Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 6951

Creates the Children's Camp Counselor Background Investigation Act and amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Youth Camp Act, and the State Mandates Act. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall require every children's camp employee or volunteer who works with children to authorize an investigation to determine whether the employee or volunteer has ever been charged with a crime and, if so, the disposition of the charges. Requires the Department of State Police to provide information concerning criminal charges and their disposition. Provides for the confidentiality of such information, and provides that a violation of confidentiality is a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that a youth camp licensed under the Youth Camp Act must comply with the Children's Camp Counselor Background Investigation Act. Requires implementation without reimbursement under the State Mandates Act. Effective January 1, 2005.

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Youth Camp Act, and the State Mandates Act. In the Youth Camp Act, adds definitions of "resident camp" and "day camp" and provides that requirements relating to construction permits apply only to resident camps. Provides that youth camp employees age 18 or over must authorize a criminal history records check as a condition of employment and that youth camps must ensure that such checks are conducted with respect to their employees as a condition of licensure. Authorizes the Department of State Police to conduct such checks upon the request of the Department of Public Health. Provides that the unauthorized release of confidential information concerning a criminal conviction of an applicant for employment of a youth camp is a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that a youth camp may not knowingly employ a person who has been convicted of certain offenses or a person for whom a criminal history records check has not been initiated. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall charge a licensee a fee for the cost of conducting criminal history records checks, and makes those costs exempt from State reimbursement under the State Mandates Act. Effective January 1, 2005.

Date	Chamber	Action
1/11/2005	House	Session Sine Die

Date	Chamber	Action
2/9/2004	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John A. Fritchey
2/9/2004	House	First Reading
2/9/2004	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/24/2004	House	Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
3/4/2004	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000
3/4/2004	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/16/2004	House	Fiscal Note Filed
3/24/2004	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
3/25/2004	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John A. Fritchey
3/25/2004	House	House Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/26/2004	House	House Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
3/26/2004	House	House Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John A. Fritchey
3/26/2004	House	House Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
3/31/2004	House	House Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
3/31/2004	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/31/2004	House	House Amendment No. 1 Withdrawn by Rep. John A. Fritchey
3/31/2004	House	House Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
3/31/2004	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/1/2004	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-003-002
4/1/2004	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
4/1/2004	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
4/1/2004	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
4/1/2004	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
4/1/2004	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-003-002
4/1/2004	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
4/6/2004	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/6/2004	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 20, 2004
4/21/2004	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Peter J. Roskam
4/21/2004	Senate	First Reading
4/21/2004	Senate	Referred to Rules
10/1/2004	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
1/11/2005	House	Session Sine Die

	Fiscal Note (State Police)
	No fiscal impact, as long as the fingerprint card processing fee requirement, currently in the bill, remains in tact.

	Deletes reference to:
	New Act

	Adds reference to:
	20 ILCS 2605/2605-323 new