104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB3908

 

Introduced 2/25/2025, by Rep. Robyn Gabel

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 


    Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Children and Family Services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows:

    General Funds                          $1,610,462,600
    Other State Funds                        $846,568,900
    Federal Funds                             $15,816,600
    Total                                  $2,472,848,100
    


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1    AN ACT concerning appropriations.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4
ARTICLE 1

5    Section 1. The following named amounts, or so much thereof
6as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and
7purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to the Department
8of Children and Family Services:
9
ENTIRE AGENCY
10
PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND
11  For Personal Services...........................423,429,300
12  For State Contributions to
13   Social Security.................................32,392,400
14  For Contractual Services.........................43,021,500
15  For Travel..........................................994,800
16  For Commodities.....................................790,000
17  For Printing........................................387,400
18  For Equipment.....................................6,323,900
19  For Electronic Data Processing...................79,378,300
20  For Telecommunication Services....................7,660,400
21  For Operation of Automotive Equipment...............759,500
22    Total                                        $595,137,500
 

 

 

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1
PAYABLE FROM THE DCFS CHILDREN'S SERVICES FUND
2  For Travel........................................7,038,800
 
3    Section 5. The following named amounts, or so much thereof
4as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and
5purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to the Department
6of Children and Family Services:
7
CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION
8
PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND
9  For Attorney General Representation
10   on Child Welfare Litigation Issues.................745,000
11
PAYABLE FROM DCFS CHILDREN'S SERVICES FUND
12  For Information Technology.......................88,501,800
13
PAYABLE FROM DCFS SPECIAL PURPOSES TRUST FUND
14  For Expenditures of Private Funds
15   for Child Welfare Improvements...................2,794,500
 
16    Section 10. The following named amounts, or so much
17thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and
18purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to the Department
19of Children and Family Services:
20
REGULATION AND QUALITY CONTROL
21
PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND
22  For Child Death Review Teams........................106,400
 
23    Section 15. The following named amounts, or so much

 

 

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1thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to
2the Department of Children and Family Services:
3
CHILD WELFARE
4
PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND
5  For Targeted Case Management.....................12,659,800
6
PAYABLE FROM DCFS CHILDREN'S SERVICES FUND
7  For Independent Living Initiative................11,706,400
8
PAYABLE FROM DCFS FEDERAL PROJECTS FUND
9  For Federal Child Welfare Projects..................816,600
 
10    Section 20. The following named amounts, or so much
11thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to
12the Department of Children and Family Services:
13
CHILD PROTECTION
14
PAYABLE FROM DCFS FEDERAL PROJECTS FUND
15  For Federal Grant Awards.........................15,000,000
 
16    Section 25. The following named amounts, or so much
17thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to
18the Department of Children and Family Services:
19
BUDGET, LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE
20
PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND
21  For Refunds..........................................11,200
22
PAYABLE FROM DCFS CHILDREN'S SERVICES FUND
23  For Title IV-E Enhancement........................4,228,800
24  For SSI Reimbursement.............................1,513,300

 

 

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1    Total                                          $5,742,100
 
2    Section 30. The following named amounts, or so much
3thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to
4the Department of Children and Family Services for payments
5for care of children served by the Department of Children and
6Family Services:
7
GRANTS-IN-AID
8
REGIONAL OFFICES
9
PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND
10  For Youth in Transition Program...................2,708,600
11  For Counseling and Auxiliary Services............19,021,100
12  For Court Appointed Special Advocates.............4,221,500
13  For Cash Assistance and Housing
14   Locator Service to Families in the
15   Class Defined in the Norman Consent Order........3,319,400
16  For Assisting in the Development
17   of Children's Advocacy Centers...................2,171,400
18  For Family Preservation Services.................40,375,300
19  For Foster Homes and Specialized
20   Foster Care and Prevention,
21   including prior years' costs...................422,398,300
22  For Purchase of Adoption and
23   Guardianship Services, including
24   prior years' costs.............................160,791,900
25  For Institution and Group Home Care and

 

 

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1   Prevention, including prior years' costs.......261,365,600
2  For Services Associated with the Foster
3   Care Initiative..................................6,212,700
4    Total                                        $922,585,800
5
PAYABLE FROM DCFS CHILDREN'S SERVICES FUND
6  For Counseling and Auxiliary Services............19,269,100
7  For Children's Personal and
8   Physical Maintenance.............................5,471,800
9  For Court Appointed Special Advocates.............5,344,900
10  For Cash Assistance and Housing Locator
11   Services to Families in the
12   Class Defined in the Norman
13   Consent Order....................................6,071,300
14  For Assisting in the development
15   of Children's Advocacy Centers...................5,290,600
16  For Psychological Assessments
17   Including Operations and
18   Administrative Expenses..........................3,463,500
19  For Family Preservation Services.................44,125,300
20  For Family Centered Services Initiative..........17,487,300
21  For Foster Homes and Specialized
22   Foster Care and Prevention,
23   including prior years' costs...................290,437,000
24  For Purchase of Adoption and
25   Guardianship Services, including prior
26   years' costs....................................50,160,100

 

 

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1  For Institution and Group Home Care and
2   Prevention, including prior years' costs.......125,900,200
3  For Services Associated with the Foster
4   Care Initiative..................................1,705,600
5    Total                                        $574,726,700
 
6    Section 35. The following named amounts, or so much
7thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to
8the Department of Children and Family Services for:
9
GRANTS-IN-AID
10
CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION
11
PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND
12  For Department Scholarship Program...............16,014,300
 
13    Section 40. The following named amounts, or so much
14thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to
15the Department of Children and Family Services for:
16
GRANTS-IN-AID
17
CHILD PROTECTION
18
PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND
19  For Protective/Family Maintenance
20   Day Care........................................62,236,600
21  For Residential Construction Services Grants, or
22   for deposit into the DCFS Special Purposes
23   Trust Fund.........................................900,000
 

 

 

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1    Section 45. The following named amounts, or so much
2thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to
3the Department of Children and Family Services for:
4
GRANTS-IN-AID
5
BUDGET, LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE
6
PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND
7  For Tort Claims......................................66,000
8
PAYABLE FROM DCFS CHILDREN'S SERVICES FUND
9  For all expenditures related to the
10   collection and distribution of Title IV-E
11   Reimbursement....................................3,000,000
12  For expenses related to litigation................4,220,000
 
13    Section 50. The following named amounts, or so much
14thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to
15the Department of Children and Family Services for:
16
GRANTS-IN-AID
17
CLINICAL SERVICES
18
PAYABLE FROM DCFS CHILDREN'S SERVICES FUND
19   For Foster Care and Adoptive Care Training......18,838,600
 
20    Section 55. The sum of $100,000,000, or so much thereof as
21may be necessary and remains unexpended at the close of
22business on June 30, 2025, from an appropriation heretofore
23made for such purpose in Article 51, Section 55 of Public Act
24103-0589, as amended, is reappropriated from the Build

 

 

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1Illinois Bond Fund to the Department of Children and Family
2Services for grants and administrative expenses associated
3with Level of Care Support Services, including prior years'
4costs.
 
5    Section 60. No contract shall be entered into or
6obligation incurred for any expenditures from the
7reappropriation made in Section 55 until after the purposes
8and amounts have been approved in writing by the Governor.
 
9    Section 65. The sum of $30,000,000, or so much thereof as
10may be necessary, is appropriated from the DCFS Special
11Purposes Trust Fund to the Department of Children and Family
12Services for grants and administrative expenses associated
13with the Level of Care Support Services, including prior
14years' costs.
 
15    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
162025.