HB3767eng 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB3767 Engrossed LRB095 09541 CMK 29740 b

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended by adding Section 33 as follows:

(20 ILCS 505/33 new)

Sec. 33. Reporting; deaths.

(a) To report, subject to appropriation, the number of children who died while in the custody of the Department by the county where the death occurred and as categorized by:

(1) the cause of death; and

(2) the type of out-of-home placement at the time of death.

(b) The number of children with an open or active child protective services case who died due to abuse, categorized by the person or persons who had care or custody of the child at the time of the child's death as follows:

(1) biological parent or parents;

(2) other family member;

(3) adoptive parent or parents;

(4) foster care parent or parents; or

(5) other out-of-home care provider.

(c) The number of children with an open or active child protective services case who died due to abuse allegedly caused by an adult household member who is not listed under subsection (b) of this Section.

(d) By January 1, 2008, and each January 1 thereafter the report for the previous State fiscal year shall be submitted in writing to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the State Librarian.

Based on the data presented in each report, the Department shall, in as brief a format as possible, describe 3 to 5 major challenges the Department faces in achieving the goal of safe and permanent homes for abused and neglected children.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.