$SB1954 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

AN ACT concerning appropriations.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

ARTICLE 1

Section 1. The amount of $234,494,100, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Children and Family Services to meet its operational expenses, including refunds, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016.

Section 5. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to the Department of Children and Family Services:

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION

PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND

For Attorney General Representation

on Child Welfare Litigation Issues.............. 474,000

PAYABLE FROM DCFS SPECIAL PURPOSES TRUST FUND

For Expenditures of Private Funds

for Child Welfare Improvements.................. 789,100

PAYABLE FROM DCFS CHILDREN’S FUND

For AFCARS/SACWIS Information System............ 15,418,800

Section 10. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to the Department of Children and Family Services:

REGULATION AND QUALITY CONTROL

PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND

For Child Death Review Teams..................... 106,400

Section 15. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Children and Family Services:

CHILD WELFARE

PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND

For Targeted Case Management................... 9,907,700

PAYABLE FROM DCFS CHILDREN’S SERVICES FUND

For Independent Living Initiative.............. 6,122,600

PAYABLE FROM DCFS FEDERAL PROJECTS FUND

For Federal Child Welfare Projects............... 816,600

Section 20. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Children and Family Services:

CHILD PROTECTION

PAYABLE FROM DCFS FEDERAL PROJECTS FUND

For Federal Child Protection Projects.......... 9,695,000

Section 25. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Children and Family Services:

BUDGET, LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE

PAYABLE FROM DCFS CHILDREN'S SERVICES FUND

For Title IV-E Reimbursement

Enhancement................................... 4,228,800

For SSI Reimbursement.......................... 1,513,300

Total $5,742,100

Section 30. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for payments for care of children served by the Department of Children and Family Services:

GRANTS-IN-AID

REGIONAL OFFICES

For Grants and Ordinary and Contingent

Expenses Associated with Adoption and

Guardianship Services, Foster Care,

And Institution and Group Home Care:

Payable from General Revenue Fund.............. 260,983,900

Payable from Children’s Services Fund.......... 358,181,200

PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND

For Counseling and Auxiliary Services.......... 8,376,000

For Services Associated with the Foster

Care Initiative............................... 6,281,200

For Health Care Network........................ 1,661,900

For Cash Assistance and Housing

Locator Service to Families in the

Class Defined in the Norman Consent Order..... 1,343,900

For Youth in Transition Program.................. 204,100

For MCO Technical Assistance and

Program Development........................... 1,407,800

For Pre Admission/Post Discharge

Psychiatric Screening......................... 3,003,500

For Assisting in the Development

of Children's Advocacy Centers................ 1,942,300

For Psychological Assessments

Including Operations and

Administrative Expenses............................... 0

For Family Preservation Services............... 2,192,400

Total $26,413,100

PAYABLE FROM DCFS CHILDREN'S SERVICES FUND

For Cash Assistance and Housing Locator

Services to Families in the

Class Defined in the Norman

Consent Order................................. 2,071,300

For Counseling and Auxiliary Services......... 10,547,200

For Assisting in the development

of Children's Advocacy Centers................ 1,398,200

For Psychological Assessments

Including Operations and

Administrative Expenses....................... 3,010,100

For Children's Personal and

Physical Maintenance.......................... 1,673,100

For Services Associated with the Foster

Care Initiative............................... 1,477,100

For Family Preservation Services.............. 25,098,700

For Purchase of Children's Services.................... 0

For Family Centered Services Initiative....... 16,489,700

For Health Care Network........................ 2,361,400

Total $64,126,800

Section 35. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Children and Family Services for:

GRANTS-IN-AID

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION

PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND

For Department Scholarship Program..................... 0

Section 40. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Children and Family Services for:

GRANTS-IN-AID

CHILD PROTECTION

Payable from General Revenue Fund

For Protective/Family Maintenance

Day Care..................................... 24,334,400

Payable from Child Abuse Prevention Fund

For Child Abuse Prevention....................... 300,000

Section 45. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Children and Family Services for:

GRANTS-IN-AID

BUDGET, LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE

PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND

For Tort Claims................................... 75,000

PAYABLE FROM DCFS CHILDREN’S SERVICES FUND

For Tort Claims................................ 2,800,000

For all expenditures related to the

collection and distribution of Title

IV-E reimbursements for counties included

in the Title IV-E Juvenile Justice Program.... 3,000,000

Section 50. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Children and Family Services for:

GRANTS-IN-AID

CLINICAL SERVICES

Payable from DCFS Children’s Services Fund

For Foster Care and Adoption Care Training.... 10,000,000

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2015.