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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5276 Introduced , by Rep. Jim Durkin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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325 ILCS 5/9 | from Ch. 23, par. 2059 |
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Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that any child advocacy center, accredited by the National Children's Alliance, or any employee thereof acting in good faith and exercising due care shall have immunity from any civil liability that may be incurred or imposed through participation in any investigation process required under the Act or any judicial proceeding resulting from the investigation process.
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| | HB5276 | | LRB101 18267 KTG 67712 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning children.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act is |
| 5 | | amended by changing Section 9 as follows:
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| 6 | | (325 ILCS 5/9) (from Ch. 23, par. 2059)
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| 7 | | Sec. 9. |
| 8 | | (a) Any person, institution or agency, under this Act, |
| 9 | | participating
in good faith in the making of a report or |
| 10 | | referral, or in the investigation of
such a report or referral |
| 11 | | or in the taking of photographs and x-rays
or in the retaining |
| 12 | | a child in temporary protective custody or in making a
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| 13 | | disclosure of information concerning reports of child abuse and |
| 14 | | neglect in
compliance with Sections 4.2 and 11.1 of this Act or |
| 15 | | Section 4 of this Act, as it relates to disclosure by school |
| 16 | | personnel and except in cases of wilful or wanton misconduct,
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| 17 | | shall have immunity
from any liability, civil,
criminal or that |
| 18 | | otherwise might result by reason of such actions. For
the |
| 19 | | purpose of any proceedings,
civil or criminal, the good faith |
| 20 | | of any persons required to report or refer,
or permitted to |
| 21 | | report,
cases of suspected child abuse or neglect or permitted |
| 22 | | to refer
individuals under this Act or required to disclose |
| 23 | | information concerning
reports of child abuse and neglect in |