20 ILCS 1705/11.2

Each Bureau shall: (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: (1) assessment of the need for various types of programs, such as prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation, and (2) design of a system to integrate additional services, including service alternatives; (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.