House Sponsors: FOWLER-FORBY-GILES-BLACK-BOLAND, BOST, CROTTY AND SLONE. Senate Sponsors: WOOLARD-LUECHTEFELD-MUNOZ-DUDYCZ-MADIGAN,L Short description: CHILD ABUSE-REPORT TO SCHOOL Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois School Student Records Act and the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that within 10 days after completing an investigation of alleged abuse or neglect, the DCFS Child Protective Service Unit shall send a copy of its final report on the investigation to the school that the child who is the subject of the report attends. Provides that this information is to be included in the child's school student record. Provides that information concerning pending child abuse or neglect reports may be released to the Department of Professional Regulation, the State Board of Education, and school superintendents. Provides that Child Protective Service Unit forms for reports concerning child abuse or neglect must contain information concerning the school that the child attends. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 10/4 325 ILCS 5/7.8 Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 10/2 from Ch. 122, par. 50-2 Further amends the Illinois School Student Records Act, to provide that a "student temporary record", by definition, includes information provided under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act (instead of requiring, substantively, that information included in a school student record include such information). In the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, deletes the amendatory provision that information concerning pending child abuse or neglect reports may be released to the Department of Professional Regulation, the State Board of Education, and school superintendents. Requires that the Child Protective Service Unit send a copy of its final finding report concerning an investigation of alleged physical or sexual abuse to the school if the report is indicated, and provides that the school is responsible for ensuring that the report remains confidential. Provides for purging a final finding report from a student's record if an indicated finding of abuse is overturned, DCFS determines that the child is no longer at risk, or an indicated report is expunged from the central register. Deletes the bill's immediate effective date. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0295 Last action date: AUG-09-2001 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status