Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB0013

Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Requires the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services to revoke or refuse to renew the license of a child welfare agency, or refuse to issue a full license to the holder of a permit, if the licensee or permittee fails to report the suspected abuse or neglect of children within a facility. Removes a provision concerning the discretionary revocation of a license to a child welfare agency, refusal to renew the license of a child welfare agency, and refusal to issue a full license to the holder of a permit if the licensee or permittee fails to report suspected abuse or neglect of children within the facility.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall address through rules and procedures the failure of individual staff in child care facilities or child welfare agencies to report suspected abuse or neglect of children within the child care facility or child welfare agency as required by the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that the rules and procedures include certain provisions. Requires the Department to adopt rules by July 1, 2016.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Departments of State Government Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. In provisions concerning the Children and Family Services Advisory Council, increases the membership from 17 to 21, and provides certain membership requirements. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services may involve the participation of additional persons with specialized expertise. Requires the Council to advise the Department on certain aspects of the Department's monitoring process and standards, and to provide initial recommendations on certain areas no later than March 1, 2017. Requires the Council to review calls into the Department's complaint line at random. Requires the Department to provide, upon request, all records and information in the Department's possession relevant to the Advisory Council's review. Provides that it is a Class A misdemeanor to permit, assist, or encourage the unauthorized release of any information in the reports prepared by the Council, and that the reports and records are not subject to the Freedom of Information Act. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to make conforming changes.

Further amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. In provisions concerning the Children and Family Services Advisory Council, provides that the Council shall (1) review indicated and unfounded reports selected at random or requested by the Council (rather than the Council shall review indicated and unfounded reports selected at random); and (2) review a random sample of comprehensive call data reports on (i) calls made to the Department of Children and Family Services' statewide toll-free telephone number established under the Child Care Act of 1969 and (ii) calls made to the central register established under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act through the State-wide, toll-free telephone number established under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, including those where investigations were not initiated (rather than review a random sample of calls to the Department of Children and Family Services' statewide toll-free telephone number established under the Child Care Act of 1969, including those where investigations were not initiated). Provides that certain documents concerning reports and investigations of child abuse and neglect that are made available to the Advisory Council shall be in compliance with applicable privacy laws and redacted where appropriate.

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