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| Public Act 100-0087 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning children.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended | ||||
by adding Section 2.2 as follows: | ||||
(20 ILCS 505/2.2 new) | ||||
Sec. 2.2. Annual reports on youth in care waiting for | ||||
placement. No later than December 31, 2018, and on December 31 | ||||
of each year thereafter through December 31, 2023, the | ||||
Department shall prepare and submit an annual report, covering | ||||
the previous fiscal year, to the General Assembly regarding | ||||
youth in care waiting for placements. The report shall include: | ||||
(1) the number of youth in care who remained in | ||||
emergency placements, including but not limited to | ||||
shelters and emergency foster homes, for longer than 30 | ||||
days, their genders and ages, their recommended placement | ||||
type, the total length of time each youth remained in | ||||
emergency care, the barriers to timely placement, and | ||||
whether they were placed in the recommended placement type | ||||
after they were removed from the emergency placement, and | ||||
if not, what type of placement they were placed in; | ||||
(2) the number of youth in care who remained in | ||||
psychiatric hospitals beyond the time they were clinically | ||||
ready for discharge or beyond medical necessity, whichever | ||
is sooner, their genders and ages, their recommended | ||
placement type, the total length of time each youth | ||
remained psychiatrically hospitalized beyond necessity, | ||
the barriers to timely placement, and whether they were | ||
placed in the recommended placement type after they were | ||
removed from the psychiatric hospital, and if not, what | ||
type of placement they were placed in; | ||
(3) the number of youth in care who remained in a | ||
detention center or Department of Juvenile Justice | ||
facility solely because the Department cannot locate an | ||
appropriate placement for the youth, their genders and | ||
ages, their recommended placement type, the total length of | ||
time each youth remained in the detention center or | ||
Department of Juvenile Justice facility after they could | ||
have been released, the barriers to timely placement, and | ||
whether they were placed in the recommended placement type | ||
after being released from detention of the Juvenile Justice | ||
facility, and if not, what type of placement they were | ||
placed in; | ||
(4) a description of how the Department collected the | ||
information reported and any difficulties the Department | ||
had in collecting the information and whether there are | ||
concerns about the validity of the information; and | ||
(5) a description of any steps the Department is taking | ||
to reduce the length of time youth in care wait in | ||
psychiatric hospitals, emergency placements, detention | ||
centers, and Department of Juvenile Justice facilities for | ||
clinically appropriate placements.
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