Rep. Ed Sullivan

Filed: 4/15/2016

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 6233

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 6233 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended
5by changing Section 5d as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 505/5d)
7    Sec. 5d. The Direct Child Welfare Service Employee License
8Board.
9    (a) For purposes of this Section:
10        (1) "Board" means the Direct Child Welfare Service
11    Employee License Board.
12        (2) "Director" means the Director of Children and
13    Family Services.
14    (b) The Direct Child Welfare Service Employee License Board
15is created within the Department of Children and Family
16Services and shall consist of 9 members appointed by the

 

 

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1Director. The Director shall annually designate a chairperson
2and vice-chairperson of the Board. The membership of the Board
3must be composed as follows: (i) 5 licensed professionals from
4the field of human services with a human services degree or
5equivalent course work as required by rule of the Department
6and who are in good standing within their profession, at least
72 of which must be employed in the private not-for-profit
8sector and at least one of which in the public sector; (ii) 2
9faculty members of an accredited university who have child
10welfare experience and are in good standing within their
11profession and (iii) 2 members of the general public who are
12not licensed under this Act or a similar rule and will
13represent consumer interests.
14    In making the first appointments, the Director shall
15appoint 3 members to serve for a term of one year, 3 members to
16serve for a term of 2 years, and 3 members to serve for a term
17of 3 years, or until their successors are appointed and
18qualified. Their successors shall be appointed to serve 3-year
19terms, or until their successors are appointed and qualified.
20Appointments to fill unexpired vacancies shall be made in the
21same manner as original appointments. No member may be
22reappointed if a reappointment would cause that member to serve
23on the Board for longer than 6 consecutive years. Board
24membership must have reasonable representation from different
25geographic areas of Illinois, and all members must be residents
26of this State.

 

 

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1    The Director may terminate the appointment of any member
2for good cause, including but not limited to (i) unjustified
3absences from Board meetings or other failure to meet Board
4responsibilities, (ii) failure to recuse himself or herself
5when required by subsection (c) of this Section or Department
6rule, or (iii) failure to maintain the professional position
7required by Department rule. No member of the Board may have a
8pending or indicated report of child abuse or neglect or a
9pending complaint or criminal conviction of any of the offenses
10or any conditions set forth in subsection paragraph (b) of
11Section 4.2 of the Child Care Act of 1969.
12    The members of the Board shall receive no compensation for
13the performance of their duties as members, but each member
14shall be reimbursed for his or her reasonable and necessary
15expenses incurred in attending the meetings of the Board.
16    (c) The Board shall make recommendations to the Director
17regarding licensure rules. Board members must recuse
18themselves from sitting on any matter involving an employee of
19a child welfare agency at which the Board member is an employee
20or contractual employee. The Board shall make a final
21determination concerning revocation, suspension, or
22reinstatement of an employee's direct child welfare service
23license after a hearing conducted under the Department's rules.
24Upon notification of the manner of the vote to all the members,
25votes on a final determination may be cast in person, by
26telephonic or electronic means, or by mail at the discretion of

 

 

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1the chairperson. A simple majority of the members appointed and
2serving is required when Board members vote by mail or by
3telephonic or electronic means. A majority of the currently
4appointed and serving Board members constitutes a quorum. A
5majority of a quorum is required when a recommendation is voted
6on during a Board meeting. A vacancy in the membership of the
7Board shall not impair the right of a quorum to perform all the
8duties of the Board. Board members are not personally liable in
9any action based upon a disciplinary proceeding or otherwise
10for any action taken in good faith as a member of the Board.
11    (d) The Director may assign Department employees to provide
12staffing services to the Board. The Department must promulgate
13any rules necessary to implement and administer the
14requirements of this Section.
15(Source: P.A. 92-471, eff. 8-22-01; 92-651, eff. 7-11-02.)
 
16    Section 10. The Child Care Act of 1969 is amended by
17changing Section 4.2 as follows:
 
18    (225 ILCS 10/4.2)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2214.2)
19    Sec. 4.2. Criminal convictions or conditions barring
20licensure; waiver.
21    (a) No applicant may receive a license from the Department
22and no person may be employed by a licensed child care facility
23who refuses to authorize an investigation as required by
24Section 4.1.

 

 

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1    (b) Non-waivable circumstances. No new applicant and, on
2the date of licensure renewal, no person licensed on the
3effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General
4Assembly may operate or receive a license from the Department
5to operate and no person may be employed by and no adult person
6may reside in a child care facility licensed by the Department,
7including a foster family home, if that person has a criminal
8conviction or conditions or a pending criminal complaint that
9would result in a condition or conviction as set forth in any
10of the following:
11        (1) was convicted of any felony offense within 5 years
12    of application for license or employment;
13        (2) was convicted of a Class X felony;
14        (3) was convicted of a felony, including child
15    pornography, in which the victim was a child under the age
16    of 18;
17        (4) is currently on the Illinois State Police Sex
18    Offender Registry or the National Sex Offender Public
19    Website for an offense committed as an adult or was an
20    adult when named as a perpetrator or has a conviction as an
21    adult that would have been subject to the Sex Offender
22    Registration Act;
23        (5) is currently in the Murderer and Violent Offender
24    Against Youth Database as created in subsection (a) of
25    Section 85 of the Murderer and Violent Offender Against
26    Youth Registration Act;

 

 

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1        (6) was adjudicated not guilty of an offense by reason
2    of insanity;
3        (7) was convicted of felony kidnapping, aggravated
4    kidnaping, arson, rape, sexual assault, spousal abuse,
5    domestic battery, aggravated domestic battery, or
6    homicide;
7        (8) for foster home applicants, was convicted of any
8    other felony involving violence, not including physical
9    assault or battery; or
10        (9) for applicants other than foster home applicants,
11    was convicted of any other felony involving violence or was
12    convicted of or has a pending complaint or charges for a
13    violent misdemeanor as an adult committed against a child,
14    including child abuse, child endangerment, or sexual
15    assault, or was convicted of or has a pending complaint or
16    charges for a misdemeanor involving child pornography.
17    (c) Waivable circumstances; authority to waive.
18        (1) No new applicant and, on the date of licensure
19    renewal, no person licensed on the effective date of this
20    amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, may operate or
21    receive a license from the Department to operate and no
22    person may be employed by and no adult person may reside in
23    a child care facility licensed by the Department, including
24    a foster family home, if that person has a criminal
25    conviction or a pending criminal complaint or charges that
26    would result in a conviction, for an offense other than an

 

 

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1    offense listed in subsection (b) above, unless waived
2    pursuant to this subsection (c) and subsection (d).
3        (2) All cases where an applicant for licensure, a
4    licensee, an employee of a facility licensed by the
5    Department, or an adult person residing in a child care
6    facility licensed by the Department, including a foster
7    family home, was convicted of any felony other than a
8    felony listed in subsection (b) of this Section must be
9    reviewed and waived by the Director of the Department or
10    his or her designee.
11        (3) All cases where an applicant for licensure, a
12    licensee, an employee of a facility licensed by the
13    Department, or an adult person residing in a child care
14    facility licensed by the Department, including a foster
15    family home, committed a sex offense as a minor and is on
16    the Illinois State Police Sex Offender Registry must be
17    reviewed and waived by the Director of the Department or
18    his or her designee.
19        (4) All cases where an applicant for licensure, a
20    licensee, an employee of a facility licensed by the
21    Department, or an adult person residing in a child care
22    facility licensed by the Department, including a foster
23    family home, was convicted of any misdemeanor or has a
24    pending criminal complaint that could result in a
25    misdemeanor conviction must be reviewed by the agency
26    seeking to grant, renew, employ, or issue the license. The

 

 

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1    agency shall recommend whether the conviction should be
2    waived. This subsection does not apply to non-waivable
3    misdemeanors listed in paragraph (9) of subsection (b) of
4    this Section. The recommendation of the agency shall be
5    reviewed by the Director of the Department or his or her
6    designee for compliance with this subsection (c) and
7    subsection (d) of this Section, and a final determination
8    regarding waiver shall be made by the Director of the
9    Department.
10    (d) Provisions applicable to all waivers.
11        (1) All waiver reviews shall be in writing and based on
12    the guidelines set forth in this subsection (d). The
13    rationale for the decision shall be in writing and
14    maintained in the applicant's file.
15        (2) A person or entity who holds a license issued by
16    the Department of Children and Family Services, including a
17    foster family home license or a person currently employed
18    by a facility licensed by the Department, may appeal an
19    adverse waiver determination pursuant to subsection (c)
20    and this subsection (d) of this Section. All other
21    determinations under this Section are appealable only on
22    the basis that the individual is not the person named in
23    the criminal history report.
24        (3) The Department shall adopt rules governing
25    guidelines for granting a waiver, which shall include, but
26    not be limited to, consideration of the following factors,

 

 

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1    and any consideration must include access and review of
2    underlying criminal conviction documents:
3            (A) the nature of the offense, including the age of
4        the offender when the offense was committed, the
5        relationship between the offender and the victim, the
6        physical or emotional harm caused to the victim, and
7        whether the offense involved a minor, a person
8        adjudicated to be a person with a disability under the
9        Probate Act of 1975, or a person 60 years of age or
10        older;
11            (B) the evidence of rehabilitation, including the
12        length of time that has passed since the offense was
13        committed; whether the individual completed any
14        sentence of incarceration and, if so, when; the
15        circumstances surrounding the commission of the
16        offense; any circumstances that would demonstrate a
17        low or high likelihood of recidivism; the number of
18        offenses for which the individual was convicted;
19        employment references; evidence of participation in
20        therapy or services aimed at rehabilitation; academic
21        transcripts; other information that speaks to the
22        individual's character;
23            (C) the relationship between the criminal offense
24        and the license or employment sought, including
25        capacity to care for children or have access to
26        children; the specific duties and responsibilities

 

 

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1        related to the license or employment sought and the
2        bearing, if any, the offense has on his or her fitness
3        to perform these duties and responsibilities;
4            (D) the disclosure of the conviction, including
5        whether the applicant for licensure, licensee,
6        employee of a facility licensed by the Department, or
7        adult person residing in a child care facility licensed
8        by the Department, including a foster family home,
9        disclosed whether he or she had a criminal background
10        and the circumstances of the conviction; and
11            (E) the existence of a supervisory or monitoring
12        plan that the Department has approved.
13    (e) If any felony criminal offense or complaint is pending,
14the Director cannot issue a waiver until the complaint has been
15resolved.
16    (b) In addition to the other provisions of this Section, no
17applicant may receive a license from the Department and no
18person may be employed by a child care facility licensed by the
19Department who has been declared a sexually dangerous person
20under "An Act in relation to sexually dangerous persons, and
21providing for their commitment, detention and supervision",
22approved July 6, 1938, as amended, or convicted of committing
23or attempting to commit any of the following offenses
24stipulated under the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code
25of 2012:
26        (1) murder;

 

 

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1        (1.1) solicitation of murder;
2        (1.2) solicitation of murder for hire;
3        (1.3) intentional homicide of an unborn child;
4        (1.4) voluntary manslaughter of an unborn child;
5        (1.5) involuntary manslaughter;
6        (1.6) reckless homicide;
7        (1.7) concealment of a homicidal death;
8        (1.8) involuntary manslaughter of an unborn child;
9        (1.9) reckless homicide of an unborn child;
10        (1.10) drug-induced homicide;
11        (2) a sex offense under Article 11, except offenses
12    described in Sections 11-7, 11-8, 11-12, 11-13, 11-35,
13    11-40, and 11-45;
14        (3) kidnapping;
15        (3.1) aggravated unlawful restraint;
16        (3.2) forcible detention;
17        (3.3) harboring a runaway;
18        (3.4) aiding and abetting child abduction;
19        (4) aggravated kidnapping;
20        (5) child abduction;
21        (6) aggravated battery of a child as described in
22    Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of Section 12-3.05;
23        (7) criminal sexual assault;
24        (8) aggravated criminal sexual assault;
25        (8.1) predatory criminal sexual assault of a child;
26        (9) criminal sexual abuse;

 

 

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1        (10) aggravated sexual abuse;
2        (11) heinous battery as described in Section 12-4.1 or
3    subdivision (a)(2) of Section 12-3.05;
4        (12) aggravated battery with a firearm as described in
5    Section 12-4.2 or subdivision (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), or
6    (e)(4) of Section 12-3.05;
7        (13) tampering with food, drugs, or cosmetics;
8        (14) drug induced infliction of great bodily harm as
9    described in Section 12-4.7 or subdivision (g)(1) of
10    Section 12-3.05;
11        (15) hate crime;
12        (16) stalking;
13        (17) aggravated stalking;
14        (18) threatening public officials;
15        (19) home invasion;
16        (20) vehicular invasion;
17        (21) criminal transmission of HIV;
18        (22) criminal abuse or neglect of an elderly person or
19    person with a disability as described in Section 12-21 or
20    subsection (e) of Section 12-4.4a;
21        (23) child abandonment;
22        (24) endangering the life or health of a child;
23        (25) ritual mutilation;
24        (26) ritualized abuse of a child;
25        (27) an offense in any other jurisdiction the elements
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1    any of the foregoing offenses.
2    (b-1) In addition to the other provisions of this Section,
3beginning January 1, 2004, no new applicant and, on the date of
4licensure renewal, no current licensee may operate or receive a
5license from the Department to operate, no person may be
6employed by, and no adult person may reside in a child care
7facility licensed by the Department who has been convicted of
8committing or attempting to commit any of the following
9offenses or an offense in any other jurisdiction the elements
10of which are similar and bear a substantial relationship to any
11of the following offenses:
 
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(I) BODILY HARM

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

 

 

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1        (12) Felony violation of an order of protection.
 
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(II) OFFENSES AFFECTING PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND DECENCY

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

 
16        (1) Possession of more than 30 grams of cannabis.
17        (2) Manufacture of more than 10 grams of cannabis.
18        (3) Cannabis trafficking.
19        (4) Delivery of cannabis on school grounds.
20        (5) Unauthorized production of more than 5 cannabis
21    sativa plants.
22        (6) Calculated criminal cannabis conspiracy.

 

 

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1        (7) Unauthorized manufacture or delivery of controlled
2    substances.
3        (8) Controlled substance trafficking.
4        (9) Manufacture, distribution, or advertisement of
5    look-alike substances.
6        (10) Calculated criminal drug conspiracy.
7        (11) Street gang criminal drug conspiracy.
8        (12) Permitting unlawful use of a building.
9        (13) 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        (14) Using, engaging, or employing persons under 18 to
14    deliver controlled, counterfeit, or look-alike substances.
15        (15) Delivery of controlled substances.
16        (16) Sale or delivery of drug paraphernalia.
17        (17) Felony possession, sale, or exchange of
18    instruments adapted for use of a controlled substance,
19    methamphetamine, or cannabis by subcutaneous injection.
20        (18) Felony possession of a controlled substance.
21        (19) Any violation of the Methamphetamine Control and
22    Community Protection Act.
23    (b-1.5) In addition to any other provision of this Section,
24for applicants with access to confidential financial
25information or who submit documentation to support billing, no
26applicant whose initial application was considered after the

 

 

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1effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General
2Assembly may receive a license from the Department or a child
3care facility licensed by the Department who has been convicted
4of committing or attempting to commit any of the following
5felony offenses:
6        (1) financial institution fraud under Section 17-10.6
7    of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
8        (2) identity theft under Section 16-30 of the Criminal
9    Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
10        (3) financial exploitation of an elderly person or a
11    person with a disability under Section 17-56 of the
12    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
13        (4) computer tampering under Section 17-51 of the
14    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
15        (5) aggravated computer tampering under Section 17-52
16    of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
17        (6) computer fraud under Section 17-50 of the Criminal
18    Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
19        (7) deceptive practices under Section 17-1 of the
20    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
21        (8) forgery under Section 17-3 of the Criminal Code of
22    1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
23        (9) State benefits fraud under Section 17-6 of the
24    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
25        (10) mail fraud and wire fraud under Section 17-24 of
26    the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;

 

 

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1        (11) theft under paragraphs (1.1) through (11) of
2    subsection (b) of Section 16-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961
3    or the Criminal Code of 2012.
4    (b-2) Notwithstanding subsection (b-1), the Department may
5make an exception and, for child care facilities other than
6foster family homes, issue a new child care facility license to
7or renew the existing child care facility license of an
8applicant, a person employed by a child care facility, or an
9applicant who has an adult residing in a home child care
10facility who was convicted of an offense described in
11subsection (b-1), provided that all of the following
12requirements are met:
13        (1) The relevant criminal offense occurred more than 5
14    years prior to the date of application or renewal, except
15    for drug offenses. The relevant drug offense must have
16    occurred more than 10 years prior to the date of
17    application or renewal, unless the applicant passed a drug
18    test, arranged and paid for by the child care facility, no
19    less than 5 years after the offense.
20        (2) The Department must conduct a background check and
21    assess all convictions and recommendations of the child
22    care facility to determine if hiring or licensing the
23    applicant is in accordance with Department administrative
24    rules and procedures.
25        (3) The applicant meets all other requirements and
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1    child care facility under this Act and the Department's
2    administrative rules.
3    (c) In addition to the other provisions of this Section, no
4applicant may receive a license from the Department to operate
5a foster family home, and no adult person may reside in a
6foster family home licensed by the Department, who has been
7convicted of committing or attempting to commit any of the
8following offenses stipulated under the Criminal Code of 1961,
9the Criminal Code of 2012, the Cannabis Control Act, the
10Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, and the
11Illinois Controlled Substances Act:
 
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(I) OFFENSES DIRECTED AGAINST THE PERSON

 
13    (A) KIDNAPPING AND RELATED OFFENSES
14        (1) Unlawful restraint.
 
15    (B) BODILY HARM
16        (2) Felony aggravated assault.
17        (3) Vehicular endangerment.
18        (4) Felony domestic battery.
19        (5) Aggravated battery.
20        (6) Heinous battery.
21        (7) Aggravated battery with a firearm.
22        (8) Aggravated battery of an unborn child.
23        (9) Aggravated battery of a senior citizen.

 

 

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1        (10) Intimidation.
2        (11) Compelling organization membership of persons.
3        (12) Abuse and criminal neglect of a long term care
4    facility resident.
5        (13) Felony violation of an order of protection.
 
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(II) OFFENSES DIRECTED AGAINST PROPERTY

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

 

 

 

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

 
14        (37) Possession of more than 30 grams of cannabis.
15        (38) Manufacture of more than 10 grams of cannabis.
16        (39) Cannabis trafficking.
17        (40) Delivery of cannabis on school grounds.
18        (41) Unauthorized production of more than 5 cannabis
19    sativa plants.
20        (42) Calculated criminal cannabis conspiracy.
21        (43) Unauthorized manufacture or delivery of
22    controlled substances.
23        (44) Controlled substance trafficking.
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1    look-alike substances.
2        (46) Calculated criminal drug conspiracy.
3        (46.5) Streetgang criminal drug conspiracy.
4        (47) Permitting unlawful use of a building.
5        (48) Delivery of controlled, counterfeit, or
6    look-alike substances to persons under age 18, or at truck
7    stops, rest stops, or safety rest areas, or on school
8    property.
9        (49) Using, engaging, or employing persons under 18 to
10    deliver controlled, counterfeit, or look-alike substances.
11        (50) Delivery of controlled substances.
12        (51) Sale or delivery of drug paraphernalia.
13        (52) Felony possession, sale, or exchange of
14    instruments adapted for use of a controlled substance,
15    methamphetamine, or cannabis by subcutaneous injection.
16        (53) Any violation of the Methamphetamine Control and
17    Community Protection Act.
18    (d) Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Department may
19make an exception and issue a new foster family home license or
20may renew an existing foster family home license of an
21applicant who was convicted of an offense described in
22subsection (c), provided all of the following requirements are
23met:
24        (1) The relevant criminal offense or offenses occurred
25    more than 10 years prior to the date of application or
26    renewal.

 

 

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

 

 

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1        (4) the specific duties and responsibilities
2    necessarily related to the license being applied for and
3    the bearing, if any, that the applicant's conviction
4    history may have on his or her fitness to perform these
5    duties and responsibilities;
6        (5) the applicant's employment references;
7        (6) the applicant's character references and any
8    certificates of achievement;
9        (7) an academic transcript showing educational
10    attainment since the disqualifying conviction;
11        (8) a Certificate of Relief from Disabilities or
12    Certificate of Good Conduct; and
13        (9) anything else that speaks to the applicant's
14    character.
15(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)".