Illinois § 10-55 Role of other State entities

Illinois Statutes

§ 10-55 — Role of other State entities

Illinois § 10-55

TopicHUMAN NEEDS

Ch. 325CHILDREN

Act 325 ILCS 3/Department of Early Childhood Act.

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Bluebook

325 Ill. Comp. Stat. 10-55 (2026).

Text

The Departments of Public Health, Early Childhood, Human Services, Children and Family Services, and Healthcare and Family Services; the University of Illinois Division of Specialized Care for Children; the State Board of Education; and any other State agency which directly or indirectly provides or administers early intervention services shall adopt compatible rules for the provision of services to eligible infants and toddlers and their families by July 1, 2026. These agencies shall enter into and maintain formal interagency agreements to enable the State and local agencies serving eligible children and their families to establish working relationships that will increase the efficiency and effectiveness of their early intervention services. The agreements shall outline the administrative

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The Departments of Public Health, Early Childhood, Human Services, Children and Family Services, and Healthcare and Family Services; the University of Illinois Division of Specialized Care for Children; the State Board of Education; and any other State agency which directly or indirectly provides or administers early intervention services shall adopt compatible rules for the provision of services to eligible infants and toddlers and their families by July 1, 2026. These agencies shall enter into and maintain formal interagency agreements to enable the State and local agencies serving eligible children and their families to establish working relationships that will increase the efficiency and effectiveness of their early intervention services. The agreements shall outline the administrative, program and financial responsibilities of the relevant State agencies and shall implement a coordinated service delivery system through local interagency agreements. There shall be created in the Office of the Governor an Early Childhood Intervention Ombudsman to assist families and local parties in ensuring that all State agencies serving eligible families do so in a comprehensive and collaborative manner. The Governor shall appoint the Ombudsman, which shall be a continuation of the position that was created under Section 9 of the Early Intervention Services System Act and that is repealed on July 1, 2026 by Section 20.1 of the Early Intervention Services System Act.