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1 AN ACT concerning State government.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended 
5by changing Section 5.27 as follows:

6 (20 ILCS 505/5.27)
7 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
8 Sec. 5.27. Holistic Mental Health Care for Youth in Care 
9Task Force.
10 (a) The Holistic Mental Health Care for Youth in Care Task 
11Force is created. The Task Force shall review and make 
12recommendations regarding mental health and wellness services 
13provided to youth in care, including a program of holistic 
14mental health services provided 30 days after the date upon 
15which a youth is placed in foster care, in order to determine 
16how to best meet the mental health needs of youth in care. 
17Additionally, the Task Force shall:
18  (1) assess the capacity of State licensed mental 
19 health professionals to provide preventive mental health 
20 care to youth in care;
21  (2) review the current payment rates for mental health 
22 providers serving the youth in care population;
23  (3) evaluate the process for smaller private practices 
 
 
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1 and agencies to bill through managed care, evaluate 
2 delayed payments to mental health providers, and recommend 
3 improvements to make billing practices more efficient;
4  (4) evaluate the recruitment and retention of mental 
5 health providers who are persons of color to serve the 
6 youth in care population; and
7  (5) any other relevant subject and processes as deemed 
8 necessary by the Task Force.
9 (b) The Task Force shall have 9 members, comprised as 
10follows:
11  (1) The Director of Healthcare and Family Services or 
12 the Director's designee.
13  (2) The Director of Children and Family Services or 
14 the Director's designee.
15  (3) A member appointed by the Governor from the Office 
16 of the Governor who has a focus on mental health issues.
17  (4) Two members from the House of Representatives, 
18 appointed one each by the Speaker of the House of 
19 Representatives and the Minority Leader of the House of 
20 Representatives.
21  (5) Two members of the Senate, appointed one each by 
22 the President of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the 
23 Senate.
24  (6) One member who is a former youth in care, 
25 appointed by the Governor.
26  (7) One representative from the managed care entity 
 
 
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1 managing the YouthCare program, appointed by the Director 
2 of Healthcare and Family Services.
3 Task Force members shall serve without compensation but 
4may be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the 
5performance of their duties.
6 (c) The Task Force shall meet at least once each month 
7beginning no later than July 1, 2022 and at other times as 
8determined by the Task Force. The Task Force may hold 
9electronic meetings and a member of the Task Force shall be 
10deemed present for the purposes of establishing a quorum and 
11voting.
12 (d) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, in 
13conjunction with the Department of Children and Family 
14Services, shall provide administrative and other support to 
15the Task Force.
16 (e) The Task Force shall prepare and submit to the 
17Governor and the General Assembly at the end of each quarter a 
18report that summarizes its work and makes recommendations 
19resulting from its study. The Task Force shall submit its 
20final report to the Governor and the General Assembly no later 
21than December 31, 2025 2024. Upon submission of its final 
22report, the Task Force is dissolved.
23 (f) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2026. 
24(Source: P.A. 102-898, eff. 5-25-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)