Public Act 097-0930
 
HB4566 EnrolledLRB097 17400 KTG 62602 b


  
    AN ACT concerning children.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  



 
 
    Section 5. The Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act is 
amended  by adding Section 8.2a as follows:
 
    (325 ILCS 5/8.2a new)
    Sec. 8.2a. Developmental and social-emotional screening; 
indicated finding of abuse or neglect. The Department shall 
conduct a developmental and social-emotional screening within 
45 days after the Department is granted temporary custody of a 
child. When a child under the age of 3 is engaged in intact 
family services, the Department shall offer to conduct a 
developmental screening within 60 days after the Department 
opens the case. For children in intact cases who are ages 3 
through 5, the intact caseworker shall refer the child for a 
developmental screening. The Department shall promulgate rules 
necessary for the implementation of this Section. 
 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law. 
  

Effective Date:  8/10/2012