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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Park District Code is amended by adding
5Section 8-23a as follows:
 
6    (70 ILCS 1205/8-23a new)
7    Sec. 8-23a. Application for volunteers; disclosure of
8child sex offenses; penalty for failure to disclose.
9    (a) For purposes of this Section:
10    "Child sex offender" has the meaning provided in paragraph
11(1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-9.3 of the Criminal Code of
122012.
13    "Volunteer" means any individual who without compensation
14or benefits reports to, and is under the direct supervision of,
15a park district's administrative staff and provides personal
16services to a park district recreational program that is
17offered to children.
18    (b) Every park district shall require volunteers to
19complete an application prior to beginning any work as a
20volunteer. The application shall include, but shall not be
21limited to, a question for the applicant to answer concerning
22whether they have been convicted of or found to be a child sex
23offender. If a volunteer is under 18 years of age, the

 

 

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1volunteer's parent or legal guardian may complete the
2application on behalf of the volunteer. No park district shall
3knowingly engage a volunteer who has been convicted of or found
4to be a child sex offender and shall terminate the services of
5the volunteer upon discovery of such an offender.
6    (c) If a current volunteer with a park district is
7convicted of or found to be a child sex offender, the volunteer
8shall immediately disclose the conviction or finding to the
9park district.
 
10    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
11becoming law.