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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1254
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 1254 by replacing
3 the title with the following:
4 "AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by changing
5 Section 12-21.6."; and
6 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
7 following:
8 "Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by
9 changing Section 12-21.6 as follows:
10 (720 ILCS 5/12-21.6)
11 Sec. 12-21.6. Endangering the life or health of a child.
12 (a) It is unlawful for any person to willfully cause or
13 permit the life or health of the a child under the age of 18
14 to be endangered or to willfully cause or permit the child to
15 be placed in circumstances that endanger the child's life or
16 health.
17 (b) It is unlawful for any person to willfully cause or
18 permit the health of the child under the age of 18 to be
19 endangered or to willfully cause or permit the child under
20 the age of 18 to be placed in circumstances that endanger the
21 child's health.
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1 (c) A violation of subsection (a) of this Section is a
2 Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation of
3 this Section is a Class 3 felony. A second or subsequent
4 violation of subsection (a) of this Section is a Class 2
5 felony. A violation of subsection (a) of this Section that
6 results in the death of the child is a Class X felony. A
7 violation of subsection (b) of this Section is a Class A
8 misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation of subsection
9 (b) of this Section is a Class 3 felony.
10 (d) Providing a child under the age of 18 with treatment
11 by spiritual means through prayer alone in lieu of medical
12 treatment shall not be construed as endangering the life or
13 the health of the child. The provisions of this subsection
14 (d) shall be an affirmative defense to a prosecution under
15 this Section.
16 (Source: P.A. 88-479.)".