(20 ILCS 1310/) Domestic Violence Shelters Act.

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    (20 ILCS 1310/0.01) (from Ch. 40, par. 2400)
    Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Domestic Violence Shelters Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

    (20 ILCS 1310/1) (from Ch. 40, par. 2401)
    Sec. 1. The terms used in this Act shall have the following meanings ascribed to them:
    "Department" means the Department of Human Services.
    "Domestic violence" means attempting to cause or causing abuse of a family or household member or high-risk adult with disabilities, or attempting to cause or causing neglect or exploitation of a high-risk adult with disabilities which threatens the adult's health and safety, as defined in Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986.
    "Domestic violence services" means information and referral services provided through the use of the Domestic Violence Hotline and intended to promote and provide access to domestic violence services.
    "Family or household member" means a spouse, person living as a spouse, parent, or other adult person related by consanguinity or affinity, who is residing or has resided with the person committing domestic violence. "Family or household member" includes a high-risk adult with disabilities who resides with or receives care from any person who has the responsibility for a high-risk adult as a result of a family relationship or who has assumed responsibility for all or a portion of the care of an adult with disabilities voluntarily, by express or implied contract, or by court order.
    "Lead entity" means an Illinois 501(c)(3) non-profit agency or organization designated by the Department to manage use of the Domestic Violence Hotline for the purpose of providing the public access to information about domestic violence services.
    "Shelter" means a facility including, but not limited to, a facility providing temporary residential facilities to family or household members who are victims of domestic violence and their children and to high-risk adults with disabilities.
    "High-risk adult with disabilities" means a person aged 18 or over whose physical or mental disability impairs his or her ability to seek or obtain protection from abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
(Source: P.A. 104-247, eff. 1-1-26.)

    (20 ILCS 1310/2) (from Ch. 40, par. 2402)
    Sec. 2. The Department of Human Services shall administer domestic violence shelters and service programs, or shall provide for their administration by not-for-profit corporations with whom the Department has contracts, for adults and their dependents who are the subjects of domestic violence.
(Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)

    (20 ILCS 1310/3) (from Ch. 40, par. 2403)
    Sec. 3. The Department of Human Services shall provide for the funding of domestic violence shelters and service programs in part from the Domestic Violence Shelter and Service Fund and in part from the General Revenue Fund. In allotting monies from such fund, the Department shall give priority to shelters or programs offering or proposing to offer the broadest range of services and referrals to the community served. Such shelters or programs may be operated by community-based organizations or units of local government. The Department shall require shelters or programs eligible for funding under this Act to provide matching funds in such percentage as the Department shall by rule determine and such percentage shall be uniform throughout the State.
(Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)

    (20 ILCS 1310/3.2) (from Ch. 40, par. 2403.2)
    Sec. 3.2. All funds collected pursuant to P.A. 82-645, which are held in escrow for refund and for which a refund is not approved by September 1, 1988, shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer for deposit into the Domestic Violence Shelter and Service Fund. The Domestic Violence Shelter and Service Fund shall also include assessments received by the State Treasurer from circuit clerks under the Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act. Monies deposited in the Fund pursuant to this Section and the income tax check-off for the Domestic Violence Shelter and Service Fund authorized by Section 507F of the Illinois Income Tax Act shall be appropriated to the Department of Human Services for the purpose of providing services specified by this Act; however, the Department may waive the matching funds requirement of this Act with respect to such monies. Any such waiver shall be uniform throughout the State. This amendatory Act of 1987 applies to all funds collected pursuant to PA 82-645, held in escrow and for which no refund is approved by September 1, 1988, whether those funds are administered by the State, a county, a court, or any other unit or agency of government.
(Source: P.A. 100-987, eff. 7-1-19.)

    (20 ILCS 1310/3a)
    Sec. 3a. Domestic Violence Hotline.
    (a) The Department of Human Services shall be responsible for the provision of a single, easy to use telephone number for public access to information and referral for domestic violence services. Subject to subsection (e), the Department is authorized to identify and enter into a contract with a lead entity to provide governance and oversight, including the ability to design, implement, support, and coordinate a State-wide Domestic Violence Hotline system.
    (b) Qualifications for identification of the lead entity shall include:
        (1) Ability to provide statewide, toll-free, 24-hour,
    
7 day-a-week, multi-lingual, confidential referral services to victims and perpetrators of domestic violence and information to people calling on behalf of a victim, including friends or family of the domestic violence victim and first responders such as the police.
        (2) Has a record of providing effective,
    
victim-centered referral services to victims of domestic violence for at least 2 years prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly.
        (3) Has provided 40 hours of training in domestic
    
violence to all of its direct staff and volunteers. Staff trained after July 1, 2004, must be trained by a site approved by the Illinois Certified Domestic Violence Professionals.
        (4) Must be an Illinois 501(c)(3) non-profit agency
    
or organization.
        (5) Ability to provide an independent audit at the
    
time of application.
        (6) Provides 24-hour telephone accessibility by
    
personnel trained in domestic violence without requiring the victim to make a second phone call or wait for a return phone call.
        (7) Provides victims' access and direct referrals to
    
the Department's funded domestic violence providers via a three-way phone linkage.
        (8) Has adequate staffing to make referrals to
    
domestic violence service agencies, identify non-traditional domestic violence services, provide safety planning or tips, and help victims explore service options including for those living in remote areas of the State and for those for whom English is not their primary language.
        (9) Provides the most up-to-date technology to
    
increase access to domestic violence services for the deaf and hard of hearing.
        (10) Demonstrated expertise or experience, or both,
    
in planning for a statewide information and referral system.
    (c) The lead entity shall encourage the orderly and efficient use of the Domestic Violence Hotline to:
        (1) provide access to referrals for domestic violence
    
services 24/7; and
        (2) collect needed information about the demand for
    
and delivery of domestic violence services across Illinois.
    (d) The lead entity shall provide periodic programmatic and fiscal reports on activities, accomplishments, and other issues to the Department.
    (e) In awarding the contract under subsection (a), the Department shall ensure that the Domestic Violence Hotline lead entity has the organizational capacity to carry out the terms of the contract.
    (f) Nothing in this Act is intended to limit sources of funding to support the operation of the Domestic Violence Hotline.
(Source: P.A. 104-247, eff. 1-1-26.)