Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

Filed: 2/26/2013

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2245

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2245 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act is
5amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
 
6    (325 ILCS 5/4)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2054)
7    Sec. 4. Persons required to report; privileged
8communications; transmitting false report. Any physician,
9resident, intern, hospital, hospital administrator and
10personnel engaged in examination, care and treatment of
11persons, surgeon, dentist, dentist hygienist, osteopath,
12chiropractor, podiatrist, physician assistant, substance abuse
13treatment personnel, funeral home director or employee,
14coroner, medical examiner, emergency medical technician,
15acupuncturist, crisis line or hotline personnel, school
16personnel (including administrators and both certified and

 

 

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1non-certified school employees), personnel of institutions of
2higher education, educational advocate assigned to a child
3pursuant to the School Code, member of a school board or the
4Chicago Board of Education or the governing body of a private
5school (but only to the extent required in accordance with
6other provisions of this Section expressly concerning the duty
7of school board members to report suspected child abuse),
8truant officers, social worker, social services administrator,
9domestic violence program personnel, registered nurse,
10licensed practical nurse, genetic counselor, respiratory care
11practitioner, advanced practice nurse, home health aide,
12director or staff assistant of a nursery school or a child day
13care center, recreational or athletic program or facility
14personnel, early intervention provider as defined in the Early
15Intervention Services System Act, law enforcement officer,
16licensed professional counselor, licensed clinical
17professional counselor, registered psychologist and assistants
18working under the direct supervision of a psychologist,
19psychiatrist, or field personnel of the Department of
20Healthcare and Family Services, Juvenile Justice, Public
21Health, Human Services (acting as successor to the Department
22of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities,
23Rehabilitation Services, or Public Aid), Corrections, Human
24Rights, or Children and Family Services, supervisor and
25administrator of general assistance under the Illinois Public
26Aid Code, probation officer, animal control officer or Illinois

 

 

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1Department of Agriculture Bureau of Animal Health and Welfare
2field investigator, or any other foster parent, homemaker or
3child care worker having reasonable cause to believe a child
4known to them in their professional or official capacity may be
5an abused child or a neglected child shall immediately report
6or cause a report to be made to the Department.
7    Any member of the clergy having reasonable cause to believe
8that a child known to that member of the clergy in his or her
9professional capacity may be an abused child as defined in item
10(c) of the definition of "abused child" in Section 3 of this
11Act shall immediately report or cause a report to be made to
12the Department.
13    Any physician, physician's assistant, registered nurse,
14licensed practical nurse, medical technician, certified
15nursing assistant, social worker, or licensed professional
16counselor of any office, clinic, or any other physical location
17that provides abortions, abortion referrals, or contraceptives
18having reasonable cause to believe a child known to him or her
19in his or her professional or official capacity may be an
20abused child or a neglected child shall immediately report or
21cause a report to be made to the Department.
22    If an allegation is raised to a school board member during
23the course of an open or closed school board meeting that a
24child who is enrolled in the school district of which he or she
25is a board member is an abused child as defined in Section 3 of
26this Act, the member shall direct or cause the school board to

 

 

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1direct the superintendent of the school district or other
2equivalent school administrator to comply with the
3requirements of this Act concerning the reporting of child
4abuse. For purposes of this paragraph, a school board member is
5granted the authority in his or her individual capacity to
6direct the superintendent of the school district or other
7equivalent school administrator to comply with the
8requirements of this Act concerning the reporting of child
9abuse.
10    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, if an
11employee of a school district has made a report or caused a
12report to be made to the Department under this Act involving
13the conduct of a current or former employee of the school
14district and a request is made by another school district for
15the provision of information concerning the job performance or
16qualifications of the current or former employee because he or
17she is an applicant for employment with the requesting school
18district, the general superintendent of the school district to
19which the request is being made must disclose to the requesting
20school district the fact that an employee of the school
21district has made a report involving the conduct of the
22applicant or caused a report to be made to the Department, as
23required under this Act. Only the fact that an employee of the
24school district has made a report involving the conduct of the
25applicant or caused a report to be made to the Department may
26be disclosed by the general superintendent of the school

 

 

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1district to which the request for information concerning the
2applicant is made, and this fact may be disclosed only in cases
3where the employee and the general superintendent have not been
4informed by the Department that the allegations were unfounded.
5An employee of a school district who is or has been the subject
6of a report made pursuant to this Act during his or her
7employment with the school district must be informed by that
8school district that if he or she applies for employment with
9another school district, the general superintendent of the
10former school district, upon the request of the school district
11to which the employee applies, shall notify that requesting
12school district that the employee is or was the subject of such
13a report.
14    Whenever such person is required to report under this Act
15in his capacity as a member of the staff of a medical or other
16public or private institution, school, facility or agency, or
17as a member of the clergy, he shall make report immediately to
18the Department in accordance with the provisions of this Act
19and may also notify the person in charge of such institution,
20school, facility or agency, or church, synagogue, temple,
21mosque, or other religious institution, or his designated agent
22that such report has been made. Under no circumstances shall
23any person in charge of such institution, school, facility or
24agency, or church, synagogue, temple, mosque, or other
25religious institution, or his designated agent to whom such
26notification has been made, exercise any control, restraint,

 

 

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1modification or other change in the report or the forwarding of
2such report to the Department.
3    The privileged quality of communication between any
4professional person required to report and his patient or
5client shall not apply to situations involving abused or
6neglected children and shall not constitute grounds for failure
7to report as required by this Act or constitute grounds for
8failure to share information or documents with the Department
9during the course of a child abuse or neglect investigation. If
10requested by the professional, the Department shall confirm in
11writing that the information or documents disclosed by the
12professional were gathered in the course of a child abuse or
13neglect investigation.
14    A member of the clergy may claim the privilege under
15Section 8-803 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
16    Any office, clinic, or any other physical location that
17provides abortions, abortion referrals, or contraceptives
18shall provide to all office personnel copies of written
19information and training materials about abuse and neglect and
20the requirements of this Act that are provided to employees of
21the office, clinic, or physical location who are required to
22make reports to the Department under this Act, and instruct
23such office personnel to bring to the attention of an employee
24of the office, clinic, or physical location who is required to
25make reports to the Department under this Act any reasonable
26suspicion that a child known to him or her in his or her

 

 

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1professional or official capacity may be an abused child or a
2neglected child. In addition to the above persons required to
3report suspected cases of abused or neglected children, any
4other person may make a report if such person has reasonable
5cause to believe a child may be an abused child or a neglected
6child.
7    Any person who enters into employment on and after July 1,
81986 and is mandated by virtue of that employment to report
9under this Act, shall sign a statement on a form prescribed by
10the Department, to the effect that the employee has knowledge
11and understanding of the reporting requirements of this Act.
12The statement shall be signed prior to commencement of the
13employment. The signed statement shall be retained by the
14employer. The cost of printing, distribution, and filing of the
15statement shall be borne by the employer.
16    Within one year of initial employment and at least every 5
17years thereafter, school personnel required to report child
18abuse as provided under this Section must complete mandated
19reporter training by a provider or agency with expertise in
20recognizing and reporting child abuse.
21    The Department shall provide copies of this Act, upon
22request, to all employers employing persons who shall be
23required under the provisions of this Section to report under
24this Act.
25    Any person who knowingly transmits a false report to the
26Department commits the offense of disorderly conduct under

 

 

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1subsection (a)(7) of Section 26-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
2A violation of this provision is a Class 4 felony.
3    Any person who knowingly and willfully violates any
4provision of this Section other than a second or subsequent
5violation of transmitting a false report as described in the
6preceding paragraph, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for a
7first violation and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent
8violation; except that if the person acted as part of a plan or
9scheme having as its object the prevention of discovery of an
10abused or neglected child by lawful authorities for the purpose
11of protecting or insulating any person or entity from arrest or
12prosecution, the person is guilty of a Class 4 felony for a
13first offense and a Class 3 felony for a second or subsequent
14offense (regardless of whether the second or subsequent offense
15involves any of the same facts or persons as the first or other
16prior offense).
17    A child whose parent, guardian or custodian in good faith
18selects and depends upon spiritual means through prayer alone
19for the treatment or cure of disease or remedial care may be
20considered neglected or abused, but not for the sole reason
21that his parent, guardian or custodian accepts and practices
22such beliefs.
23    A child shall not be considered neglected or abused solely
24because the child is not attending school in accordance with
25the requirements of Article 26 of the School Code, as amended.
26    Nothing in this Act prohibits a mandated reporter who

 

 

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1reasonably believes that an animal is being abused or neglected
2in violation of the Humane Care for Animals Act from reporting
3animal abuse or neglect to the Department of Agriculture's
4Bureau of Animal Health and Welfare.
5    A home rule unit may not regulate the reporting of child
6abuse or neglect in a manner inconsistent with the provisions
7of this Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection
8(i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on
9the concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and
10functions exercised by the State.
11    For purposes of this Section "child abuse or neglect"
12includes abuse or neglect of an adult resident as defined in
13this Act.
14(Source: P.A. 96-494, eff. 8-14-09; 96-1446, eff. 8-20-10;
1597-189, eff. 7-22-11; 97-254, eff. 1-1-12; 97-387, eff.
168-15-11; 97-711, eff. 6-27-12; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12; 97-1150,
17eff. 1-25-13.)
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
192014.".