Date	Chamber	Action
8/27/2013	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0570

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

20 ILCS 505/5

from Ch. 23, par. 5005

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Permits the Department of Children and Family Services to have access to background information for all Department employees and Department applicants in addition to the criminal history record information and the adjudicatory and dispositional record system information the Department has access to under the Act. Defines "background information" to mean (i) upon the request of the Department of Children and Family Services, information obtained from the Department of State Police as a result of a fingerprint-based criminal history records check of the Illinois criminal history records database and the Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history records database concerning a Department employee or Department applicant; (ii) information obtained by the Department after performing a check of the Department of State Police's Sex Offender Database, as authorized by the Sex Offender Community Notification Law, concerning a Department employee or Department applicant; and (iii) information obtained by the Department of Children and Family Services after performing a check of the Child Abuse and Neglect Tracking System (CANTS) operated and maintained by the Department. Defines "Department employee" and "Department applicant". Effective immediately.

House Committee Amendment No. 1

	Adds reference to:
	225 ILCS 10/2.28 new

225 ILCS 10/2.29 new

225 ILCS 10/4.1

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Permits the Department of Children and Family Services to access criminal history record information as defined as "background information" and criminal history record information as defined in the Illinois Uniform Conviction Information Act for each Department employee or Department applicant. Provides that each Department employee or Department applicant shall submit his or her fingerprints to the Department of State Police in the form and manner prescribed by the Department of State Police; and that these fingerprints shall be checked against the fingerprint records now and hereafter filed in the Department of State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history records databases. Requires the Department of State Police to charge a fee for conducting the criminal history record check, which shall be deposited into the State Police Services Fund and shall not exceed the actual cost of the record check. Requires the Department of State Police to furnish, pursuant to positive identification, all Illinois conviction information to the Department of Children and Family Services. Defines "background information" to mean (i) upon the request of the Department of Children and Family Services, conviction information obtained from the Department of State Police as a result of a fingerprint-based criminal history records check of the Illinois criminal history records database and the Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history records database concerning a Department employee or Department applicant; (ii) information obtained by the Department of Children and Family Services after performing a check of the Department of State Police's Sex Offender Database, as authorized by the Sex Offender Community Notification Law, concerning a Department employee or Department applicant; and (iii) information obtained by the Department of Children and Family Services after performing a check of the Child Abuse and Neglect Tracking System (CANTS) operated and maintained by the Department. Defines "Department employee" and "Department applicant". Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Defines "non-licensed service provider" and "volunteer". Provides that criminal background investigations are required for employees and volunteers of child care facilities and non-licensed service providers under the Act. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/13/2013	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison
2/13/2013	Senate	First Reading
2/13/2013	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/27/2013	Senate	Assigned to Human Services
3/5/2013	Senate	Do Pass Human Services; 009-000-000
3/5/2013	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 6, 2013
3/12/2013	Senate	Second Reading
3/12/2013	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 13, 2013
3/13/2013	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
3/13/2013	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
3/13/2013	House	Arrived in House
3/13/2013	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Scott Drury
3/13/2013	House	First Reading
3/13/2013	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/8/2013	House	Assigned to Judiciary
4/29/2013	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Scott Drury
4/29/2013	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
5/6/2013	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
5/7/2013	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
5/8/2013	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary; by Voice Vote
5/8/2013	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary; 016-000-000
5/8/2013	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/9/2013	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/9/2013	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/15/2013	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
5/15/2013	Senate	Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
5/15/2013	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 16, 2013
5/23/2013	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Julie A. Morrison
5/23/2013	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
5/23/2013	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Human Services
5/29/2013	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Human Services; 005-000-000
5/30/2013	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
5/30/2013	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/28/2013	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/27/2013	Senate	Governor Approved
8/27/2013	Senate	Effective Date August 27, 2013
8/27/2013	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0570

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