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HB0831 Engrossed LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b AN ACT concerning children.
HB0831 Enrolled LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b AN ACT concerning children.
(a) The Department shall be capable of receiving reports of suspected child abuse or neglect 24 hours a day, 7 HB0831 Engrossed - 2 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b days a week.
(a) The Department shall be capable of receiving reports of suspected child abuse or neglect 24 hours a day, 7 HB0831 Enrolled - 2 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b days a week.
For purposes of this subsection (a-5), "investigation" means fact-gathering related to the current safety of a child HB0831 Engrossed - 3 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b and the risk of subsequent abuse or neglect that determines whether a report of suspected child abuse or neglect should be indicated or unfounded and whether child protective services are needed.
For purposes of this subsection (a-5), "investigation" means fact-gathering related to the current safety of a child HB0831 Enrolled - 3 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b and the risk of subsequent abuse or neglect that determines whether a report of suspected child abuse or neglect should be indicated or unfounded and whether child protective services are needed.
In determining that a complete investigation is not HB0831 Engrossed - 4 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b required, the Department must document the reason for terminating the investigation and notify the local law enforcement agency or the Department of State Police if the local law enforcement agency or Department of State Police is conducting a joint investigation.
In determining that a complete investigation is not HB0831 Enrolled - 4 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b required, the Department must document the reason for terminating the investigation and notify the local law enforcement agency or the Department of State Police if the local law enforcement agency or Department of State Police is conducting a joint investigation.
(A) The child's sex and age, prior reports of abuse or neglect, information relating to developmental functioning, credibility of the child's statement, and whether the information provided under this paragraph (A) HB0831 Engrossed - 5 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b is consistent with other information collected during the course of the assessment or investigation.
(A) The child's sex and age, prior reports of abuse or neglect, information relating to developmental functioning, credibility of the child's statement, and whether the information provided under this paragraph (A) HB0831 Enrolled - 5 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b is consistent with other information collected during the course of the assessment or investigation.
Nothing in this subsection (a-5) shall be construed to allow the name or identity of a reporter to be disclosed in violation of the HB0831 Engrossed - 6 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b protections afforded under Section 7.19 of this Act.
Nothing in this subsection (a-5) shall be construed to allow the name or identity of a reporter to be disclosed in violation of the HB0831 Enrolled - 6 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b protections afforded under Section 7.19 of this Act.
HB0831 Engrossed - 7 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b The Department shall submit a report to the General Assembly by January 15, 2018 on the implementation progress and recommendations for additional needed legislative changes.
HB0831 Enrolled - 7 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b The Department shall submit a report to the General Assembly by January 15, 2018 on the implementation progress and recommendations for additional needed legislative changes.
an HB0831 Engrossed - 8 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b evaluation of the environment of the child named in the report and any other children in the same environment;
an HB0831 Enrolled - 8 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b evaluation of the environment of the child named in the report and any other children in the same environment;
(4) If (i) at the conclusion of the Unit's initial investigation of a report, the Unit determines the report to be a good faith indication of alleged child abuse or neglect that warrants a formal investigation by the Unit, the Department, any law enforcement agency or any other responsible agency and (ii) the person who is alleged to have caused the abuse or neglect is employed or otherwise engaged in an activity resulting in frequent contact with children and the alleged abuse or neglect are in the course of such employment or HB0831 Engrossed - 9 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b activity, then the Department shall, except in investigations where the Director determines that such notification would be detrimental to the Department's investigation, inform the appropriate supervisor or administrator of that employment or activity that the Unit has commenced a formal investigation pursuant to this Act, which may or may not result in an indicated report.
(4) If (i) at the conclusion of the Unit's initial investigation of a report, the Unit determines the report to be a good faith indication of alleged child abuse or neglect that warrants a formal investigation by the Unit, the Department, any law enforcement agency or any other responsible agency and (ii) the person who is alleged to have caused the abuse or neglect is employed or otherwise engaged in an activity resulting in frequent contact with children and the alleged abuse or neglect are in the course of such employment or HB0831 Enrolled - 9 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b activity, then the Department shall, except in investigations where the Director determines that such notification would be detrimental to the Department's investigation, inform the appropriate supervisor or administrator of that employment or activity that the Unit has commenced a formal investigation pursuant to this Act, which may or may not result in an indicated report.
The accused school employee shall be informed by a representative of the Department, at any interview or meeting, of the accused school employee's due process rights and of the steps in the investigation HB0831 Engrossed - 10 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b process.
The accused school employee shall be informed by a representative of the Department, at any interview or meeting, of the accused school employee's due process rights and of the steps in the investigation HB0831 Enrolled - 10 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b process.
If the Unit determines that the report is a good faith indication of potential child abuse or neglect, it shall then commence a formal investigation under paragraph (3) of HB0831 Engrossed - 11 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b subsection (b) of this Section.
If the Unit determines that the report is a good faith indication of potential child abuse or neglect, it shall then commence a formal investigation under paragraph (3) of HB0831 Enrolled - 11 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b subsection (b) of this Section.
(d) If the Department has contact with an employer, or with a religious institution or religious official having supervisory or hierarchical authority over a member of the clergy accused of the abuse of a child, in the course of its HB0831 Engrossed - 12 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b investigation, the Department shall notify the employer or the religious institution or religious official, in writing, when a report is unfounded so that any record of the investigation can be expunged from the employee's or member of the clergy's personnel or other records.
(d) If the Department has contact with an employer, or with a religious institution or religious official having supervisory or hierarchical authority over a member of the clergy accused of the abuse of a child, in the course of its HB0831 Enrolled - 12 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b investigation, the Department shall notify the employer or the religious institution or religious official, in writing, when a report is unfounded so that any record of the investigation can be expunged from the employee's or member of the clergy's personnel or other records.
(e) Upon request by the Department, the Department of State Police and law enforcement agencies are authorized to provide criminal history record information as defined in the Illinois Uniform Conviction Information Act and information maintained in the adjudicatory and dispositional record system as defined in Section 2605-355 of the Department of State Police Law (20 ILCS 2605/2605-355) to properly designated employees of the Department of Children and Family Services if the Department determines the information is necessary to perform its duties HB0831 Engrossed - 13 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, the Child Care Act of 1969, and the Children and Family Services Act.
(e) Upon request by the Department, the Department of State Police and law enforcement agencies are authorized to provide criminal history record information as defined in the Illinois Uniform Conviction Information Act and information maintained in the adjudicatory and dispositional record system as defined in Section 2605-355 of the Department of State Police Law (20 ILCS 2605/2605-355) to properly designated employees of the Department of Children and Family Services if the Department determines the information is necessary to perform its duties HB0831 Enrolled - 13 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, the Child Care Act of 1969, and the Children and Family Services Act.
HB0831 Engrossed - 14 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b In addition, upon satisfactory identification procedures, to be established by Department regulation, any person authorized to have access to records under Section 11.1 relating to child abuse and neglect may request and shall be immediately provided the information requested in accordance with this Act.
HB0831 Enrolled - 14 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b In addition, upon satisfactory identification procedures, to be established by Department regulation, any person authorized to have access to records under Section 11.1 relating to child abuse and neglect may request and shall be immediately provided the information requested in accordance with this Act.
the parties to the proceedings filed under Article II of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 are entitled to receive copies of previously unfounded reports regarding the same child, a sibling of the child, or the same perpetrator for purposes of hearings under Sections 2-10 and 2-21 of the Juvenile Court Act HB0831 Engrossed - 15 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b of 1987, and attorneys and guardians ad litem appointed under Article II of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 shall receive the reports set forth in Section 7.14 of this Act in conformance with paragraph (19) of Section 11.1 and Section 7.14 of this Act.
the parties to the proceedings filed under Article II of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 are entitled to receive copies of previously unfounded reports regarding the same child, a sibling of the child, or the same perpetrator for purposes of hearings under Sections 2-10 and 2-21 of the Juvenile Court Act HB0831 Enrolled - 15 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b of 1987, and attorneys and guardians ad litem appointed under Article II of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 shall receive the reports set forth in Section 7.14 of this Act in conformance with paragraph (19) of Section 11.1 and Section 7.14 of this Act.
(a) A person shall have access to the records described in Section 11 only in furtherance of purposes directly connected HB0831 Engrossed - 16 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b with the administration of this Act or the Intergovernmental Missing Child Recovery Act of 1984.
(a) A person shall have access to the records described in Section 11 only in furtherance of purposes directly connected HB0831 Enrolled - 16 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b with the administration of this Act or the Intergovernmental Missing Child Recovery Act of 1984.
(6) A person having the legal responsibility or HB0831 Engrossed - 17 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b authorization to care for, treat, or supervise a child, or a parent, prospective adoptive parent, foster parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the child's welfare, who is the subject of a report.
(6) A person having the legal responsibility or HB0831 Enrolled - 17 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b authorization to care for, treat, or supervise a child, or a parent, prospective adoptive parent, foster parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the child's welfare, who is the subject of a report.
(11) Law enforcement agencies, coroners or medical examiners, physicians, courts, school superintendents and HB0831 Engrossed - 18 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b child welfare agencies in other states who are responsible for child abuse or neglect investigations or background investigations.
(11) Law enforcement agencies, coroners or medical examiners, physicians, courts, school superintendents and HB0831 Enrolled - 18 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b child welfare agencies in other states who are responsible for child abuse or neglect investigations or background investigations.
All reports concerning child abuse and neglect made available to members of such multidisciplinary teams and all records generated as a HB0831 Engrossed - 19 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b result of such reports shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed, except as specifically authorized by this Act or other applicable law.
All reports concerning child abuse and neglect made available to members of such multidisciplinary teams and all records generated as a HB0831 Enrolled - 19 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b result of such reports shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed, except as specifically authorized by this Act or other applicable law.
or the person appointed, under Section 5-610 of the HB0831 Engrossed - 20 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b Juvenile Court Act of 1987, as the guardian ad litem of a minor who is in the custody or guardianship of the Department or who has an open intact family services case with the Department and who is the subject of a report or records made pursuant to this Act.
or the person appointed, under Section 5-610 of the HB0831 Enrolled - 20 - LRB101 07068 KTG 52105 b Juvenile Court Act of 1987, as the guardian ad litem of a minor who is in the custody or guardianship of the Department or who has an open intact family services case with the Department and who is the subject of a report or records made pursuant to this Act.
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