CHILD NEGLECT-NO RETURN HOME Senate SponsorsSen. William R. Haine-Edward D. Maloney-Dan Kotowski-Jacqueline Y. Collins House Sponsors(Rep. Greg Harris-Linda Chapa LaVia-Fred Crespo and Robert W. Pritchard) 8/27/2007SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0443 325 ILCS 5/3from Ch. 23, par. 2053705 ILCS 405/2-3from Ch. 37, par. 802-3705 ILCS 405/3-5from Ch. 37, par. 803-5Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that a "neglected child" includes a child who has been provided with interim crisis intervention services under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and whose parent, guardian, or custodian refuses to permit the child to return home. Requires the DCFS Child Protective Service Unit to begin an investigation of a report concerning such a child within 24 hours after receiving the report and determine whether to take the child into temporary protective custody and whether to file a petition alleging neglect or abuse. Provides that no minor shall be sheltered in a temporary living arrangement for more than 48 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and court-designated holidays, when the agency has reported the minor as neglected or abused because the parent, guardian, or custodian refuses to permit the child to return home, provided that in all other instances the minor may be sheltered when the agency obtains the consent of the parent, guardian, or custodian or documents its unsuccessful efforts to obtain the consent or authority of the parent, guardian, or custodian, including recording the date and the staff involved in all telephone calls, telegrams, letters, and personal contacts to obtain the consent or authority, in which instances the minor may be so sheltered for not more than 21 days.Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Provides that a minor who has been provided with interim crisis intervention services and whose parent, guardian, or custodian refuses to permit the minor to return home shall be considered a neglected minor unless the minor is an immediate physical danger to himself, herself, or others living in the home. Provides that if the Department of Children and Family Services determines that the minor is not a neglected minor because the minor is an immediate physical danger to himself, herself, or others living in the home, then the Department shall take immediate steps to either secure the minor's immediate admission to a mental health facility, arrange for law enforcement authorities to take temporary custody of the minor as a delinquent minor, or take other appropriate action to assume protective custody in order to safeguard the minor or others living in the home from immediate physical danger.Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Provides that the provision requiring the Department of Children and Family Services to take the minor into temporary protective custody at any time after receiving the report of child neglect is subject to appropriation.Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Provides that the reporting of the minor as neglected to the Department of Children and Family Services shall only be made if the parent, guardian, or custodian refuses to permit the minor to return home, and no other living arrangement agreeable to the minor and the parent, guardian, or custodian can be made.House Amendment No. 1 Provides that a neglected child includes a child whose parent, guardian, or custodian refuses to permit the child to return home and no other living arrangement agreeable to the parent, guardian, or custodian can be made, and the parent, guardian, or custodian has not made any other appropriate living arrangement for the child (rather than a child whose parent, guardian, or custodian refuses to permit the child to return home and no other living arrangement agreeable to the minor and the parent, guardian, or custodian can be made). 1/31/2007SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine 1/31/2007SenateFirst Reading 1/31/2007SenateReferred to Rules 2/7/2007SenateAssigned to Human Services 3/1/2007SenateDo Pass Human Services; 011-000-000 3/1/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2007 3/1/2007SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney 3/1/2007SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski 3/2/2007SenateSecond Reading 3/2/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007 3/8/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine 3/8/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules 3/14/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine 3/14/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules 3/19/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine 3/19/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules 3/20/2007SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins 3/21/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services 3/21/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Human Services 3/22/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine 3/22/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules 3/22/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Human Services 3/22/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Postponed - Human Services 3/27/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Human Services 3/28/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Human Services; 008-000-000 3/28/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Human Services; 008-000-000 3/28/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommend Do Adopt Human Services; 008-000-000 3/30/2007SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007 4/25/2007SenateRecalled to Second Reading 4/25/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Haine 4/25/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Haine 4/25/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted; Haine 4/25/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading 4/25/2007SenateThird Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 4/25/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) 4/25/2007HouseArrived in House 4/25/2007HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/25/2007HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 4/25/2007HouseFirst Reading 4/25/2007HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/27/2007HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris 4/30/2007HouseAssigned to Human Services Committee 5/2/2007HouseAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Greg Harris 5/2/2007HouseAlternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Greg Harris 5/8/2007HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 006-001-000 5/9/2007HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/21/2007HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/21/2007HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/22/2007HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 5/22/2007HouseRecalled to Second Reading - Short Debate 5/22/2007HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 5/23/2007HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo 5/24/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Greg Harris 5/24/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 5/25/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 5/25/2007HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/25/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote 5/25/2007HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/28/2007HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 5/28/2007HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard 5/28/2007SenateSecretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 5/28/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - May 29, 2007 5/28/2007SenateHouse Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. William R. Haine 5/28/2007SenateHouse Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules 5/29/2007SenateHouse Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Human Services 5/30/2007SenateHouse Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Human Services; 010-000-000 5/30/2007SenateHouse Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000 5/30/2007SenatePassed Both Houses 6/28/2007SenateSent to the Governor 8/27/2007SenateGovernor Approved 8/27/2007SenateEffective Date January 1, 2008 8/27/2007SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0443