Public Act 102-0451

HB2914 Enrolled LRB102 15941 KTG 21311 b

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended

by adding Section 41.5 as follows:

(20 ILCS 505/41.5 new)

Sec. 41.5. Racial disparities reports. Due to the

historical reality of the role of government in creating and

maintaining racial inequities, no later than December 31,

2022, and no later than December 31 of each year thereafter,

the Department shall prepare and submit an annual report,

covering the previous fiscal year, to the General Assembly

regarding racial disparities for children and families

involved in the child welfare system. The report shall be

conducted by a research institution at a public university and

must include, at a minimum, the following data de-aggregated

by race as compared, where appropriate, to population-level

data:

(1) education success, health and behavioral health,

housing, jobs or economic justice, criminal justice, and

other key metrics that serve as indicators of child and

family well-being and can measure socioeconomic conditions

in communities; and

(2) children and families involved in a safety plan,

the number of protective custodies, the number of

investigations of each type of abuse and neglect

allegation described in 89 Ill. Adm. Code 300.Appendix B

and the findings of such investigations, the number of

Department recommended court filings for each allegation

type, the number of intakes into the foster care system,

placement settings, lengths of stay, and permanency

outcomes.