Sen. Mike Jacobs
Filed: 2/24/2012
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3544




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3544 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act is 
5amended  by changing Section 7.7 as follows:
 



6    (325 ILCS 5/7.7)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2057.7)



7    Sec. 7.7. 
There shall be a central register of all cases of 
8suspected
child abuse or neglect reported and maintained by the 
9Department under this
Act.  Through the recording of initial, 
10preliminary, and final
reports, the central register shall be 
11operated in such a manner as to enable
the Department to:  (1) 
12immediately identify and  locate prior reports of
child abuse or 
13neglect; (2) continuously monitor the current status
of all 
14reports of child abuse or neglect being provided services under 
15this
Act; and (3) regularly evaluate the effectiveness of 
16existing laws and programs
through the development and analysis 
 
 
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1of statistical and other information.

2    The Department shall maintain in the central register a 
3listing of unfounded
reports where the subject of the unfounded 
4report requests that the record
not be expunged because the 
5subject alleges an intentional false report
was made.  Such a 
6request must be made by the subject in writing to the

7Department, within 10 days of the investigation.

8    The Department shall also maintain in the central register 
9a listing of
unfounded reports where the report was classified 
10as a priority one or priority
two report in accordance with the 
11Department's rules or the report was made by
a person mandated 
12to report suspected abuse or neglect under this Act.

13    The Department shall maintain in the central register for 3 
14years a listing
of unfounded reports involving the death of a 
15child, the sexual abuse of a
child, or serious physical injury 
16to a child as defined by the Department in
rules.

17    If an individual is the subject of a subsequent 
18investigation that is pending, the Department shall maintain 
19all prior unfounded reports pertaining to that individual until 
20the pending investigation has been completed or for 12 months, 
21whichever time period ends later.
22    The Department shall maintain all other unfounded reports 
23for 12 months following the date of the final finding. 
24    For purposes of this Section "child abuse or neglect" 
25includes abuse or neglect of an adult resident as defined in 
26this Act.
 
 
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1(Source: P.A. 96-1164, eff. 7-21-10; 96-1446, eff. 8-20-10; 
297-333, eff. 8-12-11.)

 

3    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
4becoming law.".