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HB1132 Engrossed |
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LRB096 04542 DRJ 14597 b |
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| AN ACT concerning families and children.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act is |
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| amended by changing Section 7.12 as follows:
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| (325 ILCS 5/7.12) (from Ch. 23, par. 2057.12)
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| Sec. 7.12.
The Child Protective Service Unit shall |
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| determine,
within 60 days, whether the report is "indicated" or |
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| "unfounded"
and report it forthwith to the central register; |
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| where it is
not possible to initiate or complete an |
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| investigation within
60 days the report may be deemed |
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| "undetermined" provided every
effort has been made to undertake |
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| a complete investigation.
The Department may extend the period |
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| in which such determinations
must be made in individual cases |
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| for additional periods of up to 30
days each for good cause |
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| shown. The Department shall by rule establish what
shall |
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| constitute good cause. |
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| In those cases in which the Child Protective Service Unit |
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| has made a final determination that a report is "indicated" or |
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| "unfounded", the Department shall provide written notification |
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| of the final determination to the subjects of the report and to |
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| the alleged perpetrator, parents, personal guardian or legal |
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| guardian of the alleged child victim, and other persons |