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90_SB1515
305 ILCS 5/9A-11.5 new
305 ILCS 5/12-4.7d new
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that
unlicensed child care providers participating in the
Department of Human Services child care assistance program
shall authorize the Department of Children and Family
Services to review the central register of cases of suspected
child abuse or neglect to ascertain if the provider has an
indicated report of abuse or neglect against him or her.
Provides that the Departments shall enter into an
intergovernmental agreement to facilitate the Department of
Human Services' requests for investigations. Provides that
the Department shall by rule determine when payment to a
provider may be withheld if there is an indicated finding in
the Central Register. Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Public Aid Code by adding
2 Sections 9A-11.5 and 12-4.7d.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
6 adding Sections 9A-11.5 and 12-4.7d as follows:
7 (305 ILCS 5/9A-11.5 new)
8 Sec. 9A-11.5. Investigate child care providers. Any
9 child care provider receiving funds from the child care
10 assistance program under this Code who is not required to be
11 licensed under the Child Care Act of 1969 shall, as a
12 condition of eligibility to participate in the child care
13 assistance program under this Code, authorize in writing on a
14 form prescribed by the Department of Children and Family
15 Services, an investigation of the Central Register, as
16 defined in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, to
17 ascertain if the child care provider has been determined to
18 be a perpetrator in an indicated report of child abuse or
19 neglect.
20 The Department of Children and Family Services shall
21 conduct an investigation of the Central Register at the
22 Request of the Department. The Department shall request the
23 Department of Children and Family Services to conduct an
24 investigation of the Central Register on a random basis. The
25 Department shall by rule determine when payment to an
26 unlicensed child care provider may be withheld if there is an
27 indicated finding against the provider in the Central
28 Register.
29 (305 ILCS 5/12-4.7d new)
30 Sec. 12-4.7d. Interagency agreement regarding
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1 investigation of child care providers. The Department shall
2 enter into a written agreement with the Department of
3 Children and Family Services which shall provide for
4 interagency procedures regarding requests by the Department
5 that the Department of Children and Family Services conduct
6 an investigation of the Central Register, as defined in the
7 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, to ascertain if a
8 child care provider who is not required to be licensed under
9 the Child Care Act of 1969 and who is participating in the
10 child care assistance program under this Code has been
11 determined to be a perpetrator in an indicated report of
12 child abuse or neglect.
13 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14 becoming law.