Sen. John G. Mulroe

Filed: 3/26/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3517

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3517 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
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",

 

 

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1approved July 6, 1938, as amended, or convicted of committing
2or attempting to commit any of the following offenses
3stipulated under the Criminal Code of 1961:
4        (1) murder;
5        (1.1) solicitation of murder;
6        (1.2) solicitation of murder for hire;
7        (1.3) intentional homicide of an unborn child;
8        (1.4) voluntary manslaughter of an unborn child;
9        (1.5) involuntary manslaughter;
10        (1.6) reckless homicide;
11        (1.7) concealment of a homicidal death;
12        (1.8) involuntary manslaughter of an unborn child;
13        (1.9) reckless homicide of an unborn child;
14        (1.10) drug-induced homicide;
15        (2) a sex offense under Article 11, except offenses
16    described in Sections 11-7, 11-8, 11-12, 11-13, 11-35,
17    11-40, and 11-45;
18        (3) kidnapping;
19        (3.1) aggravated unlawful restraint;
20        (3.2) forcible detention;
21        (3.3) harboring a runaway;
22        (3.4) aiding and abetting child abduction;
23        (4) aggravated kidnapping;
24        (5) child abduction;
25        (6) aggravated battery of a child as described in
26    Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of Section 12-3.05;

 

 

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1        (7) criminal sexual assault;
2        (8) aggravated criminal sexual assault;
3        (8.1) predatory criminal sexual assault of a child;
4        (9) criminal sexual abuse;
5        (10) aggravated sexual abuse;
6        (11) heinous battery as described in Section 12-4.1 or
7    subdivision (a)(2) of Section 12-3.05;
8        (12) aggravated battery with a firearm as described in
9    Section 12-4.2 or subdivision (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), or
10    (e)(4) of Section 12-3.05;
11        (13) tampering with food, drugs, or cosmetics;
12        (14) drug induced infliction of great bodily harm as
13    described in Section 12-4.7 or subdivision (g)(1) of
14    Section 12-3.05;
15        (15) hate crime;
16        (16) stalking;
17        (17) aggravated stalking;
18        (18) threatening public officials;
19        (19) home invasion;
20        (20) vehicular invasion;
21        (21) criminal transmission of HIV;
22        (22) criminal abuse or neglect of an elderly or
23    disabled person as described in Section 12-21 or subsection
24    (b) of Section 12-4.4a;
25        (23) child abandonment;
26        (24) endangering the life or health of a child;

 

 

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1        (25) ritual mutilation;
2        (26) ritualized abuse of a child;
3        (27) an offense in any other jurisdiction the elements
4    of which are similar and bear a substantial relationship to
5    any of the foregoing offenses.
6    (b-1) In addition to the other provisions of this Section,
7beginning January 1, 2004, no new applicant and, on the date of
8licensure renewal, no current licensee may operate or receive a
9license from the Department to operate, no person may be
10employed by, and no adult person may reside in a child care
11facility licensed by the Department who has been convicted of
12committing or attempting to commit any of the following
13offenses or an offense in any other jurisdiction the elements
14of which are similar and bear a substantial relationship to any
15of the following offenses:
 
16
(I) BODILY HARM

 
17        (1) Felony aggravated assault.
18        (2) Vehicular endangerment.
19        (3) Felony domestic battery.
20        (4) Aggravated battery.
21        (5) Heinous battery.
22        (6) Aggravated battery with a firearm.
23        (7) Aggravated battery of an unborn child.
24        (8) Aggravated battery of a senior citizen.

 

 

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1        (9) Intimidation.
2        (10) Compelling organization membership of persons.
3        (11) Abuse and criminal neglect of a long term care
4    facility resident.
5        (12) Felony violation of an order of protection.
 
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(II) OFFENSES AFFECTING PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND DECENCY

 
7        (1) Felony unlawful use of weapons.
8        (2) Aggravated discharge of a firearm.
9        (3) Reckless discharge of a firearm.
10        (4) Unlawful use of metal piercing bullets.
11        (5) Unlawful sale or delivery of firearms on the
12    premises of any school.
13        (6) Disarming a police officer.
14        (7) Obstructing justice.
15        (8) Concealing or aiding a fugitive.
16        (9) Armed violence.
17        (10) Felony contributing to the criminal delinquency
18    of a juvenile.
 
19
(III) DRUG OFFENSES

 
20        (1) Possession of more than 30 grams of cannabis.
21        (2) Manufacture of more than 10 grams of cannabis.
22        (3) Cannabis trafficking.

 

 

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1        (4) Delivery of cannabis on school grounds.
2        (5) Unauthorized production of more than 5 cannabis
3    sativa plants.
4        (6) Calculated criminal cannabis conspiracy.
5        (7) Unauthorized manufacture or delivery of controlled
6    substances.
7        (8) Controlled substance trafficking.
8        (9) Manufacture, distribution, or advertisement of
9    look-alike substances.
10        (10) Calculated criminal drug conspiracy.
11        (11) Street gang criminal drug conspiracy.
12        (12) Permitting unlawful use of a building.
13        (13) Delivery of controlled, counterfeit, or
14    look-alike substances to persons under age 18, or at truck
15    stops, rest stops, or safety rest areas, or on school
16    property.
17        (14) Using, engaging, or employing persons under 18 to
18    deliver controlled, counterfeit, or look-alike substances.
19        (15) Delivery of controlled substances.
20        (16) Sale or delivery of drug paraphernalia.
21        (17) Felony possession, sale, or exchange of
22    instruments adapted for use of a controlled substance,
23    methamphetamine, or cannabis by subcutaneous injection.
24        (18) Felony possession of a controlled substance.
25        (19) Any violation of the Methamphetamine Control and
26    Community Protection Act.

 

 

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1    (b-1.5) In addition to any other provision of this Section,
2for applicants with access to confidential financial
3information or who submit documentation to support billing, no
4applicant whose initial application was considered after the
5effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General
6Assembly may receive a license from the Department or a child
7care facility licensed by the Department who has been convicted
8of committing or attempting to commit any of the following
9felony offenses:
10        (1) financial institution fraud under Section 17-10.6
11    of the Criminal Code of 1961;
12        (2) identity theft under Section 16-30 of the Criminal
13    Code of 1961;
14        (3) financial exploitation of an elderly person or a
15    person with a disability under Section 17-56 of the
16    Criminal Code of 1961;
17        (4) computer tampering under Section 17-51 of the
18    Criminal Code of 1961;
19        (5) aggravated computer tampering under Section 17-52
20    of the Criminal Code of 1961;
21        (6) computer fraud under Section 17-50 of the Criminal
22    Code of 1961;
23        (7) deceptive practices under Section 17-1 of the
24    Criminal Code of 1961;
25        (8) forgery under Section 17-3 of the Criminal Code of
26    1961;

 

 

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1        (9) State benefits fraud under Section 17-6 of the
2    Criminal Code of 1961;
3        (10) mail fraud and wire fraud under Section 17-24 of
4    the Criminal Code of 1961;
5        (11) theft under paragraphs (1.1) through (11) of
6    subsection (b) of Section 16-1 of the Criminal Code of
7    1961.
8    (b-2) Notwithstanding subsection (b-1), the Department may
9make an exception and, for For child care facilities other than
10foster family homes, the Department may issue a new child care
11facility license to or renew the existing child care facility
12license of an applicant, a person employed by a child care
13facility, or an applicant who has an adult residing in a home
14child care facility who was convicted of an offense described
15in subsection (b-1), provided that all of the following
16requirements are met:
17        (1) The relevant criminal offense occurred more than 5
18    years prior to the date of application or renewal, except
19    for drug offenses. The relevant drug offense must have
20    occurred more than 10 years prior to the date of
21    application or renewal, unless the applicant passed a drug
22    test, arranged and paid for by the child care facility, no
23    less than 5 years after the offense.
24        (2) The Department must conduct a background check and
25    assess all convictions and recommendations of the child
26    care facility to determine if hiring or licensing the

 

 

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1    applicant is in waiver shall apply in accordance with
2    Department administrative rules and procedures.
3        (3) The applicant meets all other requirements and
4    qualifications to be licensed as the pertinent type of
5    child care facility under this Act and the Department's
6    administrative rules.
7    (c) In addition to the other provisions of this Section, no
8applicant may receive a license from the Department to operate
9a foster family home, and no adult person may reside in a
10foster family home licensed by the Department, who has been
11convicted of committing or attempting to commit any of the
12following offenses stipulated under the Criminal Code of 1961,
13the Cannabis Control Act, the Methamphetamine Control and
14Community Protection Act, and the Illinois Controlled
15Substances Act:
 
16
(I) OFFENSES DIRECTED AGAINST THE PERSON

 
17    (A) KIDNAPPING AND RELATED OFFENSES
18        (1) Unlawful restraint.
 
19    (B) BODILY HARM
20        (2) Felony aggravated assault.
21        (3) Vehicular endangerment.
22        (4) Felony domestic battery.
23        (5) Aggravated battery.

 

 

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1        (6) Heinous battery.
2        (7) Aggravated battery with a firearm.
3        (8) Aggravated battery of an unborn child.
4        (9) Aggravated battery of a senior citizen.
5        (10) Intimidation.
6        (11) Compelling organization membership of persons.
7        (12) Abuse and criminal neglect of a long term care
8    facility resident.
9        (13) Felony violation of an order of protection.
 
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(II) OFFENSES DIRECTED AGAINST PROPERTY

 
11        (14) Felony theft.
12        (15) Robbery.
13        (16) Armed robbery.
14        (17) Aggravated robbery.
15        (18) Vehicular hijacking.
16        (19) Aggravated vehicular hijacking.
17        (20) Burglary.
18        (21) Possession of burglary tools.
19        (22) Residential burglary.
20        (23) Criminal fortification of a residence or
21    building.
22        (24) Arson.
23        (25) Aggravated arson.
24        (26) Possession of explosive or explosive incendiary

 

 

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1    devices.
 
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(III) OFFENSES AFFECTING PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND DECENCY

 
3        (27) Felony unlawful use of weapons.
4        (28) Aggravated discharge of a firearm.
5        (29) Reckless discharge of a firearm.
6        (30) Unlawful use of metal piercing bullets.
7        (31) Unlawful sale or delivery of firearms on the
8    premises of any school.
9        (32) Disarming a police officer.
10        (33) Obstructing justice.
11        (34) Concealing or aiding a fugitive.
12        (35) Armed violence.
13        (36) Felony contributing to the criminal delinquency
14    of a juvenile.
 
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(IV) DRUG OFFENSES

 
16        (37) Possession of more than 30 grams of cannabis.
17        (38) Manufacture of more than 10 grams of cannabis.
18        (39) Cannabis trafficking.
19        (40) Delivery of cannabis on school grounds.
20        (41) Unauthorized production of more than 5 cannabis
21    sativa plants.
22        (42) Calculated criminal cannabis conspiracy.

 

 

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1        (43) Unauthorized manufacture or delivery of
2    controlled substances.
3        (44) Controlled substance trafficking.
4        (45) Manufacture, distribution, or advertisement of
5    look-alike substances.
6        (46) Calculated criminal drug conspiracy.
7        (46.5) Streetgang criminal drug conspiracy.
8        (47) Permitting unlawful use of a building.
9        (48) Delivery of controlled, counterfeit, or
10    look-alike substances to persons under age 18, or at truck
11    stops, rest stops, or safety rest areas, or on school
12    property.
13        (49) Using, engaging, or employing persons under 18 to
14    deliver controlled, counterfeit, or look-alike substances.
15        (50) Delivery of controlled substances.
16        (51) Sale or delivery of drug paraphernalia.
17        (52) Felony possession, sale, or exchange of
18    instruments adapted for use of a controlled substance,
19    methamphetamine, or cannabis by subcutaneous injection.
20        (53) Any violation of the Methamphetamine Control and
21    Community Protection Act.
22    (d) Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Department may
23make an exception and issue a new foster family home license or
24may renew an existing foster family home license of an
25applicant who was convicted of an offense described in
26subsection (c), provided all of the following requirements are

 

 

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1met:
2        (1) The relevant criminal offense or offenses occurred
3    more than 10 years prior to the date of application or
4    renewal.
5        (2) The applicant had previously disclosed the
6    conviction or convictions to the Department for purposes of
7    a background check.
8        (3) After the disclosure, the Department either placed
9    a child in the home or the foster family home license was
10    issued.
11        (4) During the background check, the Department had
12    assessed and waived the conviction in compliance with the
13    existing statutes and rules in effect at the time of the
14    hire or licensure waiver.
15        (5) The applicant meets all other requirements and
16    qualifications to be licensed as a foster family home under
17    this Act and the Department's administrative rules.
18        (6) The applicant has a history of providing a safe,
19    stable home environment and appears able to continue to
20    provide a safe, stable home environment.
21    (e) In evaluating the exception pursuant to subsections
22(b-2) and (d), the Department must carefully review any
23relevant documents to determine whether the applicant, despite
24the disqualifying convictions, poses a substantial risk to
25State resources or clients. In making such a determination the
26following guidelines shall be used:

 

 

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1        (1) the age of the applicant when the offense was
2    committed;
3        (2) the circumstances surrounding the offense;
4        (3) the length of time since the conviction;
5        (4) the specific duties and responsibilities
6    necessarily related to the license being applied for and
7    the bearing, if any, that the applicant's conviction
8    history may have on his or her fitness to perform these
9    duties and responsibilities;
10        (5) the applicant's employment references;
11        (6) the applicant's character references and any
12    certificates of achievement;
13        (7) an academic transcript showing educational
14    attainment since the disqualifying conviction;
15        (8) a Certificate of Relief from Disabilities or
16    Certificate of Good Conduct; and
17        (9) anything else that speaks to the applicant's
18    character.
19(Source: P.A. 96-1551, Article 1, Section 925, eff. 7-1-11;
2096-1551, Article 2, Section 990, eff. 7-1-11; revised 9-30-11.)
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
22becoming law.".