(225 ILCS 420/5) (from Ch. 111, par. 7655)
Sec. 5.
In addition to the requirements of Section 4, a person shall
be qualified to be certified if he or she:
(a) has passed an examination approved by the Department to determine
his fitness to perform the duties of or otherwise function as a child
protective investigator or child welfare specialist;
(b) is at least 18 years of age;
(c) has completed the curriculum of study or training, developed
pursuant to Section 4, at the Department, college or other institution that
is approved to do business in this State; and
(d) has a bachelor's degree in an area related to human services such as
law enforcement, police science, criminology, social work, early childhood
development or psychology,
provided that this subsection (d) shall not apply to persons employed by
the Department prior to the effective date of this Act.
The Department may take into consideration any felony conviction of
the applicant, but such conviction shall not operate automatically as a
complete bar to certification.
(Source: P.A. 85-206.)
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