Full Text of SB2461 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended | 5 | | by changing Section 5.05 as follows: | 6 | | (20 ILCS 505/5.05) | 7 | | Sec. 5.05. Victims of sex trafficking. | 8 | | (a) Legislative findings. Because of their histories of | 9 | | trauma, youth in the care of the Department of Children and | 10 | | Family Services are particularly vulnerable to sex | 11 | | traffickers. Sex traffickers often target child care | 12 | | facilities licensed by the Department to recruit their victims. | 13 | | Foster children who are victims of sex trafficking present | 14 | | unique treatment needs that existing treatment programs are not | 15 | | always able to address. The Department of Children and Family | 16 | | Services needs to develop a comprehensive strategy and | 17 | | continuum of care to treat foster children who are identified | 18 | | as victims of sex trafficking. | 19 | | (b) Multi-disciplinary workgroup. By January 1, 2016, the | 20 | | Department shall convene a multi-disciplinary workgroup to | 21 | | review treatment programs for youth in the Department's care | 22 | | who are victims of sex trafficking and to make recommendations | 23 | | regarding a continuum of care for these vulnerable youth. The |
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| 1 | | workgroup shall do all of the following: | 2 | | (1) Conduct a survey of literature and of existing | 3 | | treatment program models available in the State and outside | 4 | | the State for youth in the Department's care who are | 5 | | victims of sex trafficking, taking into account whether the | 6 | | programs have been subject to evaluation. | 7 | | (2) Evaluate the need for new programs in the State, | 8 | | taking into account that youth in the Department's care who | 9 | | are victims of sex trafficking can present a variety of | 10 | | additional needs, including mental illness, medical needs, | 11 | | emotional disturbance, and cognitive delays. | 12 | | (3) Review existing State laws and rules that permit | 13 | | children to be placed in secured therapeutic residential | 14 | | care and recommend (i) whether secured residential care | 15 | | should be part of a continuum of care in the State for | 16 | | foster youth who have been sexually trafficked and who | 17 | | repeatedly run away from treatment facilities, and if so, | 18 | | whether any amendments to existing State laws and rules | 19 | | should be made; and (ii) the circumstances under which | 20 | | youth should be considered for placement in secured | 21 | | therapeutic residential care. | 22 | | (4) Make recommendations regarding a continuum of care | 23 | | for children in the Department's care who are victims of | 24 | | sex trafficking. | 25 | | (c) Composition of workgroup. The workgroup shall consist | 26 | | of a minimum of: |
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| 1 | | (1) two representatives of the Department, including | 2 | | at least one who is familiar with child care facilities | 3 | | licensed by the Department under the Child Care Act of 1969 | 4 | | that provide residential services; | 5 | | (2) one representative of a child advocacy | 6 | | organization; | 7 | | (3) one licensed clinician with expertise in working | 8 | | with youth in the Department's care; | 9 | | (4) one licensed clinician with expertise in working | 10 | | with youth who are victims of sex trafficking; | 11 | | (5) one board-certified child and adolescent | 12 | | psychiatrist; | 13 | | (6) two persons representing providers of residential | 14 | | treatment programs operating in the State; | 15 | | (7) two persons representing providers of adolescent | 16 | | foster care or specialized foster care programs operating | 17 | | in the State; | 18 | | (8) one representative of the Department of Children | 19 | | and Family Services' Statewide Youth Advisory Board; | 20 | | (9) one representative of an agency independent of the | 21 | | Department who has experience in providing treatment to | 22 | | children and youth who are victims of sex trafficking; and | 23 | | (10) one representative of a law enforcement agency | 24 | | that works with youth who are victims of sex trafficking. | 25 | | (d) Records and information. Upon request, the Department | 26 | | shall provide the workgroup with all records and information in |
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| 1 | | the Department's possession that are relevant to the | 2 | | workgroup's review of existing programs and to the workgroup's | 3 | | review of the need for new programs for victims of sex | 4 | | trafficking. The Department shall redact any confidential | 5 | | information from the records and information provided to the | 6 | | workgroup to maintain the confidentiality of persons served by | 7 | | the Department. | 8 | | (e) Workgroup report. The workgroup shall provide a report | 9 | | to the General Assembly no later than January 1, 2017 with its | 10 | | findings and recommendations. | 11 | | (f) Department report. No later than March 1, 2017, the | 12 | | Department shall implement the workgroup's recommendations, as | 13 | | feasible and appropriate, and shall submit a written report to | 14 | | the General Assembly that explains the Department's decision to | 15 | | implement or to not implement each of the workgroup's | 16 | | recommendations.
| 17 | | (g) Specialized placements. No later than July 1, 2019, the | 18 | | Department shall enter into contracts with public or private | 19 | | agencies or shall complete development for specialized | 20 | | placements for youth in the Department's care who are victims | 21 | | of sex trafficking. Such specialized placements may include, | 22 | | but not be limited to, licensed foster homes, group homes, | 23 | | residential facilities, and secure residential facilities that | 24 | | specialize in providing treatment to children who are victims | 25 | | of sex trafficking. | 26 | | (Source: P.A. 99-350, eff. 1-1-16 .)
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