Bill Amendment: IL SB0013 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly

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Bill Title: DCFS ADVISORY COUNCIL

Status: 2015-08-11 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0346 [SB0013 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-SB0013-Senate_Amendment_002.html

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Sen. Julie A. Morrison

Filed: 3/20/2015

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 13
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 13 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The Child Care Act of 1969 is amended by adding
Section 8.5 as follows:
(225 ILCS 10/8.5 new)
Sec. 8.5. Reporting suspected abuse or neglect. The
Department shall address through rules and procedures the
failure of individual staff at child care facilities or child
welfare agencies to report suspected abuse or neglect of
children within the child care facility as required by the
Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
The rules and procedures shall include provisions for when
the Department learns of the child care facility's staff's
failure to report suspected abuse or neglect of children and
the actions the Department will take to ensure the child care

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facility takes immediate action with the individual staff
involved, if the failure to report suspected abuse and neglect
was a single incident or part of a larger incident involving
additional staff members who failed to report, or if the
failure to report suspected abuse and neglect is a system-wide
problem within the child care facility or child welfare agency.
The rules and procedure shall also include the use of
corrective action plans and the use of supervisory teams to
review staff and facility understanding of their reporting
requirements.
The Department shall adopt rules by July 1, 2016.".