Bill Status of SB 4246   102nd General Assembly


Short Description:  SAFETY-BASED CHILD WELFARE

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Mattie Hunter

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/10/2023SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
20 ILCS 505/21from Ch. 23, par. 5021
20 ILCS 4104/10
325 ILCS 5/7.01
325 ILCS 5/7.4from Ch. 23, par. 2057.4

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall develop and implement a safety-based child welfare intervention system (rather than a standardized child endangerment risk assessment protocol), a standardized method for demonstration of proficiency in application of the safety-based child welfare intervention system, and an evaluation of the reliability and validity of the safety-based child welfare intervention system. Requires all child protective investigators and supervisors and child welfare specialists and supervisors employed by the Department to demonstrate proficiency in application of the safety-based child welfare intervention system previous to being permitted to make safety decisions about the children for whom they are responsible. Requires the Department to establish a multi-disciplinary advisory committee to advise the Department and its related contractors in the development and implementation of the safety-based child welfare intervention system. Requires the Department to develop safety-based child welfare intervention system training curriculum. Requires the Department to submit annual reports, beginning on or before December 31, 2025, to the General Assembly on the evaluation of the reliability and validity of the safety-based child welfare intervention system. Makes corresponding changes to the Advisory Committee on Reducing the Disproportionate Representation of African-American Children in Foster Care Act and the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  11/22/2022SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter
  11/22/2022SenateFirst Reading
  11/22/2022SenateReferred to Assignments
  1/10/2023SenateSession Sine Die

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