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90_HB3426
305 ILCS 5/9A-11.5 new
305 ILCS 5/12-4.7d new
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that, as a
condition of eligibility to participate in the child care
assistance program of the Department of Human Services,
license exempt child care providers shall authorize the
Department of Children and Family Services to run a Child
Abuse and Neglect Tracking System (CANTS) investigation on
the provider to ascertain if the provider has an indicated
report of abuse or neglect against him or her. Provides that
the Departments shall enter into an intergovernmental
agreement to facilitate the Department of Human Services'
requests for investigations. Provides that the Department of
Human Services shall by rule determine when payment to a
provider may be withheld if there is an indicated finding
against the provider. Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Public Aid Code by adding
2 Sections 9A-11.5 and 12-4.7d.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
6 adding Sections 9A-11.5 and 12-4.7d as follows:
7 (305 ILCS 5/9A-11.5 new)
8 Sec. 9A-11.5. Investigate child care providers. Any
9 child care provider who is not required to be licensed under
10 the Child Care Act of 1969 shall, as a condition of
11 eligibility to participate in the child care assistance
12 program under this Code, authorize in writing on a form
13 prescribed by the Department of Children and Family Services,
14 an investigation of the Department of Children and Family
15 Services' Child Abuse and Neglect Tracking System (CANTS) to
16 ascertain if the child care provider has been determined to
17 be a perpetrator in an indicated report of child abuse or
18 neglect.
19 The Department of Children and Family Services shall
20 conduct an investigation of the Child Abuse and Neglect
21 Tracking System at the Request of the Department. The
22 Department shall request the Department of Children and
23 Family Services to conduct an investigation of the Child
24 Abuse and Neglect Tracking System for each child care
25 provider who signs an authorization as provided in this
26 Section. The Department shall by rule determine when payment
27 to a license exempt child care provider may be withheld if
28 there is an indicated finding against the provider in the
29 Child Abuse and Neglect Tracking System.
30 (305 ILCS 5/12-4.7d new)
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1 Sec. 12-4.7d. Interagency agreement regarding
2 investigation of child care providers. The Department shall
3 enter into a written agreement with the Department of
4 Children and Family Services which shall provide for
5 interagency procedures regarding requests by the Department
6 that the Department of Children and Family Services conduct
7 an investigation of the Child Abuse and Neglect Tracking
8 System to ascertain if a child care provider who is not
9 required to be licensed under the Child Care Act of 1969 and
10 who has signed an authorization to investigate as provided in
11 Section 9A-11.5 has been determined to be a perpetrator in an
12 indicated report of child abuse or neglect.
13 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14 becoming law.