104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB2869
 
Introduced 1/16/2026, by Sen. Darby A. Hills
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 505/2.3 new
    Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to submit, beginning June 1, 2027, annual reports to the General Assembly on the total number of youth in care who were classified by the Department as missing during the previous calendar year and, from that reported number, the total number of missing youth who were later located or recovered. Requires the annual reports to include for each youth who was classified as missing: information on the youth's age and gender, the type of placement the youth was placed in before the youth was classified as missing, the total length of time the youth has been under the Department's custody or guardianship, the date upon which the youth was first classified as missing, the circumstances leading up to the Department classifying the youth as missing, actions the Department has taken to locate or recover the youth, and, if applicable, the date on which the Department located or recovered the youth. Requires the Department to follow all State and federal privacy laws and regulations when collecting, sharing, storing, or reporting the data and information on missing youth in care.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended 
5by adding Section 2.3 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 505/2.3 new)
7    Sec. 2.3. Annual reports on missing youth in care.
8    On or before June 1, 2027, and every year thereafter, the 
9Department shall submit to the General Assembly an annual 
10report on (i) the total number of youth in care who were 
11classified as missing by the Department during the previous 
12calendar year and (ii) the number of missing youth in care 
13reported in item (i) who were later located or recovered by the 
14Department. For each youth in care reported under item (i), 
15the Department shall provide the following information:
16        (1) Age, gender, type of placement the youth was 
17    placed in before the youth was classified as missing, 
18    total length of time the youth has been under the 
19    Department's custody or guardianship, and any other 
20    relevant information.
21        (2) The date upon which the youth was first classified 
22    as missing by the Department. 
23        (3) The circumstances leading up to the Department 
 
 
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1    classifying the youth as missing.
2        (4) Actions taken by the Department to locate or 
3    recover the youth, including a list of all Department 
4    records or forms created or completed on the youth and a 
5    list of all agencies the Department notified about the 
6    youth, including, but not limited to, notifications made 
7    to the appropriate local law enforcement agency and the 
8    National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. 
9        (5) If the youth was later located or recovered, the 
10    date on which the Department located or recovered the 
11    youth. 
12    All information collected, shared, stored, or reported on 
13in accordance with this Section shall be handled in accordance 
14with all applicable State and federal privacy laws and 
15regulations and redacted where appropriate.