HB2388enr 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB2388 Enrolled LRB100 08671 KTG 18806 b

AN ACT to provide information on individuals with respect to whom an indicated report of child abuse or any other violations has been made and who are licensed providers through the Department of Children and Family Services.

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

Section 1. The Child Care Act of 1969 is amended by adding Section 9.1c as follows:

(225 ILCS 10/9.1c new)

Sec. 9.1c. Public database of day care homes, group day care homes, and day care centers; license status. No later than July 1, 2018, the Department shall establish and maintain on its official website a searchable database, freely accessible to the public, that provides the following information on each day care home, group day care home, and day care center licensed by the Department: whether, within the past 5 years, the day care home, group day care home, or day care center has had its license revoked by or surrendered to the Department during a child abuse or neglect investigation or its application for a renewal of its license was denied by the Department, and, if so, the dates upon which the license was revoked by or surrendered to the Department or the application for a renewal of the license was denied by the Department. The Department may adopt any rules necessary to implement this Section. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to allow or authorize the Department to release or disclose any information that is prohibited from public disclosure under this Act or under any other State or federal law.