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91_HB4336ham001
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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4336
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 4336 on page 1, by
3 replacing line 5 with the following:
4 "amended by changing Sections 7, 7.3, and 35.6 and adding
5 Section 5d as follows:"; and
6 by replacing line 6 on page 1 through line 17 on page 19 with
7 the following:
8 "(20 ILCS 505/5d new)
9 Sec. 5d. Advocacy Office for Children and Families. The
10 Department of Children and Family Services shall establish
11 and maintain an Advocacy Office for Children and Families
12 that shall, in addition to other duties assigned by the
13 Director, receive and respond to complaints that may be filed
14 by children, parents, caretakers, and relatives of children
15 receiving child welfare services from the Department of
16 Children and Family Services or its agents. The Department
17 shall promulgate policies and procedures for filing,
18 processing, investigating, and resolving the complaints. The
19 Department shall make a final report to the complainant of
20 its findings. If a final report is not completed, the
21 Department shall report on its disposition every 30 days.
22 The Advocacy Office shall include a statewide toll-free
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1 telephone number that may be used to file complaints, or to
2 obtain information about the delivery of child welfare
3 services by the Department or its agents. This telephone
4 number shall be included in all appropriate notices and
5 handbooks regarding services available through the
6 Department."; and
7 on page 22, by replacing lines 1 through 6 with the
8 following:
9 "parents to meet the needs of the child. When a child must be
10 placed outside his or her home and cannot be immediately
11 returned to his or her parents or guardian, a comprehensive,
12 individualized assessment shall be performed of that child at
13 which time the needs of the child shall be determined. Only
14 if race, color, or national origin is identified as a
15 legitimate factor in advancing the child's best interests
16 shall it be considered. Race, color, or national origin
17 shall not be routinely considered in making a placement
18 decision. The"; and
19 on page 23, by replacing lines 23 through 27 with the
20 following:
21 "outside of his or her home, and who cannot be immediately
22 returned to his or her parents or guardian, the placement
23 needs of that child. In the rare instance when an
24 individualized assessment identifies, documents, and
25 substantiates that race, color, or national origin is a
26 factor that needs to be considered in advancing a particular
27 child's best interests, it shall be considered in making a
28 placement.".