b) The purpose of an internal legal screening is to determine:

1. 1) whether there is sufficient evidence to support a finding that there are grounds for termination of parental rights;
2. 2) whether it is in the best interests of the child to seek termination of parental rights and, if the child is age 14 or over, whether the child will consent to the adoption; and
3. 3) identification of the steps which need to be completed to permit the filing of a petition to terminate parental rights in accordance with local court practices.

d) The following persons shall attend the legal screening:

1. 1) the Department's regional legal counsel;
2. 2) the child's worker;
3. 3) a representative from the regional adoption unit; and
4. 4) the worker's supervisor, whenever possible.

e) If a determination is made at legal screening that adoption is in the best interests of the child and there are sufficient legal grounds for termination, the following steps shall be taken:

1. 1) Identification of all interested persons, including all putative fathers who need to be served by the State's Attorney for purpose of the Juvenile Court proceeding, who have not previously been served;
2. 2) A petition or motion for appointment of guardian with powers to consent to adoption (termination of parental rights) shall be prepared in all counties in which the Department, rather than the local office of the State's Attorney, prepares the petition;
3. 3) Petitions or motions shall be forwarded to the local office of the State's Attorney (outside of Cook County);
4. 4) In Cook County, referral shall be made to the State's Attorney;
5. 5) The child's worker shall complete all tasks assigned throughout the process;
6. 6) The child's worker must list a child without an adoptive resource with the Adoption Listing Service of Illinois in accordance with Section 309.40(a); and
7. 7) All necessary paperwork for termination of parental rights must be submitted to the State's Attorney within 30 days after the internal legal screening.