HB5375 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB5375

Introduced 02/06/04, by Michael J. Madigan

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 505/5c

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning direct child welfare service employee licenses.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning children and family services.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended by changing Section 5c as follows:

(20 ILCS 505/5c)

Sec. 5c. Direct child welfare service employee license. By January 1, 2000, the Department, in consultation with private child welfare agencies, shall develop and implement a direct child welfare service employee license. By January 1, 2001 all child protective investigators and supervisors and child welfare specialists and supervisors employed by the Department or its contractors shall be required to demonstrate sufficient knowledge and skills to obtain and maintain this the license. The Direct Child Welfare Service Employee License Board of the Department shall have the authority to revoke or suspend the license of anyone who after a hearing is found to be guilty of misfeasance. The Department shall promulgate such rules as necessary to implement this Section.

On or before January 1, 2000, and every year thereafter, the Department shall submit an annual report to the General Assembly on the implementation of this Section.

(Source: P.A. 92-471, eff. 8-22-01.)