Sen. Julie A. Morrison

Filed: 3/20/2015

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 13

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 13 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Child Care Act of 1969 is amended by adding
5Section 8.5 as follows:
 
6    (225 ILCS 10/8.5 new)
7    Sec. 8.5. Reporting suspected abuse or neglect. The
8Department shall address through rules and procedures the
9failure of individual staff at child care facilities or child
10welfare agencies to report suspected abuse or neglect of
11children within the child care facility as required by the
12Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
13    The rules and procedures shall include provisions for when
14the Department learns of the child care facility's staff's
15failure to report suspected abuse or neglect of children and
16the actions the Department will take to ensure the child care

 

 

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1facility takes immediate action with the individual staff
2involved, if the failure to report suspected abuse and neglect
3was a single incident or part of a larger incident involving
4additional staff members who failed to report, or if the
5failure to report suspected abuse and neglect is a system-wide
6problem within the child care facility or child welfare agency.
7The rules and procedure shall also include the use of
8corrective action plans and the use of supervisory teams to
9review staff and facility understanding of their reporting
10requirements.
11    The Department shall adopt rules by July 1, 2016.".