Date	Chamber	Action
8/18/2017	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0176

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

325 ILCS 5/7.4

from Ch. 23, par. 2057.4

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. In provisions concerning abuse and neglect investigations involving a school employee, provides that if the Child Protective Service Unit has not conducted an investigation involving an allegation against a teacher or school employee within 3 weeks of the initial report to the Department of Children and Family Services, the school administrator, upon notification of the investigation by the Unit, may either place the teacher or employee on paid administrative leave or separate the teacher or employee from the alleged victim so that there shall be no contact between the 2 individuals during the course of the investigation. Provides that if the investigation is not completed within 3 weeks after notification to the school administrator, the administrator may, in his or her sole discretion, return the teacher or employee who is under investigation to his or her assigned position and assignments.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services may recommend that a school district remove a school employee who is the subject of an investigation from his or her employment position pending the outcome of the investigation; however, all employment decisions regarding school personnel shall be the sole responsibility of the school district or employer. Provides that the Department may not require a school district to remove a school employee from his or her employment position or limit the school employee's duties pending the outcome of an investigation.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/9/2017	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
2/10/2017	House	First Reading
2/10/2017	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/22/2017	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight
3/14/2017	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
3/14/2017	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/15/2017	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight
3/22/2017	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight; by Voice Vote
3/22/2017	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight; 008-001-000
3/22/2017	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/23/2017	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/23/2017	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/23/2017	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
3/30/2017	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000
4/4/2017	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/4/2017	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 5, 2017
4/6/2017	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
4/20/2017	Senate	First Reading
4/20/2017	Senate	Referred to Assignments
5/2/2017	Senate	Assigned to Human Services
5/3/2017	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire
5/9/2017	Senate	Do Pass Human Services; 007-000-000
5/9/2017	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2017
5/19/2017	Senate	Second Reading
5/19/2017	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2017
5/25/2017	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
5/25/2017	House	Passed Both Houses
6/23/2017	House	Sent to the Governor
8/18/2017	House	Governor Approved
8/18/2017	House	Effective Date January 1, 2018
8/18/2017	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0176

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