Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
Filed: 4/1/2014
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5487




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5487 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act is 
5amended  by adding Section 7.23 as follows:
 
6    (325 ILCS 5/7.23 new)
7    Sec. 7.23. Reports involving children with developmental 
8disabilities; rules and procedures. The Department shall 
9establish rules and procedures, no later than June 1, 2015, 
10that investigators must follow when investigating a report of 
11abuse or neglect that involves a child with a developmental 
12disability or a physical disability that impacts the child's 
13ability to communicate. These rules and procedures shall 
14include, at a minimum, guidelines for when the Department's 
15child protection investigation team must consult with the 
16Department's Division of Clinical Practice's Specialty 
 
 
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1Services Programs Unit to help identify the best manner to 
2obtain information from the child and to assess the information 
3received from the child, taking into account the child's 
4specific disability.
 

5    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
6becoming law.".