Illinois Compiled Statutes

20 ILCS 505/2.1 (2026)

The Department shall ensure a sufficient number of placement and other resources of sufficient quality and variety to meet the needs of children and families as specified in the individual case plan in Sec

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(20 ILCS 505/2.1)
    Sec. 2.1. The Department shall ensure a sufficient number of placement and other resources of sufficient quality and variety to meet the needs of children and families as specified in the individual case plan in Sec. 6a of this Act. Nothing in this Sec. shall be construed to create a private right of action or a judicially enforceable claim on the part of any individual or agency.
(Source: P.A. 88-614, eff. 9-7-94.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2024–2025 · leading case: Jones v. Donnelly, 2024 IL App (4th) 230699-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024).
Jones v. Donnelly, 2024 IL App (4th) 230699-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “See 20 ILCS 505/2.1, 7 (West 2020). DCFS might well employ private agencies to assist in its statutory duties, and it is apparent from plaintiffs’ complaint that this was Catholic Charities’ role here.”
Golbert v. Smith (N.D. Ill. 2025). “In short, the complaint alleges that the Department and its officials failed to appropriate enough funds toward “ensur[ing] a sufficient number of placement and other resources of sufficient quality and variety to meet the needs of children and families .”
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