Public Act 097-0930
 
HB4566 EnrolledLRB097 17400 KTG 62602 b

    AN ACT concerning children.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act is
amended by adding Section 8.2a as follows:
 
    (325 ILCS 5/8.2a new)
    Sec. 8.2a. Developmental and social-emotional screening;
indicated finding of abuse or neglect. The Department shall
conduct a developmental and social-emotional screening within
45 days after the Department is granted temporary custody of a
child. When a child under the age of 3 is engaged in intact
family services, the Department shall offer to conduct a
developmental screening within 60 days after the Department
opens the case. For children in intact cases who are ages 3
through 5, the intact caseworker shall refer the child for a
developmental screening. The Department shall promulgate rules
necessary for the implementation of this Section.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/10/2012