Rep. Patricia R. Bellock

Filed: 4/1/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5487

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5487 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act is
5amended by adding Section 7.23 as follows:
 
6    (325 ILCS 5/7.23 new)
7    Sec. 7.23. Reports involving children with developmental
8disabilities; rules and procedures. The Department shall
9establish rules and procedures, no later than June 1, 2015,
10that investigators must follow when investigating a report of
11abuse or neglect that involves a child with a developmental
12disability or a physical disability that impacts the child's
13ability to communicate. These rules and procedures shall
14include, at a minimum, guidelines for when the Department's
15child protection investigation team must consult with the
16Department's Division of Clinical Practice's Specialty

 

 

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1Services Programs Unit to help identify the best manner to
2obtain information from the child and to assess the information
3received from the child, taking into account the child's
4specific disability.
 
5    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
6becoming law.".