97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB3517

 

Introduced 2/8/2012, by Sen. John G. Mulroe

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
225 ILCS 10/4.2  from Ch. 23, par. 2214.2

    Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that no applicant may receive a license from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and no person may be employed by the Department or a child care facility licensed by the Department who has been convicted of committing or attempting to commit specified offenses unless, after careful review of the circumstances surrounding the convictions, through questioning of the applicant and accessing and reviewing official documents, the Department determines that the applicant does not pose a threat to State resources or clients. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Child Care Act of 1969 is amended by
5changing Section 4.2 as follows:
 
6    (225 ILCS 10/4.2)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2214.2)
7    Sec. 4.2. (a) No applicant may receive a license from the
8Department and no person may be employed by a licensed child
9care facility who refuses to authorize an investigation as
10required by Section 4.1.
11    (b) In addition to the other provisions of this Section, no
12applicant may receive a license from the Department and no
13person may be employed by a child care facility licensed by the
14Department who has been declared a sexually dangerous person
15under "An Act in relation to sexually dangerous persons, and
16providing for their commitment, detention and supervision",
17approved July 6, 1938, as amended, or convicted of committing
18or attempting to commit any of the following offenses
19stipulated under the Criminal Code of 1961:
20        (1) murder;
21        (1.1) solicitation of murder;
22        (1.2) solicitation of murder for hire;
23        (1.3) intentional homicide of an unborn child;

 

 

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1        (1.4) voluntary manslaughter of an unborn child;
2        (1.5) involuntary manslaughter;
3        (1.6) reckless homicide;
4        (1.7) concealment of a homicidal death;
5        (1.8) involuntary manslaughter of an unborn child;
6        (1.9) reckless homicide of an unborn child;
7        (1.10) drug-induced homicide;
8        (2) a sex offense under Article 11, except offenses
9    described in Sections 11-7, 11-8, 11-12, 11-13, 11-35,
10    11-40, and 11-45;
11        (3) kidnapping;
12        (3.1) aggravated unlawful restraint;
13        (3.2) forcible detention;
14        (3.3) harboring a runaway;
15        (3.4) aiding and abetting child abduction;
16        (4) aggravated kidnapping;
17        (5) child abduction;
18        (6) aggravated battery of a child as described in
19    Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of Section 12-3.05;
20        (7) criminal sexual assault;
21        (8) aggravated criminal sexual assault;
22        (8.1) predatory criminal sexual assault of a child;
23        (9) criminal sexual abuse;
24        (10) aggravated sexual abuse;
25        (11) heinous battery as described in Section 12-4.1 or
26    subdivision (a)(2) of Section 12-3.05;

 

 

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1        (12) aggravated battery with a firearm as described in
2    Section 12-4.2 or subdivision (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), or
3    (e)(4) of Section 12-3.05;
4        (13) tampering with food, drugs, or cosmetics;
5        (14) drug induced infliction of great bodily harm as
6    described in Section 12-4.7 or subdivision (g)(1) of
7    Section 12-3.05;
8        (15) hate crime;
9        (16) stalking;
10        (17) aggravated stalking;
11        (18) threatening public officials;
12        (19) home invasion;
13        (20) vehicular invasion;
14        (21) criminal transmission of HIV;
15        (22) criminal abuse or neglect of an elderly or
16    disabled person as described in Section 12-21 or subsection
17    (b) of Section 12-4.4a;
18        (23) child abandonment;
19        (24) endangering the life or health of a child;
20        (25) ritual mutilation;
21        (26) ritualized abuse of a child;
22        (27) an offense in any other jurisdiction the elements
23    of which are similar and bear a substantial relationship to
24    any of the foregoing offenses.
25    (b-1) In addition to the other provisions of this Section,
26beginning January 1, 2004, no new applicant and, on the date of

 

 

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1licensure renewal, no current licensee may operate or receive a
2license from the Department to operate, no person may be
3employed by, and no adult person may reside in a child care
4facility licensed by the Department who has been convicted of
5committing or attempting to commit any of the following
6offenses or an offense in any other jurisdiction the elements
7of which are similar and bear a substantial relationship to any
8of the following offenses:
 
9
(I) BODILY HARM

 
10        (1) Felony aggravated assault.
11        (2) Vehicular endangerment.
12        (3) Felony domestic battery.
13        (4) Aggravated battery.
14        (5) Heinous battery.
15        (6) Aggravated battery with a firearm.
16        (7) Aggravated battery of an unborn child.
17        (8) Aggravated battery of a senior citizen.
18        (9) Intimidation.
19        (10) Compelling organization membership of persons.
20        (11) Abuse and criminal neglect of a long term care
21    facility resident.
22        (12) Felony violation of an order of protection.
 
23
(II) OFFENSES AFFECTING PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND DECENCY

 

 

 

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1        (1) Felony unlawful use of weapons.
2        (2) Aggravated discharge of a firearm.
3        (3) Reckless discharge of a firearm.
4        (4) Unlawful use of metal piercing bullets.
5        (5) Unlawful sale or delivery of firearms on the
6    premises of any school.
7        (6) Disarming a police officer.
8        (7) Obstructing justice.
9        (8) Concealing or aiding a fugitive.
10        (9) Armed violence.
11        (10) Felony contributing to the criminal delinquency
12    of a juvenile.
 
13
(III) DRUG OFFENSES

 
14        (1) Possession of more than 30 grams of cannabis.
15        (2) Manufacture of more than 10 grams of cannabis.
16        (3) Cannabis trafficking.
17        (4) Delivery of cannabis on school grounds.
18        (5) Unauthorized production of more than 5 cannabis
19    sativa plants.
20        (6) Calculated criminal cannabis conspiracy.
21        (7) Unauthorized manufacture or delivery of controlled
22    substances.
23        (8) Controlled substance trafficking.

 

 

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1        (9) Manufacture, distribution, or advertisement of
2    look-alike substances.
3        (10) Calculated criminal drug conspiracy.
4        (11) Street gang criminal drug conspiracy.
5        (12) Permitting unlawful use of a building.
6        (13) Delivery of controlled, counterfeit, or
7    look-alike substances to persons under age 18, or at truck
8    stops, rest stops, or safety rest areas, or on school
9    property.
10        (14) Using, engaging, or employing persons under 18 to
11    deliver controlled, counterfeit, or look-alike substances.
12        (15) Delivery of controlled substances.
13        (16) Sale or delivery of drug paraphernalia.
14        (17) Felony possession, sale, or exchange of
15    instruments adapted for use of a controlled substance,
16    methamphetamine, or cannabis by subcutaneous injection.
17        (18) Felony possession of a controlled substance.
18        (19) Any violation of the Methamphetamine Control and
19    Community Protection Act.
20    (b-1a) In addition to the other provisions of this Section,
21no applicant may receive a license from the Department and no
22person may be employed by the Department or a child care
23facility licensed by the Department who has been convicted of
24committing or attempting to commit any of the following
25offenses unless, after careful review of the circumstances
26surrounding the convictions, through questioning of the

 

 

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1applicant and accessing and reviewing official documents, the
2Department determines that the applicant does not pose a threat
3to State resources or clients:
4        (1) financial institution fraud under Section 17-10.6
5    of the Criminal Code of 1961;
6        (2) identity theft under Section 16-30 of the Criminal
7    Code of 1961;
8        (3) financial exploitation of an elderly person or a
9    person with a disability under Section 17-56 of the
10    Criminal Code of 1961;
11        (4) computer tampering under Section 17-51 of the
12    Criminal Code of 1961;
13        (5) aggravated computer tampering under Section 17-52
14    of the Criminal Code of 1961;
15        (6) computer fraud under Section 17-50 of the Criminal
16    Code of 1961;
17        (7) deceptive practices under Section 17-1 of the
18    Criminal Code of 1961;
19        (8) forgery under Section 17-3 of the Criminal Code of
20    1961;
21        (9) State benefits fraud under Section 17-6 of the
22    Criminal Code of 1961;
23        (10) mail fraud and wire fraud under Section 17-24 of
24    the Criminal Code of 1961;
25        (11) theft under paragraphs (1.1) through (11) of
26    subsection (b) of Section 16-1 of the Criminal Code of

 

 

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1    1961.
2    (b-2) For child care facilities other than foster family
3homes, the Department may issue a new child care facility
4license to or renew the existing child care facility license of
5an applicant, a person employed by a child care facility, or an
6applicant who has an adult residing in a home child care
7facility who was convicted of an offense described in
8subsection (b-1), provided that all of the following
9requirements are met:
10        (1) The relevant criminal offense occurred more than 5
11    years prior to the date of application or renewal, except
12    for drug offenses. The relevant drug offense must have
13    occurred more than 10 years prior to the date of
14    application or renewal, unless the applicant passed a drug
15    test, arranged and paid for by the child care facility, no
16    less than 5 years after the offense.
17        (2) The Department must conduct a background check and
18    assess all convictions and recommendations of the child
19    care facility to determine if waiver shall apply in
20    accordance with Department administrative rules and
21    procedures.
22        (3) The applicant meets all other requirements and
23    qualifications to be licensed as the pertinent type of
24    child care facility under this Act and the Department's
25    administrative rules.
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1applicant may receive a license from the Department to operate
2a foster family home, and no adult person may reside in a
3foster family home licensed by the Department, who has been
4convicted of committing or attempting to commit any of the
5following offenses stipulated under the Criminal Code of 1961,
6the Cannabis Control Act, the Methamphetamine Control and
7Community Protection Act, and the Illinois Controlled
8Substances Act:
 
9
(I) OFFENSES DIRECTED AGAINST THE PERSON

 
10    (A) KIDNAPPING AND RELATED OFFENSES
11        (1) Unlawful restraint.
 
12    (B) BODILY HARM
13        (2) Felony aggravated assault.
14        (3) Vehicular endangerment.
15        (4) Felony domestic battery.
16        (5) Aggravated battery.
17        (6) Heinous battery.
18        (7) Aggravated battery with a firearm.
19        (8) Aggravated battery of an unborn child.
20        (9) Aggravated battery of a senior citizen.
21        (10) Intimidation.
22        (11) Compelling organization membership of persons.
23        (12) Abuse and criminal neglect of a long term care

 

 

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1    facility resident.
2        (13) Felony violation of an order of protection.
 
3
(II) OFFENSES DIRECTED AGAINST PROPERTY

 
4        (14) Felony theft.
5        (15) Robbery.
6        (16) Armed robbery.
7        (17) Aggravated robbery.
8        (18) Vehicular hijacking.
9        (19) Aggravated vehicular hijacking.
10        (20) Burglary.
11        (21) Possession of burglary tools.
12        (22) Residential burglary.
13        (23) Criminal fortification of a residence or
14    building.
15        (24) Arson.
16        (25) Aggravated arson.
17        (26) Possession of explosive or explosive incendiary
18    devices.
 
19
(III) OFFENSES AFFECTING PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND DECENCY

 
20        (27) Felony unlawful use of weapons.
21        (28) Aggravated discharge of a firearm.
22        (29) Reckless discharge of a firearm.

 

 

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1        (30) Unlawful use of metal piercing bullets.
2        (31) Unlawful sale or delivery of firearms on the
3    premises of any school.
4        (32) Disarming a police officer.
5        (33) Obstructing justice.
6        (34) Concealing or aiding a fugitive.
7        (35) Armed violence.
8        (36) Felony contributing to the criminal delinquency
9    of a juvenile.
 
10
(IV) DRUG OFFENSES

 
11        (37) Possession of more than 30 grams of cannabis.
12        (38) Manufacture of more than 10 grams of cannabis.
13        (39) Cannabis trafficking.
14        (40) Delivery of cannabis on school grounds.
15        (41) Unauthorized production of more than 5 cannabis
16    sativa plants.
17        (42) Calculated criminal cannabis conspiracy.
18        (43) Unauthorized manufacture or delivery of
19    controlled substances.
20        (44) Controlled substance trafficking.
21        (45) Manufacture, distribution, or advertisement of
22    look-alike substances.
23        (46) Calculated criminal drug conspiracy.
24        (46.5) Streetgang criminal drug conspiracy.

 

 

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1        (47) Permitting unlawful use of a building.
2        (48) Delivery of controlled, counterfeit, or
3    look-alike substances to persons under age 18, or at truck
4    stops, rest stops, or safety rest areas, or on school
5    property.
6        (49) Using, engaging, or employing persons under 18 to
7    deliver controlled, counterfeit, or look-alike substances.
8        (50) Delivery of controlled substances.
9        (51) Sale or delivery of drug paraphernalia.
10        (52) Felony possession, sale, or exchange of
11    instruments adapted for use of a controlled substance,
12    methamphetamine, or cannabis by subcutaneous injection.
13        (53) Any violation of the Methamphetamine Control and
14    Community Protection Act.
15    (d) Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Department may
16issue a new foster family home license or may renew an existing
17foster family home license of an applicant who was convicted of
18an offense described in subsection (c), provided all of the
19following requirements are met:
20        (1) The relevant criminal offense or offenses occurred
21    more than 10 years prior to the date of application or
22    renewal.
23        (2) The applicant had previously disclosed the
24    conviction or convictions to the Department for purposes of
25    a background check.
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1    a child in the home or the foster family home license was
2    issued.
3        (4) During the background check, the Department had
4    assessed and waived the conviction in compliance with the
5    existing statutes and rules in effect at the time of the
6    waiver.
7        (5) The applicant meets all other requirements and
8    qualifications to be licensed as a foster family home under
9    this Act and the Department's administrative rules.
10        (6) The applicant has a history of providing a safe,
11    stable home environment and appears able to continue to
12    provide a safe, stable home environment.
13(Source: P.A. 96-1551, Article 1, Section 925, eff. 7-1-11;
1496-1551, Article 2, Section 990, eff. 7-1-11; revised 9-30-11.)
 
15    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
16becoming law.