Public Act 100-0472
 
HB0786 EnrolledLRB100 06215 AWJ 16249 b


  
    AN ACT concerning local government.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  






 
 
    Section 5. The Park District Code is amended  by adding 
Section 8-23a as follows:
 
    (70 ILCS 1205/8-23a  new)
    Sec. 8-23a. Application for volunteers; disclosure of 
child sex offenses; penalty for failure to disclose.
    (a) For purposes of this Section:
    "Child sex offender" has the meaning provided in paragraph 
(1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-9.3 of the Criminal Code of 
2012.
    "Volunteer" means any individual who  without compensation 
or benefits reports to, and is under the direct supervision of, 
a park district's administrative staff and provides personal 
services to a park district recreational program that is 
offered to children. 
    (b) Every park district shall require volunteers to 
complete an application prior to beginning any work as a 
volunteer.  The application shall include, but shall not be 
limited to, a question for the applicant to answer concerning 
whether they have been convicted of or found to be a child sex 
offender.  If a volunteer is under 18 years of age,  the 
volunteer's parent or legal guardian may complete the 
application on behalf of the volunteer. No park district shall 
knowingly engage a volunteer who has been convicted of or found 
to be a child sex offender and shall terminate the services of 
the volunteer upon discovery of such an offender.
    (c) If a current volunteer with a park district is 
convicted of or found to be a child sex offender, the volunteer 
shall immediately disclose the conviction or finding to the 
park district.
 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.