Rep. Mary E. Flowers

Filed: 4/7/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4495

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4495, AS AMENDED, by
3replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended
6by changing Section 5 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 505/5)  (from Ch. 23, par. 5005)
8    Sec. 5. Direct child welfare services; Department of
9Children and Family Services. To provide direct child welfare
10services when not available through other public or private
11child care or program facilities.
12    (a) For purposes of this Section:
13        (1) "Children" means persons found within the State who
14    are under the age of 18 years. The term also includes
15    persons under age 21 who:
16            (A) were committed to the Department pursuant to

 

 

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1        the Juvenile Court Act or the Juvenile Court Act of
2        1987, as amended, prior to the age of 18 and who
3        continue under the jurisdiction of the court; or
4            (B) were accepted for care, service and training by
5        the Department prior to the age of 18 and whose best
6        interest in the discretion of the Department would be
7        served by continuing that care, service and training
8        because of severe emotional disturbances, physical
9        disability, social adjustment or any combination
10        thereof, or because of the need to complete an
11        educational or vocational training program.
12        (2) "Homeless youth" means persons found within the
13    State who are under the age of 19, are not in a safe and
14    stable living situation and cannot be reunited with their
15    families.
16        (3) "Child welfare services" means public social
17    services which are directed toward the accomplishment of
18    the following purposes:
19            (A) protecting and promoting the health, safety
20        and welfare of children, including homeless, dependent
21        or neglected children;
22            (B) remedying, or assisting in the solution of
23        problems which may result in, the neglect, abuse,
24        exploitation or delinquency of children;
25            (C) preventing the unnecessary separation of
26        children from their families by identifying family

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1        (3) family counseling;
2        (4) protective services;
3        (5) (blank);
4        (6) homemaker service;
5        (7) return of runaway children;
6        (8) (blank);
7        (9) placement under Section 5-7 of the Juvenile Court
8    Act or Section 2-27, 3-28, 4-25 or 5-740 of the Juvenile
9    Court Act of 1987 in accordance with the federal Adoption
10    Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980; and
11        (10) interstate services.
12    Rules and regulations established by the Department shall
13include provisions for training Department staff and the staff
14of Department grantees, through contracts with other agencies
15or resources, in alcohol and drug abuse screening techniques
16approved by the Department of Human Services, as a successor to
17the Department of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, for the
18purpose of identifying children and adults who should be
19referred to an alcohol and drug abuse treatment program for
20professional evaluation.
21    (h) If the Department finds that there is no appropriate
22program or facility within or available to the Department for a
23ward and that no licensed private facility has an adequate and
24appropriate program or none agrees to accept the ward, the
25Department shall create an appropriate individualized,
26program-oriented plan for such ward. The plan may be developed

 

 

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1within the Department or through purchase of services by the
2Department to the extent that it is within its statutory
3authority to do.
4    (i) Service programs shall be available throughout the
5State and shall include but not be limited to the following
6services:
7        (1) case management;
8        (2) homemakers;
9        (3) counseling;
10        (4) parent education;
11        (5) day care; and
12        (6) emergency assistance and advocacy.
13    In addition, the following services may be made available
14to assess and meet the needs of children and families:
15        (1) comprehensive family-based services;
16        (2) assessments;
17        (3) respite care; and
18        (4) in-home health services.
19    The Department shall provide transportation for any of the
20services it makes available to children or families or for
21which it refers children or families.
22    (j) The Department may provide categories of financial
23assistance and education assistance grants, and shall
24establish rules and regulations concerning the assistance and
25grants, to persons who adopt physically or mentally
26handicapped, older and other hard-to-place children who (i)

 

 

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1immediately prior to their adoption were legal wards of the
2Department or (ii) were determined eligible for financial
3assistance with respect to a prior adoption and who become
4available for adoption because the prior adoption has been
5dissolved and the parental rights of the adoptive parents have
6been terminated or because the child's adoptive parents have
7died. The Department may continue to provide financial
8assistance and education assistance grants for a child who was
9determined eligible for financial assistance under this
10subsection (j) in the interim period beginning when the child's
11adoptive parents died and ending with the finalization of the
12new adoption of the child by another adoptive parent or
13parents. The Department may also provide categories of
14financial assistance and education assistance grants, and
15shall establish rules and regulations for the assistance and
16grants, to persons appointed guardian of the person under
17Section 5-7 of the Juvenile Court Act or Section 2-27, 3-28,
184-25 or 5-740 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for children
19who were wards of the Department for 12 months immediately
20prior to the appointment of the guardian.
21    The amount of assistance may vary, depending upon the needs
22of the child and the adoptive parents, as set forth in the
23annual assistance agreement. Special purpose grants are
24allowed where the child requires special service but such costs
25may not exceed the amounts which similar services would cost
26the Department if it were to provide or secure them as guardian

 

 

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1of the child.
2    Any financial assistance provided under this subsection is
3inalienable by assignment, sale, execution, attachment,
4garnishment, or any other remedy for recovery or collection of
5a judgment or debt.
6    (j-5) The Department shall not deny or delay the placement
7of a child for adoption if an approved family is available
8either outside of the Department region handling the case, or
9outside of the State of Illinois.
10    (k) The Department shall accept for care and training any
11child who has been adjudicated neglected or abused, or
12dependent committed to it pursuant to the Juvenile Court Act or
13the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
14    (l) The Department shall offer family preservation
15services, as defined in Section 8.2 of the Abused and Neglected
16Child Reporting Act, to help families, including adoptive and
17extended families. Family preservation services shall be
18offered (i) to prevent the placement of children in substitute
19care when the children can be cared for at home or in the
20custody of the person responsible for the children's welfare,
21(ii) to reunite children with their families, or (iii) to
22maintain an adoptive placement. Family preservation services
23shall only be offered when doing so will not endanger the
24children's health or safety. With respect to children who are
25in substitute care pursuant to the Juvenile Court Act of 1987,
26family preservation services shall not be offered if a goal

 

 

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1other than those of subdivisions (A), (B), or (B-1) of
2subsection (2) of Section 2-28 of that Act has been set.
3Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to create a
4private right of action or claim on the part of any individual
5or child welfare agency, except that when a child is the
6subject of an action under Article II of the Juvenile Court Act
7of 1987 and the child's service plan calls for services to
8facilitate achievement of the permanency goal, the court
9hearing the action under Article II of the Juvenile Court Act
10of 1987 may order the Department to provide the services set
11out in the plan, if those services are not provided with
12reasonable promptness and if those services are available.
13    The Department shall notify the child and his family of the
14Department's responsibility to offer and provide family
15preservation services as identified in the service plan. The
16child and his family shall be eligible for services as soon as
17the report is determined to be "indicated". The Department may
18offer services to any child or family with respect to whom a
19report of suspected child abuse or neglect has been filed,
20prior to concluding its investigation under Section 7.12 of the
21Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. However, the child's
22or family's willingness to accept services shall not be
23considered in the investigation. The Department may also
24provide services to any child or family who is the subject of
25any report of suspected child abuse or neglect or may refer
26such child or family to services available from other agencies

 

 

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1in the community, even if the report is determined to be
2unfounded, if the conditions in the child's or family's home
3are reasonably likely to subject the child or family to future
4reports of suspected child abuse or neglect. Acceptance of such
5services shall be voluntary. The Department may also provide
6services to any child or family after completion of a family
7assessment, as an alternative to an investigation, as provided
8under the "differential response program" provided for in
9subsection (a-5) of Section 7.4 of the Abused and Neglected
10Child Reporting Act.
11    The Department may, at its discretion except for those
12children also adjudicated neglected or dependent, accept for
13care and training any child who has been adjudicated addicted,
14as a truant minor in need of supervision or as a minor
15requiring authoritative intervention, under the Juvenile Court
16Act or the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, but no such child shall
17be committed to the Department by any court without the
18approval of the Department. On and after the effective date of
19this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly and before
20January 1, 2017, a A minor charged with a criminal offense
21under the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 or
22adjudicated delinquent shall not be placed in the custody of or
23committed to the Department by any court, except (i) a minor
24less than 16 15 years of age committed to the Department under
25Section 5-710 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, (ii) a minor
26for whom an independent basis of abuse, neglect, or dependency

 

 

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1exists, which must be defined by departmental rule, or (iii) a
2minor for whom the court has granted a supplemental petition to
3reinstate wardship pursuant to subsection (2) of Section 2-33
4of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. On and after January 1,
52017, a minor charged with a criminal offense under the
6Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 or
7adjudicated delinquent shall not be placed in the custody of or
8committed to the Department by any court, except (i) a minor
9less than 15 years of age committed to the Department under
10Section 5-710 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, ii) a minor
11for whom an independent basis of abuse, neglect, or dependency
12exists, which must be defined by departmental rule, or (iii) a
13minor for whom the court has granted a supplemental petition to
14reinstate wardship pursuant to subsection (2) of Section 2-33
15of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. An independent basis exists
16when the allegations or adjudication of abuse, neglect, or
17dependency do not arise from the same facts, incident, or
18circumstances which give rise to a charge or adjudication of
19delinquency.
20    As soon as is possible after August 7, 2009 (the effective
21date of Public Act 96-134), the Department shall develop and
22implement a special program of family preservation services to
23support intact, foster, and adoptive families who are
24experiencing extreme hardships due to the difficulty and stress
25of caring for a child who has been diagnosed with a pervasive
26developmental disorder if the Department determines that those

 

 

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1services are necessary to ensure the health and safety of the
2child. The Department may offer services to any family whether
3or not a report has been filed under the Abused and Neglected
4Child Reporting Act. The Department may refer the child or
5family to services available from other agencies in the
6community if the conditions in the child's or family's home are
7reasonably likely to subject the child or family to future
8reports of suspected child abuse or neglect. Acceptance of
9these services shall be voluntary. The Department shall develop
10and implement a public information campaign to alert health and
11social service providers and the general public about these
12special family preservation services. The nature and scope of
13the services offered and the number of families served under
14the special program implemented under this paragraph shall be
15determined by the level of funding that the Department annually
16allocates for this purpose. The term "pervasive developmental
17disorder" under this paragraph means a neurological condition,
18including but not limited to, Asperger's Syndrome and autism,
19as defined in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and
20Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the American
21Psychiatric Association.
22    (l-1) The legislature recognizes that the best interests of
23the child require that the child be placed in the most
24permanent living arrangement as soon as is practically
25possible. To achieve this goal, the legislature directs the
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1concurrent planning so that permanency may occur at the
2earliest opportunity. Permanent living arrangements may
3include prevention of placement of a child outside the home of
4the family when the child can be cared for at home without
5endangering the child's health or safety; reunification with
6the family, when safe and appropriate, if temporary placement
7is necessary; or movement of the child toward the most
8permanent living arrangement and permanent legal status.
9    When determining reasonable efforts to be made with respect
10to a child, as described in this subsection, and in making such
11reasonable efforts, the child's health and safety shall be the
12paramount concern.
13    When a child is placed in foster care, the Department shall
14ensure and document that reasonable efforts were made to
15prevent or eliminate the need to remove the child from the
16child's home. The Department must make reasonable efforts to
17reunify the family when temporary placement of the child occurs
18unless otherwise required, pursuant to the Juvenile Court Act
19of 1987. At any time after the dispositional hearing where the
20Department believes that further reunification services would
21be ineffective, it may request a finding from the court that
22reasonable efforts are no longer appropriate. The Department is
23not required to provide further reunification services after
24such a finding.
25    A decision to place a child in substitute care shall be
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1best interests. At the time of placement, consideration should
2also be given so that if reunification fails or is delayed, the
3placement made is the best available placement to provide
4permanency for the child.
5    The Department shall adopt rules addressing concurrent
6planning for reunification and permanency. The Department
7shall consider the following factors when determining
8appropriateness of concurrent planning:
9        (1) the likelihood of prompt reunification;
10        (2) the past history of the family;
11        (3) the barriers to reunification being addressed by
12    the family;
13        (4) the level of cooperation of the family;
14        (5) the foster parents' willingness to work with the
15    family to reunite;
16        (6) the willingness and ability of the foster family to
17    provide an adoptive home or long-term placement;
18        (7) the age of the child;
19        (8) placement of siblings.
20    (m) The Department may assume temporary custody of any
21child if:
22        (1) it has received a written consent to such temporary
23    custody signed by the parents of the child or by the parent
24    having custody of the child if the parents are not living
25    together or by the guardian or custodian of the child if
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1        (2) the child is found in the State and neither a
2    parent, guardian nor custodian of the child can be located.
3If the child is found in his or her residence without a parent,
4guardian, custodian or responsible caretaker, the Department
5may, instead of removing the child and assuming temporary
6custody, place an authorized representative of the Department
7in that residence until such time as a parent, guardian or
8custodian enters the home and expresses a willingness and
9apparent ability to ensure the child's health and safety and
10resume permanent charge of the child, or until a relative
11enters the home and is willing and able to ensure the child's
12health and safety and assume charge of the child until a
13parent, guardian or custodian enters the home and expresses
14such willingness and ability to ensure the child's safety and
15resume permanent charge. After a caretaker has remained in the
16home for a period not to exceed 12 hours, the Department must
17follow those procedures outlined in Section 2-9, 3-11, 4-8, or
185-415 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
19    The Department shall have the authority, responsibilities
20and duties that a legal custodian of the child would have
21pursuant to subsection (9) of Section 1-3 of the Juvenile Court
22Act of 1987. Whenever a child is taken into temporary custody
23pursuant to an investigation under the Abused and Neglected
24Child Reporting Act, or pursuant to a referral and acceptance
25under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 of a minor in limited
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1and before the child is brought before a judicial officer as
2required by Section 2-9, 3-11, 4-8, or 5-415 of the Juvenile
3Court Act of 1987, shall have the authority, responsibilities
4and duties that a legal custodian of the child would have under
5subsection (9) of Section 1-3 of the Juvenile Court Act of
61987.
7    The Department shall ensure that any child taken into
8custody is scheduled for an appointment for a medical
9examination.
10    A parent, guardian or custodian of a child in the temporary
11custody of the Department who would have custody of the child
12if he were not in the temporary custody of the Department may
13deliver to the Department a signed request that the Department
14surrender the temporary custody of the child. The Department
15may retain temporary custody of the child for 10 days after the
16receipt of the request, during which period the Department may
17cause to be filed a petition pursuant to the Juvenile Court Act
18of 1987. If a petition is so filed, the Department shall retain
19temporary custody of the child until the court orders
20otherwise. If a petition is not filed within the 10 day period,
21the child shall be surrendered to the custody of the requesting
22parent, guardian or custodian not later than the expiration of
23the 10 day period, at which time the authority and duties of
24the Department with respect to the temporary custody of the
25child shall terminate.
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1age in a secure child care facility licensed by the Department
2that cares for children who are in need of secure living
3arrangements for their health, safety, and well-being after a
4determination is made by the facility director and the Director
5or the Director's designate prior to admission to the facility
6subject to Section 2-27.1 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
7This subsection (m-1) does not apply to a child who is subject
8to placement in a correctional facility operated pursuant to
9Section 3-15-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections, unless the
10child is a ward who was placed under the care of the Department
11before being subject to placement in a correctional facility
12and a court of competent jurisdiction has ordered placement of
13the child in a secure care facility.
14    (n) The Department may place children under 18 years of age
15in licensed child care facilities when in the opinion of the
16Department, appropriate services aimed at family preservation
17have been unsuccessful and cannot ensure the child's health and
18safety or are unavailable and such placement would be for their
19best interest. Payment for board, clothing, care, training and
20supervision of any child placed in a licensed child care
21facility may be made by the Department, by the parents or
22guardians of the estates of those children, or by both the
23Department and the parents or guardians, except that no
24payments shall be made by the Department for any child placed
25in a licensed child care facility for board, clothing, care,
26training and supervision of such a child that exceed the

 

 

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1average per capita cost of maintaining and of caring for a
2child in institutions for dependent or neglected children
3operated by the Department. However, such restriction on
4payments does not apply in cases where children require
5specialized care and treatment for problems of severe emotional
6disturbance, physical disability, social adjustment, or any
7combination thereof and suitable facilities for the placement
8of such children are not available at payment rates within the
9limitations set forth in this Section. All reimbursements for
10services delivered shall be absolutely inalienable by
11assignment, sale, attachment, garnishment or otherwise.
12    (n-1) The Department shall provide or authorize child
13welfare services, aimed at assisting minors to achieve
14sustainable self-sufficiency as independent adults, for any
15minor eligible for the reinstatement of wardship pursuant to
16subsection (2) of Section 2-33 of the Juvenile Court Act of
171987, whether or not such reinstatement is sought or allowed,
18provided that the minor consents to such services and has not
19yet attained the age of 21. The Department shall have
20responsibility for the development and delivery of services
21under this Section. An eligible youth may access services under
22this Section through the Department of Children and Family
23Services or by referral from the Department of Human Services.
24Youth participating in services under this Section shall
25cooperate with the assigned case manager in developing an
26agreement identifying the services to be provided and how the

 

 

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1youth will increase skills to achieve self-sufficiency. A
2homeless shelter is not considered appropriate housing for any
3youth receiving child welfare services under this Section. The
4Department shall continue child welfare services under this
5Section to any eligible minor until the minor becomes 21 years
6of age, no longer consents to participate, or achieves
7self-sufficiency as identified in the minor's service plan. The
8Department of Children and Family Services shall create clear,
9readable notice of the rights of former foster youth to child
10welfare services under this Section and how such services may
11be obtained. The Department of Children and Family Services and
12the Department of Human Services shall disseminate this
13information statewide. The Department shall adopt regulations
14describing services intended to assist minors in achieving
15sustainable self-sufficiency as independent adults.
16    (o) The Department shall establish an administrative
17review and appeal process for children and families who request
18or receive child welfare services from the Department. Children
19who are wards of the Department and are placed by private child
20welfare agencies, and foster families with whom those children
21are placed, shall be afforded the same procedural and appeal
22rights as children and families in the case of placement by the
23Department, including the right to an initial review of a
24private agency decision by that agency. The Department shall
25insure that any private child welfare agency, which accepts
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1children and foster families. The Department shall accept for
2administrative review and an appeal hearing a complaint made by
3(i) a child or foster family concerning a decision following an
4initial review by a private child welfare agency or (ii) a
5prospective adoptive parent who alleges a violation of
6subsection (j-5) of this Section. An appeal of a decision
7concerning a change in the placement of a child shall be
8conducted in an expedited manner. A court determination that a
9current foster home placement is necessary and appropriate
10under Section 2-28 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 does not
11constitute a judicial determination on the merits of an
12administrative appeal, filed by a former foster parent,
13involving a change of placement decision.
14    (p) There is hereby created the Department of Children and
15Family Services Emergency Assistance Fund from which the
16Department may provide special financial assistance to
17families which are in economic crisis when such assistance is
18not available through other public or private sources and the
19assistance is deemed necessary to prevent dissolution of the
20family unit or to reunite families which have been separated
21due to child abuse and neglect. The Department shall establish
22administrative rules specifying the criteria for determining
23eligibility for and the amount and nature of assistance to be
24provided. The Department may also enter into written agreements
25with private and public social service agencies to provide
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1Department. Special financial assistance payments shall be
2available to a family no more than once during each fiscal year
3and the total payments to a family may not exceed $500 during a
4fiscal year.
5    (q) The Department may receive and use, in their entirety,
6for the benefit of children any gift, donation or bequest of
7money or other property which is received on behalf of such
8children, or any financial benefits to which such children are
9or may become entitled while under the jurisdiction or care of
10the Department.
11    The Department shall set up and administer no-cost,
12interest-bearing accounts in appropriate financial
13institutions for children for whom the Department is legally
14responsible and who have been determined eligible for Veterans'
15Benefits, Social Security benefits, assistance allotments from
16the armed forces, court ordered payments, parental voluntary
17payments, Supplemental Security Income, Railroad Retirement
18payments, Black Lung benefits, or other miscellaneous
19payments. Interest earned by each account shall be credited to
20the account, unless disbursed in accordance with this
21subsection.
22    In disbursing funds from children's accounts, the
23Department shall:
24        (1) Establish standards in accordance with State and
25    federal laws for disbursing money from children's
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1    "Guardianship Administrator" or his or her designee must
2    approve disbursements from children's accounts. The
3    Department shall be responsible for keeping complete
4    records of all disbursements for each account for any
5    purpose.
6        (2) Calculate on a monthly basis the amounts paid from
7    State funds for the child's board and care, medical care
8    not covered under Medicaid, and social services; and
9    utilize funds from the child's account, as covered by
10    regulation, to reimburse those costs. Monthly,
11    disbursements from all children's accounts, up to 1/12 of
12    $13,000,000, shall be deposited by the Department into the
13    General Revenue Fund and the balance over 1/12 of
14    $13,000,000 into the DCFS Children's Services Fund.
15        (3) Maintain any balance remaining after reimbursing
16    for the child's costs of care, as specified in item (2).
17    The balance shall accumulate in accordance with relevant
18    State and federal laws and shall be disbursed to the child
19    or his or her guardian, or to the issuing agency.
20    (r) The Department shall promulgate regulations
21encouraging all adoption agencies to voluntarily forward to the
22Department or its agent names and addresses of all persons who
23have applied for and have been approved for adoption of a
24hard-to-place or handicapped child and the names of such
25children who have not been placed for adoption. A list of such
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1its agent, and coded lists which maintain the confidentiality
2of the person seeking to adopt the child and of the child shall
3be made available, without charge, to every adoption agency in
4the State to assist the agencies in placing such children for
5adoption. The Department may delegate to an agent its duty to
6maintain and make available such lists. The Department shall
7ensure that such agent maintains the confidentiality of the
8person seeking to adopt the child and of the child.
9    (s) The Department of Children and Family Services may
10establish and implement a program to reimburse Department and
11private child welfare agency foster parents licensed by the
12Department of Children and Family Services for damages
13sustained by the foster parents as a result of the malicious or
14negligent acts of foster children, as well as providing third
15party coverage for such foster parents with regard to actions
16of foster children to other individuals. Such coverage will be
17secondary to the foster parent liability insurance policy, if
18applicable. The program shall be funded through appropriations
19from the General Revenue Fund, specifically designated for such
20purposes.
21    (t) The Department shall perform home studies and
22investigations and shall exercise supervision over visitation
23as ordered by a court pursuant to the Illinois Marriage and
24Dissolution of Marriage Act or the Adoption Act only if:
25        (1) an order entered by an Illinois court specifically
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1        (2) the court has ordered one or both of the parties to
2    the proceeding to reimburse the Department for its
3    reasonable costs for providing such services in accordance
4    with Department rules, or has determined that neither party
5    is financially able to pay.
6    The Department shall provide written notification to the
7court of the specific arrangements for supervised visitation
8and projected monthly costs within 60 days of the court order.
9The Department shall send to the court information related to
10the costs incurred except in cases where the court has
11determined the parties are financially unable to pay. The court
12may order additional periodic reports as appropriate.
13    (u) In addition to other information that must be provided,
14whenever the Department places a child with a prospective
15adoptive parent or parents or in a licensed foster home, group
16home, child care institution, or in a relative home, the
17Department shall provide to the prospective adoptive parent or
18parents or other caretaker:
19        (1) available detailed information concerning the
20    child's educational and health history, copies of
21    immunization records (including insurance and medical card
22    information), a history of the child's previous
23    placements, if any, and reasons for placement changes
24    excluding any information that identifies or reveals the
25    location of any previous caretaker;
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1    plan, including any visitation arrangement, and all
2    amendments or revisions to it as related to the child; and
3        (3) information containing details of the child's
4    individualized educational plan when the child is
5    receiving special education services.
6    The caretaker shall be informed of any known social or
7behavioral information (including, but not limited to,
8criminal background, fire setting, perpetuation of sexual
9abuse, destructive behavior, and substance abuse) necessary to
10care for and safeguard the children to be placed or currently
11in the home. The Department may prepare a written summary of
12the information required by this paragraph, which may be
13provided to the foster or prospective adoptive parent in
14advance of a placement. The foster or prospective adoptive
15parent may review the supporting documents in the child's file
16in the presence of casework staff. In the case of an emergency
17placement, casework staff shall at least provide known
18information verbally, if necessary, and must subsequently
19provide the information in writing as required by this
20subsection.
21    The information described in this subsection shall be
22provided in writing. In the case of emergency placements when
23time does not allow prior review, preparation, and collection
24of written information, the Department shall provide such
25information as it becomes available. Within 10 business days
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1prospective adoptive parent or parents or other caretaker a
2signed verification of receipt of the information provided.
3Within 10 business days after placement, the Department shall
4provide to the child's guardian ad litem a copy of the
5information provided to the prospective adoptive parent or
6parents or other caretaker. The information provided to the
7prospective adoptive parent or parents or other caretaker shall
8be reviewed and approved regarding accuracy at the supervisory
9level.
10    (u-5) Effective July 1, 1995, only foster care placements
11licensed as foster family homes pursuant to the Child Care Act
12of 1969 shall be eligible to receive foster care payments from
13the Department. Relative caregivers who, as of July 1, 1995,
14were approved pursuant to approved relative placement rules
15previously promulgated by the Department at 89 Ill. Adm. Code
16335 and had submitted an application for licensure as a foster
17family home may continue to receive foster care payments only
18until the Department determines that they may be licensed as a
19foster family home or that their application for licensure is
20denied or until September 30, 1995, whichever occurs first.
21    (v) The Department shall access criminal history record
22information as defined in the Illinois Uniform Conviction
23Information Act and information maintained in the adjudicatory
24and dispositional record system as defined in Section 2605-355
25of the Department of State Police Law (20 ILCS 2605/2605-355)
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1perform its duties under the Abused and Neglected Child
2Reporting Act, the Child Care Act of 1969, and the Children and
3Family Services Act. The Department shall provide for
4interactive computerized communication and processing
5equipment that permits direct on-line communication with the
6Department of State Police's central criminal history data
7repository. The Department shall comply with all certification
8requirements and provide certified operators who have been
9trained by personnel from the Department of State Police. In
10addition, one Office of the Inspector General investigator
11shall have training in the use of the criminal history
12information access system and have access to the terminal. The
13Department of Children and Family Services and its employees
14shall abide by rules and regulations established by the
15Department of State Police relating to the access and
16dissemination of this information.
17    (v-1) Prior to final approval for placement of a child, the
18Department shall conduct a criminal records background check of
19the prospective foster or adoptive parent, including
20fingerprint-based checks of national crime information
21databases. Final approval for placement shall not be granted if
22the record check reveals a felony conviction for child abuse or
23neglect, for spousal abuse, for a crime against children, or
24for a crime involving violence, including rape, sexual assault,
25or homicide, but not including other physical assault or
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1assault, battery, or a drug-related offense committed within
2the past 5 years.
3    (v-2) Prior to final approval for placement of a child, the
4Department shall check its child abuse and neglect registry for
5information concerning prospective foster and adoptive
6parents, and any adult living in the home. If any prospective
7foster or adoptive parent or other adult living in the home has
8resided in another state in the preceding 5 years, the
9Department shall request a check of that other state's child
10abuse and neglect registry.
11    (w) Within 120 days of August 20, 1995 (the effective date
12of Public Act 89-392), the Department shall prepare and submit
13to the Governor and the General Assembly, a written plan for
14the development of in-state licensed secure child care
15facilities that care for children who are in need of secure
16living arrangements for their health, safety, and well-being.
17For purposes of this subsection, secure care facility shall
18mean a facility that is designed and operated to ensure that
19all entrances and exits from the facility, a building or a
20distinct part of the building, are under the exclusive control
21of the staff of the facility, whether or not the child has the
22freedom of movement within the perimeter of the facility,
23building, or distinct part of the building. The plan shall
24include descriptions of the types of facilities that are needed
25in Illinois; the cost of developing these secure care
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1cost savings resulting from the movement of children currently
2out-of-state who are projected to be returned to Illinois; the
3necessary geographic distribution of these facilities in
4Illinois; and a proposed timetable for development of such
5facilities.
6    (x) The Department shall conduct annual credit history
7checks to determine the financial history of children placed
8under its guardianship pursuant to the Juvenile Court Act of
91987. The Department shall conduct such credit checks starting
10when a ward turns 12 years old and each year thereafter for the
11duration of the guardianship as terminated pursuant to the
12Juvenile Court Act of 1987. The Department shall determine if
13financial exploitation of the child's personal information has
14occurred. If financial exploitation appears to have taken place
15or is presently ongoing, the Department shall notify the proper
16law enforcement agency, the proper State's Attorney, or the
17Attorney General.
18    (y) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
19of the 96th General Assembly, a child with a disability who
20receives residential and educational services from the
21Department shall be eligible to receive transition services in
22accordance with Article 14 of the School Code from the age of
2314.5 through age 21, inclusive, notwithstanding the child's
24residential services arrangement. For purposes of this
25subsection, "child with a disability" means a child with a
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1Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004.
2    (z) The Department shall access criminal history record
3information as defined as "background information" in this
4subsection and criminal history record information as defined
5in the Illinois Uniform Conviction Information Act for each
6Department employee or Department applicant. Each Department
7employee or Department applicant shall submit his or her
8fingerprints to the Department of State Police in the form and
9manner prescribed by the Department of State Police. These
10fingerprints shall be checked against the fingerprint records
11now and hereafter filed in the Department of State Police and
12the Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history records
13databases. The Department of State Police shall charge a fee
14for conducting the criminal history record check, which shall
15be deposited into the State Police Services Fund and shall not
16exceed the actual cost of the record check. The Department of
17State Police shall furnish, pursuant to positive
18identification, all Illinois conviction information to the
19Department of Children and Family Services.
20    For purposes of this subsection:
21    "Background information" means all of the following:
22        (i) Upon the request of the Department of Children and
23    Family Services, conviction information obtained from the
24    Department of State Police as a result of a
25    fingerprint-based criminal history records check of the
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1    Bureau of Investigation criminal history records database
2    concerning a Department employee or Department applicant.
3        (ii) Information obtained by the Department of
4    Children and Family Services after performing a check of
5    the Department of State Police's Sex Offender Database, as
6    authorized by Section 120 of the Sex Offender Community
7    Notification Law, concerning a Department employee or
8    Department applicant.
9        (iii) Information obtained by the Department of
10    Children and Family Services after performing a check of
11    the Child Abuse and Neglect Tracking System (CANTS)
12    operated and maintained by the Department.
13    "Department employee" means a full-time or temporary
14employee coded or certified within the State of Illinois
15Personnel System.
16    "Department applicant" means an individual who has
17conditional Department full-time or part-time work, a
18contractor, an individual used to replace or supplement staff,
19an academic intern, a volunteer in Department offices or on
20Department contracts, a work-study student, an individual or
21entity licensed by the Department, or an unlicensed service
22provider who works as a condition of a contract or an agreement
23and whose work may bring the unlicensed service provider into
24contact with Department clients or client records.
25(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-249, eff. 1-1-14;
2698-570, eff. 8-27-13; revised 9-4-13.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 10. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by
2changing Sections 2-10, 2-27, and 5-710 as follows:
 
3    (705 ILCS 405/2-10)  (from Ch. 37, par. 802-10)
4    Sec. 2-10. Temporary custody hearing. At the appearance of
5the minor before the court at the temporary custody hearing,
6all witnesses present shall be examined before the court in
7relation to any matter connected with the allegations made in
8the petition.
9    (1) If the court finds that there is not probable cause to
10believe that the minor is abused, neglected or dependent it
11shall release the minor and dismiss the petition.
12    (2) If the court finds that there is probable cause to
13believe that the minor is abused, neglected or dependent, the
14court shall state in writing the factual basis supporting its
15finding and the minor, his or her parent, guardian, custodian
16and other persons able to give relevant testimony shall be
17examined before the court. The Department of Children and
18Family Services shall give testimony concerning indicated
19reports of abuse and neglect, of which they are aware of
20through the central registry, involving the minor's parent,
21guardian or custodian. After such testimony, the court may,
22consistent with the health, safety and best interests of the
23minor, enter an order that the minor shall be released upon the
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1guardian or custodian appears to take custody. If it is
2determined that a parent's, guardian's, or custodian's
3compliance with critical services mitigates the necessity for
4removal of the minor from his or her home, the court may enter
5an Order of Protection setting forth reasonable conditions of
6behavior that a parent, guardian, or custodian must observe for
7a specified period of time, not to exceed 12 months, without a
8violation; provided, however, that the 12-month period shall
9begin anew after any violation. Custodian shall include any
10agency of the State which has been given custody or wardship of
11the child. If it is consistent with the health, safety and best
12interests of the minor, the court may also prescribe shelter
13care and order that the minor be kept in a suitable place
14designated by the court or in a shelter care facility
15designated by the Department of Children and Family Services or
16a licensed child welfare agency; however, on and after the
17effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General
18Assembly and before January 1, 2017, a minor charged with a
19criminal offense under the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
20Criminal Code of 2012 or adjudicated delinquent shall not be
21placed in the custody of or committed to the Department of
22Children and Family Services by any court, except a minor less
23than 16 15 years of age and committed to the Department of
24Children and Family Services under Section 5-710 of this Act or
25a minor for whom an independent basis of abuse, neglect, or
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1charged with a criminal offense under the Criminal Code of 1961
2or the Criminal Code of 2012 or adjudicated delinquent shall
3not be placed in the custody of or committed to the Department
4of Children and Family Services by any court, except a minor
5less than 15 years of age and committed to the Department of
6Children and Family Services under Section 5-710 of this Act or
7a minor for whom an independent basis of abuse, neglect, or
8dependency exists. An independent basis exists when the
9allegations or adjudication of abuse, neglect, or dependency do
10not arise from the same facts, incident, or circumstances which
11give rise to a charge or adjudication of delinquency.
12    In placing the minor, the Department or other agency shall,
13to the extent compatible with the court's order, comply with
14Section 7 of the Children and Family Services Act. In
15determining the health, safety and best interests of the minor
16to prescribe shelter care, the court must find that it is a
17matter of immediate and urgent necessity for the safety and
18protection of the minor or of the person or property of another
19that the minor be placed in a shelter care facility or that he
20or she is likely to flee the jurisdiction of the court, and
21must further find that reasonable efforts have been made or
22that, consistent with the health, safety and best interests of
23the minor, no efforts reasonably can be made to prevent or
24eliminate the necessity of removal of the minor from his or her
25home. The court shall require documentation from the Department
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1that were made to prevent or eliminate the necessity of removal
2of the minor from his or her home or the reasons why no efforts
3reasonably could be made to prevent or eliminate the necessity
4of removal. When a minor is placed in the home of a relative,
5the Department of Children and Family Services shall complete a
6preliminary background review of the members of the minor's
7custodian's household in accordance with Section 4.3 of the
8Child Care Act of 1969 within 90 days of that placement. If the
9minor is ordered placed in a shelter care facility of the
10Department of Children and Family Services or a licensed child
11welfare agency, the court shall, upon request of the
12appropriate Department or other agency, appoint the Department
13of Children and Family Services Guardianship Administrator or
14other appropriate agency executive temporary custodian of the
15minor and the court may enter such other orders related to the
16temporary custody as it deems fit and proper, including the
17provision of services to the minor or his family to ameliorate
18the causes contributing to the finding of probable cause or to
19the finding of the existence of immediate and urgent necessity.
20    Where the Department of Children and Family Services
21Guardianship Administrator is appointed as the executive
22temporary custodian, the Department of Children and Family
23Services shall file with the court and serve on the parties a
24parent-child visiting plan, within 10 days, excluding weekends
25and holidays, after the appointment. The parent-child visiting
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1of visits, the length of visits, who shall be present at the
2visits, and where appropriate, the minor's opportunities to
3have telephone and mail communication with the parents.
4    Where the Department of Children and Family Services
5Guardianship Administrator is appointed as the executive
6temporary custodian, and when the child has siblings in care,
7the Department of Children and Family Services shall file with
8the court and serve on the parties a sibling placement and
9contact plan within 10 days, excluding weekends and holidays,
10after the appointment. The sibling placement and contact plan
11shall set forth whether the siblings are placed together, and
12if they are not placed together, what, if any, efforts are
13being made to place them together. If the Department has
14determined that it is not in a child's best interest to be
15placed with a sibling, the Department shall document in the
16sibling placement and contact plan the basis for its
17determination. For siblings placed separately, the sibling
18placement and contact plan shall set the time and place for
19visits, the frequency of the visits, the length of visits, who
20shall be present for the visits, and where appropriate, the
21child's opportunities to have contact with their siblings in
22addition to in person contact. If the Department determines it
23is not in the best interest of a sibling to have contact with a
24sibling, the Department shall document in the sibling placement
25and contact plan the basis for its determination. The sibling
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1of the Sibling Contact Support Plan, under subsection (f) of
2Section 7.4 of the Children and Family Services Act, and shall
3remain in effect until the Sibling Contact Support Plan is
4developed.
5     For good cause, the court may waive the requirement to
6file the parent-child visiting plan or the sibling placement
7and contact plan, or extend the time for filing either plan.
8Any party may, by motion, request the court to review the
9parent-child visiting plan to determine whether it is
10reasonably calculated to expeditiously facilitate the
11achievement of the permanency goal. A party may, by motion,
12request the court to review the parent-child visiting plan or
13the sibling placement and contact plan to determine whether it
14is consistent with the minor's best interest. The court may
15refer the parties to mediation where available. The frequency,
16duration, and locations of visitation shall be measured by the
17needs of the child and family, and not by the convenience of
18Department personnel. Child development principles shall be
19considered by the court in its analysis of how frequent
20visitation should be, how long it should last, where it should
21take place, and who should be present. If upon motion of the
22party to review either plan and after receiving evidence, the
23court determines that the parent-child visiting plan is not
24reasonably calculated to expeditiously facilitate the
25achievement of the permanency goal or that the restrictions
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1are contrary to the child's best interests, the court shall put
2in writing the factual basis supporting the determination and
3enter specific findings based on the evidence. The court shall
4enter an order for the Department to implement changes to the
5parent-child visiting plan or sibling placement or contact
6plan, consistent with the court's findings. At any stage of
7proceeding, any party may by motion request the court to enter
8any orders necessary to implement the parent-child visiting
9plan, sibling placement or contact plan or subsequently
10developed Sibling Contact Support Plan. Nothing under this
11subsection (2) shall restrict the court from granting
12discretionary authority to the Department to increase
13opportunities for additional parent-child contacts or sibling
14contacts, without further court orders. Nothing in this
15subsection (2) shall restrict the Department from immediately
16restricting or terminating parent-child contact or sibling
17contacts, without either amending the parent-child visiting
18plan or the sibling contact plan or obtaining a court order,
19where the Department or its assigns reasonably believe that
20continuation of the contact, as set out in the plan, would be
21contrary to the child's health, safety, and welfare. The
22Department shall file with the court and serve on the parties
23any amendments to the plan within 10 days, excluding weekends
24and holidays, of the change of the visitation.
25    Acceptance of services shall not be considered an admission
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1may a referral of services be considered as evidence in any
2proceeding pursuant to this Act, except where the issue is
3whether the Department has made reasonable efforts to reunite
4the family. In making its findings that it is consistent with
5the health, safety and best interests of the minor to prescribe
6shelter care, the court shall state in writing (i) the factual
7basis supporting its findings concerning the immediate and
8urgent necessity for the protection of the minor or of the
9person or property of another and (ii) the factual basis
10supporting its findings that reasonable efforts were made to
11prevent or eliminate the removal of the minor from his or her
12home or that no efforts reasonably could be made to prevent or
13eliminate the removal of the minor from his or her home. The
14parents, guardian, custodian, temporary custodian and minor
15shall each be furnished a copy of such written findings. The
16temporary custodian shall maintain a copy of the court order
17and written findings in the case record for the child. The
18order together with the court's findings of fact in support
19thereof shall be entered of record in the court.
20    Once the court finds that it is a matter of immediate and
21urgent necessity for the protection of the minor that the minor
22be placed in a shelter care facility, the minor shall not be
23returned to the parent, custodian or guardian until the court
24finds that such placement is no longer necessary for the
25protection of the minor.
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1Department of Children and Family Services for his or her
2protection, the court shall admonish the parents, guardian,
3custodian or responsible relative that the parents must
4cooperate with the Department of Children and Family Services,
5comply with the terms of the service plans, and correct the
6conditions which require the child to be in care, or risk
7termination of their parental rights.
8    (3) If prior to the shelter care hearing for a minor
9described in Sections 2-3, 2-4, 3-3 and 4-3 the moving party is
10unable to serve notice on the party respondent, the shelter
11care hearing may proceed ex-parte. A shelter care order from an
12ex-parte hearing shall be endorsed with the date and hour of
13issuance and shall be filed with the clerk's office and entered
14of record. The order shall expire after 10 days from the time
15it is issued unless before its expiration it is renewed, at a
16hearing upon appearance of the party respondent, or upon an
17affidavit of the moving party as to all diligent efforts to
18notify the party respondent by notice as herein prescribed. The
19notice prescribed shall be in writing and shall be personally
20delivered to the minor or the minor's attorney and to the last
21known address of the other person or persons entitled to
22notice. The notice shall also state the nature of the
23allegations, the nature of the order sought by the State,
24including whether temporary custody is sought, and the
25consequences of failure to appear and shall contain a notice
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1notices or publication notices of proceedings in this case,
2including the filing of an amended petition or a motion to
3terminate parental rights, except as required by Supreme Court
4Rule 11; and shall explain the right of the parties and the
5procedures to vacate or modify a shelter care order as provided
6in this Section. The notice for a shelter care hearing shall be
7substantially as follows:
8
NOTICE TO PARENTS AND CHILDREN
9
OF SHELTER CARE HEARING
10        On ................ at ........., before the Honorable
11    ................, (address:) ................., the State
12    of Illinois will present evidence (1) that (name of child
13    or children) ....................... are abused, neglected
14    or dependent for the following reasons:
15    .............................................. and (2)
16    whether there is "immediate and urgent necessity" to remove
17    the child or children from the responsible relative.
18        YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE HEARING MAY RESULT IN
19    PLACEMENT of the child or children in foster care until a
20    trial can be held. A trial may not be held for up to 90
21    days. You will not be entitled to further notices of
22    proceedings in this case, including the filing of an
23    amended petition or a motion to terminate parental rights.
24        At the shelter care hearing, parents have the following
25    rights:
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1        cannot afford one.
2            2. To ask the court to continue the hearing to
3        allow them time to prepare.
4            3. To present evidence concerning:
5                a. Whether or not the child or children were
6            abused, neglected or dependent.
7                b. Whether or not there is "immediate and
8            urgent necessity" to remove the child from home
9            (including: their ability to care for the child,
10            conditions in the home, alternative means of
11            protecting the child other than removal).
12                c. The best interests of the child.
13            4. To cross examine the State's witnesses.
 
14    The Notice for rehearings shall be substantially as
15follows:
16
NOTICE OF PARENT'S AND CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
17
TO REHEARING ON TEMPORARY CUSTODY
18        If you were not present at and did not have adequate
19    notice of the Shelter Care Hearing at which temporary
20    custody of ............... was awarded to
21    ................, you have the right to request a full
22    rehearing on whether the State should have temporary
23    custody of ................. To request this rehearing,
24    you must file with the Clerk of the Juvenile Court
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1    mailing a statement (affidavit) setting forth the
2    following:
3            1. That you were not present at the shelter care
4        hearing.
5            2. That you did not get adequate notice (explaining
6        how the notice was inadequate).
7            3. Your signature.
8            4. Signature must be notarized.
9        The rehearing should be scheduled within 48 hours of
10    your filing this affidavit.
11        At the rehearing, your rights are the same as at the
12    initial shelter care hearing. The enclosed notice explains
13    those rights.
14        At the Shelter Care Hearing, children have the
15    following rights:
16            1. To have a guardian ad litem appointed.
17            2. To be declared competent as a witness and to
18        present testimony concerning:
19                a. Whether they are abused, neglected or
20            dependent.
21                b. Whether there is "immediate and urgent
22            necessity" to be removed from home.
23                c. Their best interests.
24            3. To cross examine witnesses for other parties.
25            4. To obtain an explanation of any proceedings and
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1    (4) If the parent, guardian, legal custodian, responsible
2relative, minor age 8 or over, or counsel of the minor did not
3have actual notice of or was not present at the shelter care
4hearing, he or she may file an affidavit setting forth these
5facts, and the clerk shall set the matter for rehearing not
6later than 48 hours, excluding Sundays and legal holidays,
7after the filing of the affidavit. At the rehearing, the court
8shall proceed in the same manner as upon the original hearing.
9    (5) Only when there is reasonable cause to believe that the
10minor taken into custody is a person described in subsection
11(3) of Section 5-105 may the minor be kept or detained in a
12detention home or county or municipal jail. This Section shall
13in no way be construed to limit subsection (6).
14    (6) No minor under 16 years of age may be confined in a
15jail or place ordinarily used for the confinement of prisoners
16in a police station. Minors under 18 years of age must be kept
17separate from confined adults and may not at any time be kept
18in the same cell, room, or yard with adults confined pursuant
19to the criminal law.
20    (7) If the minor is not brought before a judicial officer
21within the time period as specified in Section 2-9, the minor
22must immediately be released from custody.
23    (8) If neither the parent, guardian or custodian appears
24within 24 hours to take custody of a minor released upon
25request pursuant to subsection (2) of this Section, then the
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1than 7 days after the original order and shall issue a summons
2directed to the parent, guardian or custodian to appear. At the
3same time the probation department shall prepare a report on
4the minor. If a parent, guardian or custodian does not appear
5at such rehearing, the judge may enter an order prescribing
6that the minor be kept in a suitable place designated by the
7Department of Children and Family Services or a licensed child
8welfare agency.
9    (9) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section any
10interested party, including the State, the temporary
11custodian, an agency providing services to the minor or family
12under a service plan pursuant to Section 8.2 of the Abused and
13Neglected Child Reporting Act, foster parent, or any of their
14representatives, on notice to all parties entitled to notice,
15may file a motion that it is in the best interests of the minor
16to modify or vacate a temporary custody order on any of the
17following grounds:
18        (a) It is no longer a matter of immediate and urgent
19    necessity that the minor remain in shelter care; or
20        (b) There is a material change in the circumstances of
21    the natural family from which the minor was removed and the
22    child can be cared for at home without endangering the
23    child's health or safety; or
24        (c) A person not a party to the alleged abuse, neglect
25    or dependency, including a parent, relative or legal
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1    minor; or
2        (d) Services provided by the Department of Children and
3    Family Services or a child welfare agency or other service
4    provider have been successful in eliminating the need for
5    temporary custody and the child can be cared for at home
6    without endangering the child's health or safety.
7    In ruling on the motion, the court shall determine whether
8it is consistent with the health, safety and best interests of
9the minor to modify or vacate a temporary custody order.
10    The clerk shall set the matter for hearing not later than
1114 days after such motion is filed. In the event that the court
12modifies or vacates a temporary custody order but does not
13vacate its finding of probable cause, the court may order that
14appropriate services be continued or initiated in behalf of the
15minor and his or her family.
16    (10) When the court finds or has found that there is
17probable cause to believe a minor is an abused minor as
18described in subsection (2) of Section 2-3 and that there is an
19immediate and urgent necessity for the abused minor to be
20placed in shelter care, immediate and urgent necessity shall be
21presumed for any other minor residing in the same household as
22the abused minor provided:
23        (a) Such other minor is the subject of an abuse or
24    neglect petition pending before the court; and
25        (b) A party to the petition is seeking shelter care for
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1    Once the presumption of immediate and urgent necessity has
2been raised, the burden of demonstrating the lack of immediate
3and urgent necessity shall be on any party that is opposing
4shelter care for the other minor.
5    (11) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 98-61
6this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly apply to a
7minor who has been arrested or taken into custody on or after
8January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act 98-61) this
9amendatory Act.
10(Source: P.A. 97-1076, eff. 8-24-12; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13;
1198-61, eff. 1-1-14; revised 11-22-13.)
 
12    (705 ILCS 405/2-27)  (from Ch. 37, par. 802-27)
13    Sec. 2-27. Placement; legal custody or guardianship.
14    (1) If the court determines and puts in writing the factual
15basis supporting the determination of whether the parents,
16guardian, or legal custodian of a minor adjudged a ward of the
17court are unfit or are unable, for some reason other than
18financial circumstances alone, to care for, protect, train or
19discipline the minor or are unwilling to do so, and that the
20health, safety, and best interest of the minor will be
21jeopardized if the minor remains in the custody of his or her
22parents, guardian or custodian, the court may at this hearing
23and at any later point:
24        (a) place the minor in the custody of a suitable
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1        (a-5) with the approval of the Department of Children
2    and Family Services, place the minor in the subsidized
3    guardianship of a suitable relative or other person as
4    legal guardian; "subsidized guardianship" means a private
5    guardianship arrangement for children for whom the
6    permanency goals of return home and adoption have been
7    ruled out and who meet the qualifications for subsidized
8    guardianship as defined by the Department of Children and
9    Family Services in administrative rules;
10        (b) place the minor under the guardianship of a
11    probation officer;
12        (c) commit the minor to an agency for care or
13    placement, except an institution under the authority of the
14    Department of Corrections or of the Department of Children
15    and Family Services;
16        (d) on and after the effective date of this amendatory
17    Act of the 98th General Assembly and before January 1,
18    2017, commit the minor to the Department of Children and
19    Family Services for care and service; however, a minor
20    charged with a criminal offense under the Criminal Code of
21    1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 or adjudicated delinquent
22    shall not be placed in the custody of or committed to the
23    Department of Children and Family Services by any court,
24    except (i) a minor less than 16 15 years of age and
25    committed to the Department of Children and Family Services
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1    independent basis of abuse, neglect, or dependency exists,
2    or (iii) a minor for whom the court has granted a
3    supplemental petition to reinstate wardship pursuant to
4    subsection (2) of Section 2-33 of this Act. On and after
5    January 1, 2017, commit the minor to the Department of
6    Children and Family Services for care and service; however,
7    a minor charged with a criminal offense under the Criminal
8    Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 or adjudicated
9    delinquent shall not be placed in the custody of or
10    committed to the Department of Children and Family Services
11    by any court, except (i) a minor less than 15 years of age
12    and committed to the Department of Children and Family
13    Services under Section 5-710 of this Act, (ii) a minor for
14    whom an independent basis of abuse, neglect, or dependency
15    exists, or (iii) a minor for whom the court has granted a
16    supplemental petition to reinstate wardship pursuant to
17    subsection (2) of Section 2-33 of this Act. An independent
18    basis exists when the allegations or adjudication of abuse,
19    neglect, or dependency do not arise from the same facts,
20    incident, or circumstances which give rise to a charge or
21    adjudication of delinquency. The Department shall be given
22    due notice of the pendency of the action and the
23    Guardianship Administrator of the Department of Children
24    and Family Services shall be appointed guardian of the
25    person of the minor. Whenever the Department seeks to
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1    Guardianship Administrator shall petition the court for an
2    order terminating guardianship. The Guardianship
3    Administrator may designate one or more other officers of
4    the Department, appointed as Department officers by
5    administrative order of the Department Director,
6    authorized to affix the signature of the Guardianship
7    Administrator to documents affecting the guardian-ward
8    relationship of children for whom he or she has been
9    appointed guardian at such times as he or she is unable to
10    perform the duties of his or her office. The signature
11    authorization shall include but not be limited to matters
12    of consent of marriage, enlistment in the armed forces,
13    legal proceedings, adoption, major medical and surgical
14    treatment and application for driver's license. Signature
15    authorizations made pursuant to the provisions of this
16    paragraph shall be filed with the Secretary of State and
17    the Secretary of State shall provide upon payment of the
18    customary fee, certified copies of the authorization to any
19    court or individual who requests a copy.
20    (1.5) In making a determination under this Section, the
21court shall also consider whether, based on health, safety, and
22the best interests of the minor,
23        (a) appropriate services aimed at family preservation
24    and family reunification have been unsuccessful in
25    rectifying the conditions that have led to a finding of
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1    discipline the minor, or
2        (b) no family preservation or family reunification
3    services would be appropriate,
4and if the petition or amended petition contained an allegation
5that the parent is an unfit person as defined in subdivision
6(D) of Section 1 of the Adoption Act, and the order of
7adjudication recites that parental unfitness was established
8by clear and convincing evidence, the court shall, when
9appropriate and in the best interest of the minor, enter an
10order terminating parental rights and appointing a guardian
11with power to consent to adoption in accordance with Section
122-29.
13    When making a placement, the court, wherever possible,
14shall require the Department of Children and Family Services to
15select a person holding the same religious belief as that of
16the minor or a private agency controlled by persons of like
17religious faith of the minor and shall require the Department
18to otherwise comply with Section 7 of the Children and Family
19Services Act in placing the child. In addition, whenever
20alternative plans for placement are available, the court shall
21ascertain and consider, to the extent appropriate in the
22particular case, the views and preferences of the minor.
23    (2) When a minor is placed with a suitable relative or
24other person pursuant to item (a) of subsection (1), the court
25shall appoint him or her the legal custodian or guardian of the
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1the court shall appoint the proper officer or representative
2thereof as legal custodian or guardian of the person of the
3minor. Legal custodians and guardians of the person of the
4minor have the respective rights and duties set forth in
5subsection (9) of Section 1-3 except as otherwise provided by
6order of court; but no guardian of the person may consent to
7adoption of the minor unless that authority is conferred upon
8him or her in accordance with Section 2-29. An agency whose
9representative is appointed guardian of the person or legal
10custodian of the minor may place the minor in any child care
11facility, but the facility must be licensed under the Child
12Care Act of 1969 or have been approved by the Department of
13Children and Family Services as meeting the standards
14established for such licensing. No agency may place a minor
15adjudicated under Sections 2-3 or 2-4 in a child care facility
16unless the placement is in compliance with the rules and
17regulations for placement under this Section promulgated by the
18Department of Children and Family Services under Section 5 of
19the Children and Family Services Act. Like authority and
20restrictions shall be conferred by the court upon any probation
21officer who has been appointed guardian of the person of a
22minor.
23    (3) No placement by any probation officer or agency whose
24representative is appointed guardian of the person or legal
25custodian of a minor may be made in any out of State child care
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1Placement of Children. Placement with a parent, however, is not
2subject to that Interstate Compact.
3    (4) The clerk of the court shall issue to the legal
4custodian or guardian of the person a certified copy of the
5order of court, as proof of his authority. No other process is
6necessary as authority for the keeping of the minor.
7    (5) Custody or guardianship granted under this Section
8continues until the court otherwise directs, but not after the
9minor reaches the age of 19 years except as set forth in
10Section 2-31, or if the minor was previously committed to the
11Department of Children and Family Services for care and service
12and the court has granted a supplemental petition to reinstate
13wardship pursuant to subsection (2) of Section 2-33.
14    (6) (Blank).
15(Source: P.A. 96-581, eff. 1-1-10; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
16    (705 ILCS 405/5-710)
17    Sec. 5-710. Kinds of sentencing orders.
18    (1) The following kinds of sentencing orders may be made in
19respect of wards of the court:
20        (a) Except as provided in Sections 5-805, 5-810, 5-815,
21    a minor who is found guilty under Section 5-620 may be:
22            (i) put on probation or conditional discharge and
23        released to his or her parents, guardian or legal
24        custodian, provided, however, that any such minor who
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1        under this subsection and who is found to be a
2        delinquent for an offense which is first degree murder,
3        a Class X felony, or a forcible felony shall be placed
4        on probation;
5            (ii) placed in accordance with Section 5-740, with
6        or without also being put on probation or conditional
7        discharge;
8            (iii) required to undergo a substance abuse
9        assessment conducted by a licensed provider and
10        participate in the indicated clinical level of care;
11            (iv) on and after the effective date of this
12        amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly and before
13        January 1, 2017, placed in the guardianship of the
14        Department of Children and Family Services, but only if
15        the delinquent minor is under 16 15 years of age or,
16        pursuant to Article II of this Act, a minor for whom an
17        independent basis of abuse, neglect, or dependency
18        exists. On and after January 1, 2017, placed in the
19        guardianship of the Department of Children and Family
20        Services, but only if the delinquent minor is under 15
21        years of age or, pursuant to Article II of this Act, a
22        minor for whom an independent basis of abuse, neglect,
23        or dependency exists. An independent basis exists when
24        the allegations or adjudication of abuse, neglect, or
25        dependency do not arise from the same facts, incident,
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1        adjudication of delinquency;
2            (v) placed in detention for a period not to exceed
3        30 days, either as the exclusive order of disposition
4        or, where appropriate, in conjunction with any other
5        order of disposition issued under this paragraph,
6        provided that any such detention shall be in a juvenile
7        detention home and the minor so detained shall be 10
8        years of age or older. However, the 30-day limitation
9        may be extended by further order of the court for a
10        minor under age 15 committed to the Department of
11        Children and Family Services if the court finds that
12        the minor is a danger to himself or others. The minor
13        shall be given credit on the sentencing order of
14        detention for time spent in detention under Sections
15        5-501, 5-601, 5-710, or 5-720 of this Article as a
16        result of the offense for which the sentencing order
17        was imposed. The court may grant credit on a sentencing
18        order of detention entered under a violation of
19        probation or violation of conditional discharge under
20        Section 5-720 of this Article for time spent in
21        detention before the filing of the petition alleging
22        the violation. A minor shall not be deprived of credit
23        for time spent in detention before the filing of a
24        violation of probation or conditional discharge
25        alleging the same or related act or acts. The
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1        juvenile detention home does not apply as follows:
2            Persons 18 years of age and older who have a
3        petition of delinquency filed against them may be
4        confined in an adult detention facility. In making a
5        determination whether to confine a person 18 years of
6        age or older who has a petition of delinquency filed
7        against the person, these factors, among other
8        matters, shall be considered:
9                (A) the age of the person;
10                (B) any previous delinquent or criminal
11            history of the person;
12                (C) any previous abuse or neglect history of
13            the person;
14                (D) any mental health history of the person;
15            and
16                (E) any educational history of the person;
17            (vi) ordered partially or completely emancipated
18        in accordance with the provisions of the Emancipation
19        of Minors Act;
20            (vii) subject to having his or her driver's license
21        or driving privileges suspended for such time as
22        determined by the court but only until he or she
23        attains 18 years of age;
24            (viii) put on probation or conditional discharge
25        and placed in detention under Section 3-6039 of the
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1        incarceration permitted by law for adults found guilty
2        of the same offense or offenses for which the minor was
3        adjudicated delinquent, and in any event no longer than
4        upon attainment of age 21; this subdivision (viii)
5        notwithstanding any contrary provision of the law;
6            (ix) ordered to undergo a medical or other
7        procedure to have a tattoo symbolizing allegiance to a
8        street gang removed from his or her body; or
9            (x) placed in electronic home detention under Part
10        7A of this Article.
11        (b) A minor found to be guilty may be committed to the
12    Department of Juvenile Justice under Section 5-750 if the
13    minor is 13 years of age or older, provided that the
14    commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice shall be
15    made only if a term of incarceration is permitted by law
16    for adults found guilty of the offense for which the minor
17    was adjudicated delinquent. The time during which a minor
18    is in custody before being released upon the request of a
19    parent, guardian or legal custodian shall be considered as
20    time spent in detention.
21        (c) When a minor is found to be guilty for an offense
22    which is a violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances
23    Act, the Cannabis Control Act, or the Methamphetamine
24    Control and Community Protection Act and made a ward of the
25    court, the court may enter a disposition order requiring
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1    a substance abuse program approved by the Department of
2    Human Services.
3    (2) Any sentencing order other than commitment to the
4Department of Juvenile Justice may provide for protective
5supervision under Section 5-725 and may include an order of
6protection under Section 5-730.
7    (3) Unless the sentencing order expressly so provides, it
8does not operate to close proceedings on the pending petition,
9but is subject to modification until final closing and
10discharge of the proceedings under Section 5-750.
11    (4) In addition to any other sentence, the court may order
12any minor found to be delinquent to make restitution, in
13monetary or non-monetary form, under the terms and conditions
14of Section 5-5-6 of the Unified Code of Corrections, except
15that the "presentencing hearing" referred to in that Section
16shall be the sentencing hearing for purposes of this Section.
17The parent, guardian or legal custodian of the minor may be
18ordered by the court to pay some or all of the restitution on
19the minor's behalf, pursuant to the Parental Responsibility
20Law. The State's Attorney is authorized to act on behalf of any
21victim in seeking restitution in proceedings under this
22Section, up to the maximum amount allowed in Section 5 of the
23Parental Responsibility Law.
24    (5) Any sentencing order where the minor is committed or
25placed in accordance with Section 5-740 shall provide for the
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1legal custodian or guardian of the person of the minor such
2sums as are determined by the custodian or guardian of the
3person of the minor as necessary for the minor's needs. The
4payments may not exceed the maximum amounts provided for by
5Section 9.1 of the Children and Family Services Act.
6    (6) Whenever the sentencing order requires the minor to
7attend school or participate in a program of training, the
8truant officer or designated school official shall regularly
9report to the court if the minor is a chronic or habitual
10truant under Section 26-2a of the School Code. Notwithstanding
11any other provision of this Act, in instances in which
12educational services are to be provided to a minor in a
13residential facility where the minor has been placed by the
14court, costs incurred in the provision of those educational
15services must be allocated based on the requirements of the
16School Code.
17    (7) In no event shall a guilty minor be committed to the
18Department of Juvenile Justice for a period of time in excess
19of that period for which an adult could be committed for the
20same act.
21    (8) A minor found to be guilty for reasons that include a
22violation of Section 21-1.3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
23Criminal Code of 2012 shall be ordered to perform community
24service for not less than 30 and not more than 120 hours, if
25community service is available in the jurisdiction. The
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1the cleanup and repair of the damage that was caused by the
2violation or similar damage to property located in the
3municipality or county in which the violation occurred. The
4order may be in addition to any other order authorized by this
5Section.
6    (8.5) A minor found to be guilty for reasons that include a
7violation of Section 3.02 or Section 3.03 of the Humane Care
8for Animals Act or paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of Section
921-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or paragraph (4) of
10subsection (a) of Section 21-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012
11shall be ordered to undergo medical or psychiatric treatment
12rendered by a psychiatrist or psychological treatment rendered
13by a clinical psychologist. The order may be in addition to any
14other order authorized by this Section.
15    (9) In addition to any other sentencing order, the court
16shall order any minor found to be guilty for an act which would
17constitute, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child,
18aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual assault,
19aggravated criminal sexual abuse, or criminal sexual abuse if
20committed by an adult to undergo medical testing to determine
21whether the defendant has any sexually transmissible disease
22including a test for infection with human immunodeficiency
23virus (HIV) or any other identified causative agency of
24acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Any medical test
25shall be performed only by appropriately licensed medical
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1as well as an examination of the minor's person. Except as
2otherwise provided by law, the results of the test shall be
3kept strictly confidential by all medical personnel involved in
4the testing and must be personally delivered in a sealed
5envelope to the judge of the court in which the sentencing
6order was entered for the judge's inspection in camera. Acting
7in accordance with the best interests of the victim and the
8public, the judge shall have the discretion to determine to
9whom the results of the testing may be revealed. The court
10shall notify the minor of the results of the test for infection
11with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The court shall
12also notify the victim if requested by the victim, and if the
13victim is under the age of 15 and if requested by the victim's
14parents or legal guardian, the court shall notify the victim's
15parents or the legal guardian, of the results of the test for
16infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The
17court shall provide information on the availability of HIV
18testing and counseling at the Department of Public Health
19facilities to all parties to whom the results of the testing
20are revealed. The court shall order that the cost of any test
21shall be paid by the county and may be taxed as costs against
22the minor.
23    (10) When a court finds a minor to be guilty the court
24shall, before entering a sentencing order under this Section,
25make a finding whether the offense committed either: (a) was
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1organized gang or was motivated by the minor's membership in or
2allegiance to an organized gang, or (b) involved a violation of
3subsection (a) of Section 12-7.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961
4or the Criminal Code of 2012, a violation of any Section of
5Article 24 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
62012, or a violation of any statute that involved the wrongful
7use of a firearm. If the court determines the question in the
8affirmative, and the court does not commit the minor to the
9Department of Juvenile Justice, the court shall order the minor
10to perform community service for not less than 30 hours nor
11more than 120 hours, provided that community service is
12available in the jurisdiction and is funded and approved by the
13county board of the county where the offense was committed. The
14community service shall include, but need not be limited to,
15the cleanup and repair of any damage caused by a violation of
16Section 21-1.3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal
17Code of 2012 and similar damage to property located in the
18municipality or county in which the violation occurred. When
19possible and reasonable, the community service shall be
20performed in the minor's neighborhood. This order shall be in
21addition to any other order authorized by this Section except
22for an order to place the minor in the custody of the
23Department of Juvenile Justice. For the purposes of this
24Section, "organized gang" has the meaning ascribed to it in
25Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus
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1    (11) If the court determines that the offense was committed
2in furtherance of the criminal activities of an organized gang,
3as provided in subsection (10), and that the offense involved
4the operation or use of a motor vehicle or the use of a
5driver's license or permit, the court shall notify the
6Secretary of State of that determination and of the period for
7which the minor shall be denied driving privileges. If, at the
8time of the determination, the minor does not hold a driver's
9license or permit, the court shall provide that the minor shall
10not be issued a driver's license or permit until his or her
1118th birthday. If the minor holds a driver's license or permit
12at the time of the determination, the court shall provide that
13the minor's driver's license or permit shall be revoked until
14his or her 21st birthday, or until a later date or occurrence
15determined by the court. If the minor holds a driver's license
16at the time of the determination, the court may direct the
17Secretary of State to issue the minor a judicial driving
18permit, also known as a JDP. The JDP shall be subject to the
19same terms as a JDP issued under Section 6-206.1 of the
20Illinois Vehicle Code, except that the court may direct that
21the JDP be effective immediately.
22    (12) If a minor is found to be guilty of a violation of
23subsection (a-7) of Section 1 of the Prevention of Tobacco Use
24by Minors Act, the court may, in its discretion, and upon
25recommendation by the State's Attorney, order that minor and
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1education or youth diversion program as defined in that Act if
2that program is available in the jurisdiction where the
3offender resides. Attendance at a smoker's education or youth
4diversion program shall be time-credited against any community
5service time imposed for any first violation of subsection
6(a-7) of Section 1 of that Act. In addition to any other
7penalty that the court may impose for a violation of subsection
8(a-7) of Section 1 of that Act, the court, upon request by the
9State's Attorney, may in its discretion require the offender to
10remit a fee for his or her attendance at a smoker's education
11or youth diversion program.
12    For purposes of this Section, "smoker's education program"
13or "youth diversion program" includes, but is not limited to, a
14seminar designed to educate a person on the physical and
15psychological effects of smoking tobacco products and the
16health consequences of smoking tobacco products that can be
17conducted with a locality's youth diversion program.
18    In addition to any other penalty that the court may impose
19under this subsection (12):
20        (a) If a minor violates subsection (a-7) of Section 1
21    of the Prevention of Tobacco Use by Minors Act, the court
22    may impose a sentence of 15 hours of community service or a
23    fine of $25 for a first violation.
24        (b) A second violation by a minor of subsection (a-7)
25    of Section 1 of that Act that occurs within 12 months after
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1    hours of community service.
2        (c) A third or subsequent violation by a minor of
3    subsection (a-7) of Section 1 of that Act that occurs
4    within 12 months after the first violation is punishable by
5    a $100 fine and 30 hours of community service.
6        (d) Any second or subsequent violation not within the
7    12-month time period after the first violation is
8    punishable as provided for a first violation.
9(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-536, eff. 8-23-13.)".