requirements or criteria for relative homes that are no mor…

(225 ILCS 10/2.41) Sec. 2.41. Supervisor of children. "Supervisor of children" means an individual on site who is tasked with being aware of and being responsible for the ongoing safety and activity of each child, including requiring all children to be within the individual's vis…

(225 ILCS 105/2.5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 2.5. Powers and duties of the Board. (a) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board shall exercise the following functions, powers, and duties: (1) The Board shall hold at least one meeting each y…

(225 ILCS 15/2.5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 2.5. Address of record; email address of record. All applicants and licensees shall: (1) provide a valid address and email address to the Department, which shall serve as the address of record and email …

(225 ILCS 320/2.5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 2.5. Irrigation contractors; lawn sprinkler systems. (a) Every irrigation contractor doing business in this State shall annually register with the Department. Every irrigation contractor shall provide t…

(225 ILCS 75/2.5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 2.5. Address of record; email address of record. All applicants and licensees shall: (1) provide a valid address and email address to the Department, which shall serve as the address of record and email …

(225 ILCS 60/2.5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032) Sec. 2.5. Address of record; email address of record. All applicants and licensees shall: (1) provide a valid address and email address to the Department, which shall serve as the address of record and email …

(225 ILCS 90/2.5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031) Sec. 2.5. Unlicensed practice; violation; civil penalty. (a) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts to practice, or holds oneself out to pract…

(225 ILCS 345/2.5) (from Ch. 111, par. 7103.5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 2.5. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is hereby expressly adopted and incorporated herein as if all of the provisions of such Act were included in this Act. (Source:…