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| Public Act 101-0167 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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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 42 as follows: | ||||
(20 ILCS 505/42 new) | ||||
Sec. 42. Intergovernmental agreement; transitioning youth | ||||
in care. | ||||
(a) In order to intercept and divert youth in care from | ||||
experiencing homelessness, incarceration, unemployment, and | ||||
other similar outcomes, within 180 days after the effective | ||||
date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the | ||||
Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of | ||||
Human Services, the Department of Healthcare and Family | ||||
Services, the Illinois State Board of Education, the Department | ||||
of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Corrections, the | ||||
Illinois Urban Development Authority, and the Department of | ||||
Public Health shall enter into an interagency agreement for the | ||||
purpose of providing preventive services to youth in care and | ||||
young adults who are aging out of or have recently aged out of | ||||
the custody or guardianship of the Department of Children and | ||||
Family Services. | ||||
(b) The intergovernmental agreement shall require the | ||||
agencies listed in subsection (a) to: (i) establish an | ||
interagency liaison to review cases of youth in care and young | ||
adults who are at risk of homelessness, incarceration, or other | ||
similar outcomes; and (ii) connect such youth in care and young | ||
adults to the appropriate supportive services and treatment | ||
programs to stabilize them during their transition out of State | ||
care. Under the interagency agreement, the agencies listed in | ||
subsection (a) shall determine how best to provide the | ||
following supportive services to youth in care and young adults | ||
who are at risk of homelessness, incarceration, or other | ||
similar outcomes: | ||
(1) Housing support. | ||
(2) Educational support. | ||
(3) Employment support. | ||
(c) On January 1, 2021, and each January 1 thereafter, the | ||
agencies listed in subsection (a) shall submit a report to the | ||
General Assembly on the following: | ||
(1) The number of youth in care and young adults who | ||
were intercepted during the reporting period and the | ||
supportive services and treatment programs they were | ||
connected with to prevent homelessness, incarnation, or | ||
other negative outcomes. | ||
(2) The duration of the services the youth in care and | ||
young adults received in order to stabilize them during | ||
their transition out of State care. | ||
(d) Outcomes and data reported annually to the General | ||
Assembly. On January 1, 2021 and each January 1 thereafter, the | ||
Department of Children and Family Services shall submit a | ||
report to the General Assembly on the following: | ||
(1) The number of youth in care and young adults who | ||
are aging out or have aged out of State care during the | ||
reporting period. | ||
(2) The length and type of services that were offered | ||
to the youth in care and young adults reported under | ||
paragraph (1) and the status of those youth in care and | ||
young adults.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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