Bill Status of HB 579   94th General Assembly

Short Description:  CHILD ABUSE BCKGRD CHECKS

House Sponsors
Rep. Sara Feigenholtz-Robin Kelly, Jack D. Franks, Linda Chapa LaVia, William Davis, Karen May, Karen A. Yarbrough, Deborah L. Graham, Eddie Washington, Arthur L. Turner and Wyvetter H. Younge

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/9/2007HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
105 ILCS 5/10-21.9from Ch. 122, par. 10-21.9
105 ILCS 5/34-18.5from Ch. 122, par. 34-18.5
210 ILCS 85/10.9 new
325 ILCS 5/11.1from Ch. 23, par. 2061.1

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the School Code. Requires employees with a school district to authorize an investigation of the central register established in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act to ascertain if the employee has been determined to be a perpetrator in an indicated report of child abuse or neglect. Provides for confidentiality of the information. Provides for a criminal penalty for any employee of the Department of Children and Family Services who gives or causes to be given any confidential information concerning any child abuse or neglect reports about an employee, unless release of such information is authorized by the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act to require employees of a facility who have any possible contact with children in the course of their duties, as a condition of such employment, to authorize an investigation of the central register established in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act to ascertain if the employee has been determined to be a perpetrator in an indicated report of child abuse or neglect. Provides for confidentiality of the information. Provides for a criminal penalty for any employee of the Department of Children and Family Services who gives or causes to be given any confidential information concerning any child abuse or neglect reports about an employee, unless release of such information is authorized by the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act to give the chief administrator of a hospital the access to information received pursuant to the Act.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/27/2005HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
  1/27/2005HouseFirst Reading
  1/27/2005HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/2/2005HouseAssigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
  2/9/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
  2/9/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
  2/10/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
  2/14/2005HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
  2/18/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
  3/2/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
  3/10/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
  3/10/2005HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  3/16/2005HouseCo-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
  3/16/2005HouseCo-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
  3/16/2005HouseCo-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
  1/9/2007HouseSession Sine Die

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