DCFS-ANNUAL RPTS-YOUTH IN CARE Senate SponsorsSen. Sara Feigenholtz, Robert Peters, Christopher Belt, Meg Loughran Cappel and Elgie R. Sims, Jr. House Sponsors(Rep. Delia C. Ramirez-Stephanie A. Kifowit-Carol Ammons, Kelly M. Cassidy, Anna Moeller, Suzanne Ness, Robyn Gabel, Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar, Joyce Mason, Lakesia Collins, Elizabeth Hernandez, Natalie A. Manley and Kathleen Willis) 7/9/2021SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0076 20 ILCS 505/2.2Amends the Children and Family Services Act. In provisions requiring the Department of Children and Family Services to submit annual reports to the General Assembly concerning youth in care who are awaiting placement or psychiatric hospitalization (rather than placement), provides that the reports are to be submitted no later than December 31 of each year (rather than on December 31 of each year through December 31, 2023). Requires the reports to be posted on the Department's website and to include specified information, including: (i) the number of youth in care placed in out-of-state residential treatment facilities, whether each youth was referred to any in-state programs for placement and, if so, the number of in-state referrals for each youth prior to referring the youth to out-of-state programs; (ii) the number of youth not in the temporary custody or guardianship of the Department who are the subjects of open child protection cases, intact family cases, or any other types of child welfare case, including, but not limited to, those youth for whom the Department is required to make medical assistance payments because they were hospitalized in inpatient psychiatric hospitals or units and were beyond medical necessity during the Department's involvement with the case; and (iii) the number of youth in care who remain in emergency rooms for longer than 24 hours waiting for admission to a psychiatric hospital bed. Effective immediately. 2/3/2021SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz 2/3/2021SenateFirst Reading 2/3/2021SenateReferred to Assignments 2/9/2021SenateAssigned to Health 2/16/2021SenateTo Subcommittee on Children & Family 3/2/2021SenatePostponed - Health 3/8/2021SenateReported Back To Health; 004-000-000 3/9/2021SenateDo Pass Health; 016-000-000 3/9/2021SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2021 3/10/2021SenateSecond Reading 3/10/2021SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** March 16, 2021 3/16/2021SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters 4/14/2021SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt 4/20/2021SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel 4/20/2021SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. 4/21/2021SenateThird Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 4/22/2021HouseArrived in House 4/22/2021HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez 4/22/2021HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit 4/23/2021HouseFirst Reading 4/23/2021HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/28/2021HouseAssigned to Human Services Committee 4/28/2021HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons 5/3/2021HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy 5/12/2021HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller 5/12/2021HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Ness 5/12/2021HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel 5/12/2021HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar 5/12/2021HouseDo Pass / Consent Calendar Human Services Committee; 015-000-000 5/12/2021HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar 5/12/2021HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason 5/12/2021HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins 5/13/2021HouseSecond Reading - Consent Calendar 5/13/2021HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar 5/14/2021HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar 5/18/2021HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez 5/18/2021HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley 5/20/2021HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis 5/21/2021HouseThird Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day 5/26/2021HouseThird Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 112-000-000 5/26/2021SenatePassed Both Houses 6/24/2021SenateSent to the Governor 7/9/2021SenateGovernor Approved 7/9/2021SenateEffective Date July 9, 2021 7/9/2021SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0076