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Public Act 098-0845
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| SB3217 Enrolled | LRB098 19453 KTG 54618 b |
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AN ACT concerning children.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended |
by adding Section 39.2 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 505/39.2 new) |
Sec. 39.2. Illinois Children's Justice Task Force. The |
Illinois Children's Justice Task Force, in compliance with (i) |
the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) (42 U.S.C. |
5106c), as amended by Public Law 111-320; (ii) the Victims of |
Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10603), as amended; and (iii) |
Section 116 of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010, shall be |
charged with the exploration, research, and development of |
recommendations on a multidisciplinary team approach for the |
investigation of reports of abuse or neglect of children under |
the age of 18. |
The Illinois Children's Justice Task Force shall submit a |
report to the General Assembly by March 1, 2015 regarding, but |
not limited to, its recommendations for a statewide |
multidisciplinary approach to child abuse or neglect |
investigations. The Department of Children and Family Services |
shall continue to provide administrative support to the Task |
Force through the Department's Children's Justice Grant |