Chapter 325 — CHILDREN

(325 ILCS 6/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Child Abuse Notice Act. (Source: P.A. 103-813, eff. 1-1-25.)

(325 ILCS 6/10) Sec. 10. Form of posted notice. (a) The notice required under this Act shall be at least 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches in size, written in a 16-point font, except that when the notice is provided by electronic means the size of the notice and font shall not be require…

(325 ILCS 6/15) Sec. 15. Penalties. (a) A business or establishment identified in Section 5 that fails to comply with the requirements of this Act within 30 days of receipt of a notice described in subsection (b) is guilty of a petty offense, and subject to a fine of up to $500 f…

(325 ILCS 6/5) Sec. 5. Posted notice required. Each of the following businesses and other establishments shall, upon the availability of the model notice described in Section 10, post a notice that complies with the requirements of this Act in a conspicuous place in all restrooms…

(325 ILCS 7/1) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Bias-Free Child Removal Pilot Program Act. (Source: P.A. 102-1087, eff. 6-10-22.)

(325 ILCS 7/10) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 10. Purpose. (a) In Illinois, and across the nation, some racial and ethnic minority groups are disproportionately represented in the child welfare system. This disproportionality could occur at 5 differen…

(325 ILCS 7/15) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 15. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Bias-free" means to review a case file without the following identifying demographic information on the parent and child: gender, race, ethnicity, geographic location…

(325 ILCS 7/20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 20. Program. The Department of Children and Family Services shall establish a 3-year Bias-Free Child Removal Pilot Program no later than January 1, 2024, for the purpose of promoting unbiased decision maki…

(325 ILCS 7/25) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 25. Implementation. (a) By January 1, 2023, the Department shall establish a steering committee consisting of an interdisciplinary, diverse group of child welfare professionals and advocates for the purpos…

(325 ILCS 7/30) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 30. Repealer. This Act is repealed on January 1, 2027. (Source: P.A. 102-1087, eff. 6-10-22.)

(325 ILCS 7/5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that the University of Illinois' Children and Family Research Center determined in its October 2021 report, "Racial Disproportionality in the Illinois Child Welfare S…

(325 ILCS 7/99) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 102-1087, eff. 6-10-22.)

(325 ILCS 10/0.01) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4650) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Birth Control Services to Minors Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(325 ILCS 10/1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4651) Sec. 1. Birth control services and information may be rendered by doctors licensed in Illinois to practice medicine in all of its branches to any minor: 1. who is married; or 2. who is a parent; or 3. who is pregnant; or 4. who has th…

(325 ILCS 15/0.01) (from Ch. 23, par. 2080) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(325 ILCS 15/1) (from Ch. 23, par. 2081) Sec. 1. The General Assembly finds that there is a need to develop programs to provide the kinds of innovative strategies and services which will prevent, ameliorate, reduce, and eliminate the trauma of child sexual abuse and exploitation.…

(325 ILCS 15/2) (from Ch. 23, par. 2082) Sec. 2. The Department of Children and Family Services shall develop programs and services for the prevention of child sexual abuse and exploitation and shall provide for the treatment and counseling of sexually abused children and their f…

(325 ILCS 15/3) (from Ch. 23, par. 2083) Sec. 3. The functions and goals of the programs to be developed and provided by the Department of Children and Family Services shall include: (a) Provision of counseling, treatment, rehabilitation and assistance to sexually abused and expl…

(325 ILCS 15/4) (from Ch. 23, par. 2084) Sec. 4. The Department of Children and Family Services shall support through a grant program a child sexual abuse crisis intervention demonstration center in Cook County and in other parts of the State as funding permits. The functions and…

(325 ILCS 15/5) (from Ch. 23, par. 2085) Sec. 5. All records concerning reports of child sexual abuse or exploitation made to child sexual abuse and exploitation treatment center or to child sexual abuse crisis intervention demonstration centers and all records generated as a res…

(325 ILCS 15/6) (from Ch. 23, par. 2086) Sec. 6. The centers may seek, receive, and make use of any funds which may be made available from federal, voluntary, philanthropic, or other sources in order to augment any state funds appropriated for the purposes of this Act. (Source: P…

(325 ILCS 15/7) (from Ch. 23, par. 2087) Sec. 7. The Director of the Department of Children and Family Services shall submit annual reports to the General Assembly concerning the Department's findings regarding the degree of achievement of the goals of this Act. (Source: P.A. 103…

(325 ILCS 17/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Children's Privacy Protection and Parental Empowerment Act. (Source: P.A. 93-462, eff. 1-1-04.)

(325 ILCS 17/10) Sec. 10. Prohibited act. (a) The sale or purchase of personal information concerning an individual known to be a child without parental consent is prohibited. (b) This Section does not apply when the sale or purchase described in subsection (a) is made under a cr…

(325 ILCS 17/15) Sec. 15. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 97-650, eff. 2-1-12. Repealed by P.A. 98-707, eff. 1-1-15.)

(325 ILCS 17/20) Sec. 20. Application of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. A violation of any provision of this Act is a violation of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. This Act, however, shall not be considered or construed to provide…

(325 ILCS 17/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Child" means a person under the age of 16. "Child" does not include a minor emancipated by operation of law. "Parent" means a parent, step-parent, or legal guardian. "Personal information" means any of the following: (1) …

(325 ILCS 17/80) Sec. 80. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 93-462, eff. 1-1-04; text omitted.)

(325 ILCS 20/1) (from Ch. 23, par. 4151) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Early Intervention Services System Act. (Source: P.A. 87-680.)

(325 ILCS 20/10) (from Ch. 23, par. 4160) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026) Sec. 10. Standards. The Council and the lead agency, with assistance from parents and providers, shall develop and promulgate policies and procedures relating to the establishment and imp…

(325 ILCS 20/11) (from Ch. 23, par. 4161) (Text of Section from P.A. 104-270) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026) Sec. 11. Individualized Family Service Plans. (a) Each eligible infant or toddler and that infant's or toddler's family shall receive: (1) timely, comp…

(325 ILCS 20/12) (from Ch. 23, par. 4162) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026) Sec. 12. Procedural safeguards. The lead agency shall adopt procedural safeguards that meet federal requirements and ensure effective implementation of the safeguards for families by each…

(325 ILCS 20/13) (from Ch. 23, par. 4163) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026) Sec. 13. Funding and Fiscal Responsibility. (a) The lead agency and every other participating State agency may receive and expend funds appropriated by the General Assembly to implement t…

(325 ILCS 20/13.10) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026) Sec. 13.10. Private health insurance; assignment. The lead agency shall determine, at the point of new applications for early intervention services, and for all children enrolled in the early intervention prog…

(325 ILCS 20/13.15) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026) Sec. 13.15. Billing of insurance carrier. (a) Subject to the restrictions against private insurance use on the basis of material risk of loss of coverage, as determined under Section 13.25, each enrolled provi…

(325 ILCS 20/13.20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026) Sec. 13.20. Families with insurance coverage. (a) Families of children with insurance coverage, whether public or private, shall incur no greater or less direct out-of-pocket expenses for early intervention se…

(325 ILCS 20/13.25) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026) Sec. 13.25. Private insurance; exemption. (a) The lead agency shall establish procedures for a family, whose child is eligible to receive early intervention services, to apply for an exemption restricting the …

(325 ILCS 20/13.30) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026) Sec. 13.30. System of personnel development. The lead agency shall provide training to early intervention providers and may enter into contracts to meet this requirement. If such contracts are let, they shall …

(325 ILCS 20/13.32) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026) Sec. 13.32. Contracting. The lead agency may enter into contracts for some or all of its responsibilities under this Act, including but not limited to, credentialing and enrolling providers; training under Sec…

(325 ILCS 20/13.5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026) Sec. 13.5. Other programs. (a) When an application or a review of eligibility for early intervention services is made, and at any eligibility redetermination thereafter, the family shall be asked if it is curre…

(325 ILCS 20/13.50) Sec. 13.50. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10. Repealed by P.A. 98-41, eff. 6-28-13.)

(325 ILCS 20/14) (from Ch. 23, par. 4164) Sec. 14. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 87-680. Repealed by P.A. 91-538, eff. 8-13-99.)

(325 ILCS 20/15) (from Ch. 23, par. 4165) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026) Sec. 15. The Auditor General of the State shall conduct a follow-up evaluation of the system established under this Act, in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the system in providing …

(325 ILCS 20/16) (from Ch. 23, par. 4166) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026) Sec. 16. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 87-680.)

(325 ILCS 20/2) (from Ch. 23, par. 4152) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026) Sec. 2. Legislative findings and policy. (a) The General Assembly finds that there is an urgent and substantial need to: (1) enhance the development of all eligible infants and toddlers in…

(325 ILCS 20/20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026) Sec. 20. Early Intervention Services Revolving Fund. There is created a revolving fund to be known as the Early Intervention Services Revolving Fund, to be held by the lead agency. The Early Intervention Services…

(325 ILCS 20/20.1) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026) Sec. 20.1. Repeal. This Act is repealed on July 1, 2026. (Source: P.A. 103-594, eff. 6-25-24.)

(325 ILCS 20/3) (from Ch. 23, par. 4153) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026) Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act: (a) "Eligible infants and toddlers" means infants and toddlers under 36 months of age with any of the following conditions: (1) Developmental dela…

(325 ILCS 20/3a) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026) Sec. 3a. Lead poisoning. No later than July 1, 2020, the lead agency shall adopt rules to update 89 Ill. Adm. Code 500.Appendix E by: (i) expanding the list of Medical Conditions Resulting in High Probability of …

(325 ILCS 20/3b) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026) Sec. 3b. Services delivered by telehealth. An early intervention provider may deliver via telehealth any type of early intervention service outlined in subsection (e) of Section 3 to the extent of the early inter…