Bill Amendment: IL HB1551 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: JUV CT-FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM
Status: 2019-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0237 [HB1551 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB1551-House_Amendment_001.html
Bill Title: JUV CT-FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM
Status: 2019-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0237 [HB1551 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB1551-House_Amendment_001.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1551
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1551 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended | ||||||
5 | by adding Section 7.8 as follows:
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6 | (20 ILCS 505/7.8 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 7.8. Home safety checklist; aftercare services; | ||||||
8 | immunization checks. | ||||||
9 | (a) As used in this Section, "purchase of service agency" | ||||||
10 | means any entity that contracts with the Department to provide | ||||||
11 | services that are consistent with the purposes of this Act. | ||||||
12 | (b) Whenever a child is placed in the custody or | ||||||
13 | guardianship of the Department or a child is returned to the | ||||||
14 | custody of a parent or guardian and the court retains | ||||||
15 | jurisdiction of the case, the Department must ensure that the | ||||||
16 | child is up to date on his or her well-child visits, including |
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1 | age-appropriate immunizations, or that there is a documented | ||||||
2 | religious or medical reason the child did not receive the | ||||||
3 | immunizations. | ||||||
4 | (c) Whenever a child has been placed in foster or | ||||||
5 | substitute care by court order and the court later determines | ||||||
6 | that the child can return to the custody of his or her parent | ||||||
7 | or guardian, the Department must complete, prior to the child's | ||||||
8 | discharge from foster or substitute care, a home safety | ||||||
9 | checklist to ensure that the conditions of the child's home are | ||||||
10 | sufficient to ensure the child's safety and well-being, as | ||||||
11 | defined in Department rules and procedures. At a minimum, the | ||||||
12 | home safety checklist shall be completed within 24 hours prior | ||||||
13 | to the child's return home and completed again or recertified | ||||||
14 | in the absence of any environmental barriers or hazards within | ||||||
15 | 5 working days after a child is returned home and every month | ||||||
16 | thereafter until the child's case is closed pursuant to the | ||||||
17 | Juvenile Court Act of 1987. The home safety checklist shall | ||||||
18 | include a certification that there are no environmental | ||||||
19 | barriers or hazards to prevent returning the child home. | ||||||
20 | (d) When a court determines that a child should return to | ||||||
21 | the custody or guardianship of a parent or guardian, any | ||||||
22 | aftercare services provided to the child and the child's family | ||||||
23 | by the Department or a purchase of service agency shall | ||||||
24 | commence on the date upon which the child is returned to the | ||||||
25 | custody or guardianship of his or her parent or guardian. | ||||||
26 | However, if multiple children are returned at different times |
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1 | to the custody or guardianship of the parent or guardian, | ||||||
2 | aftercare services shall commence on the date upon which the | ||||||
3 | last child returns home. | ||||||
4 | (e) Beginning one year after the effective date of this | ||||||
5 | amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, and every 2 years | ||||||
6 | thereafter, the Auditor General shall conduct a performance and | ||||||
7 | compliance audit of the Department of Children and Family | ||||||
8 | Services to determine whether the Department is meeting the | ||||||
9 | requirements of this Section. Upon completion of each audit, | ||||||
10 | the Auditor General shall report its findings to the General | ||||||
11 | Assembly. The Auditor General's report shall include any issues | ||||||
12 | or deficiencies and recommendations. The audits required by | ||||||
13 | this Section shall be in accordance with and subject to the | ||||||
14 | Illinois State Auditing Act.
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15 | Section 10. The Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act is | ||||||
16 | amended by adding Section 7.01 as follows:
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17 | (325 ILCS 5/7.01 new) | ||||||
18 | Sec. 7.01. Safety assessments for reports made by mandated | ||||||
19 | reporters. | ||||||
20 | (a) When a report is made by a mandated reporter to the | ||||||
21 | statewide toll-free telephone number established under Section | ||||||
22 | 7.6 of this Act and there is a prior indicated report of abuse | ||||||
23 | or neglect and a prior open service case involving any member | ||||||
24 | of the household, the Department must, at a minimum, accept the |
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1 | report as a child welfare services referral. If the family | ||||||
2 | refuses to cooperate or refuses access to the home or children, | ||||||
3 | then a child protective services investigation shall be | ||||||
4 | initiated if the facts otherwise meet the criteria to accept a | ||||||
5 | report. | ||||||
6 | As used in this Section, "child welfare services referral" | ||||||
7 | means an assessment of the family for service needs and linkage | ||||||
8 | to available local community resources for the purpose of | ||||||
9 | preventing or remedying or assisting in the solution of | ||||||
10 | problems which may result in the neglect, abuse, exploitation, | ||||||
11 | or delinquency of children, and as further defined in | ||||||
12 | Department rules and procedures. | ||||||
13 | As used in this Section, "prior open service case" means a | ||||||
14 | case in which the Department has provided services to the | ||||||
15 | family either directly or through a purchase of service agency. | ||||||
16 | (b) Beginning one year after the effective date of this | ||||||
17 | amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, and every 2 years | ||||||
18 | thereafter, the Auditor General shall conduct a performance and | ||||||
19 | compliance audit of the Department of Children and Family | ||||||
20 | Services to determine whether the Department is meeting the | ||||||
21 | requirements of this Section. Upon completion of each audit, | ||||||
22 | the Auditor General shall report its findings to the General | ||||||
23 | Assembly. The Auditor General's report shall include any issues | ||||||
24 | or deficiencies and recommendations. The audits required by | ||||||
25 | this Section shall be in accordance with and subject to the | ||||||
26 | Illinois State Auditing Act. ".
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