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LANG-MCKEON-FLOWERS-SCOTT-SCULLY, MCCARTHY, MCGUIRE, 
   MAY AND MURPHY.

   320 ILCS 20/2             from Ch. 23, par. 6602                            
   320 ILCS 20/3.5                                                             
   320 ILCS 20/4             from Ch. 23, par. 6604                            
   320 ILCS 20/7             from Ch. 23, par. 6607                            

        Amends the Elder Abuse and  Neglect  Act.  Extends  the  list  of      
   mandated  reporters of elder abuse to bankers and lawyers. Extends the      
   responsibilities of the Department on Aging to include  education  and      
   warning  programs  about  elder  abuse in conjunction with other state      
   departments, banks  and  other  financial  institutions,  and  utility      
   companies.  Provides that professionals who are mandated reporters who      
   willfully  fail  to  report suspected elder abuse shall be referred to      
   the  appropriate  professional  disciplinary  board  and  that   other      
   mandated  reporters  who  willfully  fail  to  report  are guilty of a      
   misdemeanor. Extends the period of review  by  a  provider  agency  of      
   services provided to elders from up to one year to up to 2 years.           
          FISCAL NOTE (Department on Aging)                                    
          HB 591 will initially cost the State an estimated $1,362,500         
          ($62,500 for an Executive II position and $1,300,000 for fol-        
          low-ups of two years, instead of one).                               
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          320 ILCS 20/2                                                        
        Deletes provisions making bankers and lawyers mandated  reporters      
   of elder abuse.                                                             
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                 
        Provides  that  any  mandated  reporter  (rather  than   just   a      
   non-professional  mandated  reporter)  required  by  the Act to report      
   suspected financial exploitation, abuse,  or  neglect  of  an  elderly      
   person  who  willfully  fails  to  report  is  guilty  of  a  Class  A      
   misdemeanor.                                                                
   FEB-05-2001  H  FILED WITH CLERK                                               
   FEB-05-2001  H  FIRST READING                                                  
   FEB-05-2001  H  REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE        RULES                 
   FEB-06-2001  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 MCKEON                
   FEB-07-2001  H       ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE               AGING                 
   FEB-07-2001  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 FLOWERS               
   FEB-16-2001  H  DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE                     019-000-000   HAGI    
   FEB-16-2001  H  PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE                       
   FEB-16-2001  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 SCOTT                 
   FEB-22-2001  H                         FISCAL NOTE FILED                       
   FEB-22-2001  H                             AMENDMENT NO. 01-LANG               
   FEB-22-2001  H                     AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL                  
   FEB-22-2001  H  CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE                        
   FEB-22-2001  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 SCULLY                
   FEB-23-2001  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    MCCARTHY              
   FEB-23-2001  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    MCGUIRE               
   FEB-27-2001  H  SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE                                    
   FEB-27-2001  H  PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE                        
   FEB-28-2001  H  RECALLED TO SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE                        
   FEB-28-2001  H  HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE                       
   MAR-01-2001  H                             AMENDMENT NO. 02-LANG               
   MAR-01-2001  H                     AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL                  
   MAR-01-2001  H  HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE                       
   MAR-13-2001  H                             AMENDMENT NO. 01-LANG               
   MAR-13-2001  H                           RULES REFERS TO HJUA                  
   MAR-13-2001  H                             AMENDMENT NO. 02-LANG               
   MAR-13-2001  H                           RULES REFERS TO HJUA                  
   MAR-13-2001  H  HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE                       
   MAR-14-2001  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    YARBROUGH             
   MAR-21-2001  H                             AMENDMENT NO. 01-LANG               
   MAR-21-2001  H  RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED                    HJUA/012-000-000      
   MAR-21-2001  H                             AMENDMENT NO. 02-LANG               
   MAR-21-2001  H  RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED                    HJUA/012-000-000      
   MAR-21-2001  H                             AMENDMENT NO. 01-LANG               
   MAR-21-2001  H                                   ADOPTED                       
   MAR-21-2001  H                             AMENDMENT NO. 02-LANG               
   MAR-21-2001  H                                   ADOPTED                       
   MAR-21-2001  H  PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE                        
   APR-06-2001  H  RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A)     RULES         HRUL    
   MAY-24-2001  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    MAY                   
   MAY-24-2001  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    MURPHY                
   JAN-07-2003  H  SESSION SINE DIE                                               

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