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| | HB4425 Engrossed | | LRB099 15994 KTG 40311 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning children.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act is |
| 5 | | amended by adding Section 4.4b as follows:
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| 6 | | (325 ILCS 5/4.4b new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 4.4b. Department of Children and Family Services' duty |
| 8 | | to report to a Department of Defense Family Advocacy Program. |
| 9 | | Whenever the Department receives, by means of its statewide |
| 10 | | toll-free telephone number established under Section 7.6 for |
| 11 | | the purpose of reporting suspected child abuse or neglect or by |
| 12 | | any other means or from any mandated reporter under Section 4 |
| 13 | | of this Act, a report of suspected abuse or neglect of a child |
| 14 | | and the child's parent or guardian is named in the report as |
| 15 | | the alleged perpetrator of the child abuse or neglect, the |
| 16 | | Department shall make efforts as soon as practicable to |
| 17 | | determine the military status of the parent or guardian. If the |
| 18 | | Department determines that the parent or guardian is a service |
| 19 | | member, the Department shall notify the geographically closest |
| 20 | | Department of Defense Family Advocacy Program within the State |
| 21 | | that there is an allegation of abuse or neglect against the |
| 22 | | parent or guardian that is open for investigation. If the |
| 23 | | Department determines that a person or guardian is a member of |