Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 1132

Amends the Children and Family Services Act and the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that these amendatory changes may be cited as the Child Abuse Registry Accuracy and Fairness Act of 2009. Provides that notice to subjects of a report of suspected child abuse or neglect shall be served via personal delivery (verified by the subject's signature) or certified mail, and sets forth the required contents of the notice. Provides for notice of determinations that a report is "indicated", "unfounded", or "undetermined", and sets forth required contents of notice of an indicated report. Adds provisions concerning expungement of an indicated report. Provides for an appeal by a subject of a report who claims that he or she did not have actual notice that an indicated report had issued against him or her. Makes other changes concerning judicial review of final administrative decisions by the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department's handling of reports of suspected child abuse or neglect, determinations by the Department's Child Protective Service Unit, and expungement of information from the central register of child abuse and neglect.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that in those cases in which the Child Protective Service Unit has made a final determination that a report is "indicated" or "unfounded", the Department of Children and Family Services shall provide written notification of the final determination to the subjects of the report and to the alleged perpetrator, parents, personal guardian or legal guardian of the alleged child victim, and other persons required to receive notice by regular U.S. mail. Provides that subject to appropriation, written notification of the final determination shall be sent to a perpetrator indicated for child abuse or child neglect, or both, by both regular and certified mail.

Date	Chamber	Action
8/13/2009	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0385

Date	Chamber	Action
2/11/2009	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
2/11/2009	House	First Reading
2/11/2009	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/18/2009	House	Assigned to Human Services Committee
2/19/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
3/4/2009	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee
3/4/2009	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote
3/4/2009	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 007-000-000
3/4/2009	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/5/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
3/23/2009	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/23/2009	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
3/24/2009	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/24/2009	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
3/25/2009	Senate	Arrive in Senate
3/25/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009
3/27/2009	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
3/27/2009	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
3/30/2009	Senate	First Reading
3/30/2009	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/15/2009	Senate	Assigned to Human Services
4/21/2009	Senate	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
4/22/2009	Senate	Postponed - Human Services
4/29/2009	Senate	Do Pass Human Services; 007-000-000
4/29/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
5/12/2009	Senate	Second Reading
5/12/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009
5/19/2009	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
5/19/2009	House	Passed Both Houses
6/17/2009	House	Sent to the Governor
8/13/2009	House	Governor Approved
8/13/2009	House	Effective Date January 1, 2010
8/13/2009	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0385

	Adds reference to:
	325 ILCS 5/7.12	from Ch. 23, par. 2057.12