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SB2869 • 2026
DCFS-MISSING CHILDREN-REPORTS
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DCFS-MISSING CHILDREN-REPORTS
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr.
Assigned to Appropriations- Health and Human Services
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John F. Curran
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Darby A. Hills
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
DCFS-MISSING CHILDREN-REPORTS
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Full Text of SB2869 Home Legislation Full Text SB2869 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Printer Friendly Version Introduced Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2869 Introduced 1/16/2026, by Sen. Darby A. Hills SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 505/2.3 new Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to submit, beginning June 1, 2027, annual reports to the General Assembly on the total number of youth in care who were classified by the Department as missing during the previous calendar year and, from that reported number, the total number of missing youth who were later located or recovered. Requires the annual reports to include for each youth who was classified as missing: information on the youth's age and gender, the type of placement the youth was placed in before the youth was classified as missing, the total length of time the youth has been under the Department's custody or guardianship, the date upon which the youth was first classified as missing, the circumstances leading up to the Department classifying the youth as missing, actions the Department has taken to locate or recover the youth, and, if applicable, the date on which the Department located or recovered the youth. Requires the Department to follow all State and federal privacy laws and regulations when collecting, sharing, storing, or reporting the data and information on missing youth in care. LRB104 16418 KTG 29808 b A BILL FOR SB2869 LRB104 16418 KTG 29808 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 2.3 as follows: 6 (20 ILCS 505/2.3 new) 7 Sec. 2.3. Annual reports on missing youth in care. 8 On or before June 1, 2027, and every year thereafter, the 9 Department shall submit to the General Assembly an annual 10 report on (i) the total number of youth in care who were 11 classified as missing by the Department during the previous 12 calendar year and (ii) the number of missing youth in care 13 reported in item (i) who were later located or recovered by the 14 Department. For each youth in care reported under item (i), 15 the Department shall provide the following information: 16 (1) Age, gender, type of placement the youth was 17 placed in before the youth was classified as missing, 18 total length of time the youth has been under the 19 Department's custody or guardianship, and any other 20 relevant information. 21 (2) The date upon which the youth was first classified 22 as missing by the Department. 23 (3) The circumstances leading up to the Department SB2869 - 2 - LRB104 16418 KTG 29808 b 1 classifying the youth as missing. 2 (4) Actions taken by the Department to locate or 3 recover the youth, including a list of all Department 4 records or forms created or completed on the youth and a 5 list of all agencies the Department notified about the 6 youth, including, but not limited to, notifications made 7 to the appropriate local law enforcement agency and the 8 National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. 9 (5) If the youth was later located or recovered, the 10 date on which the Department located or recovered the 11 youth. 12 All information collected, shared, stored, or reported on 13 in accordance with this Section shall be handled in accordance 14 with all applicable State and federal privacy laws and 15 regulations and redacted where appropriate. 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