Bill Text: IL HB3060 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall order for immediate closure of a child care facility whenever the Department expressly finds that the continued operation of a child care facility jeopardizes the health, safety, morals, or welfare of children served by the facility or upon the death of a minor while under the care of the facility, unless the death was medically anticipated or the Department determines that the facility did not violate any rule related to the death. Provides that upon closure, the facility shall immediately notify the parent or guardian of each child enrolled in the program. Requires the Department to immediately investigate the circumstances of the minor's death or the circumstances where a child's health, safety, morals, or welfare are in jeopardy and, if the Department determines that the facility fails to meet any requirements of the Act, the Department shall immediately revoke the facility's license.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB3060 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB3060-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Child Care Act of 1969 is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 11.2 as follows:
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6 | (225 ILCS 10/11.2) (from Ch. 23, par. 2221.2)
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7 | Sec. 11.2.
The Department shall
issue an order of closure | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | directing that the operation of a child care facility or | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | unlicensed facility
terminate immediately, and, if applicable, | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | shall initiate revocation
proceedings under Section 9 within 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | working days: | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | (1) whenever Whenever the Department expressly finds that | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | the continued
operation of a child care facility, including | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | such facilities defined in
Section 2.10 and unlicensed | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | facilities, jeopardizes the health, safety,
morals, or welfare | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | of children served by the facility ; or | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | (2) upon the death of a minor while under the care of the | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | facility, unless the death was medically anticipated or the | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | Department determines that the facility did not violate any | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | rule related to the death. , the Department shall
issue an | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | order of closure directing that the operation of the facility
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22 | terminate immediately, and, if applicable, shall initiate | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | revocation
proceedings under Section 9 within ten working days. |
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1 | Upon closure, the facility shall immediately notify the | ||||||
2 | parent or guardian of each child enrolled in the program. Upon | ||||||
3 | closure, the Department shall immediately investigate the | ||||||
4 | circumstances of the minor's death or the circumstances in | ||||||
5 | which a child's health, safety, morals, or welfare were in | ||||||
6 | jeopardy. If the Department determines that the facility fails | ||||||
7 | to meet any requirements of this Act, the Department shall | ||||||
8 | immediately revoke the facility's license. | ||||||
9 | A facility closed
under this Section may not operate during | ||||||
10 | the pendency of any investigation or proceeding
for the | ||||||
11 | judicial review of the decision of the Department to issue an | ||||||
12 | order of
closure or to revoke or refuse to renew the license, | ||||||
13 | except under court order.
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14 | (Source: P.A. 85-216.)
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