Illinois SB 1504: DCFS-YOUTH INDEPENDENCE GOAL

Status: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0107 (as of 2025-08-01)

State: Illinois · Session: 104th · Bill: SB 1504

Sponsors: Kimberly Du Buclet, Lakesia Collins, Adriane Johnson, Celina Villanueva, Cristina Castro, Doris Turner, Graciela Guzmán, Javier L. Cervantes, Laura Ellman, Li Arellano, Jr., Lisa Davis, Mark L. Walker, Mary Edly-Allen, Michael Crawford, Mike Porfirio, Mike Simmons, Rachel Ventura, Robert F. Martwick, Robert Peters, Sara Feigenholtz, Terra Costa Howard, Willie Preston

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SB1504 EnrolledLRB104 09130 KTG 19186 b

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 changing Sections 5 and 35.10 as follows:

6 (20 ILCS 505/5)

7 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-1061)

8 Sec. 5. Direct child welfare services; Department of 

9Children and Family Services. To provide direct child welfare 

10services when not available through other public or private 

11child care or program facilities.

12 (a) For purposes of this Section:

13 (1) "Children" means persons found within the State 

14 who are under the age of 18 years. The term also includes 

15 persons under age 21 who:

16 (A) were committed to the Department pursuant to 

17 the Juvenile Court Act or the Juvenile Court Act of 

18 1987 and who continue under the jurisdiction of the 

19 court; or

20 (B) were accepted for care, service and training 

21 by the Department prior to the age of 18 and whose best 

22 interest in the discretion of the Department would be 

23 served by continuing that care, service and training 

SB1504 Enrolled- 2 -LRB104 09130 KTG 19186 b

1 because of severe emotional disturbances, physical 

2 disability, social adjustment or any combination 

3 thereof, or because of the need to complete an 

4 educational or vocational training program.

5 (2) "Homeless youth" means persons found within the 

6 State who are under the age of 19, are not in a safe and 

7 stable living situation and cannot be reunited with their 

8 families.

9 (3) "Ch

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