Public Act 102-0451
 
HB2914 EnrolledLRB102 15941 KTG 21311 b


  
    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended  
by adding Section 41.5 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 505/41.5 new)
    Sec. 41.5. Racial disparities reports.  Due to the 
historical reality of the role of government in creating and 
maintaining racial inequities, no later than December 31, 
2022, and no later than December 31  of each year thereafter, 
the Department shall prepare and submit an annual report, 
covering the previous fiscal year, to the General Assembly 
regarding racial disparities for children and families 
involved in the child welfare system.  The report shall be 
conducted by a research institution at a public university and 
must include, at a minimum, the following data de-aggregated 
by race as compared, where appropriate, to population-level 
data:
        (1) education success, health and behavioral health, 
    housing, jobs or economic justice, criminal justice, and 
    other key metrics that serve as indicators of child and 
    family well-being and can measure socioeconomic conditions 
    in communities; and
        (2) children and families involved in a safety plan, 
    the number of protective custodies, the number of 
    investigations of each type of abuse and neglect 
    allegation described in 89 Ill. Adm. Code 300.Appendix B 
    and the findings of such investigations, the number of 
    Department recommended court filings for each allegation 
    type, the number of intakes into the foster care system, 
    placement settings, lengths of stay, and permanency 
    outcomes.