Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB2524 Compare Versions

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1	1	SB2524
2	2	A BILL FOR
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4	4	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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6	6	State of Illinois
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8	8	2023 and 2024
9	9	SB2524
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11	11	Introduced 2/21/2023, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
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13	13	SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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15	15	Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent
16	16	expenses of the Department of Children and Family Services for
17	17	the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, as follows:
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19	19	General Funds $1,381,779,300
20	20	Other State Funds $ 614,101,300
21	21	Federal Funds $ 13,772,850
22	22	Total $2,009,653,450
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30	30	SB2524 OMB103 00012 VOT 45012 b
31	31	AN ACT concerning appropriations. 1
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33	33	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented 2
34	34	in the General Assembly: 3
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36	36	ARTICLE 1 4
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38	38	Section 1. The following named amounts, or so much thereof 5
39	39	as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes 6
40	40	hereinafter named, are appropriated to the Department of 7
41	41	Children and Family Services: 8
42	42	ENTIRE AGENCY 9
43	43	PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FU ND 10
44	44	For Personal Services ........................... 292,401,800 11
45	45	For State Contributions to 12
46	46	Social Security ................................ .22,368,800 13
47	47	For Contractual Services ......................... 43,913,500 14
48	48	For Travel ................................ ........7,818,600 15
49	49	For Commodities ................................ .....630,000 16
50	50	For Printing ................................ ........387,400 17
51	51	For Equipment ................................ .....4,023,900 18
52	52	For Electronic Data Processi ng ...................66,919,000 19
53	53	For Telecommunications ............................ 7,561,500 20
54	54	For Operation of Automotive Equipment ...............318,500 21
55	55	Total 446,343,000 22 SB2524 -2- OMB103 00012 VOT 45012 b
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58	58	Section 5. The following named amounts, or so much thereof 1
59	59	as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes 2
60	60	hereinafter named, are appropriated to the Department of 3
61	61	Children and Family Services: 4
62	62	CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION 5
63	63	PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND 6
64	64	For Attorney General Representation 7
65	65	on Child Welfare Litigation Issues .................585,900 8
66	66	PAYABLE FROM DCFS SPECIAL PUR POSES TRUST FUND 9
67	67	For Expenditures of Private Funds 10
68	68	for Child Welfare Improvements ...................2,794,500 11
69	69	PAYABLE FROM DCFS CHILDREN’S SERVICES FUND 12
70	70	For CCWIS Information System ..................... 69,062,300 13
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72	72	Section 10. The following named amounts, or so much thereof 14
73	73	as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes 15
74	74	hereinafter named, are appropriated to the Department of 16
75	75	Children and Family Services: 17
76	76	REGULATION AND QUALITY CONTROL 18
77	77	PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND 19
78	78	For Child Death Review Teams ........................ 104,000 20
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80	80	Section 15. The following named amounts, or so much thereof 21
81	81	as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the 22 SB2524 -3- OMB103 00012 VOT 45012 b
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83	83	Department of Children and Family Services: 1
84	84	CHILD WELFARE 2
85	85	PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND 3
86	86	For Targeted Case Management ..................... 12,658,400 4
87	87	PAYABLE FROM DCFS CHILDREN’S SERVICES FUND 5
88	88	For Independent Living Initiative ................10,949,700 6
89	89	PAYABLE FROM DCFS FEDERAL PROJECTS FUND 7
90	90	For Federal Child Welfare Projects ..................816,600 8
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92	92	Section 20. The following named amounts, or so much thereof 9
93	93	as may be necessary, respec tively, are appropriated to the 10
94	94	Department of Children and Family Services: 11
95	95	CHILD PROTECTION 12
96	96	PAYABLE FROM DCFS FEDERAL PROJECTS FUND 13
97	97	For Federal Grant Awards ......................... 11,500,000 14
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99	99	Section 25. The following named amounts, or so much thereof 15
100	100	as may be necessary, r espectively, are appropriated to the 16
101	101	Department of Children and Family Services: 17
102	102	BUDGET, LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE 18
103	103	PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND 19
104	104	For Refunds ................................ ..........11,200 20
105	105	PAYABLE FROM DCFS CHILDREN'S SERVICES FUND 21
106	106	For Title IV-E Enhancement ........................ 4,228,800 22
107	107	For SSI Reimbursement ............................. 1,513,300 23 SB2524 -4- OMB103 00012 VOT 45012 b
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109	109	Total $5,742,100 1
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111	111	Section 30. The following named amounts, or so much thereof 2
112	112	as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the 3
113	113	Department of Children and Family Services for payments for 4
114	114	care of children served by the Department of Children and Family 5
115	115	Services: 6
116	116	GRANTS-IN-AID 7
117	117	REGIONAL OFFICES 8
118	118	PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND 9
119	119	For Foster Homes and Specialized 10
120	120	Foster Care and Prevention, 11
121	121	including prior year costs ..................... 399,257,200 12
122	122	For Counseling and Auxiliary Services ............15,184,100 13
123	123	For Institution and Group Home Care and 14
124	124	Prevention, including prior year costs .........215,172,600 15
125	125	For Services Associated with the Foster 16
126	126	Care Initiative ................................ ..6,139,900 17
127	127	For Purchase of Adoption and 18
128	128	Guardianship Services .......................... 153,274,000 19
129	129	For Cash Assistance and Housing 20
130	130	Locator Service to Families in the 21
131	131	Class Defined in the Norman Consent Order ........3,313,700 22
132	132	For Youth in Transition Program ...................2,708,600 23
133	133	For Assisting in the Development 24 SB2524 -5- OMB103 00012 VOT 45012 b
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135	135	of Children's Advocacy Centers ...................1,998,600 1
136	136	For Family Preservation Services .................37,912,600 2
137	137	For Court Appointed Special Advocates .............2,000,000 3
138	138	Total $836,961,300 4
139	139	PAYABLE FROM DCFS CHILDREN'S SERVICES FUND 5
140	140	For Foster Homes and Specialized 6
141	141	Foster Care and Prevention, 7
142	142	including prior year costs ..................... 226,615,900 8
143	143	For Cash Assistance and Housing Locator 9
144	144	Services to Families in the 10
145	145	Class Defined in the Norman 11
146	146	Consent Order ................................ ....6,071,300 12
147	147	For Counseling and Auxiliary Services ............19,269,100 13
148	148	For Institution and Group Home Ca re and 14
149	149	Prevention, including prior year costs ..........71,475,100 15
150	150	For Assisting in the development 16
151	151	of Children's Advocacy Centers ...................5,290,600 17
152	152	For Psychological Assessments 18
153	153	Including Operations and 19
154	154	Administrative Expenses .......................... 3,100,400 20
155	155	For Children's Person al and 21
156	156	Physical Maintenance ............................. 3,971,800 22
157	157	For Services Associated with the Foster 23
158	158	Care Initiative ................................ ..1,705,600 24
159	159	For Purchase of Adoption and 25 SB2524 -6- OMB103 00012 VOT 45012 b
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161	161	Guardianship Services ........................... 48,104,700 1
162	162	For Family Preservation Services .................44,125,300 2
163	163	For Family Centered Services Ini tiative ..........17,198,400 3
164	164	For Court Appointed Special Advocates .............4,674,400 4
165	165	Total $451,602,600 5
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167	167	Section 35. The following named amounts, or so much thereof 6
168	168	as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the 7
169	169	Department of Children and Family Services for: 8
170	170	GRANTS-IN-AID 9
171	171	CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION 10
172	172	PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND 11
173	173	For Department Scholarship Program ................5,662,600 12
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175	175	Section 40. The following named amounts, or so much thereof 13
176	176	as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the 14
177	177	Department of Children and Family Services for: 15
178	178	GRANTS-IN-AID 16
179	179	CHILD PROTECTION 17
180	180	PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND 18
181	181	For Protective/Family Maintenance 19
182	182	Day Care ................................ ........47,986,900 20
183	183	For Residential Construction Services Grants , or 21
184	184	for deposit into the DCFS Special P urposes 22
185	185	Trust Fund ................................ .........900,000 23 SB2524 -7- OMB103 00012 VOT 45012 b
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188	188	Section 45. The following named amounts, or so much thereof 1
189	189	as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the 2
190	190	Department of Children and Family Services for: 3
191	191	GRANTS-IN-AID 4
192	192	BUDGET, LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE 5
193	193	PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND 6
194	194	For Tort Claims ................................ ......66,000 7
195	195	PAYABLE FROM DCFS CHILDREN’S SERVICES FUND 8
196	196	For expenses related to litigation ................2,520,000 9
197	197	For all expenditures related to the 10
198	198	collection and distribution of Title IV -E 11
199	199	Reimbursement ................................ ....3,000,000 12
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201	201	Section 50. The following named amounts, or so much thereof 13
202	202	as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the 14
203	203	Department of Children and Family Services for: 15
204	204	GRANTS-IN-AID 16
205	205	CLINICAL SERVICES 17
206	206	PAYABLE FROM DCFS CHILDREN’S SERVICES FUND 18
207	207	For Foster Care and Adoptive Care Training .....18,430,100 19
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209	209	Section 55. The sum of $30,000,000, or so much thereof as 20
210	210	may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund 21
211	211	to the Department of Children and Family Services for grants 22 SB2524 -8- OMB103 00012 VOT 45012 b
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213	213	and administrative expenses associated with Level of Care 1
214	214	Support Services or for deposit into the DCFS Special Purposes 2
215	215	Trust Fund. 3
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217	217	Section 60. The sum of $50,000,000, or so much thereof as 4
218	218	may be neces sary, is appropriated from the DCFS Special 5
219	219	Purposes Trust Fund to the Department of Children and Family 6
220	220	Services for grants and administrative expenses associated with 7
221	221	the Level of Care Support Services, including prior year costs. 8
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223	223	Section 65. The sum of $500,000, or so much thereof as may 9
224	224	be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to 10
225	225	the Department of Children and Family Services for costs 11
226	226	associated with a rate study. 12
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228	228	ARTICLE 2 13
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230	230	Section 5. The sum of $1,344,050, or so much thereof as 14
231	231	may be necessary and remains unexpended at the close of business 15
232	232	on June 30, 2023, from appropriations heretofore made for such 16
233	233	purpose in Article 138, Section 5 of Public Act 102 -0698 is 17
234	234	reappropriated from the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediat ion 18
235	235	Emergency Fund to the Department of Children and Family 19
236	236	Services for grants to Child Advocacy Centers for purposes 20
237	237	allowed by Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 21 SB2524 -9- OMB103 00012 VOT 45012 b
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239	239	and any associated federal guidance. 1
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241	241	Section 10. The sum of $112,200, or so much thereof as may 2
242	242	be necessary and remains unexpended at the close of business 3
243	243	on June 30, 2023, from appropriations heretofore made for such 4
244	244	purpose in Article 138, Section 10 of Public Act 102 -0698 is 5
245	245	reappropriated from the State Coronavirus Ur gent Remediation 6
246	246	Emergency Fund to the Department of Children and Family 7
247	247	Services for a grant to the Court Appointed Special Advocates 8
248	248	of Cook County to be used to advocate for the timely placement 9
249	249	of children in permanent, safe, and stable homes, for purp oses 10
250	250	permitted by Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 11
251	251	2021 and related federal guidance. 12
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253	253	Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 13
254	254	2023. 14