Family Support Program Discharge

Section 139.150  Family Support Program Discharge a)         An FSP youth may be discharged from the FSP in any of the following circumstances: 1)         The FSP youth is determined, pursuant to Section 139.135(b), to no longer be appropriate for the FSP; 2)         The FSP youth reaches the age of 21; 3)         The parent or legal guardian is no longer an Illinois resident, consistent with Section 139.115(a); 4)         Failure of the parent or legal guardian to comply with any of the requirements found in Section 139.120; 5)         Legal guardianship or legal custody of the FSP youth is ordered by a court to a State or federal agency, except for the Illinois Office of State Guardian (OSG); 6)         The FSP youth does not receive FSP services for any period of 90 consecutive days or more; or 7)         The parent or legal guardian, or FSP youth age 18 or older, requests the discharge of the FSP youth. b)         Notice of discharge from the FSP shall be issued to the parent or legal guardian for FSP youth below the age of 18, and to adult FSP youth age 18 and older or the adult FSP youth's legal guardian as applicable, along with notice of the right to appeal and instructions on how to pursue an appeal (see Section 139.600).