Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2787

Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to convene a multi-disciplinary committee to review application of the Department's investigation procedures to investigations involving children with custody cases pending pursuant to the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act and make reports to the General Assembly. Requires the Department to promulgate rules, by June 1, 2014, establishing criteria and standards for labeling a child abuse or neglect report as false in the state central register. Requires the Department's investigation team to include a licensed clinical social worker with experience in working with a child's specific disability when a report involves a child with a cognitive disability or a physical disability that impacts the child's communication. Provides that if the child named in the report was in the temporary custody or guardianship of the Department when the report was received, then the child named in the report shall be a party to another's request for expungement of the final findings. Contains provisions concerning a mandated reporter's request for a review of an unfounded report; appeals requested by parents, personal guardians, or legal custodians who are not also subjects of the report; appeals conducted by a neutral third party; appeals or reviews requested via U.S. Mail; and Department rules limiting the rights of a reporter to request an appeal. Effective immediately.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that by January 1, 2014, the Department of Children and Family Services shall promulgate rules establishing criteria and standards for labeling an unfounded report as an intentional false report in the central register and that the rules shall permit the reporter to submit a statement regarding the report unless the reporter has been convicted of knowingly transmitting a false report to the Department under a specified provision of the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that if the child is the subject of an action under Article II of the Juvenile Court Act, the Department shall, within 45 days of classification of the report, transmit a copy of the report to the guardian ad litem appointed for the child (rather than the Department shall transmit a copy of the report to the guardian ad litem appointed for the child). In a provision concerning amended reports, provides that if the minor, who is the subject of an action under Article II of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, is also the victim named in the report sought to be amended or removed from the central register, the minor shall, through the minor's attorney or guardian ad litem, have the right to participate and be heard in such hearing as defined under Department rules. Contains provisions concerning requests for the Department to review unfounded reports and Department rules addressing such requests. Effective immediately.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes: In a provision concerning requests to amend or remove a report of child abuse or neglect from the State Central Register, provides that if the minor, who is the victim named in the report sought to be amended or removed from the State Central Register, is the subject of a pending action under Article II of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, and the report was made while a guardian ad litem was appointed for the minor under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, then the minor shall, through the minor's attorney or guardian ad litem appointed under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, have the right to participate and be heard in such hearing as defined under the Department of Children and Family Services' rules (rather than if the minor, who is the subject of an action under Article II of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, is also the victim named in the report sought to be amended or removed from the central register, the minor shall, through the minor's attorney or guardian ad litem appointed under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, have the right to participate and be heard in such hearing as defined under Department rules). Provides that a review of an unfounded report will be conducted by the Multidisciplinary Review Committee (rather than will be conducted by the Multidisciplinary Review Committee, except those requests for review that are made by the guardian ad litem, which shall be conducted by the Regional Child Protection Manager). Effective immediately.

Date	Chamber	Action
8/16/2013	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0453

Date	Chamber	Action
2/22/2013	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
2/26/2013	House	First Reading
2/26/2013	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/4/2013	House	Assigned to Human Services Committee
3/19/2013	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
3/19/2013	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/20/2013	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
3/20/2013	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 014-000-000
3/20/2013	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
3/20/2013	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/22/2013	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
3/22/2013	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
3/28/2013	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
4/10/2013	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 010-000-000
4/10/2013	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/10/2013	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
4/10/2013	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/11/2013	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
4/11/2013	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
4/11/2013	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
4/11/2013	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
4/11/2013	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/11/2013	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 12, 2013
4/12/2013	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
4/12/2013	Senate	First Reading
4/12/2013	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/30/2013	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
5/6/2013	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
5/6/2013	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
5/7/2013	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
5/7/2013	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
5/8/2013	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 012-000-000
5/8/2013	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2013
5/21/2013	Senate	Second Reading
5/21/2013	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2013
5/22/2013	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
5/23/2013	House	Arrived in House
5/23/2013	House	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
5/23/2013	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
5/23/2013	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
5/28/2013	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
5/28/2013	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 117-000-000
5/28/2013	House	House Concurs
5/28/2013	House	Passed Both Houses
6/19/2013	House	Sent to the Governor
8/16/2013	House	Governor Approved
8/16/2013	House	Effective Date August 16, 2013
8/16/2013	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0453

	Deletes reference to:
	325 ILCS 5/7.4

	Adds reference to:
	325 ILCS 5/7.7	from Ch. 23, par. 2057.7