Full Text of HB4887 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 adding Section 35.10 as follows: | 6 | | (20 ILCS 505/35.10 new) | 7 | | Sec. 35.10. Documents necessary for adult living. | 8 | | The Department shall assist a youth in care in identifying | 9 | | and obtaining documents necessary to function as an independent | 10 | | adult prior to the closure of the youth's case to terminate | 11 | | wardship as provided in Section 2-31 of the Juvenile Court Act | 12 | | of 1987. These necessary documents shall include, but not be | 13 | | limited to, any of the following: | 14 | | (1) State identification card or driver's license. | 15 | | (2) Social Security card. | 16 | | (3) Medical records, including, but not limited to, | 17 | | health passport, dental records, immunization records, | 18 | | name and contact information for all current medical, | 19 | | dental, and mental health providers, and a signed | 20 | | certification that the Department provided the youth with | 21 | | education on executing a healthcare power of attorney. | 22 | | (4) Medicaid card or other health eligibility | 23 | | documentation. |
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| 1 | | (5) Certified copy of birth certificate. | 2 | | (6) Any applicable religious documents. | 3 | | (7) Voter registration card. | 4 | | (8) Immigration, citizenship, or naturalization | 5 | | documentation, if applicable. | 6 | | (9) Death certificates of parents, if applicable. | 7 | | (10) Life book or compilation of personal history and | 8 | | photographs. | 9 | | (11) List of known relatives with relationships, | 10 | | addresses, telephone numbers, and other contact | 11 | | information, with the permission of the involved relative. | 12 | | (12) Resume. | 13 | | (13) Educational records, including list of schools | 14 | | attended, and transcript, high school diploma, or high | 15 | | school equivalency certificate. | 16 | | (14) List of placements while in care. | 17 | | (15) List of community resources with referral | 18 | | information, including the Midwest Adoption Center for | 19 | | search and reunion services for former youth in care, | 20 | | whether or not they were adopted, and the Illinois Chapter | 21 | | of Foster Care Alumni of America. | 22 | | If a court determines that a youth in care no longer requires | 23 | | wardship of the court and orders the wardship terminated and | 24 | | all proceedings under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 respecting | 25 | | the youth in care finally closed and discharged, the Department | 26 | | shall ensure that the youth in care receives a copy of the |
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| 1 | | court's order. | 2 | | Section 10. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by | 3 | | changing Section 2-31 as follows:
| 4 | | (705 ILCS 405/2-31) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-31)
| 5 | | Sec. 2-31. Duration of wardship and discharge of | 6 | | proceedings.
| 7 | | (1) All proceedings under this Act in respect of any minor | 8 | | for whom a
petition was filed after the effective date of this | 9 | | amendatory Act of 1991
automatically terminate upon his | 10 | | attaining the age of 19 years, except that
a court may continue | 11 | | the wardship of a minor until age 21 for good cause
when there | 12 | | is satisfactory evidence presented to the court and the court
| 13 | | makes written factual findings that the health, safety, and | 14 | | best
interest of the minor and the public require the | 15 | | continuation of the wardship. A court shall find that it is in | 16 | | the minor's best interest to continue wardship if the | 17 | | Department of Children and Family Services has not made | 18 | | reasonable efforts to ensure that the minor has documents | 19 | | necessary for adult living as provided in Section 35.10 of the | 20 | | Children and Family Services Act.
| 21 | | (2) Whenever the court determines, and makes written | 22 | | factual findings, that
health, safety, and the best interests | 23 | | of the minor and
the public no longer require the wardship of | 24 | | the court, the court shall
order the wardship terminated and |
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| 1 | | all proceedings under this Act respecting
that minor finally | 2 | | closed and discharged. The court may at the same time
continue | 3 | | or terminate any custodianship or guardianship theretofore | 4 | | ordered
but the termination must be made in compliance with | 5 | | Section 2-28. When terminating wardship under this Section, if | 6 | | the minor is over 18, or if wardship is terminated in | 7 | | conjunction with an order partially or completely emancipating | 8 | | the minor in accordance with the Emancipation of Minors Act, | 9 | | the court shall also make specific findings of fact as to the | 10 | | minor's wishes regarding case closure and the manner in which | 11 | | the minor will maintain independence. The minor's lack of | 12 | | cooperation with services provided by the Department of | 13 | | Children and Family Services shall not by itself be considered | 14 | | sufficient evidence that the minor is prepared to live | 15 | | independently and that it is in the best interest of the minor | 16 | | to terminate wardship. It shall not be in the minor's best | 17 | | interest to terminate wardship of a minor over the age of 18 | 18 | | who is in the guardianship of the Department of Children and | 19 | | Family Services if the Department has not made reasonable | 20 | | efforts to ensure that the minor has documents necessary for | 21 | | adult living as provided in Section 35.10 of the Children and | 22 | | Family Services Act.
| 23 | | (3) The wardship of the minor and any custodianship or | 24 | | guardianship
respecting the minor for whom a petition was filed | 25 | | after the effective
date of this amendatory Act of 1991 | 26 | | automatically terminates when he
attains the age of 19 years |
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| 1 | | except as set forth in subsection (1) of this
Section. The | 2 | | clerk of the court shall at that time record all proceedings
| 3 | | under this Act as finally closed and discharged for that | 4 | | reason.
| 5 | | (Source: P.A. 96-581, eff. 1-1-10.)
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