Public Act 094-0554
 		





HB3531 Enrolled
LRB094 02458 DRJ 32459 b






    AN ACT concerning children.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:


 
    Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended  
by adding Section 6.5 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 505/6.5  new)
    Sec. 6.5. Children; methamphetamine; protocol.
    (a) The Department of Children and Family Services, the 
Department of State Police, and the State Board of Education 
shall jointly develop a sample protocol to be followed by the 
Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of 
State Police or a local law enforcement agency, or a school 
when:
        (1) a person or persons are arrested for manufacturing 
    methamphetamine at a place where a child under 18 years of 
    age resides; or
        (2) the Department of Children and Family Services, the 
    Department of State Police or a local law enforcement 
    agency, or a school has reason to believe that a child 
    under 18 years of age is being exposed to an environment 
    where methamphetamine is manufactured or used.
    (b) At a minimum, the protocol developed under this Section 
must do the following:
        (1) Provide for an appropriate custodian of the 
    affected child.
        (2) Provide for the necessary care and supervision of 
    the affected child, including appropriate shelter, 
    clothing, food, and medical care.
        (3) Provide for the child's attendance at an 
    appropriate school.
    (c) The Department of Children and Family Services, the 
Department of State Police, and the State Board of Education 
must develop the protocol by January 1, 2006.
    (d) The Department of Children and Family Services must 
post the protocol on the official Web site maintained by the 
Department.
 
    Section 10. The Department of State Police Law of the
Civil 
Administrative Code of Illinois is amended  by adding Section 
2605-212 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 2605/2605-212  new)
    Sec. 2605-212. Children; methamphetamine; protocol. The 
Department shall cooperate with the Department of Children and 
Family Services and the State Board of Education in developing 
the protocol required under Section 6.5 of the Children and 
Family Services Act.  The Department must post the protocol on 
the official Web site maintained by the Department.
 
    Section 15. The School Code is amended  by adding Section 
1A-11 as follows:
 
    (105 ILCS 5/1A-11  new)
    Sec. 1A-11. Children; methamphetamine; protocol. The State 
Board of Education shall cooperate with the Department of 
Children and Family Services and the Department of State Police 
in developing the protocol required under Section 6.5 of the 
Children and Family Services Act. The Board must post the 
protocol on the official Web site maintained by the Board.





Effective Date:  1/1/2006