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1     AN ACT concerning foster children.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Foster
5 Youth Successful Transition to Adulthood Act.
 
6     Section 5. Legislative findings. The General Assembly
7 finds that:
8         (1) The transition to adulthood is complex, gradual,
9     and extended. Long after legal emancipation, many young
10     adults rely heavily on family and other support networks
11     for extended periods of time for financial, emotional and
12     other forms of support, to continue with school, choose a
13     career or find their way in the world of work, secure
14     health care, and maintain a stable residence;
15         (2) The young adults who "age out" of the child welfare
16     system are expected to be self-sufficient long before their
17     peers, with far fewer resources, and often with many
18     challenges unique to the experience of growing up in foster
19     care;
20         (3) Many young adults who "age out" of foster care are
21     ill-equipped to live independently and are especially
22     vulnerable to unemployment, homelessness, mental and
23     physical health-related problems, incarceration, teen

 

 

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1     pregnancy and parenting, and other obstacles to achieving
2     sustainable self-sufficiency; and
3         (4) It is in the interests of foster children who leave
4     the foster care system prematurely, and who subsequently
5     find themselves unable to maintain their independence
6     without additional support, to have a mechanism for
7     reengaging with the Department of Children and Family
8     Services and the Juvenile Court, and to secure the support
9     and services available to foster youth seeking to learn to
10     live independently as adults.
 
11     Section 10. The Children and Family Services Act is amended
12 by changing Section 5 as follows:
 
13     (20 ILCS 505/5)  (from Ch. 23, par. 5005)
14     Sec. 5. Direct child welfare services; Department of
15 Children and Family Services. To provide direct child welfare
16 services when not available through other public or private
17 child care or program facilities.
18     (a) For purposes of this Section:
19         (1) "Children" means persons found within the State who
20     are under the age of 18 years. The term also includes
21     persons under age 21 19 who:
22             (A) were committed to the Department pursuant to
23         the Juvenile Court Act or the Juvenile Court Act of
24         1987, as amended, prior to the age of 18 and who

 

 

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1         continue under the jurisdiction of the court; or
2             (B) were accepted for care, service and training by
3         the Department prior to the age of 18 and whose best
4         interest in the discretion of the Department would be
5         served by continuing that care, service and training
6         because of severe emotional disturbances, physical
7         disability, social adjustment or any combination
8         thereof, or because of the need to complete an
9         educational or vocational training program.
10         (2) "Homeless youth" means persons found within the
11     State who are under the age of 19, are not in a safe and
12     stable living situation and cannot be reunited with their
13     families.
14         (3) "Child welfare services" means public social
15     services which are directed toward the accomplishment of
16     the following purposes:
17             (A) protecting and promoting the health, safety
18         and welfare of children, including homeless, dependent
19         or neglected children;
20             (B) remedying, or assisting in the solution of
21         problems which may result in, the neglect, abuse,
22         exploitation or delinquency of children;
23             (C) preventing the unnecessary separation of
24         children from their families by identifying family
25         problems, assisting families in resolving their
26         problems, and preventing the breakup of the family

 

 

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1         where the prevention of child removal is desirable and
2         possible when the child can be cared for at home
3         without endangering the child's health and safety;
4             (D) restoring to their families children who have
5         been removed, by the provision of services to the child
6         and the families when the child can be cared for at
7         home without endangering the child's health and
8         safety;
9             (E) placing children in suitable adoptive homes,
10         in cases where restoration to the biological family is
11         not safe, possible or appropriate;
12             (F) assuring safe and adequate care of children
13         away from their homes, in cases where the child cannot
14         be returned home or cannot be placed for adoption. At
15         the time of placement, the Department shall consider
16         concurrent planning, as described in subsection (l-1)
17         of this Section so that permanency may occur at the
18         earliest opportunity. Consideration should be given so
19         that if reunification fails or is delayed, the
20         placement made is the best available placement to
21         provide permanency for the child;
22             (G) (blank);
23             (H) (blank); and
24             (I) placing and maintaining children in facilities
25         that provide separate living quarters for children
26         under the age of 18 and for children 18 years of age

 

 

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1         and older, unless a child 18 years of age is in the
2         last year of high school education or vocational
3         training, in an approved individual or group treatment
4         program, in a licensed shelter facility, or secure
5         child care facility. The Department is not required to
6         place or maintain children:
7                 (i) who are in a foster home, or
8                 (ii) who are persons with a developmental
9             disability, as defined in the Mental Health and
10             Developmental Disabilities Code, or
11                 (iii) who are female children who are
12             pregnant, pregnant and parenting or parenting, or
13                 (iv) who are siblings, in facilities that
14             provide separate living quarters for children 18
15             years of age and older and for children under 18
16             years of age.
17     (b) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to authorize
18 the expenditure of public funds for the purpose of performing
19 abortions.
20     (c) The Department shall establish and maintain
21 tax-supported child welfare services and extend and seek to
22 improve voluntary services throughout the State, to the end
23 that services and care shall be available on an equal basis
24 throughout the State to children requiring such services.
25     (d) The Director may authorize advance disbursements for
26 any new program initiative to any agency contracting with the

 

 

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1 Department. As a prerequisite for an advance disbursement, the
2 contractor must post a surety bond in the amount of the advance
3 disbursement and have a purchase of service contract approved
4 by the Department. The Department may pay up to 2 months
5 operational expenses in advance. The amount of the advance
6 disbursement shall be prorated over the life of the contract or
7 the remaining months of the fiscal year, whichever is less, and
8 the installment amount shall then be deducted from future
9 bills. Advance disbursement authorizations for new initiatives
10 shall not be made to any agency after that agency has operated
11 during 2 consecutive fiscal years. The requirements of this
12 Section concerning advance disbursements shall not apply with
13 respect to the following: payments to local public agencies for
14 child day care services as authorized by Section 5a of this
15 Act; and youth service programs receiving grant funds under
16 Section 17a-4.
17     (e) (Blank).
18     (f) (Blank).
19     (g) The Department shall establish rules and regulations
20 concerning its operation of programs designed to meet the goals
21 of child safety and protection, family preservation, family
22 reunification, and adoption, including but not limited to:
23         (1) adoption;
24         (2) foster care;
25         (3) family counseling;
26         (4) protective services;

 

 

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1         (5) (blank);
2         (6) homemaker service;
3         (7) return of runaway children;
4         (8) (blank);
5         (9) placement under Section 5-7 of the Juvenile Court
6     Act or Section 2-27, 3-28, 4-25 or 5-740 of the Juvenile
7     Court Act of 1987 in accordance with the federal Adoption
8     Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980; and
9         (10) interstate services.
10     Rules and regulations established by the Department shall
11 include provisions for training Department staff and the staff
12 of Department grantees, through contracts with other agencies
13 or resources, in alcohol and drug abuse screening techniques
14 approved by the Department of Human Services, as a successor to
15 the Department of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, for the
16 purpose of identifying children and adults who should be
17 referred to an alcohol and drug abuse treatment program for
18 professional evaluation.
19     (h) If the Department finds that there is no appropriate
20 program or facility within or available to the Department for a
21 ward and that no licensed private facility has an adequate and
22 appropriate program or none agrees to accept the ward, the
23 Department shall create an appropriate individualized,
24 program-oriented plan for such ward. The plan may be developed
25 within the Department or through purchase of services by the
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1 authority to do.
2     (i) Service programs shall be available throughout the
3 State and shall include but not be limited to the following
4 services:
5         (1) case management;
6         (2) homemakers;
7         (3) counseling;
8         (4) parent education;
9         (5) day care; and
10         (6) emergency assistance and advocacy.
11     In addition, the following services may be made available
12 to assess and meet the needs of children and families:
13         (1) comprehensive family-based services;
14         (2) assessments;
15         (3) respite care; and
16         (4) in-home health services.
17     The Department shall provide transportation for any of the
18 services it makes available to children or families or for
19 which it refers children or families.
20     (j) The Department may provide categories of financial
21 assistance and education assistance grants, and shall
22 establish rules and regulations concerning the assistance and
23 grants, to persons who adopt physically or mentally
24 handicapped, older and other hard-to-place children who (i)
25 immediately prior to their adoption were legal wards of the
26 Department or (ii) were determined eligible for financial

 

 

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1 assistance with respect to a prior adoption and who become
2 available for adoption because the prior adoption has been
3 dissolved and the parental rights of the adoptive parents have
4 been terminated or because the child's adoptive parents have
5 died. The Department may continue to provide financial
6 assistance and education assistance grants for a child who was
7 determined eligible for financial assistance under this
8 subsection (j) in the interim period beginning when the child's
9 adoptive parents died and ending with the finalization of the
10 new adoption of the child by another adoptive parent or
11 parents. The Department may also provide categories of
12 financial assistance and education assistance grants, and
13 shall establish rules and regulations for the assistance and
14 grants, to persons appointed guardian of the person under
15 Section 5-7 of the Juvenile Court Act or Section 2-27, 3-28,
16 4-25 or 5-740 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for children
17 who were wards of the Department for 12 months immediately
18 prior to the appointment of the guardian.
19     The amount of assistance may vary, depending upon the needs
20 of the child and the adoptive parents, as set forth in the
21 annual assistance agreement. Special purpose grants are
22 allowed where the child requires special service but such costs
23 may not exceed the amounts which similar services would cost
24 the Department if it were to provide or secure them as guardian
25 of the child.
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1 inalienable by assignment, sale, execution, attachment,
2 garnishment, or any other remedy for recovery or collection of
3 a judgment or debt.
4     (j-5) The Department shall not deny or delay the placement
5 of a child for adoption if an approved family is available
6 either outside of the Department region handling the case, or
7 outside of the State of Illinois.
8     (k) The Department shall accept for care and training any
9 child who has been adjudicated neglected or abused, or
10 dependent committed to it pursuant to the Juvenile Court Act or
11 the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
12     (l) Before July 1, 2000, the Department may provide, and
13 beginning July 1, 2000, the Department shall offer family
14 preservation services, as defined in Section 8.2 of the Abused
15 and Neglected Child Reporting Act, to help families, including
16 adoptive and extended families. Family preservation services
17 shall be offered (i) to prevent the placement of children in
18 substitute care when the children can be cared for at home or
19 in the custody of the person responsible for the children's
20 welfare, (ii) to reunite children with their families, or (iii)
21 to maintain an adoptive placement. Family preservation
22 services shall only be offered when doing so will not endanger
23 the children's health or safety. With respect to children who
24 are in substitute care pursuant to the Juvenile Court Act of
25 1987, family preservation services shall not be offered if a
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1 subsection (2) of Section 2-28 of that Act has been set.
2 Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to create a
3 private right of action or claim on the part of any individual
4 or child welfare agency.
5     The Department shall notify the child and his family of the
6 Department's responsibility to offer and provide family
7 preservation services as identified in the service plan. The
8 child and his family shall be eligible for services as soon as
9 the report is determined to be "indicated". The Department may
10 offer services to any child or family with respect to whom a
11 report of suspected child abuse or neglect has been filed,
12 prior to concluding its investigation under Section 7.12 of the
13 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. However, the child's
14 or family's willingness to accept services shall not be
15 considered in the investigation. The Department may also
16 provide services to any child or family who is the subject of
17 any report of suspected child abuse or neglect or may refer
18 such child or family to services available from other agencies
19 in the community, even if the report is determined to be
20 unfounded, if the conditions in the child's or family's home
21 are reasonably likely to subject the child or family to future
22 reports of suspected child abuse or neglect. Acceptance of such
23 services shall be voluntary.
24     The Department may, at its discretion except for those
25 children also adjudicated neglected or dependent, accept for
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1 as a truant minor in need of supervision or as a minor
2 requiring authoritative intervention, under the Juvenile Court
3 Act or the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, but no such child shall
4 be committed to the Department by any court without the
5 approval of the Department. A minor charged with a criminal
6 offense under the Criminal Code of 1961 or adjudicated
7 delinquent shall not be placed in the custody of or committed
8 to the Department by any court, except (i) a minor less than 15
9 years of age committed to the Department under Section 5-710 of
10 the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, (ii) or a minor for whom an
11 independent basis of abuse, neglect, or dependency exists,
12 which must be defined by departmental rule, or (iii) a minor
13 for whom the court has granted a supplemental petition to
14 reinstate wardship pursuant to subsection (2) of Section 2-33
15 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. An independent basis exists
16 when the allegations or adjudication of abuse, neglect, or
17 dependency do not arise from the same facts, incident, or
18 circumstances which give rise to a charge or adjudication of
19 delinquency.
20     (l-1) The legislature recognizes that the best interests of
21 the child require that the child be placed in the most
22 permanent living arrangement as soon as is practically
23 possible. To achieve this goal, the legislature directs the
24 Department of Children and Family Services to conduct
25 concurrent planning so that permanency may occur at the
26 earliest opportunity. Permanent living arrangements may

 

 

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1 include prevention of placement of a child outside the home of
2 the family when the child can be cared for at home without
3 endangering the child's health or safety; reunification with
4 the family, when safe and appropriate, if temporary placement
5 is necessary; or movement of the child toward the most
6 permanent living arrangement and permanent legal status.
7     When determining reasonable efforts to be made with respect
8 to a child, as described in this subsection, and in making such
9 reasonable efforts, the child's health and safety shall be the
10 paramount concern.
11     When a child is placed in foster care, the Department shall
12 ensure and document that reasonable efforts were made to
13 prevent or eliminate the need to remove the child from the
14 child's home. The Department must make reasonable efforts to
15 reunify the family when temporary placement of the child occurs
16 unless otherwise required, pursuant to the Juvenile Court Act
17 of 1987. At any time after the dispositional hearing where the
18 Department believes that further reunification services would
19 be ineffective, it may request a finding from the court that
20 reasonable efforts are no longer appropriate. The Department is
21 not required to provide further reunification services after
22 such a finding.
23     A decision to place a child in substitute care shall be
24 made with considerations of the child's health, safety, and
25 best interests. At the time of placement, consideration should
26 also be given so that if reunification fails or is delayed, the

 

 

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1 placement made is the best available placement to provide
2 permanency for the child.
3     The Department shall adopt rules addressing concurrent
4 planning for reunification and permanency. The Department
5 shall consider the following factors when determining
6 appropriateness of concurrent planning:
7         (1) the likelihood of prompt reunification;
8         (2) the past history of the family;
9         (3) the barriers to reunification being addressed by
10     the family;
11         (4) the level of cooperation of the family;
12         (5) the foster parents' willingness to work with the
13     family to reunite;
14         (6) the willingness and ability of the foster family to
15     provide an adoptive home or long-term placement;
16         (7) the age of the child;
17         (8) placement of siblings.
18     (m) The Department may assume temporary custody of any
19 child if:
20         (1) it has received a written consent to such temporary
21     custody signed by the parents of the child or by the parent
22     having custody of the child if the parents are not living
23     together or by the guardian or custodian of the child if
24     the child is not in the custody of either parent, or
25         (2) the child is found in the State and neither a
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1 If the child is found in his or her residence without a parent,
2 guardian, custodian or responsible caretaker, the Department
3 may, instead of removing the child and assuming temporary
4 custody, place an authorized representative of the Department
5 in that residence until such time as a parent, guardian or
6 custodian enters the home and expresses a willingness and
7 apparent ability to ensure the child's health and safety and
8 resume permanent charge of the child, or until a relative
9 enters the home and is willing and able to ensure the child's
10 health and safety and assume charge of the child until a
11 parent, guardian or custodian enters the home and expresses
12 such willingness and ability to ensure the child's safety and
13 resume permanent charge. After a caretaker has remained in the
14 home for a period not to exceed 12 hours, the Department must
15 follow those procedures outlined in Section 2-9, 3-11, 4-8, or
16 5-415 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
17     The Department shall have the authority, responsibilities
18 and duties that a legal custodian of the child would have
19 pursuant to subsection (9) of Section 1-3 of the Juvenile Court
20 Act of 1987. Whenever a child is taken into temporary custody
21 pursuant to an investigation under the Abused and Neglected
22 Child Reporting Act, or pursuant to a referral and acceptance
23 under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 of a minor in limited
24 custody, the Department, during the period of temporary custody
25 and before the child is brought before a judicial officer as
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1 Court Act of 1987, shall have the authority, responsibilities
2 and duties that a legal custodian of the child would have under
3 subsection (9) of Section 1-3 of the Juvenile Court Act of
4 1987.
5     The Department shall ensure that any child taken into
6 custody is scheduled for an appointment for a medical
7 examination.
8     A parent, guardian or custodian of a child in the temporary
9 custody of the Department who would have custody of the child
10 if he were not in the temporary custody of the Department may
11 deliver to the Department a signed request that the Department
12 surrender the temporary custody of the child. The Department
13 may retain temporary custody of the child for 10 days after the
14 receipt of the request, during which period the Department may
15 cause to be filed a petition pursuant to the Juvenile Court Act
16 of 1987. If a petition is so filed, the Department shall retain
17 temporary custody of the child until the court orders
18 otherwise. If a petition is not filed within the 10 day period,
19 the child shall be surrendered to the custody of the requesting
20 parent, guardian or custodian not later than the expiration of
21 the 10 day period, at which time the authority and duties of
22 the Department with respect to the temporary custody of the
23 child shall terminate.
24     (m-1) The Department may place children under 18 years of
25 age in a secure child care facility licensed by the Department
26 that cares for children who are in need of secure living

 

 

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1 arrangements for their health, safety, and well-being after a
2 determination is made by the facility director and the Director
3 or the Director's designate prior to admission to the facility
4 subject to Section 2-27.1 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
5 This subsection (m-1) does not apply to a child who is subject
6 to placement in a correctional facility operated pursuant to
7 Section 3-15-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections, unless the
8 child is a ward who was placed under the care of the Department
9 before being subject to placement in a correctional facility
10 and a court of competent jurisdiction has ordered placement of
11 the child in a secure care facility.
12     (n) The Department may place children under 18 years of age
13 in licensed child care facilities when in the opinion of the
14 Department, appropriate services aimed at family preservation
15 have been unsuccessful and cannot ensure the child's health and
16 safety or are unavailable and such placement would be for their
17 best interest. Payment for board, clothing, care, training and
18 supervision of any child placed in a licensed child care
19 facility may be made by the Department, by the parents or
20 guardians of the estates of those children, or by both the
21 Department and the parents or guardians, except that no
22 payments shall be made by the Department for any child placed
23 in a licensed child care facility for board, clothing, care,
24 training and supervision of such a child that exceed the
25 average per capita cost of maintaining and of caring for a
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1 operated by the Department. However, such restriction on
2 payments does not apply in cases where children require
3 specialized care and treatment for problems of severe emotional
4 disturbance, physical disability, social adjustment, or any
5 combination thereof and suitable facilities for the placement
6 of such children are not available at payment rates within the
7 limitations set forth in this Section. All reimbursements for
8 services delivered shall be absolutely inalienable by
9 assignment, sale, attachment, garnishment or otherwise.
10     (n-1) The Department shall provide or authorize child
11 welfare services, aimed at assisting minors to achieve
12 sustainable self-sufficiency as independent adults, for any
13 minor eligible for the reinstatement of wardship pursuant to
14 subsection (2) of Section 2-33 of the Juvenile Court Act of
15 1987, whether or not such reinstatement is sought or allowed,
16 provided that the minor consents to such services and has not
17 yet attained the age of 21. The Department shall have
18 responsibility for the development and delivery of services
19 under this Section. An eligible youth may access services under
20 this Section through the Department of Children and Family
21 Services or by referral from the Department of Human Services.
22 Youth participating in services under this Section shall
23 cooperate with the assigned case manager in developing an
24 agreement identifying the services to be provided and how the
25 youth will increase skills to achieve self-sufficiency. A
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1 youth receiving child welfare services under this Section. The
2 Department shall continue child welfare services under this
3 Section to any eligible minor until the minor becomes 21 years
4 of age, no longer consents to participate, or achieves
5 self-sufficiency as identified in the minor's service plan. The
6 Department of Children and Family Services shall create clear,
7 readable notice of the rights of former foster youth to child
8 welfare services under this Section and how such services may
9 be obtained. The Department of Children and Family Services and
10 the Department of Human Services shall disseminate this
11 information statewide. The Department shall adopt regulations
12 describing services intended to assist minors in achieving
13 sustainable self-sufficiency as independent adults.
14     (o) The Department shall establish an administrative
15 review and appeal process for children and families who request
16 or receive child welfare services from the Department. Children
17 who are wards of the Department and are placed by private child
18 welfare agencies, and foster families with whom those children
19 are placed, shall be afforded the same procedural and appeal
20 rights as children and families in the case of placement by the
21 Department, including the right to an initial review of a
22 private agency decision by that agency. The Department shall
23 insure that any private child welfare agency, which accepts
24 wards of the Department for placement, affords those rights to
25 children and foster families. The Department shall accept for
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1 (i) a child or foster family concerning a decision following an
2 initial review by a private child welfare agency or (ii) a
3 prospective adoptive parent who alleges a violation of
4 subsection (j-5) of this Section. An appeal of a decision
5 concerning a change in the placement of a child shall be
6 conducted in an expedited manner.
7     (p) There is hereby created the Department of Children and
8 Family Services Emergency Assistance Fund from which the
9 Department may provide special financial assistance to
10 families which are in economic crisis when such assistance is
11 not available through other public or private sources and the
12 assistance is deemed necessary to prevent dissolution of the
13 family unit or to reunite families which have been separated
14 due to child abuse and neglect. The Department shall establish
15 administrative rules specifying the criteria for determining
16 eligibility for and the amount and nature of assistance to be
17 provided. The Department may also enter into written agreements
18 with private and public social service agencies to provide
19 emergency financial services to families referred by the
20 Department. Special financial assistance payments shall be
21 available to a family no more than once during each fiscal year
22 and the total payments to a family may not exceed $500 during a
23 fiscal year.
24     (q) The Department may receive and use, in their entirety,
25 for the benefit of children any gift, donation or bequest of
26 money or other property which is received on behalf of such

 

 

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1 children, or any financial benefits to which such children are
2 or may become entitled while under the jurisdiction or care of
3 the Department.
4     The Department shall set up and administer no-cost,
5 interest-bearing accounts in appropriate financial
6 institutions for children for whom the Department is legally
7 responsible and who have been determined eligible for Veterans'
8 Benefits, Social Security benefits, assistance allotments from
9 the armed forces, court ordered payments, parental voluntary
10 payments, Supplemental Security Income, Railroad Retirement
11 payments, Black Lung benefits, or other miscellaneous
12 payments. Interest earned by each account shall be credited to
13 the account, unless disbursed in accordance with this
14 subsection.
15     In disbursing funds from children's accounts, the
16 Department shall:
17         (1) Establish standards in accordance with State and
18     federal laws for disbursing money from children's
19     accounts. In all circumstances, the Department's
20     "Guardianship Administrator" or his or her designee must
21     approve disbursements from children's accounts. The
22     Department shall be responsible for keeping complete
23     records of all disbursements for each account for any
24     purpose.
25         (2) Calculate on a monthly basis the amounts paid from
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1     not covered under Medicaid, and social services; and
2     utilize funds from the child's account, as covered by
3     regulation, to reimburse those costs. Monthly,
4     disbursements from all children's accounts, up to 1/12 of
5     $13,000,000, shall be deposited by the Department into the
6     General Revenue Fund and the balance over 1/12 of
7     $13,000,000 into the DCFS Children's Services Fund.
8         (3) Maintain any balance remaining after reimbursing
9     for the child's costs of care, as specified in item (2).
10     The balance shall accumulate in accordance with relevant
11     State and federal laws and shall be disbursed to the child
12     or his or her guardian, or to the issuing agency.
13     (r) The Department shall promulgate regulations
14 encouraging all adoption agencies to voluntarily forward to the
15 Department or its agent names and addresses of all persons who
16 have applied for and have been approved for adoption of a
17 hard-to-place or handicapped child and the names of such
18 children who have not been placed for adoption. A list of such
19 names and addresses shall be maintained by the Department or
20 its agent, and coded lists which maintain the confidentiality
21 of the person seeking to adopt the child and of the child shall
22 be made available, without charge, to every adoption agency in
23 the State to assist the agencies in placing such children for
24 adoption. The Department may delegate to an agent its duty to
25 maintain and make available such lists. The Department shall
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1 person seeking to adopt the child and of the child.
2     (s) The Department of Children and Family Services may
3 establish and implement a program to reimburse Department and
4 private child welfare agency foster parents licensed by the
5 Department of Children and Family Services for damages
6 sustained by the foster parents as a result of the malicious or
7 negligent acts of foster children, as well as providing third
8 party coverage for such foster parents with regard to actions
9 of foster children to other individuals. Such coverage will be
10 secondary to the foster parent liability insurance policy, if
11 applicable. The program shall be funded through appropriations
12 from the General Revenue Fund, specifically designated for such
13 purposes.
14     (t) The Department shall perform home studies and
15 investigations and shall exercise supervision over visitation
16 as ordered by a court pursuant to the Illinois Marriage and
17 Dissolution of Marriage Act or the Adoption Act only if:
18         (1) an order entered by an Illinois court specifically
19     directs the Department to perform such services; and
20         (2) the court has ordered one or both of the parties to
21     the proceeding to reimburse the Department for its
22     reasonable costs for providing such services in accordance
23     with Department rules, or has determined that neither party
24     is financially able to pay.
25     The Department shall provide written notification to the
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1 and projected monthly costs within 60 days of the court order.
2 The Department shall send to the court information related to
3 the costs incurred except in cases where the court has
4 determined the parties are financially unable to pay. The court
5 may order additional periodic reports as appropriate.
6     (u) In addition to other information that must be provided,
7 whenever the Department places a child with a prospective
8 adoptive parent or parents or in a licensed foster home, group
9 home, child care institution, or in a relative home, the
10 Department shall provide to the prospective adoptive parent or
11 parents or other caretaker:
12         (1) available detailed information concerning the
13     child's educational and health history, copies of
14     immunization records (including insurance and medical card
15     information), a history of the child's previous
16     placements, if any, and reasons for placement changes
17     excluding any information that identifies or reveals the
18     location of any previous caretaker;
19         (2) a copy of the child's portion of the client service
20     plan, including any visitation arrangement, and all
21     amendments or revisions to it as related to the child; and
22         (3) information containing details of the child's
23     individualized educational plan when the child is
24     receiving special education services.
25     The caretaker shall be informed of any known social or
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1 criminal background, fire setting, perpetuation of sexual
2 abuse, destructive behavior, and substance abuse) necessary to
3 care for and safeguard the children to be placed or currently
4 in the home. The Department may prepare a written summary of
5 the information required by this paragraph, which may be
6 provided to the foster or prospective adoptive parent in
7 advance of a placement. The foster or prospective adoptive
8 parent may review the supporting documents in the child's file
9 in the presence of casework staff. In the case of an emergency
10 placement, casework staff shall at least provide known
11 information verbally, if necessary, and must subsequently
12 provide the information in writing as required by this
13 subsection.
14     The information described in this subsection shall be
15 provided in writing. In the case of emergency placements when
16 time does not allow prior review, preparation, and collection
17 of written information, the Department shall provide such
18 information as it becomes available. Within 10 business days
19 after placement, the Department shall obtain from the
20 prospective adoptive parent or parents or other caretaker a
21 signed verification of receipt of the information provided.
22 Within 10 business days after placement, the Department shall
23 provide to the child's guardian ad litem a copy of the
24 information provided to the prospective adoptive parent or
25 parents or other caretaker. The information provided to the
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1 be reviewed and approved regarding accuracy at the supervisory
2 level.
3     (u-5) Effective July 1, 1995, only foster care placements
4 licensed as foster family homes pursuant to the Child Care Act
5 of 1969 shall be eligible to receive foster care payments from
6 the Department. Relative caregivers who, as of July 1, 1995,
7 were approved pursuant to approved relative placement rules
8 previously promulgated by the Department at 89 Ill. Adm. Code
9 335 and had submitted an application for licensure as a foster
10 family home may continue to receive foster care payments only
11 until the Department determines that they may be licensed as a
12 foster family home or that their application for licensure is
13 denied or until September 30, 1995, whichever occurs first.
14     (v) The Department shall access criminal history record
15 information as defined in the Illinois Uniform Conviction
16 Information Act and information maintained in the adjudicatory
17 and dispositional record system as defined in Section 2605-355
18 of the Department of State Police Law (20 ILCS 2605/2605-355)
19 if the Department determines the information is necessary to
20 perform its duties under the Abused and Neglected Child
21 Reporting Act, the Child Care Act of 1969, and the Children and
22 Family Services Act. The Department shall provide for
23 interactive computerized communication and processing
24 equipment that permits direct on-line communication with the
25 Department of State Police's central criminal history data
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1 requirements and provide certified operators who have been
2 trained by personnel from the Department of State Police. In
3 addition, one Office of the Inspector General investigator
4 shall have training in the use of the criminal history
5 information access system and have access to the terminal. The
6 Department of Children and Family Services and its employees
7 shall abide by rules and regulations established by the
8 Department of State Police relating to the access and
9 dissemination of this information.
10     (v-1) Prior to final approval for placement of a child, the
11 Department shall conduct a criminal records background check of
12 the prospective foster or adoptive parent, including
13 fingerprint-based checks of national crime information
14 databases. Final approval for placement shall not be granted if
15 the record check reveals a felony conviction for child abuse or
16 neglect, for spousal abuse, for a crime against children, or
17 for a crime involving violence, including rape, sexual assault,
18 or homicide, but not including other physical assault or
19 battery, or if there is a felony conviction for physical
20 assault, battery, or a drug-related offense committed within
21 the past 5 years.
22     (v-2) Prior to final approval for placement of a child, the
23 Department shall check its child abuse and neglect registry for
24 information concerning prospective foster and adoptive
25 parents, and any adult living in the home. If any prospective
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1 resided in another state in the preceding 5 years, the
2 Department shall request a check of that other state's child
3 abuse and neglect registry.
4     (w) Within 120 days of August 20, 1995 (the effective date
5 of Public Act 89-392), the Department shall prepare and submit
6 to the Governor and the General Assembly, a written plan for
7 the development of in-state licensed secure child care
8 facilities that care for children who are in need of secure
9 living arrangements for their health, safety, and well-being.
10 For purposes of this subsection, secure care facility shall
11 mean a facility that is designed and operated to ensure that
12 all entrances and exits from the facility, a building or a
13 distinct part of the building, are under the exclusive control
14 of the staff of the facility, whether or not the child has the
15 freedom of movement within the perimeter of the facility,
16 building, or distinct part of the building. The plan shall
17 include descriptions of the types of facilities that are needed
18 in Illinois; the cost of developing these secure care
19 facilities; the estimated number of placements; the potential
20 cost savings resulting from the movement of children currently
21 out-of-state who are projected to be returned to Illinois; the
22 necessary geographic distribution of these facilities in
23 Illinois; and a proposed timetable for development of such
24 facilities.
25 (Source: P.A. 94-215, eff. 1-1-06; 94-1010, eff. 10-1-06;
26 95-10, eff. 6-30-07; 95-601, eff. 9-11-07; 95-642, eff. 6-1-08;

 

 

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1 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.)
 
2     Section 15. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by
3 changing Sections 2-23, 2-27, 2-31, and 2-33 as follows:
 
4     (705 ILCS 405/2-23)  (from Ch. 37, par. 802-23)
5     Sec. 2-23. Kinds of dispositional orders.
6     (1) The following kinds of orders of disposition may be
7 made in respect of wards of the court:
8         (a) A minor under 18 years of age found to be neglected
9     or abused under Section 2-3 or dependent under Section 2-4
10     may be (1) continued in the custody of his or her parents,
11     guardian or legal custodian; (2) placed in accordance with
12     Section 2-27; (3) restored to the custody of the parent,
13     parents, guardian, or legal custodian, provided the court
14     shall order the parent, parents, guardian, or legal
15     custodian to cooperate with the Department of Children and
16     Family Services and comply with the terms of an after-care
17     plan or risk the loss of custody of the child and the
18     possible termination of their parental rights; or (4)
19     ordered partially or completely emancipated in accordance
20     with the provisions of the Emancipation of Minors Act.
21         However, in any case in which a minor is found by the
22     court to be neglected or abused under Section 2-3 of this
23     Act, custody of the minor shall not be restored to any
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1     or both have been identified, pursuant to subsection (1) of
2     Section 2-21, as forming the basis for the court's finding
3     of abuse or neglect, until such time as a hearing is held
4     on the issue of the best interests of the minor and the
5     fitness of such parent, guardian or legal custodian to care
6     for the minor without endangering the minor's health or
7     safety, and the court enters an order that such parent,
8     guardian or legal custodian is fit to care for the minor.
9         (b) A minor under 18 years of age found to be dependent
10     under Section 2-4 may be (1) placed in accordance with
11     Section 2-27 or (2) ordered partially or completely
12     emancipated in accordance with the provisions of the
13     Emancipation of Minors Act.
14         However, in any case in which a minor is found by the
15     court to be dependent under Section 2-4 of this Act,
16     custody of the minor shall not be restored to any parent,
17     guardian or legal custodian whose acts or omissions or both
18     have been identified, pursuant to subsection (1) of Section
19     2-21, as forming the basis for the court's finding of
20     dependency, until such time as a hearing is held on the
21     issue of the fitness of such parent, guardian or legal
22     custodian to care for the minor without endangering the
23     minor's health or safety, and the court enters an order
24     that such parent, guardian or legal custodian is fit to
25     care for the minor.
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1     placed pursuant to Section 2-27 of this Act if (1) the
2     court has granted a supplemental petition to reinstate
3     wardship of the minor pursuant to subsection (2) of Section
4     2-33, or (2) the court has adjudicated the minor a ward of
5     the court, permitted the minor to return home under an
6     order of protection, and subsequently made a finding that
7     it is in the minor's best interest to vacate the order of
8     protection and commit the minor to the Department of
9     Children and Family Services for care and service.
10         (c) When the court awards guardianship to the
11     Department of Children and Family Services, the court shall
12     order the parents to cooperate with the Department of
13     Children and Family Services, comply with the terms of the
14     service plans, and correct the conditions that require the
15     child to be in care, or risk termination of their parental
16     rights.
17     (2) Any order of disposition may provide for protective
18 supervision under Section 2-24 and may include an order of
19 protection under Section 2-25.
20     Unless the order of disposition expressly so provides, it
21 does not operate to close proceedings on the pending petition,
22 but is subject to modification, not inconsistent with Section
23 2-28, until final closing and discharge of the proceedings
24 under Section 2-31.
25     (3) The court also shall enter any other orders necessary
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1 orders requiring parties to cooperate with services, (ii)
2 restraining orders controlling the conduct of any party likely
3 to frustrate the achievement of the goal, and (iii) visiting
4 orders. Unless otherwise specifically authorized by law, the
5 court is not empowered under this subsection (3) to order
6 specific placements, specific services, or specific service
7 providers to be included in the plan. If the court concludes
8 that the Department of Children and Family Services has abused
9 its discretion in setting the current service plan or
10 permanency goal for the minor, the court shall enter specific
11 findings in writing based on the evidence and shall enter an
12 order for the Department to develop and implement a new
13 permanency goal and service plan consistent with the court's
14 findings. The new service plan shall be filed with the court
15 and served on all parties. The court shall continue the matter
16 until the new service plan is filed.
17     (4) In addition to any other order of disposition, the
18 court may order any minor adjudicated neglected with respect to
19 his or her own injurious behavior to make restitution, in
20 monetary or non-monetary form, under the terms and conditions
21 of Section 5-5-6 of the Unified Code of Corrections, except
22 that the "presentence hearing" referred to therein shall be the
23 dispositional hearing for purposes of this Section. The parent,
24 guardian or legal custodian of the minor may pay some or all of
25 such restitution on the minor's behalf.
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1 or placed in accordance with Section 2-27 shall provide for the
2 parents or guardian of the estate of such minor to pay to the
3 legal custodian or guardian of the person of the minor such
4 sums as are determined by the custodian or guardian of the
5 person of the minor as necessary for the minor's needs. Such
6 payments may not exceed the maximum amounts provided for by
7 Section 9.1 of the Children and Family Services Act.
8     (6) Whenever the order of disposition requires the minor to
9 attend school or participate in a program of training, the
10 truant officer or designated school official shall regularly
11 report to the court if the minor is a chronic or habitual
12 truant under Section 26-2a of the School Code.
13     (7) The court may terminate the parental rights of a parent
14 at the initial dispositional hearing if all of the conditions
15 in subsection (5) of Section 2-21 are met.
16 (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
17     (705 ILCS 405/2-27)  (from Ch. 37, par. 802-27)
18     Sec. 2-27. Placement; legal custody or guardianship.
19     (1) If the court determines and puts in writing the factual
20 basis supporting the determination of whether the parents,
21 guardian, or legal custodian of a minor adjudged a ward of the
22 court are unfit or are unable, for some reason other than
23 financial circumstances alone, to care for, protect, train or
24 discipline the minor or are unwilling to do so, and that the
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1 jeopardized if the minor remains in the custody of his or her
2 parents, guardian or custodian, the court may at this hearing
3 and at any later point:
4         (a) place the minor in the custody of a suitable
5     relative or other person as legal custodian or guardian;
6         (a-5) with the approval of the Department of Children
7     and Family Services, place the minor in the subsidized
8     guardianship of a suitable relative or other person as
9     legal guardian; "subsidized guardianship" means a private
10     guardianship arrangement for children for whom the
11     permanency goals of return home and adoption have been
12     ruled out and who meet the qualifications for subsidized
13     guardianship as defined by the Department of Children and
14     Family Services in administrative rules;
15         (b) place the minor under the guardianship of a
16     probation officer;
17         (c) commit the minor to an agency for care or
18     placement, except an institution under the authority of the
19     Department of Corrections or of the Department of Children
20     and Family Services;
21         (d) commit the minor to the Department of Children and
22     Family Services for care and service; however, a minor
23     charged with a criminal offense under the Criminal Code of
24     1961 or adjudicated delinquent shall not be placed in the
25     custody of or committed to the Department of Children and
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1     15 years of age and committed to the Department of Children
2     and Family Services under Section 5-710 of this Act, (ii)
3     or a minor for whom an independent basis of abuse, neglect,
4     or dependency exists, or (iii) a minor for whom the court
5     has granted a supplemental petition to reinstate wardship
6     pursuant to subsection (2) of Section 2-33 of this Act. An
7     independent basis exists when the allegations or
8     adjudication of abuse, neglect, or dependency do not arise
9     from the same facts, incident, or circumstances which give
10     rise to a charge or adjudication of delinquency. The
11     Department shall be given due notice of the pendency of the
12     action and the Guardianship Administrator of the
13     Department of Children and Family Services shall be
14     appointed guardian of the person of the minor. Whenever the
15     Department seeks to discharge a minor from its care and
16     service, the Guardianship Administrator shall petition the
17     court for an order terminating guardianship. The
18     Guardianship Administrator may designate one or more other
19     officers of the Department, appointed as Department
20     officers by administrative order of the Department
21     Director, authorized to affix the signature of the
22     Guardianship Administrator to documents affecting the
23     guardian-ward relationship of children for whom he or she
24     has been appointed guardian at such times as he or she is
25     unable to perform the duties of his or her office. The
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1     matters of consent of marriage, enlistment in the armed
2     forces, legal proceedings, adoption, major medical and
3     surgical treatment and application for driver's license.
4     Signature authorizations made pursuant to the provisions
5     of this paragraph shall be filed with the Secretary of
6     State and the Secretary of State shall provide upon payment
7     of the customary fee, certified copies of the authorization
8     to any court or individual who requests a copy.
9     (1.5) In making a determination under this Section, the
10 court shall also consider whether, based on health, safety, and
11 the best interests of the minor,
12         (a) appropriate services aimed at family preservation
13     and family reunification have been unsuccessful in
14     rectifying the conditions that have led to a finding of
15     unfitness or inability to care for, protect, train, or
16     discipline the minor, or
17         (b) no family preservation or family reunification
18     services would be appropriate,
19 and if the petition or amended petition contained an allegation
20 that the parent is an unfit person as defined in subdivision
21 (D) of Section 1 of the Adoption Act, and the order of
22 adjudication recites that parental unfitness was established
23 by clear and convincing evidence, the court shall, when
24 appropriate and in the best interest of the minor, enter an
25 order terminating parental rights and appointing a guardian
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1 2-29.
2     When making a placement, the court, wherever possible,
3 shall require the Department of Children and Family Services to
4 select a person holding the same religious belief as that of
5 the minor or a private agency controlled by persons of like
6 religious faith of the minor and shall require the Department
7 to otherwise comply with Section 7 of the Children and Family
8 Services Act in placing the child. In addition, whenever
9 alternative plans for placement are available, the court shall
10 ascertain and consider, to the extent appropriate in the
11 particular case, the views and preferences of the minor.
12     (2) When a minor is placed with a suitable relative or
13 other person pursuant to item (a) of subsection (1), the court
14 shall appoint him or her the legal custodian or guardian of the
15 person of the minor. When a minor is committed to any agency,
16 the court shall appoint the proper officer or representative
17 thereof as legal custodian or guardian of the person of the
18 minor. Legal custodians and guardians of the person of the
19 minor have the respective rights and duties set forth in
20 subsection (9) of Section 1-3 except as otherwise provided by
21 order of court; but no guardian of the person may consent to
22 adoption of the minor unless that authority is conferred upon
23 him or her in accordance with Section 2-29. An agency whose
24 representative is appointed guardian of the person or legal
25 custodian of the minor may place the minor in any child care
26 facility, but the facility must be licensed under the Child

 

 

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1 Care Act of 1969 or have been approved by the Department of
2 Children and Family Services as meeting the standards
3 established for such licensing. No agency may place a minor
4 adjudicated under Sections 2-3 or 2-4 in a child care facility
5 unless the placement is in compliance with the rules and
6 regulations for placement under this Section promulgated by the
7 Department of Children and Family Services under Section 5 of
8 the Children and Family Services Act. Like authority and
9 restrictions shall be conferred by the court upon any probation
10 officer who has been appointed guardian of the person of a
11 minor.
12     (3) No placement by any probation officer or agency whose
13 representative is appointed guardian of the person or legal
14 custodian of a minor may be made in any out of State child care
15 facility unless it complies with the Interstate Compact on the
16 Placement of Children. Placement with a parent, however, is not
17 subject to that Interstate Compact.
18     (4) The clerk of the court shall issue to the legal
19 custodian or guardian of the person a certified copy of the
20 order of court, as proof of his authority. No other process is
21 necessary as authority for the keeping of the minor.
22     (5) Custody or guardianship granted under this Section
23 continues until the court otherwise directs, but not after the
24 minor reaches the age of 19 years except as set forth in
25 Section 2-31, or if the minor was previously committed to the
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1 and the court has granted a supplemental petition to reinstate
2 wardship pursuant to subsection (2) of Section 2-33.
3     (6) (Blank).
4 (Source: P.A. 95-642, eff. 6-1-08.)
 
5     (705 ILCS 405/2-31)  (from Ch. 37, par. 802-31)
6     Sec. 2-31. Duration of wardship and discharge of
7 proceedings.
8     (1) All proceedings under this Act in respect of any minor
9 for whom a petition was filed after the effective date of this
10 amendatory Act of 1991 automatically terminate upon his
11 attaining the age of 19 years, except that a court may continue
12 the wardship of a minor until age 21 for good cause when there
13 is satisfactory evidence presented to the court and the court
14 makes written factual findings that the health, safety, and
15 best interest of the minor and the public require the
16 continuation of the wardship.
17     (2) Whenever the court determines, and makes written
18 factual findings, that health, safety, and the best interests
19 of the minor and the public no longer require the wardship of
20 the court, the court shall order the wardship terminated and
21 all proceedings under this Act respecting that minor finally
22 closed and discharged. The court may at the same time continue
23 or terminate any custodianship or guardianship theretofore
24 ordered but the termination must be made in compliance with
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1 the minor is over 18, or if wardship is terminated in
2 conjunction with an order partially or completely emancipating
3 the minor in accordance with the Emancipation of Minors Act,
4 the court shall also make specific findings of fact as to the
5 minor's wishes regarding case closure and the manner in which
6 the minor will maintain independence. The minor's lack of
7 cooperation with services provided by the Department of
8 Children and Family Services shall not by itself be considered
9 sufficient evidence that the minor is prepared to live
10 independently and that it is in the best interest of the minor
11 to terminate wardship.
12     (3) The wardship of the minor and any custodianship or
13 guardianship respecting the minor for whom a petition was filed
14 after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1991
15 automatically terminates when he attains the age of 19 years
16 except as set forth in subsection (1) of this Section. The
17 clerk of the court shall at that time record all proceedings
18 under this Act as finally closed and discharged for that
19 reason.
20 (Source: P.A. 90-28, eff. 1-1-98; 90-608, eff. 6-30-98; 90-655,
21 eff. 7-30-98.)
 
22     (705 ILCS 405/2-33)
23     Sec. 2-33. Supplemental petition to reinstate wardship.
24     (1) Any time prior to a minor's 18th birthday, pursuant to
25 a supplemental petition filed under this Section, the court may

 

 

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1 reinstate wardship and open a previously closed case when:
2         (a) wardship and guardianship under the Juvenile Court
3     Act of 1987 was vacated in conjunction with the appointment
4     of a private guardian under the Probate Act of 1975;
5         (b) the minor is not presently a ward of the court
6     under Article II of this Act nor is there a petition for
7     adjudication of wardship pending on behalf of the minor;
8     and
9         (c) it is in the minor's best interest that wardship be
10     reinstated.
11     (2) Any time prior to a minor's 21st birthday, pursuant to
12 a supplemental petition filed under this Section, the court may
13 reinstate wardship and open a previously closed case when:
14         (a) wardship and guardianship under this Act was
15     vacated pursuant to:
16             (i) an order entered under subsection (2) of
17         Section 2-31 in the case of a minor over the age of 18;
18             (ii) closure of a case under subsection (2) of
19         Section 2-31 in the case of a minor under the age of 18
20         who has been partially or completely emancipated in
21         accordance with the Emancipation of Minors Act; or
22             (iii) an order entered under subsection (3) of
23         Section 2-31 based on the minor's attaining the age of
24         19 years;
25         (b) the minor is not presently a ward of the court
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1     adjudication of wardship pending on behalf of the minor;
2     and
3         (c) it is in the minor's best interest that wardship be
4     reinstated.
5     (3) The supplemental petition must be filed in the same
6 proceeding in which the original adjudication order was
7 entered. Unless excused by court for good cause shown, the
8 petitioner shall give notice of the time and place of the
9 hearing on the supplemental petition, in person or by mail, to
10 the minor, if the minor is 14 years of age or older, and to the
11 parties to the juvenile court proceeding. Notice shall be
12 provided at least 3 court days in advance of the hearing date.
13     (4) A minor who is the subject of a petition to reinstate
14 wardship under this Section shall be provided with
15 representation in accordance with Sections 1-5 and 2-17 of this
16 Act.
17     (5) Whenever a minor is committed to the Department of
18 Children and Family Services for care and services following
19 the reinstatement of wardship under this Section, the
20 Department shall:
21         (a) Within 30 days of such commitment, prepare and file
22     with the court a case plan which complies with the federal
23     Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 and is
24     consistent with the health, safety and best interests of
25     the minor; and
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1     necessary and consistent with the minor's health, safety
2     and best interests.
3 (Source: P.A. 90-608, eff. 6-30-98.)
 
4     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
5 1, 2010.

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3     New Act
4     20 ILCS 505/5 from Ch. 23, par. 5005
5     705 ILCS 405/2-23 from Ch. 37, par. 802-23
6     705 ILCS 405/2-27 from Ch. 37, par. 802-27
7     705 ILCS 405/2-31 from Ch. 37, par. 802-31
8     705 ILCS 405/2-33