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1    AN ACT concerning children.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended
5by adding Section 39.2 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 505/39.2 new)
7    Sec. 39.2. Illinois Children's Justice Task Force. The
8Illinois Children's Justice Task Force, in compliance with (i)
9the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) (42 U.S.C.
105106c), as amended by Public Law 111-320; (ii) the Victims of
11Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10603), as amended; and (iii)
12Section 116 of the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010, shall be
13charged with the exploration, research, and development of
14recommendations on a multidisciplinary team approach for the
15investigation of reports of abuse or neglect of children under
16the age of 18.
17    The Illinois Children's Justice Task Force shall submit a
18report to the General Assembly by March 1, 2015 regarding, but
19not limited to, its recommendations for a statewide
20multidisciplinary approach to child abuse or neglect
21investigations. The Department of Children and Family Services
22shall continue to provide administrative support to the Task
23Force through the Department's Children's Justice Grant

 

 

SB3217 Enrolled- 2 -LRB098 19453 KTG 54618 b

1Manager.
 
2    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3becoming law.