98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB3421

 

Introduced 2/14/2014, by Sen. Julie A. Morrison

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 2105/2105-15
325 ILCS 5/4

    Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to give continuing education credit for mandated reporter training to any person who holds a professional license issued by the Department and who is required under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act to complete mandated reporter training by a provider or agency with expertise in recognizing and reporting child abuse. Grants the Department rulemaking authority to implement this provision. Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that within one year of initial employment and at least every 5 years thereafter, any person who is employed in a profession or occupation licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and who is required to report child abuse as provided under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act must complete mandated reporter training by a provider or agency with expertise in recognizing and reporting child abuse.


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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 Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
5amended by adding Section 2105-15 2105-31 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 2105/2105-15)
7    Sec. 2105-15. General powers and duties.
8    (a) The Department has, subject to the provisions of the
9Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the following powers and
10duties:
11        (1) To authorize examinations in English to ascertain
12    the qualifications and fitness of applicants to exercise
13    the profession, trade, or occupation for which the
14    examination is held.
15        (2) To prescribe rules and regulations for a fair and
16    wholly impartial method of examination of candidates to
17    exercise the respective professions, trades, or
18    occupations.
19        (3) To pass upon the qualifications of applicants for
20    licenses, certificates, and authorities, whether by
21    examination, by reciprocity, or by endorsement.
22        (4) To prescribe rules and regulations defining, for
23    the respective professions, trades, and occupations, what

 

 

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1    shall constitute a school, college, or university, or
2    department of a university, or other institution,
3    reputable and in good standing, and to determine the
4    reputability and good standing of a school, college, or
5    university, or department of a university, or other
6    institution, reputable and in good standing, by reference
7    to a compliance with those rules and regulations; provided,
8    that no school, college, or university, or department of a
9    university, or other institution that refuses admittance
10    to applicants solely on account of race, color, creed, sex,
11    or national origin shall be considered reputable and in
12    good standing.
13        (5) To conduct hearings on proceedings to revoke,
14    suspend, refuse to renew, place on probationary status, or
15    take other disciplinary action as authorized in any
16    licensing Act administered by the Department with regard to
17    licenses, certificates, or authorities of persons
18    exercising the respective professions, trades, or
19    occupations and to revoke, suspend, refuse to renew, place
20    on probationary status, or take other disciplinary action
21    as authorized in any licensing Act administered by the
22    Department with regard to those licenses, certificates, or
23    authorities. The Department shall issue a monthly
24    disciplinary report. The Department shall deny any license
25    or renewal authorized by the Civil Administrative Code of
26    Illinois to any person who has defaulted on an educational

 

 

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1    loan or scholarship provided by or guaranteed by the
2    Illinois Student Assistance Commission or any governmental
3    agency of this State; however, the Department may issue a
4    license or renewal if the aforementioned persons have
5    established a satisfactory repayment record as determined
6    by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission or other
7    appropriate governmental agency of this State.
8    Additionally, beginning June 1, 1996, any license issued by
9    the Department may be suspended or revoked if the
10    Department, after the opportunity for a hearing under the
11    appropriate licensing Act, finds that the licensee has
12    failed to make satisfactory repayment to the Illinois
13    Student Assistance Commission for a delinquent or
14    defaulted loan. For the purposes of this Section,
15    "satisfactory repayment record" shall be defined by rule.
16    The Department shall refuse to issue or renew a license to,
17    or shall suspend or revoke a license of, any person who,
18    after receiving notice, fails to comply with a subpoena or
19    warrant relating to a paternity or child support
20    proceeding. However, the Department may issue a license or
21    renewal upon compliance with the subpoena or warrant.
22        The Department, without further process or hearings,
23    shall revoke, suspend, or deny any license or renewal
24    authorized by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to
25    a person who is certified by the Department of Healthcare
26    and Family Services (formerly Illinois Department of

 

 

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1    Public Aid) as being more than 30 days delinquent in
2    complying with a child support order or who is certified by
3    a court as being in violation of the Non-Support Punishment
4    Act for more than 60 days. The Department may, however,
5    issue a license or renewal if the person has established a
6    satisfactory repayment record as determined by the
7    Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly
8    Illinois Department of Public Aid) or if the person is
9    determined by the court to be in compliance with the
10    Non-Support Punishment Act. The Department may implement
11    this paragraph as added by Public Act 89-6 through the use
12    of emergency rules in accordance with Section 5-45 of the
13    Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. For purposes of the
14    Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, the adoption of
15    rules to implement this paragraph shall be considered an
16    emergency and necessary for the public interest, safety,
17    and welfare.
18        (6) To transfer jurisdiction of any realty under the
19    control of the Department to any other department of the
20    State Government or to acquire or accept federal lands when
21    the transfer, acquisition, or acceptance is advantageous
22    to the State and is approved in writing by the Governor.
23        (7) To formulate rules and regulations necessary for
24    the enforcement of any Act administered by the Department.
25        (8) To exchange with the Department of Healthcare and
26    Family Services information that may be necessary for the

 

 

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1    enforcement of child support orders entered pursuant to the
2    Illinois Public Aid Code, the Illinois Marriage and
3    Dissolution of Marriage Act, the Non-Support of Spouse and
4    Children Act, the Non-Support Punishment Act, the Revised
5    Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act, the Uniform
6    Interstate Family Support Act, or the Illinois Parentage
7    Act of 1984. Notwithstanding any provisions in this Code to
8    the contrary, the Department of Professional Regulation
9    shall not be liable under any federal or State law to any
10    person for any disclosure of information to the Department
11    of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Illinois
12    Department of Public Aid) under this paragraph (8) or for
13    any other action taken in good faith to comply with the
14    requirements of this paragraph (8).
15        (8.5) To give continuing education credit for mandated
16    reporter training to any person who holds a professional
17    license issued by the Department and who is required under
18    the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act to complete
19    mandated reporter training by a provider or agency with
20    expertise in recognizing and reporting child abuse. The
21    Department shall adopt any rules necessary to implement
22    this paragraph.
23        (9) To perform other duties prescribed by law.
24    (a-5) Except in cases involving default on an educational
25loan or scholarship provided by or guaranteed by the Illinois
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1this State or in cases involving delinquency in complying with
2a child support order or violation of the Non-Support
3Punishment Act, no person or entity whose license, certificate,
4or authority has been revoked as authorized in any licensing
5Act administered by the Department may apply for restoration of
6that license, certification, or authority until 3 years after
7the effective date of the revocation.
8    (b) The Department may, when a fee is payable to the
9Department for a wall certificate of registration provided by
10the Department of Central Management Services, require that
11portion of the payment for printing and distribution costs be
12made directly or through the Department to the Department of
13Central Management Services for deposit into the Paper and
14Printing Revolving Fund. The remainder shall be deposited into
15the General Revenue Fund.
16    (c) For the purpose of securing and preparing evidence, and
17for the purchase of controlled substances, professional
18services, and equipment necessary for enforcement activities,
19recoupment of investigative costs, and other activities
20directed at suppressing the misuse and abuse of controlled
21substances, including those activities set forth in Sections
22504 and 508 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
23Director and agents appointed and authorized by the Director
24may expend sums from the Professional Regulation Evidence Fund
25that the Director deems necessary from the amounts appropriated
26for that purpose. Those sums may be advanced to the agent when

 

 

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1the Director deems that procedure to be in the public interest.
2Sums for the purchase of controlled substances, professional
3services, and equipment necessary for enforcement activities
4and other activities as set forth in this Section shall be
5advanced to the agent who is to make the purchase from the
6Professional Regulation Evidence Fund on vouchers signed by the
7Director. The Director and those agents are authorized to
8maintain one or more commercial checking accounts with any
9State banking corporation or corporations organized under or
10subject to the Illinois Banking Act for the deposit and
11withdrawal of moneys to be used for the purposes set forth in
12this Section; provided, that no check may be written nor any
13withdrawal made from any such account except upon the written
14signatures of 2 persons designated by the Director to write
15those checks and make those withdrawals. Vouchers for those
16expenditures must be signed by the Director. All such
17expenditures shall be audited by the Director, and the audit
18shall be submitted to the Department of Central Management
19Services for approval.
20    (d) Whenever the Department is authorized or required by
21law to consider some aspect of criminal history record
22information for the purpose of carrying out its statutory
23powers and responsibilities, then, upon request and payment of
24fees in conformance with the requirements of Section 2605-400
25of the Department of State Police Law (20 ILCS 2605/2605-400),
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1pursuant to positive identification, the information contained
2in State files that is necessary to fulfill the request.
3    (e) The provisions of this Section do not apply to private
4business and vocational schools as defined by Section 15 of the
5Private Business and Vocational Schools Act of 2012.
6    (f) Beginning July 1, 1995, this Section does not apply to
7those professions, trades, and occupations licensed under the
8Real Estate License Act of 2000, nor does it apply to any
9permits, certificates, or other authorizations to do business
10provided for in the Land Sales Registration Act of 1989 or the
11Illinois Real Estate Time-Share Act.
12    (g) Notwithstanding anything that may appear in any
13individual licensing statute or administrative rule, the
14Department shall deny any license application or renewal
15authorized under any licensing Act administered by the
16Department to any person who has failed to file a return, or to
17pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or
18to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as
19required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department
20of Revenue, until such time as the requirement of any such tax
21Act are satisfied; however, the Department may issue a license
22or renewal if the person has established a satisfactory
23repayment record as determined by the Illinois Department of
24Revenue. For the purpose of this Section, "satisfactory
25repayment record" shall be defined by rule.
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1Illinois Department of Revenue that includes a certification,
2signed by its Director or designee, attesting to the amount of
3the unpaid tax liability or the years for which a return was
4not filed, or both, is prima facie facia evidence of the
5licensee's failure to comply with the tax laws administered by
6the Illinois Department of Revenue. Upon receipt of that
7certification, the Department shall, without a hearing,
8immediately suspend all licenses held by the licensee.
9Enforcement of the Department's order shall be stayed for 60
10days. The Department shall provide notice of the suspension to
11the licensee by mailing a copy of the Department's order by
12certified and regular mail to the licensee's last known address
13as registered with the Department. The notice shall advise the
14licensee that the suspension shall be effective 60 days after
15the issuance of the Department's order unless the Department
16receives, from the licensee, a request for a hearing before the
17Department to dispute the matters contained in the order.
18    Any suspension imposed under this subsection (g) shall be
19terminated by the Department upon notification from the
20Illinois Department of Revenue that the licensee is in
21compliance with all tax laws administered by the Illinois
22Department of Revenue.
23    The Department shall promulgate rules for the
24administration of this subsection (g).
25    (h) The Department may grant the title "Retired", to be
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1regulated by the Department, to eligible retirees. The use of
2the title "Retired" shall not constitute representation of
3current licensure, registration, or certification. Any person
4without an active license, registration, or certificate in a
5profession that requires licensure, registration, or
6certification shall not be permitted to practice that
7profession.
8    (i) Within 180 days after December 23, 2009 (the effective
9date of Public Act 96-852), the Department shall promulgate
10rules which permit a person with a criminal record, who seeks a
11license or certificate in an occupation for which a criminal
12record is not expressly a per se bar, to apply to the
13Department for a non-binding, advisory opinion to be provided
14by the Board or body with the authority to issue the license or
15certificate as to whether his or her criminal record would bar
16the individual from the licensure or certification sought,
17should the individual meet all other licensure requirements
18including, but not limited to, the successful completion of the
19relevant examinations.
20(Source: P.A. 96-459, eff. 8-14-09; 96-852, eff. 12-23-09;
2196-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 97-650, eff. 2-1-12; revised 9-9-13.)
 
22    Section 10. The Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act is
23amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
 
24    (325 ILCS 5/4)

 

 

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1    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 98-408)
2    Sec. 4. Persons required to report; privileged
3communications; transmitting false report. Any physician,
4resident, intern, hospital, hospital administrator and
5personnel engaged in examination, care and treatment of
6persons, surgeon, dentist, dentist hygienist, osteopath,
7chiropractor, podiatric physician, physician assistant,
8substance abuse treatment personnel, funeral home director or
9employee, coroner, medical examiner, emergency medical
10technician, acupuncturist, crisis line or hotline personnel,
11school personnel (including administrators and both certified
12and non-certified school employees), personnel of institutions
13of higher education, educational advocate assigned to a child
14pursuant to the School Code, member of a school board or the
15Chicago Board of Education or the governing body of a private
16school (but only to the extent required in accordance with
17other provisions of this Section expressly concerning the duty
18of school board members to report suspected child abuse),
19truant officers, social worker, social services administrator,
20domestic violence program personnel, registered nurse,
21licensed practical nurse, genetic counselor, respiratory care
22practitioner, advanced practice nurse, home health aide,
23director or staff assistant of a nursery school or a child day
24care center, recreational or athletic program or facility
25personnel, early intervention provider as defined in the Early
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1licensed professional counselor, licensed clinical
2professional counselor, registered psychologist and assistants
3working under the direct supervision of a psychologist,
4psychiatrist, or field personnel of the Department of
5Healthcare and Family Services, Juvenile Justice, Public
6Health, Human Services (acting as successor to the Department
7of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities,
8Rehabilitation Services, or Public Aid), Corrections, Human
9Rights, or Children and Family Services, supervisor and
10administrator of general assistance under the Illinois Public
11Aid Code, probation officer, animal control officer or Illinois
12Department of Agriculture Bureau of Animal Health and Welfare
13field investigator, or any other foster parent, homemaker or
14child care worker having reasonable cause to believe a child
15known to them in their professional or official capacity may be
16an abused child or a neglected child shall immediately report
17or cause a report to be made to the Department.
18    Any member of the clergy having reasonable cause to believe
19that a child known to that member of the clergy in his or her
20professional capacity may be an abused child as defined in item
21(c) of the definition of "abused child" in Section 3 of this
22Act shall immediately report or cause a report to be made to
23the Department.
24    Any physician, physician's assistant, registered nurse,
25licensed practical nurse, medical technician, certified
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1counselor of any office, clinic, or any other physical location
2that provides abortions, abortion referrals, or contraceptives
3having reasonable cause to believe a child known to him or her
4in his or her professional or official capacity may be an
5abused child or a neglected child shall immediately report or
6cause a report to be made to the Department.
7    If an allegation is raised to a school board member during
8the course of an open or closed school board meeting that a
9child who is enrolled in the school district of which he or she
10is a board member is an abused child as defined in Section 3 of
11this Act, the member shall direct or cause the school board to
12direct the superintendent of the school district or other
13equivalent school administrator to comply with the
14requirements of this Act concerning the reporting of child
15abuse. For purposes of this paragraph, a school board member is
16granted the authority in his or her individual capacity to
17direct the superintendent of the school district or other
18equivalent school administrator to comply with the
19requirements of this Act concerning the reporting of child
20abuse.
21    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, if an
22employee of a school district has made a report or caused a
23report to be made to the Department under this Act involving
24the conduct of a current or former employee of the school
25district and a request is made by another school district for
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1qualifications of the current or former employee because he or
2she is an applicant for employment with the requesting school
3district, the general superintendent of the school district to
4which the request is being made must disclose to the requesting
5school district the fact that an employee of the school
6district has made a report involving the conduct of the
7applicant or caused a report to be made to the Department, as
8required under this Act. Only the fact that an employee of the
9school district has made a report involving the conduct of the
10applicant or caused a report to be made to the Department may
11be disclosed by the general superintendent of the school
12district to which the request for information concerning the
13applicant is made, and this fact may be disclosed only in cases
14where the employee and the general superintendent have not been
15informed by the Department that the allegations were unfounded.
16An employee of a school district who is or has been the subject
17of a report made pursuant to this Act during his or her
18employment with the school district must be informed by that
19school district that if he or she applies for employment with
20another school district, the general superintendent of the
21former school district, upon the request of the school district
22to which the employee applies, shall notify that requesting
23school district that the employee is or was the subject of such
24a report.
25    Whenever such person is required to report under this Act
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1public or private institution, school, facility or agency, or
2as a member of the clergy, he shall make report immediately to
3the Department in accordance with the provisions of this Act
4and may also notify the person in charge of such institution,
5school, facility or agency, or church, synagogue, temple,
6mosque, or other religious institution, or his designated agent
7that such report has been made. Under no circumstances shall
8any person in charge of such institution, school, facility or
9agency, or church, synagogue, temple, mosque, or other
10religious institution, or his designated agent to whom such
11notification has been made, exercise any control, restraint,
12modification or other change in the report or the forwarding of
13such report to the Department.
14    The privileged quality of communication between any
15professional person required to report and his patient or
16client shall not apply to situations involving abused or
17neglected children and shall not constitute grounds for failure
18to report as required by this Act or constitute grounds for
19failure to share information or documents with the Department
20during the course of a child abuse or neglect investigation. If
21requested by the professional, the Department shall confirm in
22writing that the information or documents disclosed by the
23professional were gathered in the course of a child abuse or
24neglect investigation.
25    The reporting requirements of this Act shall not apply to
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1and his or her client or to confidential information within the
2meaning of Rule 1.6 of the Illinois Rules of Professional
3Conduct relating to the legal representation of an individual
4client.
5    A member of the clergy may claim the privilege under
6Section 8-803 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
7    Any office, clinic, or any other physical location that
8provides abortions, abortion referrals, or contraceptives
9shall provide to all office personnel copies of written
10information and training materials about abuse and neglect and
11the requirements of this Act that are provided to employees of
12the office, clinic, or physical location who are required to
13make reports to the Department under this Act, and instruct
14such office personnel to bring to the attention of an employee
15of the office, clinic, or physical location who is required to
16make reports to the Department under this Act any reasonable
17suspicion that a child known to him or her in his or her
18professional or official capacity may be an abused child or a
19neglected child. In addition to the above persons required to
20report suspected cases of abused or neglected children, any
21other person may make a report if such person has reasonable
22cause to believe a child may be an abused child or a neglected
23child.
24    Any person who enters into employment on and after July 1,
251986 and is mandated by virtue of that employment to report
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1the Department, to the effect that the employee has knowledge
2and understanding of the reporting requirements of this Act.
3The statement shall be signed prior to commencement of the
4employment. The signed statement shall be retained by the
5employer. The cost of printing, distribution, and filing of the
6statement shall be borne by the employer.
7     Within one year of initial employment and at least every 5
8years thereafter, any person who is employed in a profession or
9occupation licensed by the Department of Financial and
10Professional Regulation and who is required to report child
11abuse as provided under this Section must complete mandated
12reporter training by a provider or agency with expertise in
13recognizing and reporting child abuse.
14    The Department shall provide copies of this Act, upon
15request, to all employers employing persons who shall be
16required under the provisions of this Section to report under
17this Act.
18    Any person who knowingly transmits a false report to the
19Department commits the offense of disorderly conduct under
20subsection (a)(7) of Section 26-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
21A violation of this provision is a Class 4 felony.
22    Any person who knowingly and willfully violates any
23provision of this Section other than a second or subsequent
24violation of transmitting a false report as described in the
25preceding paragraph, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for a
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1violation; except that if the person acted as part of a plan or
2scheme having as its object the prevention of discovery of an
3abused or neglected child by lawful authorities for the purpose
4of protecting or insulating any person or entity from arrest or
5prosecution, the person is guilty of a Class 4 felony for a
6first offense and a Class 3 felony for a second or subsequent
7offense (regardless of whether the second or subsequent offense
8involves any of the same facts or persons as the first or other
9prior offense).
10    A child whose parent, guardian or custodian in good faith
11selects and depends upon spiritual means through prayer alone
12for the treatment or cure of disease or remedial care may be
13considered neglected or abused, but not for the sole reason
14that his parent, guardian or custodian accepts and practices
15such beliefs.
16    A child shall not be considered neglected or abused solely
17because the child is not attending school in accordance with
18the requirements of Article 26 of the School Code, as amended.
19    Nothing in this Act prohibits a mandated reporter who
20reasonably believes that an animal is being abused or neglected
21in violation of the Humane Care for Animals Act from reporting
22animal abuse or neglect to the Department of Agriculture's
23Bureau of Animal Health and Welfare.
24    A home rule unit may not regulate the reporting of child
25abuse or neglect in a manner inconsistent with the provisions
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1(i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on
2the concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and
3functions exercised by the State.
4    For purposes of this Section "child abuse or neglect"
5includes abuse or neglect of an adult resident as defined in
6this Act.
7(Source: P.A. 97-189, eff. 7-22-11; 97-254, eff. 1-1-12;
897-387, eff. 8-15-11; 97-711, eff. 6-27-12; 97-813, eff.
97-13-12; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-67, eff. 7-15-13; 98-214,
10eff. 8-9-13; revised 9-19-13.)
 
11    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 98-408)
12    Sec. 4. Persons required to report; privileged
13communications; transmitting false report. Any physician,
14resident, intern, hospital, hospital administrator and
15personnel engaged in examination, care and treatment of
16persons, surgeon, dentist, dentist hygienist, osteopath,
17chiropractor, podiatric physician, physician assistant,
18substance abuse treatment personnel, funeral home director or
19employee, coroner, medical examiner, emergency medical
20technician, acupuncturist, crisis line or hotline personnel,
21school personnel (including administrators and both certified
22and non-certified school employees), personnel of institutions
23of higher education, educational advocate assigned to a child
24pursuant to the School Code, member of a school board or the
25Chicago Board of Education or the governing body of a private

 

 

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1school (but only to the extent required in accordance with
2other provisions of this Section expressly concerning the duty
3of school board members to report suspected child abuse),
4truant officers, social worker, social services administrator,
5domestic violence program personnel, registered nurse,
6licensed practical nurse, genetic counselor, respiratory care
7practitioner, advanced practice nurse, home health aide,
8director or staff assistant of a nursery school or a child day
9care center, recreational or athletic program or facility
10personnel, early intervention provider as defined in the Early
11Intervention Services System Act, law enforcement officer,
12licensed professional counselor, licensed clinical
13professional counselor, registered psychologist and assistants
14working under the direct supervision of a psychologist,
15psychiatrist, or field personnel of the Department of
16Healthcare and Family Services, Juvenile Justice, Public
17Health, Human Services (acting as successor to the Department
18of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities,
19Rehabilitation Services, or Public Aid), Corrections, Human
20Rights, or Children and Family Services, supervisor and
21administrator of general assistance under the Illinois Public
22Aid Code, probation officer, animal control officer or Illinois
23Department of Agriculture Bureau of Animal Health and Welfare
24field investigator, or any other foster parent, homemaker or
25child care worker having reasonable cause to believe a child
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1an abused child or a neglected child shall immediately report
2or cause a report to be made to the Department.
3    Any member of the clergy having reasonable cause to believe
4that a child known to that member of the clergy in his or her
5professional capacity may be an abused child as defined in item
6(c) of the definition of "abused child" in Section 3 of this
7Act shall immediately report or cause a report to be made to
8the Department.
9    Any physician, physician's assistant, registered nurse,
10licensed practical nurse, medical technician, certified
11nursing assistant, social worker, or licensed professional
12counselor of any office, clinic, or any other physical location
13that provides abortions, abortion referrals, or contraceptives
14having reasonable cause to believe a child known to him or her
15in his or her professional or official capacity may be an
16abused child or a neglected child shall immediately report or
17cause a report to be made to the Department.
18    If an allegation is raised to a school board member during
19the course of an open or closed school board meeting that a
20child who is enrolled in the school district of which he or she
21is a board member is an abused child as defined in Section 3 of
22this Act, the member shall direct or cause the school board to
23direct the superintendent of the school district or other
24equivalent school administrator to comply with the
25requirements of this Act concerning the reporting of child
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1granted the authority in his or her individual capacity to
2direct the superintendent of the school district or other
3equivalent school administrator to comply with the
4requirements of this Act concerning the reporting of child
5abuse.
6    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, if an
7employee of a school district has made a report or caused a
8report to be made to the Department under this Act involving
9the conduct of a current or former employee of the school
10district and a request is made by another school district for
11the provision of information concerning the job performance or
12qualifications of the current or former employee because he or
13she is an applicant for employment with the requesting school
14district, the general superintendent of the school district to
15which the request is being made must disclose to the requesting
16school district the fact that an employee of the school
17district has made a report involving the conduct of the
18applicant or caused a report to be made to the Department, as
19required under this Act. Only the fact that an employee of the
20school district has made a report involving the conduct of the
21applicant or caused a report to be made to the Department may
22be disclosed by the general superintendent of the school
23district to which the request for information concerning the
24applicant is made, and this fact may be disclosed only in cases
25where the employee and the general superintendent have not been
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1An employee of a school district who is or has been the subject
2of a report made pursuant to this Act during his or her
3employment with the school district must be informed by that
4school district that if he or she applies for employment with
5another school district, the general superintendent of the
6former school district, upon the request of the school district
7to which the employee applies, shall notify that requesting
8school district that the employee is or was the subject of such
9a report.
10    Whenever such person is required to report under this Act
11in his capacity as a member of the staff of a medical or other
12public or private institution, school, facility or agency, or
13as a member of the clergy, he shall make report immediately to
14the Department in accordance with the provisions of this Act
15and may also notify the person in charge of such institution,
16school, facility or agency, or church, synagogue, temple,
17mosque, or other religious institution, or his designated agent
18that such report has been made. Under no circumstances shall
19any person in charge of such institution, school, facility or
20agency, or church, synagogue, temple, mosque, or other
21religious institution, or his designated agent to whom such
22notification has been made, exercise any control, restraint,
23modification or other change in the report or the forwarding of
24such report to the Department.
25    The privileged quality of communication between any
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1client shall not apply to situations involving abused or
2neglected children and shall not constitute grounds for failure
3to report as required by this Act or constitute grounds for
4failure to share information or documents with the Department
5during the course of a child abuse or neglect investigation. If
6requested by the professional, the Department shall confirm in
7writing that the information or documents disclosed by the
8professional were gathered in the course of a child abuse or
9neglect investigation.
10    The reporting requirements of this Act shall not apply to
11the contents of a privileged communication between an attorney
12and his or her client or to confidential information within the
13meaning of Rule 1.6 of the Illinois Rules of Professional
14Conduct relating to the legal representation of an individual
15client.
16    A member of the clergy may claim the privilege under
17Section 8-803 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
18    Any office, clinic, or any other physical location that
19provides abortions, abortion referrals, or contraceptives
20shall provide to all office personnel copies of written
21information and training materials about abuse and neglect and
22the requirements of this Act that are provided to employees of
23the office, clinic, or physical location who are required to
24make reports to the Department under this Act, and instruct
25such office personnel to bring to the attention of an employee
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1make reports to the Department under this Act any reasonable
2suspicion that a child known to him or her in his or her
3professional or official capacity may be an abused child or a
4neglected child. In addition to the above persons required to
5report suspected cases of abused or neglected children, any
6other person may make a report if such person has reasonable
7cause to believe a child may be an abused child or a neglected
8child.
9    Any person who enters into employment on and after July 1,
101986 and is mandated by virtue of that employment to report
11under this Act, shall sign a statement on a form prescribed by
12the Department, to the effect that the employee has knowledge
13and understanding of the reporting requirements of this Act.
14The statement shall be signed prior to commencement of the
15employment. The signed statement shall be retained by the
16employer. The cost of printing, distribution, and filing of the
17statement shall be borne by the employer.
18    Within one year of initial employment and at least every 5
19years thereafter, school personnel required to report child
20abuse as provided under this Section must complete mandated
21reporter training by a provider or agency with expertise in
22recognizing and reporting child abuse.
23     Within one year of initial employment and at least every 5
24years thereafter, any person who is employed in a profession or
25occupation licensed by the Department of Financial and
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1abuse as provided under this Section must complete mandated
2reporter training by a provider or agency with expertise in
3recognizing and reporting child abuse.
4    The Department shall provide copies of this Act, upon
5request, to all employers employing persons who shall be
6required under the provisions of this Section to report under
7this Act.
8    Any person who knowingly transmits a false report to the
9Department commits the offense of disorderly conduct under
10subsection (a)(7) of Section 26-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
11A violation of this provision is a Class 4 felony.
12    Any person who knowingly and willfully violates any
13provision of this Section other than a second or subsequent
14violation of transmitting a false report as described in the
15preceding paragraph, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for a
16first violation and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent
17violation; except that if the person acted as part of a plan or
18scheme having as its object the prevention of discovery of an
19abused or neglected child by lawful authorities for the purpose
20of protecting or insulating any person or entity from arrest or
21prosecution, the person is guilty of a Class 4 felony for a
22first offense and a Class 3 felony for a second or subsequent
23offense (regardless of whether the second or subsequent offense
24involves any of the same facts or persons as the first or other
25prior offense).
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1selects and depends upon spiritual means through prayer alone
2for the treatment or cure of disease or remedial care may be
3considered neglected or abused, but not for the sole reason
4that his parent, guardian or custodian accepts and practices
5such beliefs.
6    A child shall not be considered neglected or abused solely
7because the child is not attending school in accordance with
8the requirements of Article 26 of the School Code, as amended.
9    Nothing in this Act prohibits a mandated reporter who
10reasonably believes that an animal is being abused or neglected
11in violation of the Humane Care for Animals Act from reporting
12animal abuse or neglect to the Department of Agriculture's
13Bureau of Animal Health and Welfare.
14    A home rule unit may not regulate the reporting of child
15abuse or neglect in a manner inconsistent with the provisions
16of this Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection
17(i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on
18the concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and
19functions exercised by the State.
20    For purposes of this Section "child abuse or neglect"
21includes abuse or neglect of an adult resident as defined in
22this Act.
23(Source: P.A. 97-189, eff. 7-22-11; 97-254, eff. 1-1-12;
2497-387, eff. 8-15-11; 97-711, eff. 6-27-12; 97-813, eff.
257-13-12; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-67, eff. 7-15-13; 98-214,
26eff. 8-9-13; 98-408, eff. 7-1-14; revised 9-19-13.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
2changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
3that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
4represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
5not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
6made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
7Public Act.