90th General Assembly
Summary of HB0164
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House Sponsors:
FLOWERS-DART-HARTKE-SCOTT-LANG, HOWARD, GIGLIO, SLONE AND STROGER.

Senate Sponsors:
KARPIEL

Short description: 
ABUSED MINOR-INFANT-DRUG TESTS                                             

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act to require  a      
   person  who  interprets certain tests administered to a newborn infant      
   to report the results of the tests to DCFS if the tests  indicate  the      
   presence  of certain controlled substances.  Requires DCFS to make the      
   test report available to the court and parties in  actions  under  the      
   Juvenile  Court  Act in which the infant or a sibling is alleged to be      
   abused or neglected.   Amends  the  "Abused,  Neglected  or  Dependent      
   Minors"  Article  of  the  Juvenile  Court  Act  of 1987.  In Sections      
   providing  for  orders  of  protective  supervision  and   orders   of      
   protection,  requires  a  court  in  a custody hearing to require drug      
   testing of adult individuals residing in  the  household  in  which  a      
   minor  was  placed  if  the  minor was adjudicated neglected or abused      
   because of drug use by the person in whose care the minor  was  placed      
   or  because  the  minor was a newborn infant for whom test results for      
   certain controlled substances were positive. Effective immediately.         
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          325 ILCS 5/7.3d new                                                  
          325 ILCS 4/8.2                                                       
          325 ILCS 4/8.2a new                                                  
          325 ILCS 4/8.2b new                                                  
        Replaces the amendatory provisions of the bill and reinserts           
   those provisions. Further amends the Abused and Neglected Child Re-         
   porting Act. Provides for assessments and referrals of substance-abus-      
   ing parents with children in programs selected by the Department of         
   Human Services. Establishes standards for family preservation programs      
   provided by DCFS, including standards for parent education courses.         
   Establishes guidelines for determining whether a child's family is          
   willing and able to provide the child with a safe family home. Effec-       
   tive immediately.                                                           
          STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1                                   
          HB 164, with H-am 1, creates a local organization and structure      
          mandate which does not require State reimbursement.                  
          FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (DCFS)                                           
          The fiscal impact to DCFS is $80,000 per year.                       
          JUDICIAL NOTE, H-AM 1                                                
          There may be an increase in judicial workloads; it is not pos-       
          sible to determine impact on the need to increase the number of      
          judges in the State.                                                 
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 3.                                                 
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          325 ILCS 5/8.2b new                                                  
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          705 ILCS 405/2-10               from Ch. 37, par. 802-10             
        Replaces  everything  after  the  enacting   clause.    Reinserts      
   provisions of  House Amendment No. 1 amending the Abused and Neglected      
   Child  Reporting Act with respect to drug-affected newborn infants and      
   assessments  and  referrals  of  substance-abusing  parents, with some      
   changes.   Further amends that Act to require a report  from  DCFS  by      
   January 1, 1998  concerning services provided and to require an annual      
   evaluation  by  the   University of Illinois Child and Family Research      
   Center; authorizes  DCFS    to  establish  rules  to  develop  uniform      
   standards  for  parenting  education    courses  that serve as part of      
   family preservation or reunification efforts.    Reinserts  provisions      
   of  House  Amendment  No.  1 amending the Juvenile  Court Act; further      
   amends that Act to require DCFS to give  testimony  in  a    temporary      
   custody  hearing  concerning  a  child  endangerment risk  assessment.      
   Effective immediately.                                                      
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: 99-01-12

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   2     SENATE -   0


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