|
| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4084 Introduced 1/16/2020, by Rep. John M. Cabello SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
|
|
325 ILCS 5/7.6 | from Ch. 23, par. 2057.6 |
|
Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Permits school-aged children under the age of 18 to use the
statewide toll-free telephone number established under the Act to report alleged incidents of bullying or
hazing that occur at their school. Provides that children who report an alleged incident of bullying or hazing to the statewide toll-free telephone number may
remain anonymous. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to provide callers with information
on how to handle an alleged incident of bullying or hazing, which may include a list of available resources
developed or provided by other federal or State agencies
concerning bullying or hazing prevention. Provides that upon receipt of a
child's report of bullying or hazing, the Department shall report the incident as soon as possible to the superintendent of the school district in which the child resides or, if the child attends a non-public school, the administrator of the non-public school. Provides that reports of bullying or hazing made to the statewide toll-free telephone number shall not initiate a child abuse
or neglect investigation under the Act. Requires the Department to (i) inform all school districts and non-public schools of the statewide toll-free telephone number and its function to receive reports of bullying or hazing and (ii) post on its website, in a relevant and conspicuous place, information on how a child can report an alleged incident of bullying or hazing to the statewide toll-free telephone number.
|
| |
| | | FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY | |
| | A BILL FOR |
|
|
| | HB4084 | | LRB101 17014 KTG 66414 b |
|
|
| 1 | | AN ACT concerning children.
|
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
|
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
|
| 4 | | Section 5. The Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act is |
| 5 | | amended by changing Section 7.6 as follows:
|
| 6 | | (325 ILCS 5/7.6) (from Ch. 23, par. 2057.6)
|
| 7 | | Sec. 7.6.
(a) There shall be a single State-wide, toll-free |
| 8 | | telephone number
established and maintained by the Department |
| 9 | | which all persons, whether
or not mandated by law, may use to |
| 10 | | report suspected child abuse
or neglect at any hour of the day |
| 11 | | or night, on any day of the week. Immediately
upon receipt of |
| 12 | | such reports, the Department shall transmit the contents
of the |
| 13 | | report, either orally or electronically, to the appropriate |
| 14 | | Child
Protective Service Unit. Any other person may use the |
| 15 | | State-wide number
to obtain assistance or information |
| 16 | | concerning the handling of child abuse
and neglect cases.
|
| 17 | | Wherever the Statewide number is posted, there shall also |
| 18 | | be posted the
following notice:
|
| 19 | | "Any person who knowingly transmits a false report to the |
| 20 | | Department
commits the offense of disorderly conduct under |
| 21 | | subsection (a)(7) of
Section 26-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012. |
| 22 | | A violation of this subsection is a Class 4 felony."
|
| 23 | | (b) As used in this subsection: |