101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB1808
 
Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. Robert Peters
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
20 ILCS 505/42 new

     Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that in order to intercept and divert youth in care from experiencing homelessness, incarceration,
unemployment, and
other similar outcomes the Department of Children and Family Services and several specified agencies 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. Provides that the intergovernmental agreement shall require the
Department and the other specified agencies to: (i) establish an
interagency liaison to review cases of at-risk youth in care and young
adults; 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. Requires the Department and the other specified agencies to determine how best to provide housing, education, and employment services to at-risk youth in care and young
adults. Requires the Department and other agencies to submit annual reports to the General Assembly on: (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; and (2) the duration of the services such youth received in order to stabilize them during their transition out of State care. Requires the Department to submit annual reports to the General Assembly on: (a) the number of youth in care  and young adults who are aging out or have aged out of State care during the reporting period; and (b) the length and type of services that were offered to such and the youth's status. Effective immediately.
  


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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 42 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 505/42 new)
7    Sec. 42. Intergovernmental agreement; transitioning youth 
8in care.
9    (a) In order to intercept and divert youth in care from 
10experiencing homelessness, incarceration, unemployment, and 
11other similar outcomes, within 180 days after the effective 
12date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the 
13Department of Children of Family Services, the Department of 
14Human Services, the Department of Healthcare and Family 
15Services, the Illinois State Board of Education, the Department 
16of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Corrections, the 
17Illinois Urban Development Authority, and the Department of 
18Public Health shall enter into an interagency agreement for the 
19purpose of providing preventive services to youth in care and 
20young adults who are aging-out of or have recently aged out of 
21the custody or guardianship of the Department of Children and 
22Family Services. 
23    (b) The intergovernmental agreement shall require the 
 
 
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1agencies listed in subsection (a) to: (i) establish an 
2interagency liaison to review cases of youth in care and young 
3adults who are at risk of homelessness, incarceration, or other 
4similar outcomes; and (ii) connect such youth in care and young 
5adults to the appropriate supportive services and treatment 
6programs to stabilize them during their transition out of State 
7care. Under the interagency agreement the agencies listed in 
8subsection (a) shall determine  how best to provide the 
9following supportive services to youth in care and young adults 
10who are at risk of homelessness, incarceration, or other 
11similar outcomes: 
12        (1) Housing support.
13        (2) Educational support.
14        (3) Employment support. 
15    (c)  On January 1,  2021, and each January 1 thereafter, the 
16agencies listed in subsection (a) shall submit a report to the 
17General Assembly on the following: 
18        (1) The number of youth in care and young adults who 
19    were intercepted during the reporting period and the 
20    supportive services and treatment programs they were 
21    connected with to prevent homelessness, incarnation, or 
22    other negative outcomes.
23        (2) The duration of the services the youth in care and 
24    young adults received in order to stabilize them during 
25    their transition out of State care. 
26    (d) Outcomes and data reported annually to the General 
 
 
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1Assembly. On January 1,  2021 and each January 1 thereafter, the 
2Department of Children and Family Services shall submit a 
3report to the General Assembly on the following:
4        (1) The number of youth in care  and young adults who 
5    are aging out or have aged out of State care during the 
6    reporting period.
7        (2) The length and type of services that were offered 
8    to the youth in care  and young adults reported under 
9    paragraph (1) and the status of those youth in care  and 
10    young adults.
  
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
12becoming law.