Full Text of SR0058 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment | 3 | | Act is primarily focused on sexual assault survivors | 4 | | generally, and child sexual abuse has distinct circumstances | 5 | | and responses; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Child sexual abuse has various adverse effects on | 7 | | the psychological, physical, behavioral, and interpersonal | 8 | | well-being of the victim; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Child victims of sexual and physical abuse are at | 10 | | a higher risk of suffering from depression, low self-esteem, | 11 | | post traumatic stress disorder, psychotic syndromes, suicide | 12 | | or attempted suicide, anti-social personality disorders, drug | 13 | | and alcohol abuse, and increased risk of re-victimization; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Child victims of sexual abuse deserve to have an | 15 | | acute specialized medical response/exam that is | 16 | | developmentally appropriate, trauma-informed, | 17 | | evidenced-based, and provided by a medical specialist with | 18 | | pediatric expertise; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, The research conducted on child sexual assault | 20 | | indicates that in cases of child sexual abuse when the | 21 | | investigation is conducted carefully and conscientiously then |
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| 1 | | answers to questions of safety begin to emerge; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The research conducted on child sexual assault | 3 | | cases indicates one in 10 children are affected; 73% of child | 4 | | victims do not tell anyone about the abuse for at least a year, | 5 | | 45% of victims do not tell anyone for at least 5 years, and | 6 | | some children never disclose; 90% of child sexual abuse | 7 | | victims know their abuser; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The State has a responsibility to protect these | 9 | | youth from mistreatment, further traumatization, and | 10 | | exploitation; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Child Sexual and | 13 | | Physical Abuse Task Force is created to investigate, assess, | 14 | | and make recommendations on the Sexual Assault Survivors | 15 | | Emergency Treatment ACT and its implementation to ensure that | 16 | | child development and children's unique medical needs are | 17 | | addressed in the medical response to child sexual abuse within | 18 | | this Act; in addition to the goals stated above, The Task Force | 19 | | shall: | 20 | | (1) Evaluate current training, mentoring, and | 21 | | certification programming for pediatric sexual abuse | 22 | | medical exam providers to ensure all align with national | 23 | | accreditation standards; |
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| 1 | | (2) Conduct a comprehensive review, evaluation, and | 2 | | streamlining of the complaint process for practitioners | 3 | | and providers; | 4 | | (3)Prepare a peer review of all processes relating to | 5 | | the implementation, accreditation, and programmatic | 6 | | structure of the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency | 7 | | Treatment Act; | 8 | | (4) Conduct a comprehensive review of pediatric | 9 | | evidence available to ensure that the implementation of | 10 | | the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act is | 11 | | appropriate for pediatric populations; and | 12 | | (5) Conduct a comprehensive review of the examination | 13 | | process for becoming a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner – | 14 | | Pediatrics in Illinois to ensure that this accreditation | 15 | | is efficient, effective, and appropriate; and be it | 16 | | further | 17 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the | 18 | | following members: | 19 | | (1) The President of the Senate or his or her | 20 | | designee, who shall serve as Chairperson; | 21 | | (2) The Minority Leader of the Senate or his or her | 22 | | designee; | 23 | | (3) The Director of the Department of Children and | 24 | | Family Services or the (DCFS) Director of Legislative | 25 | | Affairs; |
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| 1 | | (4) The Director of the Department of Public Health or | 2 | | the (DPH) Director of Legislative Affairs; | 3 | | (5) The Director of the Illinois State Police or the | 4 | | (ISP) Director of Government Relations; | 5 | | (6) The Attorney General or the (AG) Chief of | 6 | | Legislative Affairs; | 7 | | (7) The Director of the Guardianship and Advocacy | 8 | | Commission or his or her designee; and | 9 | | (8) The following members appointed by the Director of | 10 | | the Department of Children and Family Services: | 11 | | (a) One member representing a coalition of | 12 | | Children's Advocacy Centers in Illinois; | 13 | | (b) Five members representing Children Advocacy | 14 | | Centers; appointees must be geographically diverse: four | 15 | | members representing each CAC region and one representing | 16 | | a county with a population less than 100,000 people; | 17 | | (c) Five members representing Certified Pediatric | 18 | | Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners – SANE-Ps; appointees must | 19 | | be geographically diverse: four members, each representing | 20 | | only one CAC region and one representing a county with a | 21 | | population less than 100,000 people; | 22 | | (d) Five Pediatrician Board Certified/Eligible in | 23 | | Child Abuse and Neglect; appointees must be geographically | 24 | | Diverse: four members representing only one CAC region and | 25 | | one representing a county with a population less than | 26 | | 100,000 people; |
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| 1 | | (e) Five general pediatricians with expertise in | 2 | | child sexual abuse; | 3 | | (f) One member representing a statewide | 4 | | association of pediatricians; | 5 | | (g) One member representing a statewide | 6 | | association of hospitals; | 7 | | (h) One member representing a statewide | 8 | | association of physicians; | 9 | | (i) One member representing children's justice | 10 | | prosecutor with experience prosecuting sexual and physical | 11 | | abuse of minors; | 12 | | (j) One member who serves as a law enforcement | 13 | | officer (juvenile division or Child Death Review Team) | 14 | | with experience investigating sexual and physical abuse of | 15 | | minors; and | 16 | | (k) One pediatrician who is board certified in | 17 | | child abuse pediatrics at an independent free-standing | 18 | | children's hospital located in Chicago and serves as an | 19 | | assistant professor of pediatrics (child abuse) at a | 20 | | medical school located in Chicago; and be it further | 21 | | RESOLVED, That members of the Task Force shall be | 22 | | appointed within 30 days after the adoption of this resolution | 23 | | and shall serve without compensation; and be it further | 24 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois State Police shall provide |
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| 1 | | administrative support to the Task Force; and be it further | 2 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall hold at least four | 3 | | meetings, and the first meeting must be held within 30 days | 4 | | after appointments are finalized or at the call of the | 5 | | Chairperson; and be it further | 6 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force must report its findings and | 7 | | recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly no | 8 | | later than April, 30, 2021, and upon the filing of its report | 9 | | is dissolved; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 11 | | delivered to the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader | 12 | | of the Senate, and the state agencies represented on the Task | 13 | | Force.
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