SB0377sam001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Doris Turner

Filed: 3/21/2024

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 377

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 377 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act is amended by adding Section 7.5a as follows:

(325 ILCS 5/7.5a new)

Sec. 7.5a. Caseworker protections. If a caseworker of the Department, including an intact family specialist or placement specialist, believes that a parent, guardian, or other responsible adult of a child has made a credible threat of violence against the caseworker during a prior home visit, the caseworker may (i) request that local law enforcement officers accompany the caseworker on any subsequent home visits for that child or (ii) request that the Department reassign the child's case to another caseworker. Law enforcement officers shall, upon request, make all reasonable efforts to assist the caseworker in receiving law enforcement assistance from any other police jurisdiction that is outside the accompanying officers' primary jurisdiction. As used in this Section, "credible threat of violence" means a statement or course of conduct that causes a reasonable person to fear for the person's safety or for the safety of others.".