Ill. Admin. Code tit. 2, § 775.130
Release of Information to the Media
Effective Sep 21, 19848 Ill. Reg. 17275AUTHORITY: Subpart A: Implementing the Illinois Constitution, Articles 5, 8 and 13, the State Records Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 116, pars. 43.4 et seq.), the Open Meetings Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 102, pars. 41 et seq.), the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 127, pars. 1001-1 et seq.) and the Freedom of Information Act (Supp. to Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 116, pars. 201 et seq.) and authorized by "AN ACT creating the Department of Children and Family Services, codifying its powers and duties, and repealing certain Acts and Sections herein named" (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 23, pars. 5001 et seq.), the Child Care Act of 1969 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 23, pars. 2211 et seq.) and the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 23, pars. 2051 et seq.); Subpart B: Implementing and authorized by "AN ACT creating the Department of Children and Family Services, codifying its powers and duties, and repealing certain Acts and Sections herein named" (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 23, pars. 5001 et seq.) and Section 5-15 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 127, par. 1005-15); Subpart C: Implementing and authorized by Section 5-15 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 127, par. 1005-15).DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
- a) Department news releases dealing with Department policies, investigations, audits, evaluations, or reviews shall be approved by the Director or his designee.
- b) The production of documentary television programs or films, as contrasted with short news segments, which involve Department clients or children for whom the Department is legally responsible and which portray the mission and activities of the Department may only be authorized by the Director. Parental or caretaker approval is required for children for whom the Department is not legally responsible for participation in such programs or films if the programs and films are produced, financed, or authorized by the Department.
c) The Guardianship Administrator, or his designee, shall be consulted and written approval obtained whenever children for whom the Department is legally responsible are to be featured in any audio-visual presentation directed toward the public. This includes photographs, radio and television programs, or recordings. Before such material is published, the Guardianship Administrator, or his designee, shall sign a release form specifying the allowable use of such production or products. Such permission shall be subject to the following conditions:
- 1) Participation on the part of the child has been voluntary;
- 2) No photograph shall appear in any publication with faces masked to prevent identification;
- 3) All material shall be directed toward increasing the public's understanding of conditions, needs or interests of the participating children; and
- 4) Photographs taken for use in nationally circulated publications, including pictures for scientific, educational, or other special purposes, shall first be approved by the Director or his designee.
- d) All Department administrators shall take precautions to preserve the confidentiality of each client's relationship with the Department or its providers and to guard against exploitation or embarrassment to Department clients.
(Source: New Section 775.130 renumbered from Section 775.120 and amended at 8 Ill. Reg. 17275, effective September 21, 1984)