Full Text of HB1551 101st General Assembly
HB1551ham001 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Sue Scherer Filed: 3/26/2019
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1551
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1551 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended | 5 | | by adding Section 7.8 as follows: | 6 | | (20 ILCS 505/7.8 new) | 7 | | Sec. 7.8. Home safety checklist; aftercare services; | 8 | | immunization checks. | 9 | | (a) As used in this Section, "purchase of service agency" | 10 | | means any entity that contracts with the Department to provide | 11 | | services that are consistent with the purposes of this Act. | 12 | | (b) Whenever a child is placed in the custody or | 13 | | guardianship of the Department or a child is returned to the | 14 | | custody of a parent or guardian and the court retains | 15 | | jurisdiction of the case, the Department must ensure that the | 16 | | child is up to date on his or her well-child visits, including |
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| 1 | | age-appropriate immunizations, or that there is a documented | 2 | | religious or medical reason the child did not receive the | 3 | | immunizations. | 4 | | (c) Whenever a child has been placed in foster or | 5 | | substitute care by court order and the court later determines | 6 | | that the child can return to the custody of his or her parent | 7 | | or guardian, the Department must complete, prior to the child's | 8 | | discharge from foster or substitute care, a home safety | 9 | | checklist to ensure that the conditions of the child's home are | 10 | | sufficient to ensure the child's safety and well-being, as | 11 | | defined in Department rules and procedures. At a minimum, the | 12 | | home safety checklist shall be completed within 24 hours prior | 13 | | to the child's return home and completed again or recertified | 14 | | in the absence of any environmental barriers or hazards within | 15 | | 5 working days after a child is returned home and every month | 16 | | thereafter until the child's case is closed pursuant to the | 17 | | Juvenile Court Act of 1987. The home safety checklist shall | 18 | | include a certification that there are no environmental | 19 | | barriers or hazards to prevent returning the child home. | 20 | | (d) When a court determines that a child should return to | 21 | | the custody or guardianship of a parent or guardian, any | 22 | | aftercare services provided to the child and the child's family | 23 | | by the Department or a purchase of service agency shall | 24 | | commence on the date upon which the child is returned to the | 25 | | custody or guardianship of his or her parent or guardian. | 26 | | However, if multiple children are returned at different times |
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| 1 | | to the custody or guardianship of the parent or guardian, | 2 | | aftercare services shall commence on the date upon which the | 3 | | last child returns home. | 4 | | (e) Beginning one year after the effective date of this | 5 | | amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, and every 2 years | 6 | | thereafter, the Auditor General shall conduct a performance and | 7 | | compliance audit of the Department of Children and Family | 8 | | Services to determine whether the Department is meeting the | 9 | | requirements of this Section. Upon completion of each audit, | 10 | | the Auditor General shall report its findings to the General | 11 | | Assembly. The Auditor General's report shall include any issues | 12 | | or deficiencies and recommendations. The audits required by | 13 | | this Section shall be in accordance with and subject to the | 14 | | Illinois State Auditing Act. | 15 | | Section 10. The Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act is | 16 | | amended by adding Section 7.01 as follows: | 17 | | (325 ILCS 5/7.01 new) | 18 | | Sec. 7.01. Safety assessments for reports made by mandated | 19 | | reporters. | 20 | | (a) When a report is made by a mandated reporter to the | 21 | | statewide toll-free telephone number established under Section | 22 | | 7.6 of this Act and there is a prior indicated report of abuse | 23 | | or neglect and a prior open service case involving any member | 24 | | of the household, the Department must, at a minimum, accept the |
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| 1 | | report as a child welfare services referral. If the family | 2 | | refuses to cooperate or refuses access to the home or children, | 3 | | then a child protective services investigation shall be | 4 | | initiated if the facts otherwise meet the criteria to accept a | 5 | | report. | 6 | | As used in this Section, "child welfare services referral" | 7 | | means an assessment of the family for service needs and linkage | 8 | | to available local community resources for the purpose of | 9 | | preventing or remedying or assisting in the solution of | 10 | | problems which may result in the neglect, abuse, exploitation, | 11 | | or delinquency of children, and as further defined in | 12 | | Department rules and procedures. | 13 | | As used in this Section, "prior open service case" means a | 14 | | case in which the Department has provided services to the | 15 | | family either directly or through a purchase of service agency. | 16 | | (b) Beginning one year after the effective date of this | 17 | | amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, and every 2 years | 18 | | thereafter, the Auditor General shall conduct a performance and | 19 | | compliance audit of the Department of Children and Family | 20 | | Services to determine whether the Department is meeting the | 21 | | requirements of this Section. Upon completion of each audit, | 22 | | the Auditor General shall report its findings to the General | 23 | | Assembly. The Auditor General's report shall include any issues | 24 | | or deficiencies and recommendations. The audits required by | 25 | | this Section shall be in accordance with and subject to the | 26 | | Illinois State Auditing Act. ".
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