Bill Text: IL HB5310 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that the Act may be referred to as Kayden's Law. Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Requires a court, when appointing a guardian ad litem to represent a child, shall make efforts to appoint a guardian ad litem who received evidence-based education and training relating to child abuse. Includes additional factors for the court to consider when determining the allocation of parenting time. Provides that if the court finds that there is a history of abuse of the child or a household member by a party or a present risk of harm to the child or an abused party and awards any form of parenting time to a party who committed the abuse or who has a household member who committed the abuse, the court shall include in the parenting plan safety conditions, restrictions, or safeguards as reasonably necessary to protect the child or the abused party. Creates various rebuttable presumptions related to a finding of child abuse. Allows the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts to develop and implement an ongoing education and training program for judges and relevant court personnel regarding child abuse. Makes other changes. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Restricts a court from sealing a court file related to a domestic violence order of protection.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-31 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB5310 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB5310-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB5310 Introduced , by Rep. Joyce Mason SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
725 ILCS 5/112A-32 new
750 ILCS 5/506 from Ch. 40, par. 506
750 ILCS 5/602.7
750 ILCS 5/603.10
750 ILCS 5/603.12 new
750 ILCS 5/715 new
750 ILCS 60/228 new
Provides that the Act may be referred to as Kayden's Law. Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Requires a court, when appointing a guardian ad litem to represent a child, shall make efforts to appoint a guardian ad litem who received evidence-based education and training relating to child abuse. Includes additional factors for the court to consider when determining the allocation of parenting time. Provides that if the court finds that there is a history of abuse of the child or a household member by a party or a present risk of harm to the child or an abused party and awards any form of parenting time to a party who committed the abuse or who has a household member who committed the abuse, the court shall include in the parenting plan safety conditions, restrictions, or safeguards as reasonably necessary to protect the child or the abused party. Creates various rebuttable presumptions related to a finding of child abuse. Allows the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts to develop and implement an ongoing education and training program for judges and relevant court personnel regarding child abuse. Makes other changes. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Restricts a court from sealing a court file related to a domestic violence order of protection.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning civil law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. References to Act. This Act may be referred to
as Kayden's Law.
Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
amended by adding Section 112A-32 as follows:
(725 ILCS 5/112A-32 new)
Sec. 112A-32. Sealing of court file prohibited. No court
shall seal a court file related to a domestic violence order of
protection granted under this Article.
Section 10. The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
Marriage Act is amended by changing Sections 506, 602.7, and
603.10 and by adding Sections 603.12 and 715 as follows:
(750 ILCS 5/506) (from Ch. 40, par. 506)
Sec. 506. Representation of child.
(a) Duties. In any proceedings involving the support,
custody, visitation, allocation of parental responsibilities,
education, parentage, property interest, or general welfare of
a minor or dependent child, the court may, on its own motion or

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that of any party, appoint an attorney to serve in one of the
following capacities to address the issues the court
delineates:
(1) Attorney. The attorney shall provide independent
legal counsel for the child and shall owe the same duties
of undivided loyalty, confidentiality, and competent
representation as are due an adult client.
(2) Guardian ad litem. The guardian ad litem shall
testify or submit a written report to the court regarding
his or her recommendations in accordance with the best
interest of the child. The report shall be made available
to all parties. The guardian ad litem may be called as a
witness for purposes of cross-examination regarding the
guardian ad litem's report or recommendations. The
guardian ad litem shall investigate the facts of the case
and interview the child and the parties.
The court appointing a guardian ad litem under this
paragraph shall make reasonable efforts to appoint a
guardian ad litem who has received evidence-based
education and training relating to child abuse, including
child sexual abuse, domestic abuse education, and the
effect of child sexual abuse and domestic abuse on
children.
(3) Child representative. The child representative
shall advocate what the child representative finds to be
in the best interests of the child after reviewing the

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facts and circumstances of the case. The child
representative shall meet with the child and the parties,
investigate the facts of the case, and encourage
settlement and the use of alternative forms of dispute
resolution. The child representative shall have the same
authority and obligation to participate in the litigation
as does an attorney for a party and shall possess all the
powers of investigation as does a guardian ad litem. The
child representative shall consider, but not be bound by,
the expressed wishes of the child. A child representative
shall have received training in child advocacy or shall
possess such experience as determined to be equivalent to
such training by the chief judge of the circuit where the
child representative has been appointed. The child
representative shall not disclose confidential
communications made by the child, except as required by
law or by the Rules of Professional Conduct. The child
representative shall not render an opinion,
recommendation, or report to the court and shall not be
called as a witness, but shall offer evidence-based legal
arguments. The child representative shall disclose the
position as to what the child representative intends to
advocate in a pre-trial memorandum that shall be served
upon all counsel of record prior to the trial. The
position disclosed in the pre-trial memorandum shall not
be considered evidence. The court and the parties may

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consider the position of the child representative for
purposes of a settlement conference.
(a-3) Additional appointments. During the proceedings the
court may appoint an additional attorney to serve in the
capacity described in subdivision (a)(1) or an additional
attorney to serve in another of the capacities described in
subdivision (a)(2) or (a)(3) on the court's own motion or that
of a party only for good cause shown and when the reasons for
the additional appointment are set forth in specific findings.
(a-5) Appointment considerations. In deciding whether to
make an appointment of an attorney for the minor child, a
guardian ad litem, or a child representative, the court shall
consider the nature and adequacy of the evidence to be
presented by the parties and the availability of other methods
of obtaining information, including social service
organizations and evaluations by mental health professions, as
well as resources for payment.
In no event is this Section intended to or designed to
abrogate the decision making power of the trier of fact. Any
appointment made under this Section is not intended to nor
should it serve to place any appointed individual in the role
of a surrogate judge.
(b) Fees and costs. The court shall enter an order as
appropriate for costs, fees, and disbursements, including a
retainer, when the attorney, guardian ad litem, or child's
representative is appointed. Any person appointed under this

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Section shall file with the court within 90 days of his or her
appointment, and every subsequent 90-day period thereafter
during the course of his or her representation, a detailed
invoice for services rendered with a copy being sent to each
party. The court shall review the invoice submitted and
approve the fees, if they are reasonable and necessary. Any
order approving the fees shall require payment by either or
both parents, by any other party or source, or from the marital
estate or the child's separate estate. The court may not order
payment by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services in
cases in which the Department is providing child support
enforcement services under Article X of the Illinois Public
Aid Code. Unless otherwise ordered by the court at the time
fees and costs are approved, all fees and costs payable to an
attorney, guardian ad litem, or child representative under
this Section are by implication deemed to be in the nature of
support of the child and are within the exceptions to
discharge in bankruptcy under 11 U.S.C.A. 523. The provisions
of Sections 501 and 508 of this Act shall apply to fees and
costs for attorneys appointed under this Section.
(Source: P.A. 99-90, eff. 1-1-16.)
(750 ILCS 5/602.7)
Sec. 602.7. Allocation of parental responsibilities:
parenting time.
(a) Best interests. The court shall allocate parenting

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time according to the child's best interests.
(b) Allocation of parenting time. Unless the parents
present a mutually agreed written parenting plan and that plan
is approved by the court, the court shall allocate parenting
time. It is presumed both parents are fit and the court shall
not place any restrictions on parenting time as defined in
Section 600 and described in Section 603.10 or 603.12, unless
it finds by a preponderance of the evidence that a parent's
exercise of parenting time would seriously endanger the
child's physical, mental, moral, or emotional health.
In determining the child's best interests for purposes of
allocating parenting time, the court shall consider all
relevant factors, including, without limitation, the
following:
(1) the wishes of each parent seeking parenting time;
(2) the wishes of the child, taking into account the
child's maturity and ability to express reasoned and
independent preferences as to parenting time. If the court
finds that a child who expresses fear of a parent is based
on the parent's actual and specific conduct that is
contrary to the child's best interests, the finding shall
be considered;
(3) the amount of time each parent spent performing
caretaking functions with respect to the child in the 24
months preceding the filing of any petition for allocation
of parental responsibilities or, if the child is under 2

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years of age, since the child's birth;
(4) any prior agreement or course of conduct between
the parents relating to caretaking functions with respect
to the child;
(5) the interaction and interrelationship of the child
with his or her parents and siblings and with any other
person who may significantly affect the child's best
interests;
(6) the child's adjustment to his or her home, school,
and community;
(7) the mental and physical health of all individuals
involved;
(8) the child's needs;
(8.1) which parent is more likely to ensure the health
and safety of the child, as defined in Section 603.12;
(9) the distance between the parents' residences, the
cost and difficulty of transporting the child, each
parent's and the child's daily schedules, and the ability
of the parents to cooperate in the arrangement;
(10) whether a restriction on parenting time is
appropriate;
(11) the physical violence or threat of physical
violence by the child's parent directed against the child
or other member of the child's household;
(12) the willingness and ability of each parent to
place the needs of the child ahead of his or her own needs;

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(13) the willingness and ability of each parent to
facilitate and encourage a close and continuing
relationship between the other parent and the child;
(13.1) the attempts of a parent to turn the child
against the other parent, except in the case of abuse,
where reasonable safety measures are necessary to protect
the health and safety of the child, as defined in Section
603.12, from harm. A parent's reasonable concerns for a
child's health and welfare and the parent's reasonable
efforts to protect the child shall not be considered
attempts to turn the child against the other parent. A
child's deficient or negative relationship with a parent
shall not be presumed to be caused by the other parent;
(14) the occurrence of abuse against the child or
other member of the child's household;
(14.1) violent or assaultive behavior committed by a
parent, including a past or current protection order under
Article 112A of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 or
order of protection under the Domestic Violence Act of
1986 where there has been a finding of abuse;
(14.2) the existence of a protection order under
Article 112A of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 or
order of protection under the Domestic Violence Act of
1986 entered on consent of the parents, with no admission
or finding of abuse, if, upon review of the facts
presented at the parenting time hearing, the court finds

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that abuse occurred;
(15) whether one of the parents is a convicted sex
offender or lives with a convicted sex offender and, if
so, the exact nature of the offense and what if any
treatment the offender has successfully participated in;
the parties are entitled to a hearing on the issues raised
in this paragraph (15);
(15.1) whether one of the parents has been convicted
of or has pled guilty or no contest to any of the following
offenses or an offense in another jurisdiction
substantially equivalent to any of the following offenses:
Section 3.02 (aggravated cruelty of an animal), 3.03
(animal torture), or 3.03-1 (depiction of animal cruelty)
of the Humane Care for Animals Act; Section 11-501
(driving while under the influence of alcohol, other drug
or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
combination thereof) of the Illinois Vehicle Code; Section
9-1 (first degree murder), 9-1.2 (intentional homicide of
an unborn child), 9-2 (second degree murder), 9-2.1
(voluntary manslaughter of an unborn child), 9-3
(involuntary manslaughter and reckless homicide), 9-3.2
(involuntary manslaughter and reckless homicide of an
unborn child), 9-3.3 (drug-induced homicide), 9-3.5
(concealment of death), 10-1 (kidnapping), 10-2
(aggravated kidnaping), 10-3 (unlawful restraint), 10-3.1
(aggravated unlawful restraint), 10-4 (forcible

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detention), 10-5 (child abduction), 10-5.1 (luring of a
minor), 10-5.5 (unlawful visitation or parenting time
interference), 10-7 (aiding or abetting child abduction),
10-9 (trafficking in persons, involuntary servitude, and
related offenses), 10-10 (failure to report the death or
disappearance of a child under 13 years of age), 11-1.20
(criminal sexual assault), 11-1.30 (aggravated criminal
sexual assault), 11-1.40 (predatory criminal sexual
assault of a child), 11-1.50 (criminal sexual abuse),
11-1.60 (aggravated criminal sexual abuse), 11-6 (indecent
solicitation of a child), 11-6.6 (solicitation to meet a
child), 11-9.1 (sexual exploitation of a child), 11-9.1A
(permitting sexual abuse of a child), 11-9.1B (failure to
report sexual abuse of a child), 11-9.3 (presence within
school zone by child sex offenders), 11-9.4-1 (sexual
predator and child sex offender presence or loitering in
or near public parks), 11-11 (sexual relations within
families), 11-14 (prostitution), 11-14.1 (solicitation of
a sexual act), 11-14.3 (promoting prostitution), 11-14.4
(promoting juvenile prostitution), 11-18 (patronizing a
prostitute), 11-18.1 (patronizing a minor engaged in
prostitution), 11-20 (obscenity), 11-20.1 (child
pornography), 11-21 (distribution of harmful material),
11-24 (child photography by sex offender), 11-25
(grooming), 11-26 (traveling to meet a child), 11-30
(public indecency), 12-1 (assault), 12-2 (aggravated

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assault), 12-3.4 (violation of an order of protection),
12-5 (reckless conduct), 12-7.3 (stalking), 12-7.4
(aggravated stalking), 12-7.5 (cyberstalking), 12-35
(sexual conduct or sexual contact with an animal), 12-21.6
(endangering the life or health of a child), 12C-10 (child
abandonment), 20-1 (arson), 20-1.1 (aggravated arson),
29D-20 (making a terrorist threat), or 48-1 (dog fighting)
of the Criminal Code of 2012; or Section 401 (manufacture
or delivery, or possession with intent to manufacture or
deliver, a controlled substance, a counterfeit substance,
or controlled substance analog) of the Illinois Controlled
Substances Act;
(16) the terms of a parent's military family-care plan
that a parent must complete before deployment if a parent
is a member of the United States Armed Forces who is being
deployed; and
(17) any other factor that the court expressly finds
to be relevant.
(b-1) A factor under subsection (b) shall not be adversely
weighed against a party if the circumstances related to the
factor were in response to abuse or necessary to protect the
child or the abused party from harm and the party alleging
abuse does not pose a risk to the health and safety of the
child, as defined in Section 603,12, at the time of the
parenting time hearing. A temporary housing instability as a
result of abuse shall not be considered against the party

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alleging the abuse.
As used in this subsection, "temporary housing
instability" means a period not to exceed 6 months from the
date of the last incident of abuse as determined by a court.
(b-2) No single factor under subsection (b) shall by
itself be determinative in the awarding of parenting time. The
court shall examine the totality of the circumstances, giving
weighted consideration to the factors that affect the health
and safety of the child, as defined in Section 603.12, when
issuing a parenting plan that is in the best interests of the
child.
(b-3) A criminal conviction specified under paragraph
(15.1) of subsection (b) shall not by itself be determinative
in the awarding of parenting time. The court shall examine the
totality of the circumstances when issuing a parenting plan
that is in the best interests of the child.
(c) In allocating parenting time, the court shall not
consider conduct of a parent that does not affect that
parent's relationship to the child.
(d) Upon motion, the court may allow a parent who is
deployed or who has orders to be deployed as a member of the
United States Armed Forces to designate a person known to the
child to exercise reasonable substitute visitation on behalf
of the deployed parent, if the court determines that
substitute visitation is in the best interests of the child.
In determining whether substitute visitation is in the best

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interests of the child, the court shall consider all of the
relevant factors listed in subsection (b) of this Section and
apply those factors to the person designated as a substitute
for the deployed parent for visitation purposes. Visitation
orders entered under this subsection are subject to
subsections (e) and (f) of Section 602.9 and subsections (c)
and (d) of Section 603.10.
(e) If the street address of a parent is not identified
pursuant to Section 708 of this Act, the court shall require
the parties to identify reasonable alternative arrangements
for parenting time by the other parent including, but not
limited to, parenting time of the minor child at the residence
of another person or at a local public or private facility.
(Source: P.A. 99-90, eff. 1-1-16.)
(750 ILCS 5/603.10)
Sec. 603.10. Restriction of parental responsibilities.
(a) After a hearing, if the court finds by a preponderance
of the evidence that a parent engaged in any conduct that
seriously endangered the child's mental, moral, or physical
health or that significantly impaired the child's emotional
development, the court shall enter orders as necessary to
protect the child. Such orders may include, but are not
limited to, orders for one or more of the following:
(1) a reduction, elimination, or other adjustment of
the parent's decision-making responsibilities or parenting

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time, or both decision-making responsibilities and
parenting time;
(2) supervision, including ordering the Department of
Children and Family Services to exercise continuing
supervision under Section 5 of the Children and Family
Services Act;
(2.1) supervision under Section 603.12;
(3) requiring the exchange of the child between the
parents through an intermediary or in a protected setting;
(4) restraining a parent's communication with or
proximity to the other parent or the child;
(5) requiring a parent to abstain from possessing or
consuming alcohol or non-prescribed drugs while exercising
parenting time with the child and within a specified
period immediately preceding the exercise of parenting
time;
(6) restricting the presence of specific persons while
a parent is exercising parenting time with the child;
(7) requiring a parent to post a bond to secure the
return of the child following the parent's exercise of
parenting time or to secure other performance required by
the court;
(8) requiring a parent to complete a treatment program
for perpetrators of abuse, for drug or alcohol abuse, or
for other behavior that is the basis for restricting
parental responsibilities under this Section; and

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(9) any other constraints or conditions that the court
deems necessary to provide for the child's safety or
welfare.
(b) The court may modify an order restricting parental
responsibilities if, after a hearing, the court finds by a
preponderance of the evidence that a modification is in the
child's best interests based on (i) a change of circumstances
that occurred after the entry of an order restricting parental
responsibilities; or (ii) conduct of which the court was
previously unaware that seriously endangers the child. In
determining whether to modify an order under this subsection,
the court must consider factors that include, but need not be
limited to, the following:
(1) abuse, neglect, or abandonment of the child;
(2) abusing or allowing abuse of another person that
had an impact upon the child;
(3) use of drugs, alcohol, or any other substance in a
way that interferes with the parent's ability to perform
caretaking functions with respect to the child; and
(4) persistent continuing interference with the other
parent's access to the child, except for actions taken
with a reasonable, good-faith belief that they are
necessary to protect the child's safety pending
adjudication of the facts underlying that belief, provided
that the interfering parent initiates a proceeding to
determine those facts as soon as practicable.

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(c) An order granting parenting time to a parent or
visitation to another person may be revoked by the court if
that parent or other person is found to have knowingly used his
or her parenting time or visitation to facilitate contact
between the child and a parent who has been barred from contact
with the child or to have knowingly used his or her parenting
time or visitation to facilitate contact with the child that
violates any restrictions imposed on a parent's parenting time
by a court of competent jurisdiction. Nothing in this
subsection limits a court's authority to enforce its orders in
any other manner authorized by law.
(d) If parenting time of a parent is restricted, an order
granting visitation to a non-parent with a child or an order
granting parenting time to the other parent shall contain the
following language:
"If a person granted parenting time or visitation
under this order uses that time to facilitate contact
between the child and a parent whose parenting time is
restricted, or if such a person violates any restrictions
placed on parenting time or visitation by the court, the
parenting time or visitation granted under this order
shall be revoked until further order of court."
(e) A parent who, after a hearing, is determined by the
court to have been convicted of any offense involving an
illegal sex act perpetrated upon a victim less than 18 years of
age, including but not limited to an offense under Article 11

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of the Criminal Code of 2012, is not entitled to parenting time
while incarcerated or while on parole, probation, conditional
discharge, periodic imprisonment, or mandatory supervised
release for a felony offense, until the parent complies with
such terms and conditions as the court determines are in the
child's best interests, taking into account the exact nature
of the offense and what, if any, treatment in which the parent
successfully participated.
(f) A parent may not, while the child is present, visit any
person granted visitation or parenting time who has been
convicted of first degree murder, unless the court finds,
after considering all relevant factors, including those set
forth in subsection (b) of Section 602.7, that it would be in
the child's best interests to allow the child to be present
during such a visit.
(Source: P.A. 99-90, eff. 1-1-16.)
(750 ILCS 5/603.12 new)
Sec. 603.12. Safety conditions.
(a) After considering the factors under subsection (b) of
Section 602.7, if the court finds that there is a history of
abuse of the child or a household member by a party or a
present risk of harm to the child or an abused party and awards
any form of parenting time to a party who committed the abuse
or who has a household member who committed the abuse, the
court shall include in the parenting plan safety conditions,

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restrictions, or safeguards as reasonably necessary to protect
the child or the abused party.
The court shall include in the parenting plan the reason
for imposing the safety conditions, restrictions, or
safeguards and an explanation as to why the safety conditions,
restrictions, or safeguards are in the best interests of the
child or the abused party. If supervised contact is ordered,
there shall be a review of the risk of harm and need for
continued supervision on at least an annual basis. The safety
conditions, restrictions, or safeguards may include:
(1) nonprofessional supervised parenting time;
(2) professional supervised parenting time;
(3) limitations on the time of day that parenting time
is permitted or the number of hours of parenting time and
the maximum number of hours of parenting time permitted
per day or per week;
(4) the appointment of a qualified professional
specializing in programming relating to the history of
abuse or risk of harm to provider intervention or harm
prevention programming. The court may order an evaluation
by the appointed qualified professional to determine
whether additional programming is necessary;
(5) limitations on parenting time; or
(6) any other safety conditions, restrictions, or
safeguards to ensure the health and safety of the child or
to protect a household member.

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(b) If the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence
that a party has abused the child or household member, there
shall be a rebuttable presumption that the court shall only
allow nonprofessional supervised parenting time or
professional supervised parenting time between the child and
the party who committed the abuse. A court may find that an
indicated report for physical or sexual abuse is a basis for a
finding of abuse under this subsection only after a de novo
review of the circumstances leading to the indicated report.
Notwithstanding this subsection, the court may award an
alternative form of parenting time if the court finds by a
preponderance of the evidence that:
(1) the party no longer poses a risk of abuse to the
child or any other household member; and
(2) another parenting time arrangement is in the best
interests of the child and will not jeopardize the health
and safety of the child.
(c) If the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence
that there is an ongoing risk of abuse of the child, there
shall be a rebuttable presumption that the court shall only
allow professional supervised parenting time between the child
and the party who poses the risk of abuse. A court may find
that an indicated report for physical or sexual abuse is a
basis for a finding of abuse under this subsection only after a
de novo review of the circumstances leading to the indicated
report. Notwithstanding this subsection, the court may award

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an alternative form of parenting time if the court finds by a
preponderance of the evidence that:
(1) the party no longer poses a risk of abuse to the
child or any other household member; and
(2) another parenting time arrangement is in the best
interests of the child and will not jeopardize the health
and safety of the child.
(d) As used in this Section:
"Health and safety of the child" includes, but is not
limited to, the physical, emotional, and psychological
well-being of the child.
"Household member" means a spouse or individual who has
been a spouse, individual living as a spouse or lived as a
spouse, parent or child, individual related by consanguinity
or affinity, current or former sexual or intimate partner, or
individual who shares biological parenthood currently sharing
a household with the child or a party.
"Intervention and harm prevention programming" includes,
but is not limited to, programming designed to rehabilitate
the offending individual, including prioritizing an
intervention or harm prevent program, if available, or the
impacts of physical, sexual, or domestic abuse on the victim.
"Nonprofessional supervised parenting time" means
parenting time during which an adult, designated by the court
or agreed upon by the parties, monitors the interaction
between the child and the individual with parenting time

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rights.
"Professional supervised parenting time" means parenting
time during which a professional with education and training
on the dynamics of domestic violence, sexual assault, child
abuse, and the impact of domestic violence on children
oversees the interaction between the child and the individual
with parenting time rights and promotes the health and safety
of the child during the interaction.
(750 ILCS 5/715 new)
Sec. 715. Judicial education and training.
(a) The Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts may
develop and implement an ongoing education and training
program for judges and relevant court personnel, including
guardians ad litem, counsel for children, and mediators,
regarding child abuse. The education and training program
shall include all aspects of the maltreatment of children,
including:
(1) sexual abuse;
(2) physical abuse;
(3) implicit and explicit bias;
(4) trauma and neglect; and
(5) the impact of child abuse and domestic violence on
children.
(b) The education and training program shall include the
latest best practices from evidence-based, peer-reviewed

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research by recognized experts in the types of child abuse
specified under subsection (a). The Administrative Office of
the Illinois Courts shall design the education and training
program to educate and train relevant court personnel on all
of the factors listed under Section 602.7 and improve the
ability of courts to make appropriate parenting time decisions
that are in the best interests of the child, including
education and training regarding the impact of child abuse,
domestic abuse and trauma on a victim, specifically a child,
and situations where one party attempts to turn a child
against another party.
Section 15. The Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 is
amended by adding Section 228 as follows:
(750 ILCS 60/228 new)
Sec. 228. Sealing of court file prohibited. No court shall
seal a court file related to an order of protection granted
under this Act.