HB3618 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB3618

Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Steven Reick

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

325 ILCS 5/7.5a new

Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to develop a plan to phase in mandatory intact family services for at-risk families who are in need of continuing assistance and monitoring following a child abuse or neglect investigation. Provides that under the plan, if after conducting a child abuse or neglect investigation the Department determines that the family of the child who is the subject of the report qualifies for intact family services, the Department shall open an intact family services case for the child and enroll the family in the Department's Intact Family Services Program where the child and family shall be assigned to an intact family services provider contracted with the Department. Provides that the Department may adopt any rules necessary to implement the phase-in plan for mandatory intact family services.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning children.

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

Section 5. The Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act is amended by adding Section 7.5a as follows:

(325 ILCS 5/7.5a new)

Sec. 7.5a. Phase-in plan for mandatory intact family services. The Department shall develop a plan to phase in mandatory intact family services for at-risk families who are in need of continuing assistance and monitoring following a child abuse or neglect investigation. Under the plan, if after conducting a child abuse or neglect investigation the Department determines that the family of the child who is the subject of the report qualifies for intact family services, the Department shall open an intact family services case for the child and enroll the family in the Department's Intact Family Services Program where the child and family shall be assigned to an intact family services provider contracted with the Department. The Department may adopt any rules necessary to implement the phase-in plan for mandatory intact family services.