104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2497 Introduced , by Rep. Steven Reick SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 505/6b-5 new Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to establish and operate a caseload tracking system which shall be designed to monitor and evaluate the interrelationship between client case plans, the Department's case tracking system, and the work responsibilities of the Department. Provides that the caseload tracking system shall prioritize the equal distribution of caseload burdens between the personnel of the Department. Provides that if the caseload tracking system generates data that shows a lack of equal distribution of caseload burdens between Department service areas, the Department shall prioritize the reorganization of the service areas so as to equalize caseload burdens. LRB104 03980 KTG 14004 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2497 Introduced , by Rep. Steven Reick SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 505/6b-5 new 20 ILCS 505/6b-5 new Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to establish and operate a caseload tracking system which shall be designed to monitor and evaluate the interrelationship between client case plans, the Department's case tracking system, and the work responsibilities of the Department. Provides that the caseload tracking system shall prioritize the equal distribution of caseload burdens between the personnel of the Department. Provides that if the caseload tracking system generates data that shows a lack of equal distribution of caseload burdens between Department service areas, the Department shall prioritize the reorganization of the service areas so as to equalize caseload burdens. LRB104 03980 KTG 14004 b LRB104 03980 KTG 14004 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2497 Introduced , by Rep. Steven Reick SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 505/6b-5 new 20 ILCS 505/6b-5 new 20 ILCS 505/6b-5 new Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to establish and operate a caseload tracking system which shall be designed to monitor and evaluate the interrelationship between client case plans, the Department's case tracking system, and the work responsibilities of the Department. Provides that the caseload tracking system shall prioritize the equal distribution of caseload burdens between the personnel of the Department. Provides that if the caseload tracking system generates data that shows a lack of equal distribution of caseload burdens between Department service areas, the Department shall prioritize the reorganization of the service areas so as to equalize caseload burdens. LRB104 03980 KTG 14004 b LRB104 03980 KTG 14004 b LRB104 03980 KTG 14004 b A BILL FOR HB2497LRB104 03980 KTG 14004 b HB2497 LRB104 03980 KTG 14004 b HB2497 LRB104 03980 KTG 14004 b 1 AN ACT concerning State government. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended 5 by adding Section 6b-5 as follows: 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2497 Introduced , by Rep. Steven Reick SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 505/6b-5 new 20 ILCS 505/6b-5 new 20 ILCS 505/6b-5 new Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to establish and operate a caseload tracking system which shall be designed to monitor and evaluate the interrelationship between client case plans, the Department's case tracking system, and the work responsibilities of the Department. Provides that the caseload tracking system shall prioritize the equal distribution of caseload burdens between the personnel of the Department. Provides that if the caseload tracking system generates data that shows a lack of equal distribution of caseload burdens between Department service areas, the Department shall prioritize the reorganization of the service areas so as to equalize caseload burdens. LRB104 03980 KTG 14004 b LRB104 03980 KTG 14004 b LRB104 03980 KTG 14004 b A BILL FOR 20 ILCS 505/6b-5 new LRB104 03980 KTG 14004 b HB2497 LRB104 03980 KTG 14004 b