TITLE 89: SOCIAL SERVICES
CHAPTER IV: DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER f: EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
PART 755 ADMISSION PROCEDURES
SECTION 755.22 WARDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES


 

Section 755.22  Wards of the Department of Children and Family Services

 

If a student is a ward of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), the Director of DCFS shall designate a staff member to act on behalf of the student with the appropriate local school district when applying for admission to the Schools and for all other programs.  DHS-DRS shall cooperate with the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and DCFS in the provision of placement, supervision and foster care of children with disabilities who must leave their LEA in order to attend Schools offering programs in special education.

 

(Source:  Amended at 37 Ill. Reg. 17109, effective October 8, 2013)