Senate Sponsors: CRONIN-SMITH, TROTTER AND SHAW. House Sponsors: DART Short description: FOSTER PLACEMNT-CONFIDENTIALTY Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that all records concerning foster placement and foster parent identifying information shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except as specifically authorized by this Act, a specific court order accompanied by an order of protection, or upon written consent of the foster parent or parents. Provides that it is a Class A misdemeanor to permit, assist or encourage the unauthorized release of any information contained in such records. Amends the State Records Act. Provides that all records concerning foster placement and foster parent identifying information shall not be considered records under this Act and can only be released in accordance with the Children and Family Services Act. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 705 ILCS 405/2-25 from Ch. 37, par. 802-25 Deletes all changes to the Children and Family Services Act and inserts new changes. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall adopt rules to implement State policy to protect the addresses and telephone numbers of foster parents from disclosure and shall provide prior notice to foster parents of any authorized disclosure. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that in an order of protection issued by the court under this Act, the court may order a person to refrain from contacting a minor and the minor's foster parents in any manner not specified in the case plan. JUDICIAL NOTE There may be an increase in judicial workloads; it is not pos- sible to determine impact on the number of judges needed. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE (DCCA) SB345 fails to create a State mandate. CORRECTIONAL NOTE, S-AM 1 There will be no fiscal or prison population impact on DOC. FISCAL NOTE, S-AM 1 (Dept. of Corrections) SB 345, amended by S-am 1 will have no fiscal or prison popula- tion impact on this Dept. FISCAL NOTE, AMENDED (DCFS) SB 345 would present no material impact to DCFS. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: 750 ILCS 50/1 from Ch. 40, par. 1501 750 ILCS 50/8 from Ch. 40, par. 1510 750 ILCS 50/12.1 Further amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that grandparents or Godparents of a child placed in foster care may be granted visitation upon a review of their backgrounds and approval by the Department of Children and Family Services or the Juvenile Court. Amends the Adoption Act concerning findings under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides a presumption that a person is unfit to have a child if within 12 months after an adjudication of neglect, abuse, or dependency, a parent has failed to make reasonable efforts to correct the conditions leading to the determination or the parent continues to be an alcoholic or addict after treatment. Provides that a person is unfit to have a child if a pattern of neglect, abuse, or dependency of the child is shown by clear and convincing evidence that may include 3 or more findings of neglect, abuse, or dependency of the child's siblings who have been residing outside the parental home for more than one year. Provides that consents and surrenders to adoption shall not be required from a person who is found by the court to be the father of the child as a result of criminal sexual abuse or assault. Provides that the Putative Father Registry shall not be used to notify a putative father whose fatherhood is due to criminal sexual abuse or assault. Makes other changes. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 505/35.1 from Ch. 23, par. 5035.1 20 ILCS 515/30 325 ILCS 5/4.2 new 325 ILCS 5/7.7 from Ch. 23, par. 2057.7 325 ILCS 5/7.14 from Ch. 23, par. 2057.14 325 ILCS 5/7.15 from Ch. 23, par. 2057.15 325 ILCS 5/7.16 from Ch. 23, par. 2057.16 325 ILCS 5/9 from Ch. 23, par. 2059 325 ILCS 5/11 from Ch. 23, par. 2061 325 ILCS 5/11.1 from Ch. 23, par. 2061.1 Amends the Children and Family Services Act, the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, and the Child Death Review Team Act. Provides that records and reports relating or pertaining to the death of a minor in the care of or receiving services from the Department of Children and Family Services and under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court may be shared with the juvenile court, the State's Attorney, and the minor's attorney. Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services, upon the death of a child reported to the central register of child abuse or under the custody and guardianship of the Department, shall investigate and issue a report on the death, not including identifying information, which report shall be available to the public, and with child-specific requests for reports granted by the Department based upon a best interests standard. Provides that legally sealed unfounded reports shall be expunged 10 years after the eighteenth birthday of the youngest child named in the report. Provides for immunity from liability for disclosing information concerning reports of child abuse in compliance with provisions allowing for such disclosure. Provides that DCFS shall maintain in the central register for 3 years a listing of unfounded reports involving the death of a child, the sexual abuse of a child, or serious physical injury to a child. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0015 Last action date: 97-06-13 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status