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Public Act 097-0930
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| HB4566 Enrolled | LRB097 17400 KTG 62602 b |
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AN ACT concerning children.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act is |
amended by adding Section 8.2a as follows:
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(325 ILCS 5/8.2a new) |
Sec. 8.2a. Developmental and social-emotional screening; |
indicated finding of abuse or neglect. The Department shall |
conduct a developmental and social-emotional screening within |
45 days after the Department is granted temporary custody of a |
child. When a child under the age of 3 is engaged in intact |
family services, the Department shall offer to conduct a |
developmental screening within 60 days after the Department |
opens the case. For children in intact cases who are ages 3 |
through 5, the intact caseworker shall refer the child for a |
developmental screening. The Department shall promulgate rules |
necessary for the implementation of this Section.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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