Bill Text: IL HB4350 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. In a provision listing the types of businesses and other establishments that must post the child abuse notice as required under the Act, requires compliance from entertainment facilities or sporting facilities that are indoor structures with a legal occupancy of at least 5,000 persons (rather than entertainment facilities or sporting facilities providing services or opportunities to those under the age of 18). Removes a provision that requires the Department of Children and Family Services to, upon request, furnish copies of the model notice without charge to businesses, establishments, or schools. Removes an incorrect cross-reference from the provisions of the engrossed bill.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 19-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0813 [HB4350 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB4350-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 103-0813 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning children.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Child | ||||
Abuse Notice Act.
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Section 5. Posted notice required. Each of the following | ||||
businesses and other establishments shall, upon the | ||||
availability of the model notice described in Section 10, post | ||||
a notice that complies with the requirements of this Act in a | ||||
conspicuous place in all restrooms open to the public, or in | ||||
another conspicuous location in clear view of the public and | ||||
employees where similar notices are customarily posted: | ||||
(1) Hotels and motels. | ||||
(2) Entertainment facilities or sporting facilities | ||||
that are indoor structures with a legal occupancy of at | ||||
least 5,000 persons. | ||||
(3) Tattoo and body piercing establishments. | ||||
(4) Primary airports, as defined in Section 47102(16) | ||||
of Title 49 of the United States Code. | ||||
(5) Intercity passenger rail or light rail stations. | ||||
(6) Bus stations. | ||||
(7) Truck stops. As used in this Act, "truck stop" | ||||
means a privately-owned and operated facility that | ||||
provides food, fuel, shower, or other sanitary facilities, | ||
and lawful overnight truck parking. | ||
(8) Emergency rooms within general acute care | ||
hospitals, in which case the notice may be posted by | ||
electronic means. | ||
(9) Urgent care centers, in which case the notice may | ||
be posted by electronic means.
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Section 10. Form of posted notice. | ||
(a) The notice required under this Act shall be at least 8 | ||
1/2 inches by 11 inches in size, written in a 16-point font, | ||
except that when the notice is provided by electronic means | ||
the size of the notice and font shall not be required to comply | ||
with these specifications. | ||
(b) No later than 6 months after the effective date of this | ||
Act, the Department of Children and Family Services, in | ||
consultation with an accredited Children's Advocacy Center, | ||
shall develop a model notice aimed toward children under 18 | ||
that provides information on what constitutes physical and | ||
sexual abuse and how to report such abuse. The Department of | ||
Children and Family Services shall make the model notice | ||
available for download on the Department's Internet website. | ||
(c) The notice shall be printed in English, Spanish, and | ||
in one other language that is the most widely spoken language | ||
in the county where the establishment is located and for which | ||
translation is mandated by the federal Voting Rights Act, as | ||
applicable. This Section does not require a business or other | ||
establishment in a county where a language other than English | ||
or Spanish is the most widely spoken language to print the | ||
notice in more than one language in addition to English and | ||
Spanish.
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