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Public Act 90-0629

HB2326 Enrolled                               LRB9006965SMdvB

    AN ACT to amend the Children and Family Services  Act  by
changing Section 35.3.

    Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section 5.  The  Children  and  Family  Services  Act  is
amended by changing Section 35.3 as follows:

    (20 ILCS 505/35.3)
    Sec.  35.3   Confidentiality of foster parent identifying
information.
    (a)  Because foster parents accept placements into  their
residences,  it  is  the  policy  of the State of Illinois to
protect foster parents' addresses and telephone numbers  from
disclosure.   The  Department shall adopt rules to effectuate
this policy  and  provide  sufficient  prior  notice  of  any
authorized  disclosure for foster parents to seek an order of
protection under Section 2-25 of the Juvenile  Court  Act  of
1987.
    (b)  A  person  to  whom  disclosure of a foster parent's
name, address, or telephone number is made under this Section
shall not redisclose that information except as  provided  in
this  Act  or the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.  Any person who
knowingly and willfully rediscloses a foster  parent's  name,
address,  or telephone number in violation of this Section is
guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
    (c)  The Department shall provide written notice  of  the
provisions  of  subsection  (b),  including the penalty for a
Class  A  misdemeanor,  to  anyone  to  whom  the  Department
discloses a  foster  parent's  name,  address,  or  telephone
number.
(Source: P.A. 90-15, eff. 6-13-97.)
    Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
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