AUTHORITY: Implementing and authorized by Section 5 of the Children and Family Services Act [20 ILCS 505/5], Section 7.1 of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act [325 ILCS 5/7.1], the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980, amending Section 475 of the Social Security Act (42 USC 675), Section 2-5 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 [705 ILCS 405/2-5], Section 1 of the Adoption Act [750 ILCS 50/1] and Section 20 of the Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act [750 ILCS 75/20].
SOURCE: Adopted at 23 Ill. Reg. 2528, effective February 1, 1999; amended at 26 Ill. Reg. 16909, effective November 8, 2002; amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 14942, effective September 1, 2011; amended at 36 Ill. Reg. 4082, effective March 5, 2012.