Human Services Committee
Adopted in House Comm. on Mar 04, 2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1132




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1132 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act is 
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amended  by changing Section 7.12 as follows:
 



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    (325 ILCS 5/7.12)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2057.12)



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    Sec. 7.12. 
The Child Protective Service Unit shall 
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determine,
within 60 days, whether the report is "indicated" or 
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"unfounded"
and report it forthwith to the central register; 
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where it is
not possible to initiate or complete an 
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investigation within
60 days the report may be deemed 
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"undetermined" provided every
effort has been made to undertake 
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a complete investigation.
The Department may extend the period  
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in which such determinations
must be made in individual cases 
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for additional periods of up to 30
days each for good cause 
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shown. The Department shall by rule establish what
shall 
 


 






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constitute good cause.
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    In those cases in which the Child Protective Service Unit 
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has made a final determination that a report is "indicated" or 
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"unfounded", the Department shall provide written notification 
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of the final determination to the subjects of the report and to 
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the alleged perpetrator, parents, personal guardian or legal 
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guardian of the alleged child victim, and other persons 
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required to receive notice by regular U.S. mail.   Subject to 
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appropriation, written notification of the final determination 
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shall be sent to a perpetrator indicated for child abuse or 
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child neglect, or both, by both regular and certified mail. 

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(Source: P.A. 86-904.)".