Bill Text: IL HB3595 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Amends the Abused, Neglected, or Dependent Minors Article of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that if the minor is being restored to the custody of a parent, legal custodian, or guardian who lives outside of Illinois, and an Interstate Compact has been requested and refused, the court may order the Department of Children and Family Services to arrange for an assessment of the minor's proposed living arrangement and for ongoing monitoring of the health, safety, and best interest of the minor and compliance with any order of protective supervision. Provides that if a motion is filed to modify or vacate a private guardianship order and return the child to a parent, guardian, or legal custodian, the court may order the Department of Children and Family Services to assess the minor's current and proposed living arrangements and to provide ongoing monitoring of the health, safety, and best interest of the minor during the pendency of the motion to assist the court in making that determination. Provides that whenever a petition is filed to reinstate wardship, prior to granting the petition, the court may order the Department of Children and Family Services to assess the minor's current and proposed living arrangements and to provide ongoing monitoring of the health, safety, and best interest of the minor during the pendency of the petition to assist the court in making that determination. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)

Status: (Passed) 2021-08-20 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0489 [HB3595 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB3595-Chaptered.html

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Public Act 102-0489
HB3595 Enrolled LRB102 16555 RLC 21951 b
AN ACT concerning courts.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by
changing Sections 2-10, 2-23, 2-28, and 2-33 as follows:
(705 ILCS 405/2-10) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-10)
Sec. 2-10. Temporary custody hearing. At the appearance of
the minor before the court at the temporary custody hearing,
all witnesses present shall be examined before the court in
relation to any matter connected with the allegations made in
the petition.
(1) If the court finds that there is not probable cause to
believe that the minor is abused, neglected or dependent it
shall release the minor and dismiss the petition.
(2) If the court finds that there is probable cause to
believe that the minor is abused, neglected or dependent, the
court shall state in writing the factual basis supporting its
finding and the minor, his or her parent, guardian, custodian
and other persons able to give relevant testimony shall be
examined before the court. The Department of Children and
Family Services shall give testimony concerning indicated
reports of abuse and neglect, of which they are aware through
the central registry, involving the minor's parent, guardian

or custodian. After such testimony, the court may, consistent
with the health, safety and best interests of the minor, enter
an order that the minor shall be released upon the request of
parent, guardian or custodian if the parent, guardian or
custodian appears to take custody. If it is determined that a
parent's, guardian's, or custodian's compliance with critical
services mitigates the necessity for removal of the minor from
his or her home, the court may enter an Order of Protection
setting forth reasonable conditions of behavior that a parent,
guardian, or custodian must observe for a specified period of
time, not to exceed 12 months, without a violation; provided,
however, that the 12-month period shall begin anew after any
violation. "Custodian" includes the Department of Children and
Family Services, if it has been given custody of the child, or
any other agency of the State which has been given custody or
wardship of the child. If it is consistent with the health,
safety and best interests of the minor, the court may also
prescribe shelter care and order that the minor be kept in a
suitable place designated by the court or in a shelter care
facility designated by the Department of Children and Family
Services or a licensed child welfare agency; however, on and
after January 1, 2015 (the effective date of Public Act
98-803) and before January 1, 2017, a minor charged with a
criminal offense under the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
Criminal Code of 2012 or adjudicated delinquent shall not be
placed in the custody of or committed to the Department of

Children and Family Services by any court, except a minor less
than 16 years of age and committed to the Department of
Children and Family Services under Section 5-710 of this Act
or a minor for whom an independent basis of abuse, neglect, or
dependency exists; and on and after January 1, 2017, a minor
charged with a criminal offense under the Criminal Code of
1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 or adjudicated delinquent
shall not be placed in the custody of or committed to the
Department of Children and Family Services by any court,
except a minor less than 15 years of age and committed to the
Department of Children and Family Services under Section 5-710
of this Act or a minor for whom an independent basis of abuse,
neglect, or dependency exists. An independent basis exists
when the allegations or adjudication of abuse, neglect, or
dependency do not arise from the same facts, incident, or
circumstances which give rise to a charge or adjudication of
delinquency.
In placing the minor, the Department or other agency
shall, to the extent compatible with the court's order, comply
with Section 7 of the Children and Family Services Act. In
determining the health, safety and best interests of the minor
to prescribe shelter care, the court must find that it is a
matter of immediate and urgent necessity for the safety and
protection of the minor or of the person or property of another
that the minor be placed in a shelter care facility or that he
or she is likely to flee the jurisdiction of the court, and

must further find that reasonable efforts have been made or
that, consistent with the health, safety and best interests of
the minor, no efforts reasonably can be made to prevent or
eliminate the necessity of removal of the minor from his or her
home. The court shall require documentation from the
Department of Children and Family Services as to the
reasonable efforts that were made to prevent or eliminate the
necessity of removal of the minor from his or her home or the
reasons why no efforts reasonably could be made to prevent or
eliminate the necessity of removal. When a minor is placed in
the home of a relative, the Department of Children and Family
Services shall complete a preliminary background review of the
members of the minor's custodian's household in accordance
with Section 4.3 of the Child Care Act of 1969 within 90 days
of that placement. If the minor is ordered placed in a shelter
care facility of the Department of Children and Family
Services or a licensed child welfare agency, the court shall,
upon request of the appropriate Department or other agency,
appoint the Department of Children and Family Services
Guardianship Administrator or other appropriate agency
executive temporary custodian of the minor and the court may
enter such other orders related to the temporary custody as it
deems fit and proper, including the provision of services to
the minor or his family to ameliorate the causes contributing
to the finding of probable cause or to the finding of the
existence of immediate and urgent necessity.

Where the Department of Children and Family Services
Guardianship Administrator is appointed as the executive
temporary custodian, the Department of Children and Family
Services shall file with the court and serve on the parties a
parent-child visiting plan, within 10 days, excluding weekends
and holidays, after the appointment. The parent-child visiting
plan shall set out the time and place of visits, the frequency
of visits, the length of visits, who shall be present at the
visits, and where appropriate, the minor's opportunities to
have telephone and mail communication with the parents.
Where the Department of Children and Family Services
Guardianship Administrator is appointed as the executive
temporary custodian, and when the child has siblings in care,
the Department of Children and Family Services shall file with
the court and serve on the parties a sibling placement and
contact plan within 10 days, excluding weekends and holidays,
after the appointment. The sibling placement and contact plan
shall set forth whether the siblings are placed together, and
if they are not placed together, what, if any, efforts are
being made to place them together. If the Department has
determined that it is not in a child's best interest to be
placed with a sibling, the Department shall document in the
sibling placement and contact plan the basis for its
determination. For siblings placed separately, the sibling
placement and contact plan shall set the time and place for
visits, the frequency of the visits, the length of visits, who

shall be present for the visits, and where appropriate, the
child's opportunities to have contact with their siblings in
addition to in person contact. If the Department determines it
is not in the best interest of a sibling to have contact with a
sibling, the Department shall document in the sibling
placement and contact plan the basis for its determination.
The sibling placement and contact plan shall specify a date
for development of the Sibling Contact Support Plan, under
subsection (f) of Section 7.4 of the Children and Family
Services Act, and shall remain in effect until the Sibling
Contact Support Plan is developed.
For good cause, the court may waive the requirement to
file the parent-child visiting plan or the sibling placement
and contact plan, or extend the time for filing either plan.
Any party may, by motion, request the court to review the
parent-child visiting plan to determine whether it is
reasonably calculated to expeditiously facilitate the
achievement of the permanency goal. A party may, by motion,
request the court to review the parent-child visiting plan or
the sibling placement and contact plan to determine whether it
is consistent with the minor's best interest. The court may
refer the parties to mediation where available. The frequency,
duration, and locations of visitation shall be measured by the
needs of the child and family, and not by the convenience of
Department personnel. Child development principles shall be
considered by the court in its analysis of how frequent

visitation should be, how long it should last, where it should
take place, and who should be present. If upon motion of the
party to review either plan and after receiving evidence, the
court determines that the parent-child visiting plan is not
reasonably calculated to expeditiously facilitate the
achievement of the permanency goal or that the restrictions
placed on parent-child contact or sibling placement or contact
are contrary to the child's best interests, the court shall
put in writing the factual basis supporting the determination
and enter specific findings based on the evidence. The court
shall enter an order for the Department to implement changes
to the parent-child visiting plan or sibling placement or
contact plan, consistent with the court's findings. At any
stage of proceeding, any party may by motion request the court
to enter any orders necessary to implement the parent-child
visiting plan, sibling placement or contact plan or
subsequently developed Sibling Contact Support Plan. Nothing
under this subsection (2) shall restrict the court from
granting discretionary authority to the Department to increase
opportunities for additional parent-child contacts or sibling
contacts, without further court orders. Nothing in this
subsection (2) shall restrict the Department from immediately
restricting or terminating parent-child contact or sibling
contacts, without either amending the parent-child visiting
plan or the sibling contact plan or obtaining a court order,
where the Department or its assigns reasonably believe that

continuation of the contact, as set out in the plan, would be
contrary to the child's health, safety, and welfare. The
Department shall file with the court and serve on the parties
any amendments to the plan within 10 days, excluding weekends
and holidays, of the change of the visitation.
Acceptance of services shall not be considered an
admission of any allegation in a petition made pursuant to
this Act, nor may a referral of services be considered as
evidence in any proceeding pursuant to this Act, except where
the issue is whether the Department has made reasonable
efforts to reunite the family. In making its findings that it
is consistent with the health, safety and best interests of
the minor to prescribe shelter care, the court shall state in
writing (i) the factual basis supporting its findings
concerning the immediate and urgent necessity for the
protection of the minor or of the person or property of another
and (ii) the factual basis supporting its findings that
reasonable efforts were made to prevent or eliminate the
removal of the minor from his or her home or that no efforts
reasonably could be made to prevent or eliminate the removal
of the minor from his or her home. The parents, guardian,
custodian, temporary custodian and minor shall each be
furnished a copy of such written findings. The temporary
custodian shall maintain a copy of the court order and written
findings in the case record for the child. The order together
with the court's findings of fact in support thereof shall be

entered of record in the court.
Once the court finds that it is a matter of immediate and
urgent necessity for the protection of the minor that the
minor be placed in a shelter care facility, the minor shall not
be returned to the parent, custodian or guardian until the
court finds that such placement is no longer necessary for the
protection of the minor.
If the child is placed in the temporary custody of the
Department of Children and Family Services for his or her
protection, the court shall admonish the parents, guardian,
custodian or responsible relative that the parents must
cooperate with the Department of Children and Family Services,
comply with the terms of the service plans, and correct the
conditions which require the child to be in care, or risk
termination of their parental rights. The court shall ensure,
by inquiring in open court of each parent, guardian, custodian
or responsible relative, that the parent, guardian, custodian
or responsible relative has had the opportunity to provide the
Department with all known names, addresses, and telephone
numbers of each of the minor's living maternal and paternal
adult relatives, including, but not limited to, grandparents,
aunts, uncles, and siblings. The court shall advise the
parents, guardian, custodian or responsible relative to inform
the Department if additional information regarding the minor's
adult relatives becomes available.
(3) If prior to the shelter care hearing for a minor

described in Sections 2-3, 2-4, 3-3 and 4-3 the moving party is
unable to serve notice on the party respondent, the shelter
care hearing may proceed ex parte. A shelter care order from an
ex parte hearing shall be endorsed with the date and hour of
issuance and shall be filed with the clerk's office and
entered of record. The order shall expire after 10 days from
the time it is issued unless before its expiration it is
renewed, at a hearing upon appearance of the party respondent,
or upon an affidavit of the moving party as to all diligent
efforts to notify the party respondent by notice as herein
prescribed. The notice prescribed shall be in writing and
shall be personally delivered to the minor or the minor's
attorney and to the last known address of the other person or
persons entitled to notice. The notice shall also state the
nature of the allegations, the nature of the order sought by
the State, including whether temporary custody is sought, and
the consequences of failure to appear and shall contain a
notice that the parties will not be entitled to further
written notices or publication notices of proceedings in this
case, including the filing of an amended petition or a motion
to terminate parental rights, except as required by Supreme
Court Rule 11; and shall explain the right of the parties and
the procedures to vacate or modify a shelter care order as
provided in this Section. The notice for a shelter care
hearing shall be substantially as follows:
NOTICE TO PARENTS AND CHILDREN

OF SHELTER CARE HEARING
On ................ at ........., before the Honorable
................, (address:) ................., the State
of Illinois will present evidence (1) that (name of child
or children) ....................... are abused, neglected
or dependent for the following reasons:
.............................................. and (2)
whether there is "immediate and urgent necessity" to
remove the child or children from the responsible
relative.
YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE HEARING MAY RESULT IN
PLACEMENT of the child or children in foster care until a
trial can be held. A trial may not be held for up to 90
days. You will not be entitled to further notices of
proceedings in this case, including the filing of an
amended petition or a motion to terminate parental rights.
At the shelter care hearing, parents have the
following rights:
1. To ask the court to appoint a lawyer if they
cannot afford one.
2. To ask the court to continue the hearing to
allow them time to prepare.
3. To present evidence concerning:
a. Whether or not the child or children were
abused, neglected or dependent.
b. Whether or not there is "immediate and

urgent necessity" to remove the child from home
(including: their ability to care for the child,
conditions in the home, alternative means of
protecting the child other than removal).
c. The best interests of the child.
4. To cross examine the State's witnesses.
The Notice for rehearings shall be substantially as
follows:
NOTICE OF PARENT'S AND CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
TO REHEARING ON TEMPORARY CUSTODY
If you were not present at and did not have adequate
notice of the Shelter Care Hearing at which temporary
custody of ............... was awarded to
................, you have the right to request a full
rehearing on whether the State should have temporary
custody of ................. To request this rehearing,
you must file with the Clerk of the Juvenile Court
(address): ........................, in person or by
mailing a statement (affidavit) setting forth the
following:
1. That you were not present at the shelter care
hearing.
2. That you did not get adequate notice
(explaining how the notice was inadequate).
3. Your signature.

4. Signature must be notarized.
The rehearing should be scheduled within 48 hours of
your filing this affidavit.
At the rehearing, your rights are the same as at the
initial shelter care hearing. The enclosed notice explains
those rights.
At the Shelter Care Hearing, children have the
following rights:
1. To have a guardian ad litem appointed.
2. To be declared competent as a witness and to
present testimony concerning:
a. Whether they are abused, neglected or
dependent.
b. Whether there is "immediate and urgent
necessity" to be removed from home.
c. Their best interests.
3. To cross examine witnesses for other parties.
4. To obtain an explanation of any proceedings and
orders of the court.
(4) If the parent, guardian, legal custodian, responsible
relative, minor age 8 or over, or counsel of the minor did not
have actual notice of or was not present at the shelter care
hearing, he or she may file an affidavit setting forth these
facts, and the clerk shall set the matter for rehearing not
later than 48 hours, excluding Sundays and legal holidays,
after the filing of the affidavit. At the rehearing, the court

shall proceed in the same manner as upon the original hearing.
(5) Only when there is reasonable cause to believe that
the minor taken into custody is a person described in
subsection (3) of Section 5-105 may the minor be kept or
detained in a detention home or county or municipal jail. This
Section shall in no way be construed to limit subsection (6).
(6) No minor under 16 years of age may be confined in a
jail or place ordinarily used for the confinement of prisoners
in a police station. Minors under 18 years of age must be kept
separate from confined adults and may not at any time be kept
in the same cell, room, or yard with adults confined pursuant
to the criminal law.
(7) If the minor is not brought before a judicial officer
within the time period as specified in Section 2-9, the minor
must immediately be released from custody.
(8) If neither the parent, guardian or custodian appears
within 24 hours to take custody of a minor released upon
request pursuant to subsection (2) of this Section, then the
clerk of the court shall set the matter for rehearing not later
than 7 days after the original order and shall issue a summons
directed to the parent, guardian or custodian to appear. At
the same time the probation department shall prepare a report
on the minor. If a parent, guardian or custodian does not
appear at such rehearing, the judge may enter an order
prescribing that the minor be kept in a suitable place
designated by the Department of Children and Family Services

or a licensed child welfare agency.
(9) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section
any interested party, including the State, the temporary
custodian, an agency providing services to the minor or family
under a service plan pursuant to Section 8.2 of the Abused and
Neglected Child Reporting Act, foster parent, or any of their
representatives, on notice to all parties entitled to notice,
may file a motion that it is in the best interests of the minor
to modify or vacate a temporary custody order on any of the
following grounds:
(a) It is no longer a matter of immediate and urgent
necessity that the minor remain in shelter care; or
(b) There is a material change in the circumstances of
the natural family from which the minor was removed and
the child can be cared for at home without endangering the
child's health or safety; or
(c) A person not a party to the alleged abuse, neglect
or dependency, including a parent, relative or legal
guardian, is capable of assuming temporary custody of the
minor; or
(d) Services provided by the Department of Children
and Family Services or a child welfare agency or other
service provider have been successful in eliminating the
need for temporary custody and the child can be cared for
at home without endangering the child's health or safety.
In ruling on the motion, the court shall determine whether

it is consistent with the health, safety and best interests of
the minor to modify or vacate a temporary custody order. If the
minor is being restored to the custody of a parent, legal
custodian, or guardian who lives outside of Illinois, and an
Interstate Compact has been requested and refused, the court
may order the Department of Children and Family Services to
arrange for an assessment of the minor's proposed living
arrangement and for ongoing monitoring of the health, safety,
and best interest of the minor and compliance with any order of
protective supervision entered in accordance with Section 2-20
or 2-25.
The clerk shall set the matter for hearing not later than
14 days after such motion is filed. In the event that the court
modifies or vacates a temporary custody order but does not
vacate its finding of probable cause, the court may order that
appropriate services be continued or initiated in behalf of
the minor and his or her family.
(10) When the court finds or has found that there is
probable cause to believe a minor is an abused minor as
described in subsection (2) of Section 2-3 and that there is an
immediate and urgent necessity for the abused minor to be
placed in shelter care, immediate and urgent necessity shall
be presumed for any other minor residing in the same household
as the abused minor provided:
(a) Such other minor is the subject of an abuse or
neglect petition pending before the court; and

(b) A party to the petition is seeking shelter care
for such other minor.
Once the presumption of immediate and urgent necessity has
been raised, the burden of demonstrating the lack of immediate
and urgent necessity shall be on any party that is opposing
shelter care for the other minor.
(11) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 98-61
apply to a minor who has been arrested or taken into custody on
or after January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act
98-61).
(12) After the court has placed a minor in the care of a
temporary custodian pursuant to this Section, any party may
file a motion requesting the court to grant the temporary
custodian the authority to serve as a surrogate decision maker
for the minor under the Health Care Surrogate Act for purposes
of making decisions pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection
(b) of Section 20 of the Health Care Surrogate Act. The court
may grant the motion if it determines by clear and convincing
evidence that it is in the best interests of the minor to grant
the temporary custodian such authority. In making its
determination, the court shall weigh the following factors in
addition to considering the best interests factors listed in
subsection (4.05) of Section 1-3 of this Act:
(a) the efforts to identify and locate the respondents
and adult family members of the minor and the results of
those efforts;

(b) the efforts to engage the respondents and adult
family members of the minor in decision making on behalf
of the minor;
(c) the length of time the efforts in paragraphs (a)
and (b) have been ongoing;
(d) the relationship between the respondents and adult
family members and the minor;
(e) medical testimony regarding the extent to which
the minor is suffering and the impact of a delay in
decision-making on the minor; and
(f) any other factor the court deems relevant.
If the Department of Children and Family Services is the
temporary custodian of the minor, in addition to the
requirements of paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Section 20
of the Health Care Surrogate Act, the Department shall follow
its rules and procedures in exercising authority granted under
this subsection.
(Source: P.A. 99-625, eff. 1-1-17; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16;
100-159, eff. 8-18-17; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 100-959, eff.
1-1-19.)
(705 ILCS 405/2-23) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-23)
Sec. 2-23. Kinds of dispositional orders.
(1) The following kinds of orders of disposition may be
made in respect of wards of the court:
(a) A minor found to be neglected or abused under

Section 2-3 or dependent under Section 2-4 may be (1)
continued in the custody of his or her parents, guardian
or legal custodian; (2) placed in accordance with Section
2-27; (3) restored to the custody of the parent, parents,
guardian, or legal custodian, provided the court shall
order the parent, parents, guardian, or legal custodian to
cooperate with the Department of Children and Family
Services and comply with the terms of an after-care plan
or risk the loss of custody of the child and the possible
termination of their parental rights; or (4) ordered
partially or completely emancipated in accordance with the
provisions of the Emancipation of Minors Act.
If the minor is being restored to the custody of a
parent, legal custodian, or guardian who lives outside of
Illinois, and an Interstate Compact has been requested and
refused, the court may order the Department of Children
and Family Services to arrange for an assessment of the
minor's proposed living arrangement and for ongoing
monitoring of the health, safety, and best interest of the
minor and compliance with any order of protective
supervision entered in accordance with Section 2-24.
However, in any case in which a minor is found by the
court to be neglected or abused under Section 2-3 of this
Act, custody of the minor shall not be restored to any
parent, guardian or legal custodian whose acts or
omissions or both have been identified, pursuant to

subsection (1) of Section 2-21, as forming the basis for
the court's finding of abuse or neglect, until such time
as a hearing is held on the issue of the best interests of
the minor and the fitness of such parent, guardian or
legal custodian to care for the minor without endangering
the minor's health or safety, and the court enters an
order that such parent, guardian or legal custodian is fit
to care for the minor.
(b) A minor found to be dependent under Section 2-4
may be (1) placed in accordance with Section 2-27 or (2)
ordered partially or completely emancipated in accordance
with the provisions of the Emancipation of Minors Act.
However, in any case in which a minor is found by the
court to be dependent under Section 2-4 of this Act,
custody of the minor shall not be restored to any parent,
guardian or legal custodian whose acts or omissions or
both have been identified, pursuant to subsection (1) of
Section 2-21, as forming the basis for the court's finding
of dependency, until such time as a hearing is held on the
issue of the fitness of such parent, guardian or legal
custodian to care for the minor without endangering the
minor's health or safety, and the court enters an order
that such parent, guardian or legal custodian is fit to
care for the minor.
(b-1) A minor between the ages of 18 and 21 may be
placed pursuant to Section 2-27 of this Act if (1) the

court has granted a supplemental petition to reinstate
wardship of the minor pursuant to subsection (2) of
Section 2-33, (2) the court has adjudicated the minor a
ward of the court, permitted the minor to return home
under an order of protection, and subsequently made a
finding that it is in the minor's best interest to vacate
the order of protection and commit the minor to the
Department of Children and Family Services for care and
service, or (3) the court returned the minor to the
custody of the respondent under Section 2-4b of this Act
without terminating the proceedings under Section 2-31 of
this Act, and subsequently made a finding that it is in the
minor's best interest to commit the minor to the
Department of Children and Family Services for care and
services.
(c) When the court awards guardianship to the
Department of Children and Family Services, the court
shall order the parents to cooperate with the Department
of Children and Family Services, comply with the terms of
the service plans, and correct the conditions that require
the child to be in care, or risk termination of their
parental rights.
(2) Any order of disposition may provide for protective
supervision under Section 2-24 and may include an order of
protection under Section 2-25.
Unless the order of disposition expressly so provides, it

does not operate to close proceedings on the pending petition,
but is subject to modification, not inconsistent with Section
2-28, until final closing and discharge of the proceedings
under Section 2-31.
(3) The court also shall enter any other orders necessary
to fulfill the service plan, including, but not limited to,
(i) orders requiring parties to cooperate with services, (ii)
restraining orders controlling the conduct of any party likely
to frustrate the achievement of the goal, and (iii) visiting
orders. When the child is placed separately from a sibling,
the court shall review the Sibling Contact Support Plan
developed under subsection (f) of Section 7.4 of the Children
and Family Services Act, if applicable. If the Department has
not convened a meeting to develop a Sibling Contact Support
Plan, or if the court finds that the existing Plan is not in
the child's best interest, the court may enter an order
requiring the Department to develop and implement a Sibling
Contact Support Plan under subsection (f) of Section 7.4 of
the Children and Family Services Act or order mediation.
Unless otherwise specifically authorized by law, the court is
not empowered under this subsection (3) to order specific
placements, specific services, or specific service providers
to be included in the plan. If, after receiving evidence, the
court determines that the services contained in the plan are
not reasonably calculated to facilitate achievement of the
permanency goal, the court shall put in writing the factual

basis supporting the determination and enter specific findings
based on the evidence. The court also shall enter an order for
the Department to develop and implement a new service plan or
to implement changes to the current service plan consistent
with the court's findings. The new service plan shall be filed
with the court and served on all parties within 45 days after
the date of the order. The court shall continue the matter
until the new service plan is filed. Except as authorized by
subsection (3.5) of this Section or authorized by law, the
court is not empowered under this Section to order specific
placements, specific services, or specific service providers
to be included in the service plan.
(3.5) If, after reviewing the evidence, including evidence
from the Department, the court determines that the minor's
current or planned placement is not necessary or appropriate
to facilitate achievement of the permanency goal, the court
shall put in writing the factual basis supporting its
determination and enter specific findings based on the
evidence. If the court finds that the minor's current or
planned placement is not necessary or appropriate, the court
may enter an order directing the Department to implement a
recommendation by the minor's treating clinician or a
clinician contracted by the Department to evaluate the minor
or a recommendation made by the Department. If the Department
places a minor in a placement under an order entered under this
subsection (3.5), the Department has the authority to remove

the minor from that placement when a change in circumstances
necessitates the removal to protect the minor's health,
safety, and best interest. If the Department determines
removal is necessary, the Department shall notify the parties
of the planned placement change in writing no later than 10
days prior to the implementation of its determination unless
remaining in the placement poses an imminent risk of harm to
the minor, in which case the Department shall notify the
parties of the placement change in writing immediately
following the implementation of its decision. The Department
shall notify others of the decision to change the minor's
placement as required by Department rule.
(4) In addition to any other order of disposition, the
court may order any minor adjudicated neglected with respect
to his or her own injurious behavior to make restitution, in
monetary or non-monetary form, under the terms and conditions
of Section 5-5-6 of the Unified Code of Corrections, except
that the "presentence hearing" referred to therein shall be
the dispositional hearing for purposes of this Section. The
parent, guardian or legal custodian of the minor may pay some
or all of such restitution on the minor's behalf.
(5) Any order for disposition where the minor is committed
or placed in accordance with Section 2-27 shall provide for
the parents or guardian of the estate of such minor to pay to
the legal custodian or guardian of the person of the minor such
sums as are determined by the custodian or guardian of the

person of the minor as necessary for the minor's needs. Such
payments may not exceed the maximum amounts provided for by
Section 9.1 of the Children and Family Services Act.
(6) Whenever the order of disposition requires the minor
to attend school or participate in a program of training, the
truant officer or designated school official shall regularly
report to the court if the minor is a chronic or habitual
truant under Section 26-2a of the School Code.
(7) The court may terminate the parental rights of a
parent at the initial dispositional hearing if all of the
conditions in subsection (5) of Section 2-21 are met.
(Source: P.A. 100-45, eff. 8-11-17; 100-978, eff. 8-19-18;
101-79, eff. 7-12-19.)
(705 ILCS 405/2-28) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-28)
Sec. 2-28. Court review.
(1) The court may require any legal custodian or guardian
of the person appointed under this Act to report periodically
to the court or may cite him into court and require him or his
agency, to make a full and accurate report of his or its doings
in behalf of the minor. The custodian or guardian, within 10
days after such citation, or earlier if the court determines
it to be necessary to protect the health, safety, or welfare of
the minor, shall make the report, either in writing verified
by affidavit or orally under oath in open court, or otherwise
as the court directs. Upon the hearing of the report the court

may remove the custodian or guardian and appoint another in
his stead or restore the minor to the custody of his parents or
former guardian or custodian. However, custody of the minor
shall not be restored to any parent, guardian or legal
custodian in any case in which the minor is found to be
neglected or abused under Section 2-3 or dependent under
Section 2-4 of this Act, unless the minor can be cared for at
home without endangering the minor's health or safety and it
is in the best interests of the minor, and if such neglect,
abuse, or dependency is found by the court under paragraph (1)
of Section 2-21 of this Act to have come about due to the acts
or omissions or both of such parent, guardian or legal
custodian, until such time as an investigation is made as
provided in paragraph (5) and a hearing is held on the issue of
the fitness of such parent, guardian or legal custodian to
care for the minor and the court enters an order that such
parent, guardian or legal custodian is fit to care for the
minor.
(1.5) The public agency that is the custodian or guardian
of the minor shall file a written report with the court no
later than 15 days after a minor in the agency's care remains:
(1) in a shelter placement beyond 30 days;
(2) in a psychiatric hospital past the time when the
minor is clinically ready for discharge or beyond medical
necessity for the minor's health; or
(3) in a detention center or Department of Juvenile

Justice facility solely because the public agency cannot
find an appropriate placement for the minor.
The report shall explain the steps the agency is taking to
ensure the minor is placed appropriately, how the minor's
needs are being met in the minor's shelter placement, and if a
future placement has been identified by the Department, why
the anticipated placement is appropriate for the needs of the
minor and the anticipated placement date.
(1.6) Within 35 days after placing a child in its care in a
qualified residential treatment program, as defined by the
federal Social Security Act, the Department of Children and
Family Services shall file a written report with the court and
send copies of the report to all parties. Within 20 days of the
filing of the report, the court shall hold a hearing to
consider the Department's report and determine whether
placement of the child in a qualified residential treatment
program provides the most effective and appropriate level of
care for the child in the least restrictive environment and if
the placement is consistent with the short-term and long-term
goals for the child, as specified in the permanency plan for
the child. The court shall approve or disapprove the
placement. If applicable, the requirements of Sections 2-27.1
and 2-27.2 must also be met. The Department's written report
and the court's written determination shall be included in and
made part of the case plan for the child. If the child remains
placed in a qualified residential treatment program, the

Department shall submit evidence at each status and permanency
hearing:
(1) demonstrating that on-going assessment of the
strengths and needs of the child continues to support the
determination that the child's needs cannot be met through
placement in a foster family home, that the placement
provides the most effective and appropriate level of care
for the child in the least restrictive, appropriate
environment, and that the placement is consistent with the
short-term and long-term permanency goal for the child, as
specified in the permanency plan for the child;
(2) documenting the specific treatment or service
needs that should be met for the child in the placement and
the length of time the child is expected to need the
treatment or services; and
(3) the efforts made by the agency to prepare the
child to return home or to be placed with a fit and willing
relative, a legal guardian, or an adoptive parent, or in a
foster family home.
(2) The first permanency hearing shall be conducted by the
judge. Subsequent permanency hearings may be heard by a judge
or by hearing officers appointed or approved by the court in
the manner set forth in Section 2-28.1 of this Act. The initial
hearing shall be held (a) within 12 months from the date
temporary custody was taken, regardless of whether an
adjudication or dispositional hearing has been completed

within that time frame, (b) if the parental rights of both
parents have been terminated in accordance with the procedure
described in subsection (5) of Section 2-21, within 30 days of
the order for termination of parental rights and appointment
of a guardian with power to consent to adoption, or (c) in
accordance with subsection (2) of Section 2-13.1. Subsequent
permanency hearings shall be held every 6 months or more
frequently if necessary in the court's determination following
the initial permanency hearing, in accordance with the
standards set forth in this Section, until the court
determines that the plan and goal have been achieved. Once the
plan and goal have been achieved, if the minor remains in
substitute care, the case shall be reviewed at least every 6
months thereafter, subject to the provisions of this Section,
unless the minor is placed in the guardianship of a suitable
relative or other person and the court determines that further
monitoring by the court does not further the health, safety or
best interest of the child and that this is a stable permanent
placement. The permanency hearings must occur within the time
frames set forth in this subsection and may not be delayed in
anticipation of a report from any source or due to the agency's
failure to timely file its written report (this written report
means the one required under the next paragraph and does not
mean the service plan also referred to in that paragraph).
The public agency that is the custodian or guardian of the
minor, or another agency responsible for the minor's care,

shall ensure that all parties to the permanency hearings are
provided a copy of the most recent service plan prepared
within the prior 6 months at least 14 days in advance of the
hearing. If not contained in the agency's service plan, the
agency shall also include a report setting forth (i) any
special physical, psychological, educational, medical,
emotional, or other needs of the minor or his or her family
that are relevant to a permanency or placement determination
and (ii) for any minor age 16 or over, a written description of
the programs and services that will enable the minor to
prepare for independent living. If not contained in the
agency's service plan, the agency's report shall specify if a
minor is placed in a licensed child care facility under a
corrective plan by the Department due to concerns impacting
the minor's safety and well-being. The report shall explain
the steps the Department is taking to ensure the safety and
well-being of the minor and that the minor's needs are met in
the facility. The agency's written report must detail what
progress or lack of progress the parent has made in correcting
the conditions requiring the child to be in care; whether the
child can be returned home without jeopardizing the child's
health, safety, and welfare, and if not, what permanency goal
is recommended to be in the best interests of the child, and
why the other permanency goals are not appropriate. The
caseworker must appear and testify at the permanency hearing.
If a permanency hearing has not previously been scheduled by

the court, the moving party shall move for the setting of a
permanency hearing and the entry of an order within the time
frames set forth in this subsection.
At the permanency hearing, the court shall determine the
future status of the child. The court shall set one of the
following permanency goals:
(A) The minor will be returned home by a specific date
within 5 months.
(B) The minor will be in short-term care with a
continued goal to return home within a period not to
exceed one year, where the progress of the parent or
parents is substantial giving particular consideration to
the age and individual needs of the minor.
(B-1) The minor will be in short-term care with a
continued goal to return home pending a status hearing.
When the court finds that a parent has not made reasonable
efforts or reasonable progress to date, the court shall
identify what actions the parent and the Department must
take in order to justify a finding of reasonable efforts
or reasonable progress and shall set a status hearing to
be held not earlier than 9 months from the date of
adjudication nor later than 11 months from the date of
adjudication during which the parent's progress will again
be reviewed.
(C) The minor will be in substitute care pending court
determination on termination of parental rights.

(D) Adoption, provided that parental rights have been
terminated or relinquished.
(E) The guardianship of the minor will be transferred
to an individual or couple on a permanent basis provided
that goals (A) through (D) have been ruled out.
(F) The minor over age 15 will be in substitute care
pending independence. In selecting this permanency goal,
the Department of Children and Family Services may provide
services to enable reunification and to strengthen the
minor's connections with family, fictive kin, and other
responsible adults, provided the services are in the
minor's best interest. The services shall be documented in
the service plan.
(G) The minor will be in substitute care because he or
she cannot be provided for in a home environment due to
developmental disabilities or mental illness or because he
or she is a danger to self or others, provided that goals
(A) through (D) have been ruled out.
In selecting any permanency goal, the court shall indicate
in writing the reasons the goal was selected and why the
preceding goals were ruled out. Where the court has selected a
permanency goal other than (A), (B), or (B-1), the Department
of Children and Family Services shall not provide further
reunification services, except as provided in paragraph (F) of
this subsection (2), but shall provide services consistent
with the goal selected.

(H) Notwithstanding any other provision in this
Section, the court may select the goal of continuing
foster care as a permanency goal if:
(1) The Department of Children and Family Services
has custody and guardianship of the minor;
(2) The court has ruled out all other permanency
goals based on the child's best interest;
(3) The court has found compelling reasons, based
on written documentation reviewed by the court, to
place the minor in continuing foster care. Compelling
reasons include:
(a) the child does not wish to be adopted or to
be placed in the guardianship of his or her
relative or foster care placement;
(b) the child exhibits an extreme level of
need such that the removal of the child from his or
her placement would be detrimental to the child;
or
(c) the child who is the subject of the
permanency hearing has existing close and strong
bonds with a sibling, and achievement of another
permanency goal would substantially interfere with
the subject child's sibling relationship, taking
into consideration the nature and extent of the
relationship, and whether ongoing contact is in
the subject child's best interest, including

long-term emotional interest, as compared with the
legal and emotional benefit of permanence;
(4) The child has lived with the relative or
foster parent for at least one year; and
(5) The relative or foster parent currently caring
for the child is willing and capable of providing the
child with a stable and permanent environment.
The court shall set a permanency goal that is in the best
interest of the child. In determining that goal, the court
shall consult with the minor in an age-appropriate manner
regarding the proposed permanency or transition plan for the
minor. The court's determination shall include the following
factors:
(1) Age of the child.
(2) Options available for permanence, including both
out-of-state and in-state placement options.
(3) Current placement of the child and the intent of
the family regarding adoption.
(4) Emotional, physical, and mental status or
condition of the child.
(5) Types of services previously offered and whether
or not the services were successful and, if not
successful, the reasons the services failed.
(6) Availability of services currently needed and
whether the services exist.
(7) Status of siblings of the minor.

The court shall consider (i) the permanency goal contained
in the service plan, (ii) the appropriateness of the services
contained in the plan and whether those services have been
provided, (iii) whether reasonable efforts have been made by
all the parties to the service plan to achieve the goal, and
(iv) whether the plan and goal have been achieved. All
evidence relevant to determining these questions, including
oral and written reports, may be admitted and may be relied on
to the extent of their probative value.
The court shall make findings as to whether, in violation
of Section 8.2 of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting
Act, any portion of the service plan compels a child or parent
to engage in any activity or refrain from any activity that is
not reasonably related to remedying a condition or conditions
that gave rise or which could give rise to any finding of child
abuse or neglect. The services contained in the service plan
shall include services reasonably related to remedy the
conditions that gave rise to removal of the child from the home
of his or her parents, guardian, or legal custodian or that the
court has found must be remedied prior to returning the child
home. Any tasks the court requires of the parents, guardian,
or legal custodian or child prior to returning the child home,
must be reasonably related to remedying a condition or
conditions that gave rise to or which could give rise to any
finding of child abuse or neglect.
If the permanency goal is to return home, the court shall

make findings that identify any problems that are causing
continued placement of the children away from the home and
identify what outcomes would be considered a resolution to
these problems. The court shall explain to the parents that
these findings are based on the information that the court has
at that time and may be revised, should additional evidence be
presented to the court.
The court shall review the Sibling Contact Support Plan
developed or modified under subsection (f) of Section 7.4 of
the Children and Family Services Act, if applicable. If the
Department has not convened a meeting to develop or modify a
Sibling Contact Support Plan, or if the court finds that the
existing Plan is not in the child's best interest, the court
may enter an order requiring the Department to develop, modify
or implement a Sibling Contact Support Plan, or order
mediation.
If the goal has been achieved, the court shall enter
orders that are necessary to conform the minor's legal custody
and status to those findings.
If, after receiving evidence, the court determines that
the services contained in the plan are not reasonably
calculated to facilitate achievement of the permanency goal,
the court shall put in writing the factual basis supporting
the determination and enter specific findings based on the
evidence. The court also shall enter an order for the
Department to develop and implement a new service plan or to

implement changes to the current service plan consistent with
the court's findings. The new service plan shall be filed with
the court and served on all parties within 45 days of the date
of the order. The court shall continue the matter until the new
service plan is filed. Except as authorized by subsection
(2.5) of this Section and as otherwise specifically authorized
by law, the court is not empowered under this Section to order
specific placements, specific services, or specific service
providers to be included in the service plan.
A guardian or custodian appointed by the court pursuant to
this Act shall file updated case plans with the court every 6
months.
Rights of wards of the court under this Act are
enforceable against any public agency by complaints for relief
by mandamus filed in any proceedings brought under this Act.
(2.5) If, after reviewing the evidence, including evidence
from the Department, the court determines that the minor's
current or planned placement is not necessary or appropriate
to facilitate achievement of the permanency goal, the court
shall put in writing the factual basis supporting its
determination and enter specific findings based on the
evidence. If the court finds that the minor's current or
planned placement is not necessary or appropriate, the court
may enter an order directing the Department to implement a
recommendation by the minor's treating clinician or a
clinician contracted by the Department to evaluate the minor

or a recommendation made by the Department. If the Department
places a minor in a placement under an order entered under this
subsection (2.5), the Department has the authority to remove
the minor from that placement when a change in circumstances
necessitates the removal to protect the minor's health,
safety, and best interest. If the Department determines
removal is necessary, the Department shall notify the parties
of the planned placement change in writing no later than 10
days prior to the implementation of its determination unless
remaining in the placement poses an imminent risk of harm to
the minor, in which case the Department shall notify the
parties of the placement change in writing immediately
following the implementation of its decision. The Department
shall notify others of the decision to change the minor's
placement as required by Department rule.
(3) Following the permanency hearing, the court shall
enter a written order that includes the determinations
required under subsection (2) of this Section and sets forth
the following:
(a) The future status of the minor, including the
permanency goal, and any order necessary to conform the
minor's legal custody and status to such determination; or
(b) If the permanency goal of the minor cannot be
achieved immediately, the specific reasons for continuing
the minor in the care of the Department of Children and
Family Services or other agency for short term placement,

and the following determinations:
(i) (Blank).
(ii) Whether the services required by the court
and by any service plan prepared within the prior 6
months have been provided and (A) if so, whether the
services were reasonably calculated to facilitate the
achievement of the permanency goal or (B) if not
provided, why the services were not provided.
(iii) Whether the minor's current or planned
placement is necessary, and appropriate to the plan
and goal, recognizing the right of minors to the least
restrictive (most family-like) setting available and
in close proximity to the parents' home consistent
with the health, safety, best interest and special
needs of the minor and, if the minor is placed
out-of-state, whether the out-of-state placement
continues to be appropriate and consistent with the
health, safety, and best interest of the minor.
(iv) (Blank).
(v) (Blank).
(4) The minor or any person interested in the minor may
apply to the court for a change in custody of the minor and the
appointment of a new custodian or guardian of the person or for
the restoration of the minor to the custody of his parents or
former guardian or custodian.
When return home is not selected as the permanency goal:

(a) The Department, the minor, or the current foster
parent or relative caregiver seeking private guardianship
may file a motion for private guardianship of the minor.
Appointment of a guardian under this Section requires
approval of the court.
(b) The State's Attorney may file a motion to
terminate parental rights of any parent who has failed to
make reasonable efforts to correct the conditions which
led to the removal of the child or reasonable progress
toward the return of the child, as defined in subdivision
(D)(m) of Section 1 of the Adoption Act or for whom any
other unfitness ground for terminating parental rights as
defined in subdivision (D) of Section 1 of the Adoption
Act exists.
When parental rights have been terminated for a
minimum of 3 years and the child who is the subject of the
permanency hearing is 13 years old or older and is not
currently placed in a placement likely to achieve
permanency, the Department of Children and Family Services
shall make reasonable efforts to locate parents whose
rights have been terminated, except when the Court
determines that those efforts would be futile or
inconsistent with the subject child's best interests. The
Department of Children and Family Services shall assess
the appropriateness of the parent whose rights have been
terminated, and shall, as appropriate, foster and support

connections between the parent whose rights have been
terminated and the youth. The Department of Children and
Family Services shall document its determinations and
efforts to foster connections in the child's case plan.
Custody of the minor shall not be restored to any parent,
guardian or legal custodian in any case in which the minor is
found to be neglected or abused under Section 2-3 or dependent
under Section 2-4 of this Act, unless the minor can be cared
for at home without endangering his or her health or safety and
it is in the best interest of the minor, and if such neglect,
abuse, or dependency is found by the court under paragraph (1)
of Section 2-21 of this Act to have come about due to the acts
or omissions or both of such parent, guardian or legal
custodian, until such time as an investigation is made as
provided in paragraph (5) and a hearing is held on the issue of
the health, safety and best interest of the minor and the
fitness of such parent, guardian or legal custodian to care
for the minor and the court enters an order that such parent,
guardian or legal custodian is fit to care for the minor. If a
motion is filed to modify or vacate a private guardianship
order and return the child to a parent, guardian, or legal
custodian, the court may order the Department of Children and
Family Services to assess the minor's current and proposed
living arrangements and to provide ongoing monitoring of the
health, safety, and best interest of the minor during the
pendency of the motion to assist the court in making that

determination. In the event that the minor has attained 18
years of age and the guardian or custodian petitions the court
for an order terminating his guardianship or custody,
guardianship or custody shall terminate automatically 30 days
after the receipt of the petition unless the court orders
otherwise. No legal custodian or guardian of the person may be
removed without his consent until given notice and an
opportunity to be heard by the court.
When the court orders a child restored to the custody of
the parent or parents, the court shall order the parent or
parents to cooperate with the Department of Children and
Family Services and comply with the terms of an after-care
plan, or risk the loss of custody of the child and possible
termination of their parental rights. The court may also enter
an order of protective supervision in accordance with Section
2-24.
If the minor is being restored to the custody of a parent,
legal custodian, or guardian who lives outside of Illinois,
and an Interstate Compact has been requested and refused, the
court may order the Department of Children and Family Services
to arrange for an assessment of the minor's proposed living
arrangement and for ongoing monitoring of the health, safety,
and best interest of the minor and compliance with any order of
protective supervision entered in accordance with Section
2-24.
(5) Whenever a parent, guardian, or legal custodian files

a motion for restoration of custody of the minor, and the minor
was adjudicated neglected, abused, or dependent as a result of
physical abuse, the court shall cause to be made an
investigation as to whether the movant has ever been charged
with or convicted of any criminal offense which would indicate
the likelihood of any further physical abuse to the minor.
Evidence of such criminal convictions shall be taken into
account in determining whether the minor can be cared for at
home without endangering his or her health or safety and
fitness of the parent, guardian, or legal custodian.
(a) Any agency of this State or any subdivision
thereof shall co-operate with the agent of the court in
providing any information sought in the investigation.
(b) The information derived from the investigation and
any conclusions or recommendations derived from the
information shall be provided to the parent, guardian, or
legal custodian seeking restoration of custody prior to
the hearing on fitness and the movant shall have an
opportunity at the hearing to refute the information or
contest its significance.
(c) All information obtained from any investigation
shall be confidential as provided in Section 5-150 of this
Act.
(Source: P.A. 100-45, eff. 8-11-17; 100-136, eff. 8-18-17;
100-229, eff. 1-1-18; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 100-978, eff.
8-19-18; 101-63, eff. 10-1-19.)

(705 ILCS 405/2-33)
Sec. 2-33. Supplemental petition to reinstate wardship.
(1) Any time prior to a minor's 18th birthday, pursuant to
a supplemental petition filed under this Section, the court
may reinstate wardship and open a previously closed case when:
(a) wardship and guardianship under the Juvenile Court
Act of 1987 was vacated in conjunction with the
appointment of a private guardian under the Probate Act of
1975;
(b) the minor is not presently a ward of the court
under Article II of this Act nor is there a petition for
adjudication of wardship pending on behalf of the minor;
and
(c) it is in the minor's best interest that wardship
be reinstated.
(2) Any time prior to a minor's 21st birthday, pursuant to
a supplemental petition filed under this Section, the court
may reinstate wardship and open a previously closed case when:
(a) wardship and guardianship under this Act was
vacated pursuant to:
(i) an order entered under subsection (2) of
Section 2-31 in the case of a minor over the age of 18;
(ii) closure of a case under subsection (2) of
Section 2-31 in the case of a minor under the age of 18
who has been partially or completely emancipated in

accordance with the Emancipation of Minors Act; or
(iii) an order entered under subsection (3) of
Section 2-31 based on the minor's attaining the age of
19 years before the effective date of this amendatory
Act of the 101st General Assembly;
(b) the minor is not presently a ward of the court
under Article II of this Act nor is there a petition for
adjudication of wardship pending on behalf of the minor;
and
(c) it is in the minor's best interest that wardship
be reinstated.
(3) The supplemental petition must be filed in the same
proceeding in which the original adjudication order was
entered. Unless excused by court for good cause shown, the
petitioner shall give notice of the time and place of the
hearing on the supplemental petition, in person or by mail, to
the minor, if the minor is 14 years of age or older, and to the
parties to the juvenile court proceeding. Notice shall be
provided at least 3 court days in advance of the hearing date.
(3.5) Whenever a petition is filed to reinstate wardship
pursuant to subsection (1), prior to granting the petition,
the court may order the Department of Children and Family
Services to assess the minor's current and proposed living
arrangements and to provide ongoing monitoring of the health,
safety, and best interest of the minor during the pendency of
the petition to assist the court in making that determination.

(4) A minor who is the subject of a petition to reinstate
wardship under this Section shall be provided with
representation in accordance with Sections 1-5 and 2-17 of
this Act.
(5) Whenever a minor is committed to the Department of
Children and Family Services for care and services following
the reinstatement of wardship under this Section, the
Department shall:
(a) Within 30 days of such commitment, prepare and
file with the court a case plan which complies with the
federal Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980
and is consistent with the health, safety and best
interests of the minor; and
(b) Promptly refer the minor for such services as are
necessary and consistent with the minor's health, safety
and best interests.
(Source: P.A. 101-78, eff. 7-12-19.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.