97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB4101
 
Introduced , by Rep. Greg Harris
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 


20 ILCS 505/5c

    Amends the Children and Family Services Act.  Makes a technical change in a
Section concerning direct child welfare service employee licenses.



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A BILL FOR
 


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1    AN ACT concerning State government.

 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly: 

 
4    Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended 
5by changing Section 5c as follows:
 



6    (20 ILCS 505/5c)



7    Sec. 5c. Direct child welfare service employee license. 
8    (a) By January 1,
2000, the
the Department, in consultation 
9with private child welfare agencies,
shall develop and 
10implement a direct child welfare service employee license.
By 
11January 1, 2001 all child protective investigators and 
12supervisors and child
welfare specialists and supervisors 
13employed by the Department or its
contractors shall be required 
14to demonstrate sufficient knowledge and skills to
obtain and 
15maintain the license.  The Direct Child Welfare
Service Employee 
16License Board of the Department shall have
the authority to

17revoke or suspend the license of anyone who after a hearing is 
18found to be
guilty of misfeasance.  The Department shall 
19promulgate such rules as necessary
to implement this Section.
20    (b) If a direct child welfare service employee licensee is 
21expected to transport a child or children with a motor vehicle 
22in the course of performing his or her duties, the Department 
23must verify that the licensee meets the requirements set forth 
 
 
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1in Section 5.1 of the Child Care Act of 1969. The Department 
2must make that verification as to each such licensee every 2 
3years. Upon the Department's request, the Secretary of State 
4shall provide the Department with the information necessary to 
5enable the Department to make the verifications required under 
6this subsection. If the Department discovers that a direct 
7child welfare service employee licensee has engaged in 
8transporting a child or children with a motor vehicle without 
9having a valid driver's license, the Department shall 
10immediately revoke the individual's direct child welfare 
11service employee license.

12    (c) On or before January 1, 2000, and every year 
13thereafter, the Department shall
submit an annual report to the 
14General Assembly on the implementation of this
Section.

15(Source: P.A. 94-943, eff. 1-1-07.)