Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of SB4093

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB4093

Introduced 2/25/2026, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Children and Family Services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, as follows:

General Funds $1,668,497,400
Other State Funds $826,507,600
Federal Funds $15,816,600
Total $2,510,821,600

AN ACT concerning appropriations.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

ARTICLE 1

Section 1. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to the Department of Children and Family Services:

ENTIRE AGENCY

PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND For Personal Services...........................423,848,600 For State Contributions to

Social Security.................................32,424,500 For Contractual Services.........................44,521,500 For Travel..........................................727,600 For Commodities.....................................752,500 For Printing........................................562,400 For Equipment.....................................4,823,900 For Electronic Data Processing...................57,299,700 For Telecommunication Services....................7,475,400 For Operation of Automotive Equipment.............1,009,500

Total $573,445,600

PAYABLE FROM THE DCFS CHILDREN'S SERVICES FUND For Travel........................................7,038,800

Section 5. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to the Department of Children and Family Services:

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION

PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND For Attorney General Representation

on Child Welfare Litigation Issues.................862,000

PAYABLE FROM DCFS CHILDREN'S SERVICES FUND For Information Technology.......................88,506,400

PAYABLE FROM DCFS SPECIAL PURPOSES TRUST FUND For Expenditures of Private Funds

for Child Welfare Improvements...................2,794,500

Section 10. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to the Department of Children and Family Services:

REGULATION AND QUALITY CONTROL

PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND For Child Death Review Teams........................108,600

Section 15. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Children and Family Services:

CHILD WELFARE

PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND For Targeted Case Management.....................12,661,100

PAYABLE FROM DCFS CHILDREN'S SERVICES FUND For Independent Living Initiative................11,838,800

PAYABLE FROM DCFS FEDERAL PROJECTS FUND For Federal Child Welfare Projects..................816,600

Section 20. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Children and Family Services:

CHILD PROTECTION

PAYABLE FROM DCFS FEDERAL PROJECTS FUND For Federal Grant Awards.........................15,000,000

Section 25. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Children and Family Services:

BUDGET, LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE

PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND For Refunds..........................................11,200

PAYABLE FROM DCFS CHILDREN'S SERVICES FUND For Title IV-E Enhancement........................4,228,800 For SSI Reimbursement.............................1,513,300

Total $5,742,100

Section 30. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Children and Family Services for payments for care of children served by the Department of Children and Family Services:

GRANTS-IN-AID

REGIONAL OFFICES

PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND For Youth in Transition Program...................2,708,600 For Counseling and Auxiliary Services............19,209,900 For Court Appointed Special Advocates.............4,310,000 For Cash Assistance and Housing

Locator Service to Families in the

Class Defined in the Norman Consent Order........3,322,300 For Assisting in the Development

of Children's Advocacy Centers...................2,216,900 For Family Preservation Services.................42,520,900 For Foster Homes and Specialized

Foster Care and Prevention,

including prior years' costs...................395,104,000 For Purchase of Adoption and

Guardianship Services, including

prior years' costs.............................198,821,600 For Institution and Group Home Care and

Prevention, including prior years' costs.......288,016,200 For Services Associated with the Foster

Care Initiative..................................6,268,000 For grants and administrative expenses of the

Comprehensive Community-Based Youth Services....35,000,000

Total $997,498,400

PAYABLE FROM DCFS CHILDREN'S SERVICES FUND For Counseling and Auxiliary Services............19,362,600 For Children's Personal and

Physical Maintenance.............................5,471,800 For Court Appointed Special Advocates.............5,457,000 For Cash Assistance and Housing Locator

Services to Families in the

Class Defined in the Norman

Consent Order....................................6,074,700 For Assisting in the development

of Children's Advocacy Centers...................5,401,500 For Psychological Assessments

Including Operations and

Administrative Expenses..........................3,466,300 For Family Preservation Services.................44,166,400 For Family Centered Services Initiative..........17,716,900 For Foster Homes and Specialized

Foster Care and Prevention,

including prior years' costs...................290,437,000 For Purchase of Adoption and

Guardianship Services, including

prior years' costs..............................61,233,200 For Institution and Group Home Care and

Prevention, including prior years' costs........93,831,300 For Services Associated with the Foster

Care Initiative..................................1,707,200

Total $554,325,900

Section 35. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Children and Family Services for:

GRANTS-IN-AID

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION

PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND For Department Scholarship Program...............20,698,000

Section 40. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Children and Family Services for:

GRANTS-IN-AID

CHILD PROTECTION

PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND For Protective/Family Maintenance

Day Care........................................62,246,500 For Residential Construction Services Grants, or

for deposit into the DCFS Special Purposes

Trust Fund.........................................900,000

Section 45. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Children and Family Services for:

GRANTS-IN-AID

BUDGET, LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE

PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND For Tort Claims......................................66,000

PAYABLE FROM DCFS CHILDREN'S SERVICES FUND For all expenditures related to the

collection and distribution of Title IV-E

Reimbursement....................................3,000,000 For expenses related to litigation................4,232,200

Section 50. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Children and Family Services for:

GRANTS-IN-AID

CLINICAL SERVICES

PAYABLE FROM DCFS CHILDREN'S SERVICES FUND

For Foster Care and Adoptive Care Training......19,028,900

Section 55. The sum of $100,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2026, from an appropriation heretofore made for such purpose in Article 44, Section 55 of Public Act 104-0003, as amended, is reappropriated from the Build Illinois Bond Fund to the Department of Children and Family Services for grants and administrative expenses associated with Level of Care Support Services, including prior years' costs.

Section 60. No contract shall be entered into or obligation incurred for any expenditures from the reappropriation made in Section 55 until after the purposes and amounts have been approved in writing by the Governor.

Section 65. The sum of $30,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the DCFS Special Purposes Trust Fund to the Department of Children and Family Services for grants and administrative expenses associated with the Level of Care Support Services, including prior years' costs.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2026.