Bill Title: Amends the Child Death Review Team Act by repealing provisions permitting the Child Death Review Teams Executive Council to establish in the Southern Region of the State a special Child Death Investigation Task Force. Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall establish a Child Death Investigation Task Force to operate in the Southern Region of the State and in other regions at the discretion of the Director of the Department. Requires the Task Force to develop and implement a plan for the investigation of sudden, unexpected, or unexplained child fatalities or near fatalities of children under 18 years of age occurring within that region. Requires the Task Force's plan to include provisions for local or State law enforcement agencies and other specified entities to promptly notify the Task Force of a sudden, unexpected, or unexplained child fatality or near fatality of a child, and for the Task Force to review and investigate the notification. Requires the investigation to include coordination among members of a multidisciplinary team. Provides for appointment of a Board of Directors to govern the Task Force. Provides for State indemnification of the Task Force and the Board of Directors, except for willful or wanton misconduct.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Passed) 2018-08-03 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0733 [SB3223 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
House	Third Reading in House	2018-05-21	100	1	2	5	108	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2018-04-18	58	0	1	0	59	Passed	Link	View

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