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(310 ILCS 85/15)
Sec. 15. Placement.
(a) Prior to referring homeless families to a shelter, the referring agency
shall consult with families and in making the referral shall consider the
following factors:
(1) the potential for the child's academic and social |
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(2) a family history of domestic violence;
(3) the family's employment status;
(4) the family's job training opportunities;
(4.5) the military status of any member of the family
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| to determine the family's eligibility for State or federal benefits and other supportive services for homeless veterans and their families, including, but not limited to, housing or rental assistance, job training, and employment opportunities;
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(5) the proximity of other familial support;
(6) the availability of shelter resources appropriate
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(7) other social, psychological and health
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Based on the above, a referring agency shall refer homeless families with a
school age child to the shelter closest to their child's school of origin
unless the parent determines that it
is not in the best interest of the child
or children to attend the school of origin or to be placed in a shelter near
the school of origin.
(b) If the parent chooses to be located in a shelter nearest the school of
origin and no space is available in that
shelter, the family shall be referred to or placed in an available shelter next
nearest to the school of origin unless the parent chooses otherwise.
(c) This Act shall not be construed to mean that a shelter facility must
serve any family not otherwise eligible for its services.
(d) As used in this Section, "military status" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 1-103 of the Illinois Human Rights Act.
(Source: P.A. 103-86, eff. 1-1-24.)
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