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| Public Act 096-1127 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning finance.
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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 State Finance Act is amended by changing | ||||
Section 8.27 as follows:
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(30 ILCS 105/8.27) (from Ch. 127, par. 144.27)
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Sec. 8.27. All receipts from federal financial | ||||
participation in the
Foster Care and Adoption Services program | ||||
under Title IV-E of the federal
Social Security Act, including | ||||
receipts
for related indirect costs,
shall be deposited in the | ||||
DCFS Children's Services Fund.
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Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of | ||||
the 96th General Assembly, any funds paid to the State by the | ||||
federal government under Title XIX and Title XXI of the Social | ||||
Security Act for child welfare services delivered by community | ||||
mental health providers, certified and paid as Medicaid | ||||
providers by the Department of Children and Family Services, | ||||
for child welfare services relating to Medicaid-eligible | ||||
clients and families served consistent with the purposes of the | ||||
Department of
Children and Family Services, including services | ||||
delivered as a result of the conversion of such providers from | ||||
a comprehensive rate to a fee-for-service payment methodology, | ||||
and any subsequent revenue maximization initiatives performed | ||||
by such providers, and any interest earned thereon, shall be | ||
deposited directly into the DCFS Children's Services Fund. Such | ||
funds shall be used for the provision of child welfare services | ||
provided to eligible individuals identified by the Department | ||
of Children and Family Services. Child welfare services are | ||
defined in Section 5 of the Children and Family Services Act | ||
(20 ILCS 505/5). | ||
Eighty percent of the federal funds received by the | ||
Illinois Department
of Human Services under the Title IV-A | ||
Emergency Assistance program as
reimbursement for expenditures | ||
made from the Illinois Department of Children
and Family | ||
Services appropriations for the costs of services in behalf of
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Department of Children and Family Services clients shall be | ||
deposited into
the DCFS Children's Services Fund.
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All receipts from federal financial participation in the | ||
Child Welfare
Services program under Title IV-B of the federal | ||
Social Security Act,
including receipts for related indirect | ||
costs, shall be deposited into the
DCFS Children's Services | ||
Fund for those moneys received as reimbursement for
services | ||
provided on or after July 1, 1994.
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In addition, as soon as may be practicable after the first | ||
day of November,
1994, the Department of Children and Family | ||
Services shall request the
Comptroller to order transferred and | ||
the Treasurer shall transfer the
unexpended balance of the | ||
Child Welfare Services Fund to the DCFS Children's
Services | ||
Fund. Upon completion of the transfer, the Child Welfare | ||
Services
Fund will be considered dissolved and any outstanding | ||
obligations or
liabilities of that fund will pass to the DCFS | ||
Children's Services Fund.
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For services provided on or after July 1, 2007, all federal | ||
funds received pursuant to the John H. Chafee Foster Care | ||
Independence Program shall be deposited into the DCFS | ||
Children's Services Fund. | ||
Except as otherwise provided in this Section, moneys Monies | ||
in the Fund may be used by the Department, pursuant to
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appropriation by the General Assembly, for the ordinary and | ||
contingent
expenses of the Department.
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In fiscal year 1988 and in each fiscal year thereafter | ||
through fiscal
year 2000, the Comptroller
shall order | ||
transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer an amount of
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$16,100,000 from the DCFS Children's Services Fund to the | ||
General Revenue
Fund in the following manner: As soon as may be | ||
practicable after the 15th
day of September, December, March | ||
and June, the Comptroller shall order
transferred and the | ||
Treasurer shall transfer, to the extent that funds are
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available, 1/4 of $16,100,000, plus any cumulative | ||
deficiencies in such
transfers for prior transfer dates during | ||
such fiscal year. In no event
shall any such transfer reduce | ||
the available balance in the DCFS Children's
Services Fund | ||
below $350,000.
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In accordance with subsection (q) of Section 5 of the | ||
Children and Family
Services Act, disbursements from | ||
individual children's accounts shall be
deposited into the DCFS | ||
Children's Services Fund.
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Receipts from public and unsolicited private grants, fees | ||
for training, and royalties earned from the publication of | ||
materials owned by or licensed to the Department of Children | ||
and Family Services shall be deposited into the DCFS Children's | ||
Services Fund. | ||
As soon as may be practical after September 1, 2005, upon | ||
the request of the Department of Children and Family Services, | ||
the Comptroller shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall | ||
transfer the unexpended balance of the Department of Children | ||
and Family Services Training Fund into the DCFS Children's | ||
Services Fund. Upon completion of the transfer, the Department | ||
of Children and Family Services Training Fund is dissolved and | ||
any outstanding obligations or liabilities of that Fund pass to | ||
the DCFS Children's Services Fund.
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(Source: P.A. 94-91, eff. 7-1-05; 95-707, eff. 1-11-08.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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