Bill Sponsor
Illinois Senate Bill 375
Session 103rd
Children-Tech
Became Law
Became Law
Became Law on Aug 4, 2023
Sponsors
Democrat
Mattie Hunter
Democrat
Justin Slaughter
First Action
Feb 2, 2023
Latest Action
Aug 4, 2023
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
375
State
Illinois
Session
103rd
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Cosponsor
Democrat
Cosponsor
Republican
Cosponsor
Democrat
Cosponsor
Summary
Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 325 ILCS 5/1 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 505/21 from Ch. 23, par. 5021 20 ILCS 4104/10 325 ILCS 5/7.01 325 ILCS 5/7.4 from Ch. 23, par. 2057.4 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall develop and implement a safety-based child welfare intervention system (rather than a standardized child endangerment risk assessment protocol), a standardized method for demonstration of proficiency in application of the safety-based child welfare intervention system, and an evaluation of the reliability and validity of the safety-based child welfare intervention system. Requires all child protective investigators and supervisors and child welfare specialists and supervisors employed by the Department to demonstrate proficiency in application of the safety-based child welfare intervention system previous to being permitted to make safety decisions about the children for whom they are responsible. Requires the Department to establish a multi-disciplinary advisory committee to advise the Department and its related contractors in the development and implementation of the safety-based child welfare intervention system. Requires the Department to develop safety-based child welfare intervention system training curriculum. Requires the Department to submit annual reports, beginning on or before December 31, 2026, to the General Assembly on the evaluation of the reliability and validity of the safety-based child welfare intervention system. Makes corresponding changes to the Advisory Committee on Reducing the Disproportionate Representation of African-American Children in Foster Care Act and the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
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Record Created
Feb 8, 2023 3:11:55 AM
Record Updated
Jun 21, 2024 2:54:05 PM