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90_HB2326
20 ILCS 505/35.3
Amends the Children and Family Services Act in provisions
restricting disclosure of information concerning foster
parents. Provides that no person may disclose a foster
parent's name, address, or telephone number except as
authorized by the Department by rule. Provides that it is a
Class A misdemeanor to make an unauthorized disclosure of
this information or to permit, assist, or encourage the
unauthorized disclosure of this information. Effective
immediately.
LRB9006965SMdvB
LRB9006965SMdvB
1 AN ACT to amend the Children and Family Services Act by
2 changing Section 35.3.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is
6 amended by changing Section 35.3 as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 505/35.3)
8 Sec. 35.3. Confidentiality of foster parent identifying
9 information. Because foster parents accept placements into
10 their residences, it is the policy of the State of Illinois
11 to protect foster parents' names, addresses, and telephone
12 numbers from disclosure. No person may disclose a foster
13 parent's name, address, or telephone number except as
14 authorized by the Department by rule. The Department shall
15 adopt rules to effectuate this policy and provide sufficient
16 prior notice of any authorized disclosure for foster parents
17 to seek an order of protection under Section 2-25 of the
18 Juvenile Court Act of 1987. It is a Class A misdemeanor to
19 make an unauthorized disclosure of a foster parent's name,
20 address, or telephone number or to permit, assist, or
21 encourage the unauthorized disclosure of this information.
22 (Source: P.A. 90-15, eff. 6-13-97.)
23 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
24 becoming law.