94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB3531

 

Introduced 2/23/2005, by Rep. Roger L. Eddy

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 505/6.5 new
20 ILCS 2605/2605-212 new
105 ILCS 5/1A-11 new

    Amends the Children and Family Services Act, the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, and the School Code. Requires DCFS, the Department of State Police, and the State Board of Education to jointly develop a sample protocol for handling situations involving (i) the arrest of a person or persons for the manufacture of methamphetamine at a place where a child resides or (ii) a child's exposure to an environment in which methamphetamine is manufactured or used. Requires that the protocol be developed within one year. Requires that the protocol be posted on the Web sites maintained by DCFS, the Department of State Police, and the State Board of Education.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning children.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended
5 by adding Section 6.5 as follows:
 
6     (20 ILCS 505/6.5 new)
7     Sec. 6.5. Children; methamphetamine; protocol.
8     (a) The Department of Children and Family Services, the
9 Department of State Police, and the State Board of Education
10 shall jointly develop a sample protocol to be followed by the
11 Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of
12 State Police or a local law enforcement agency, or a school
13 when:
14         (1) a person or persons are arrested for manufacturing
15     methamphetamine at a place where a child under 18 years of
16     age resides; or
17         (2) the Department of Children and Family Services, the
18     Department of State Police or a local law enforcement
19     agency, or a school has reason to believe that a child
20     under 18 years of age is being exposed to an environment
21     where methamphetamine is manufactured or used.
22     (b) At a minimum, the protocol developed under this Section
23 must do the following:
24         (1) Provide for an appropriate custodian of the
25     affected child.
26         (2) Provide for the necessary care and supervision of
27     the affected child, including appropriate shelter,
28     clothing, food, and medical care.
29         (3) Provide for the child's attendance at an
30     appropriate school.
31     (c) The Department of Children and Family Services, the
32 Department of State Police, and the State Board of Education

 

 

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1 must develop the protocol by January 1, 2006.
2     (d) The Department of Children and Family Services must
3 post the protocol on the official Web site maintained by the
4 Department.
 
5     Section 10. The Department of State Police Law of the Civil
6 Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section
7 2605-212 as follows:
 
8     (20 ILCS 2605/2605-212 new)
9     Sec. 2605-212. Children; methamphetamine; protocol. The
10 Department shall cooperate with the Department of Children and
11 Family Services and the State Board of Education in developing
12 the protocol required under Section 6.5 of the Children and
13 Family Services Act. The Department must post the protocol on
14 the official Web site maintained by the Department.
 
15     Section 15. The School Code is amended by adding Section
16 1A-11 as follows:
 
17     (105 ILCS 5/1A-11 new)
18     Sec. 1A-11. Children; methamphetamine; protocol. The State
19 Board of Education shall cooperate with the Department of
20 Children and Family Services and the Department of State Police
21 in developing the protocol required under Section 6.5 of the
22 Children and Family Services Act. The Board must post the
23 protocol on the official Web site maintained by the Board.