Illinois Statutes Chapter 20. Executive Branch § 1705/11.2. To maintain and operate the Bureau for Mentally Ill Children and Adolescents and the Bureau for Children and Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities

(a) develop the Department policies necessary to assure a coherent services system for, and develop and coordinate planning on a Statewide basis for delivery of services to, children or adolescents with mental illness and children and adolescents with a developmental disability, including:

(b) provide consultation and technical assistance to the appropriate Department subdivisions and coordinate service planning and development efforts for children and adolescents with a developmental disability and children or adolescents with mental illness;

(c) develop cooperative programs with community service providers and other State agencies which serve children;

(d) assist families in the placement of children with mental illness, as specified in Section 7.1; and

(e) develop minimum standards for the operation of both State-provided and contracted community-based services for promulgation as rules.