Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 401 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES › Subpart B - PERMITS AND LICENSES › Section 401.100 - Application for License

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The
				initial application for license as a child welfare agency shall be completed by
				the officers of the governing body of the child welfare agency on forms
				prescribed and furnished by the Department.
b) For the initial application for a license
				to be complete, the following shall be attached to the application:
1) Agencies not providing adoption services
				shall include the agency's articles of incorporation and by-laws, indicating
				that the agency's corporate status is in good standing with the Illinois
				Secretary of State and, if a not-for-profit corporation under Section 501 of
				the Internal Revenue Code ( 26 USCA 501 ), a copy of the Internal Revenue
				Service ruling on the agency's exemption status from Federal income tax and
				registration with the Charitable Trust Bureau of the Attorney General's office
				(if applicable);
2) Agencies not
				providing adoption services shall include a list of owners, officers, board
				members, and principal shareholders owning more than 5% of the stock of the
				corporation and each person's attestation that he or she has not been convicted
				of a felony or indicated as a perpetrator of child abuse or child neglect, as
				defined in Appendix B of 89 Ill. Adm. Code 300 (Reports of Child Abuse and
				Neglect). This includes any or all of the above persons who reside outside the
				State of Illinois. The board list shall include the board chair's name, home
				address and telephone number that is in addition to the agency's telephone
				number; the names of the other officers of the board; names of the other board
				members; and committees of the governing body;
3) Agencies providing adoption services shall
				attach to the initial application:
A) A
				current copy of the Internal Revenue Service's ruling showing that the agency
				is officially recognized by the United States Internal Revenue Service as a
				tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of
				1986 (
				26 USC
				501 );
B) A current copy of registration with the
				Charitable Trust Bureau of the Illinois Attorney General's office;
C) Copies of 990 reports filed with the
				Internal Revenue Service in the preceding 3 years (if applicable);
D) Articles of incorporation and by-laws,
				indicating that the agency's corporate status is in good standing with the
				Illinois Secretary of State; and
E)
				A list of officers, board members, and each person's attestation that he or she
				has not been convicted of a felony or indicated as a perpetrator of child abuse
				or child neglect, as defined in Appendix B of 89 Ill. Adm. Code 300 (Reports of
				Child Abuse and Neglect). This includes any or all of the above persons who
				reside outside the State of Illinois. The board list shall include the board
				chair's name, home address and telephone number that is in addition to the
				agency's telephone number; the names of the other officers of the board; names
				of the board other members; and committees of the governing body;
4) A mission statement or
				statement of purpose including services to be provided and the types of child
				care facilities to be operated and supervised by the agency, including a plan
				for recruiting foster family and adoptive homes, as required to fulfill the
				agency's mission or purpose;
5)
				Proposed operating budget for the first two years of operation;
6) Range of services to be provided within
				the first two years of operation; and
7) A comprehensive staffing plan which
				includes job descriptions and the qualifications of the staff for all child
				welfare programs to be provided by the agency. If the child welfare agency
				operates within a multi-service agency, those staff positions that perform no
				functions for the child welfare agency do not need to be included in the
				staffing plan. If the child welfare agency intends to operate branch offices,
				the address, telephone number and staffing plan for each of the branch offices
				is to be included in the initial application (if known) or reported to the
				Department within 30 days after the location for a branch office is
				secured.