Ill. Admin. Code tit. 2, § 775.40
Disclosure of Information
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) Records and Information. All records and information shall be considered public information unless specific legal or statutory authority can be cited to maintain its confidentiality or unless it falls within a category which is exempt from disclosure as defined in this Part or other applicable Department rules. Administrative inconvenience is not grounds for non-disclosure of information.
b) Materials to be displayed. The Department shall prominently display and keep available for public inspection the following materials, at its eight regional offices and its central administrative office:
- 1) A brief description of the Department, including services offered, mission statement, organization charts, number and location of all its offices, total of its current operating budget, approximate number of full and part-time employees, and a complete list of advisory groups and their members.
- 2) Instructions on how interested persons may obtain information from the Freedom of Information Officer, including a schedule of fees.
- 3) Complete sets of Department rules and procedures.
- 4) A reasonably current list of other types of public records and informational materials which are maintained within the Department.
(Source: Amended at 8 Ill. Reg. 17275, effective September 21, 1984)