Chapter 325 — CHILDREN

(325 ILCS 3/10-70) Sec. 10-70. Procedural safeguards. The lead agency shall adopt procedural safeguards that meet federal requirements and ensure effective implementation of the safeguards for families by each public agency involved in the provision of early intervention services…

(325 ILCS 3/10-75) Sec. 10-75. 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 the early intervention services system as required by this Act. (b) The …

(325 ILCS 3/10-80) Sec. 10-80. 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 currently enrolled in any federally funded, Department …

(325 ILCS 3/10-85) Sec. 10-85. 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 program, at the regional intake offices, whether the chi…

(325 ILCS 3/10-90) Sec. 10-90. 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 10-100, each enrolled provider who is providing a family with early interventi…

(325 ILCS 3/10-95) Sec. 10-95. 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 services than families who are not insured. (b) Manage…

(325 ILCS 3/15-10) Sec. 15-10. Home visiting program. (a) The General Assembly finds that research-informed home visiting programs work to strengthen families' functioning and support parents in caring for their children to ensure optimal child development. (b) Through June 30, 2…

(325 ILCS 3/15-15) Sec. 15-15. Collaboration; planning. Beginning July 1, 2024, the Department of Early Childhood shall collaborate with the Illinois State Board of Education on administration of the early childhood programs established in Sections 1C-2, 2-3.71, 2-3.71a, and 2-3.…

(325 ILCS 3/15-20) Sec. 15-20. Programs concerning services to at-risk children and their families. (a) On and after July 1, 2026, the Department of Early Childhood may provide grants to eligible entities, as defined by the Department, to establish programs which offer coordinate…

(325 ILCS 3/15-25) Sec. 15-25. Block grants. (a) Through June 30, 2026, the State Board of Education shall award block grants to school districts and other entities pursuant to Section 1C-2 of the School Code. (b) On and after July 1, 2026, the Department of Early Childhood shall…

(325 ILCS 3/15-30) Sec. 15-30. Grants for preschool educational programs. (a) Preschool program. (1) Through June 30, 2026, The State Board of Education shall implement and administer a grant program to conduct voluntary preschool educational programs for children ages 3 to 5, wh…

(325 ILCS 3/15-35) Sec. 15-35. Chronic absenteeism in preschool children. (a) In this Section, "chronic absence" means absences that total 10% or more of school days of the most recent academic school year, including absences with and without valid cause, as defined in Section 26…

(325 ILCS 3/15-40) Sec. 15-40. Restrictions on prekindergarten assessments. (a) In this Section: "Diagnostic and screening purposes" means for the purpose of determining if individual students need remedial instruction or to determine eligibility for special education, early inte…

(325 ILCS 3/15-45) Sec. 15-45. Grants for early childhood parental training programs. On and after July 1, 2026, the Department of Early Childhood shall implement and administer a grant program consisting of grants to public school districts and other eligible entities, as define…

(325 ILCS 3/15-5) Sec. 15-5. Transition of administrative responsibilities related to home-visiting services. Beginning July 1, 2024, the Department of Early Childhood and the Department of Human Services shall collaborate and plan for the transition of administrative responsibil…

(325 ILCS 3/15-50) Sec. 15-50. Early childhood construction grants. (a) The Capital Development Board is authorized to make grants to public school districts and not-for-profit entities for early childhood construction projects, except that in Fiscal Year 2024 those grants may be…

(325 ILCS 3/15-55) Sec. 15-55. Infant/early childhood mental health consultations. (a) Findings; policies. (1) The General Assembly finds that social and emotional development is a core, developmental domain in young children and is codified in the Illinois Early Learning Standar…

(325 ILCS 3/20-10) Sec. 20-10. Child care. (a) The General Assembly recognizes that families with children need child care in order to work. Child care is expensive and families with limited access to economic resources, including those who are transitioning from welfare to work,…

(325 ILCS 3/20-15) Sec. 20-15. Day care services. (a) For the purpose of ensuring effective statewide planning, development, and utilization of resources for the day care of children, operated under various auspices, the Department of Early Childhood is designated on and after Ju…

(325 ILCS 3/20-20) Sec. 20-20. Day care facilities for the children of migrant workers. On and after July 1, 2026, the Department of Early Childhood shall operate day care facilities for the children of migrant workers in areas of the State where they are needed. The Department o…

(325 ILCS 3/20-25) Sec. 20-25. Licensing day care facilities. (a) Beginning July 1, 2024, the Department of Early Childhood and the Department of Children and Family Services shall collaborate and plan for the transition of administrative responsibilities related to licensing day…

(325 ILCS 3/20-30) Sec. 20-30. Off-Hours Child Care Program. (a) Legislative intent. The General Assembly finds that: (1) Finding child care can be a challenge for firefighters, paramedics, police officers, nurses, and other third shift workers across the State who often work non…

(325 ILCS 3/20-35) Sec. 20-35. Great START program. (a) Through June 30, 2026, the Department of Human Services shall, subject to a specific appropriation for this purpose, operate a Great START (Strategy To Attract and Retain Teachers) program. The goal of the program is to impr…

(325 ILCS 3/20-40) Sec. 20-40. Programs to train low-income older persons to be child care workers. On and after July 1, 2026, the Department of Early Childhood may, in conjunction with colleges or universities in this State, establish programs to train low-income older persons t…

(325 ILCS 3/20-45) Sec. 20-45. Home child care demonstration project; conversion and renovation grants; Department of Early Childhood. (a) The General Assembly finds that the demand for quality child care far outweighs the number of safe, quality spaces for our children. The purp…

(325 ILCS 3/20-5) Sec. 20-5. Transition. Beginning July 1, 2024, the Department of Early Childhood and the Department of Human Services shall collaborate and plan for the transition of child care services for children established in Section 5.15 of the Children and Family Service…

(325 ILCS 3/80-10) Sec. 80-10. Rules and standards. (a) The rules and standards of the Department's predecessor agencies that are in effect on June 30, 2026 and pertain to the rights, powers, duties, and functions transferred to the Department under this Act shall become the rule…

(325 ILCS 3/80-15) Sec. 80-15. Savings provisions. (a) The rights, powers, duties, and functions transferred to the Department of Early Childhood by this Act shall be vested in and exercised by the Department subject to the provisions of this Act. An act done by the Department or…

(325 ILCS 3/80-5) Sec. 80-5. Transfer of functions. On and after July 1, 2026: (a) The powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities vested in the transferring agencies relating to early care and education programs and services to children and families transferred by this Act shal…

(325 ILCS 3/95-10) Sec. 95-10. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-594, eff. 7-1-26; text omitted.)

(325 ILCS 3/95-5) Sec. 95-5. The Child Care Act of 1969 is amended by repealing Section 2.11. (Source: P.A. 103-594, eff. 7-1-26.)

(325 ILCS 3/99-1) Sec. 99-1. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does not accelerate or d…

(325 ILCS 3/99-5) Sec. 99-5. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 103-594, eff. 6-25-24.)

(325 ILCS 3/99-99) Sec. 99-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law, except Article 95 takes effect on July 1, 2026. (Source: P.A. 103-594, eff. 6-25-24.)

(325 ILCS 5/1) (from Ch. 23, par. 2051) Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. (Source: P.A. 79-65.)

(325 ILCS 5/10) (from Ch. 23, par. 2060) Sec. 10. Any person who makes a report or who investigates a report under this Act shall testify fully in any judicial proceeding or administrative hearing resulting from such report, as to any evidence of abuse or neglect, or the cause th…

(325 ILCS 5/11) (from Ch. 23, par. 2061) Sec. 11. All records concerning reports of child abuse and neglect or records concerning referrals under this Act and all records generated as a result of such reports or referrals, shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except a…

(325 ILCS 5/11.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 2061.1) Sec. 11.1. Access to records. (a) A person shall have access to the records described in Section 11 only in furtherance of purposes directly connected with the administration of this Act or the Intergovernmental Missing Child Recovery …

(325 ILCS 5/11.1a) Sec. 11.1a. Disclosure of information. (a) The Director or a person designated in writing by the Director for this purpose may disclose information regarding the abuse or neglect of a child as set forth in this Section, the investigation thereof, and any servic…

(325 ILCS 5/11.2) (from Ch. 23, par. 2061.2) Sec. 11.2. Disclosure to mandated reporting source. A mandated reporting source as provided in Section 4 of this Act may receive appropriate information about the findings and actions taken by the Child Protective Service Unit in respo…

(325 ILCS 5/11.2a) Sec. 11.2a. Disclosure to extended family member. Upon request, an extended family member interviewed for relevant information in the course of an investigation by the Child Protective Service Unit may receive appropriate information about the findings and acti…

(325 ILCS 5/11.3) (from Ch. 23, par. 2061.3) Sec. 11.3. A person given access to the names or other information identifying the subjects of the report, except the subject of the report, shall not make public such identifying information unless the person is a State's attorney or …

(325 ILCS 5/11.4) (from Ch. 23, par. 2061.4) Sec. 11.4. Nothing in this Act affects existing policies or procedures concerning the status of court and criminal justice system records. (Source: P.A. 81-1077.)

(325 ILCS 5/11.5) (from Ch. 23, par. 2061.5) Sec. 11.5. Public awareness program. (a) No later than 6 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the Department of Children and Family Services shall develop culturally sensitive materials …

(325 ILCS 5/11.6) (from Ch. 23, par. 2061.6) Sec. 11.6. All final administrative decisions of the Department under this Act are subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review Law, as now or hereafter amended, and the rules adopted pursuant thereto. The term "administr…

(325 ILCS 5/11.7) (from Ch. 23, par. 2061.7) Sec. 11.7. (a) The Director shall appoint the chairperson and members of a "State-wide Citizen's Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect" to consult with and advise the Director. The Committee shall be composed of individuals of distincti…

(325 ILCS 5/11.8) Sec. 11.8. Cross-reporting. (a) Investigation Specialists, Intact Family Specialists, and Placement Specialists employed by the Department of Children and Family Services who reasonably believe that an animal observed by them when in their professional or offici…

(325 ILCS 5/11.9) Sec. 11.9. Child Death Investigation Task Force; establishment. (a) The Department of Children and Family Services shall, from funds appropriated by the General Assembly to the Department for this purpose, or from funds that may otherwise be provided for this pu…

(325 ILCS 5/2) (from Ch. 23, par. 2052) Sec. 2. (a) The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services shall, upon receiving reports made under this Act, protect the health, safety, and best interests of the child in all situations in which the child is vulnerable to child a…

(325 ILCS 5/2.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 2052.1) Sec. 2.1. Any person or family seeking assistance in meeting child care responsibilities may use the services and facilities established by this Act which may assist in meeting such responsibilities. Whether or not the problem presented…