Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB4204

Amends the Children and Family Services Act and the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall establish, by contracts with private or public vendors, regional crisis residential centers with semi-secure facilities. Provides that these facilities shall be structured group care facilities licensed under rules adopted by the Department of Children and Family Services and shall have an average of at least 4 adult staff members and in no event less than 3 adult staff members to every 8 minors. Provides that a minor requiring authoritative intervention or a truant minor in need of supervision may be placed in a regional crisis residential center or a secure crisis residential center. Provides that within available funds appropriated for this purpose, the Department of Children and Family Services shall establish, by contracts with private or public vendors, regional crisis residential centers with secure facilities. Provides that these facilities shall be facilities licensed under rules adopted by the Department. Provides that these centers may also include semi-secure facilities. Provides that a minor admitted to a secure facility shall remain in the facility for at least 24 hours after admission but for not more than 5 consecutive days. Provides that if the minor admitted is transferred between secure and semi-secure facilities, the aggregate length of time spent in all such centers or facilities may not exceed 5 consecutive days per admission. Changes the requirements for which a minor may be adjudicated as requiring authoritative intervention.

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