Senate Sponsors: KARPIEL-PARKER-SMITH-TROTTER-OBAMA, KEHOE, SHAW AND HALVORSON. House Sponsors: DART-CROTTY-FEIGENHOLTZ-GASH-SCOTT Short description: CHILD WELFARE-PLACEMENT-REPORT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Makes a stylistic change in provisions regarding how the Act is to be cited. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 325 ILCS 5/1 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 505/8 from Ch. 23, par. 5008 Deletes everything. Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that a maximum of 48 (rather than 24) students may be given DCFS college scholarships or fee waivers each year. Provides that children formerly under care who have been adopted and children in the subsidized guardianship program are eligible for the scholarships or fee waivers. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 505/5 from Ch. 23, par. 5005 20 ILCS 515/20 210 ILCS 85/9 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 150 325 ILCS 5/8.2 from Ch. 23, par. 2058.2 410 ILCS 535/8 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 73-8 705 ILCS 405/1-2 from Ch. 37, par. 801-2 705 ILCS 405/1-3 from Ch. 37, par. 801-3 705 ILCS 405/1-5 from Ch. 37, par. 801-5 705 ILCS 405/2-13 from Ch. 37, par. 802-13 705 ILCS 405/2-13.1 new 705 ILCS 405/2-14 from Ch. 37, par. 802-14 705 ILCS 405/2-15 from Ch. 37, par. 802-15 705 ILCS 405/2-16 from Ch. 37, par. 802-16 705 ILCS 405/2-18 from Ch. 37, par. 802-18 705 ILCS 405/2-21 from Ch. 37, par. 802-21 705 ILCS 405/2-22 from Ch. 37, par. 802-22 705 ILCS 405/2-23 from Ch. 37, par. 802-23 705 ILCS 405/2-27 from Ch. 37, par. 802-27 705 ILCS 405/2-28 from Ch. 37, par. 802-28 705 ILCS 405/2-28.1 705 ILCS 405/2-29 from Ch. 37, par. 802-29 705 ILCS 405/2-31 from Ch. 37, par. 802-31 705 ILCS 405/2-28.01 rep. 740 ILCS 110/7.1 740 ILCS 110/10 from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 810 750 ILCS 50/1 from Ch. 40, par. 1501 750 ILCS 50/10 from Ch. 40, par. 1512 Deletes everything. Reinserts language in Senate Amendment No. 1. Further amends the Children and Family Services Act. Expands the circumstances under which the Department of Children and Family Services may provide financial or other assistance with the adoption of physically or mentally handicapped and older and other hard-to-place children. Makes changes regarding preservation services offered by the Department and complaints received by the Department for administrative review or appeal and makes other changes. Amends the Child Death Review Team Act to include as a child whose death the team shall review in addition to the ones listed, any other child whose death is reported to the State central register as a result of alleged child abuse or neglect which report is subsequently indicated. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health may disclose certain information to the Department of Children and Family Services in the course of a child abuse or neglect investigation conducted by either Department. Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Includes in the definition of "family preservation services" services to adopted and extended families and provides that these services shall be offered where safe and appropriate. Amends the Vital Records Act to provide that each local registrar shall transmit monthly to DCFS a copy of all death certificates of persons under 18 years. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that the Department shall cause a petition to terminate parental rights to be filed for certain minors committed to the Department under this Act. Makes provision for circumstances in which the Department of Children and Family Services may terminate reasonable efforts to reunify a minor with his or her parents. Expands the provisions regarding court review to all counties in the State rather than to just counties with a population under 3,000,000. Provides for different notice to a parent depending on his or her status in the case. Makes changes with regard to substitution of judges as of right. Makes other changes. Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act. Provides for interagency disclosure to the Department of Children and Family Services for the purpose of a diligent search for a missing parent in certain cases, limiting redisclosure of any information. Provides for the disclosure in civil, criminal, or other proceedings of records and communications of a recipient of services under this Act in certain Juvenile Court Act proceedings. Amends the Adoption Act. Expands the definition of "depravity." Makes other changes. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 4. In provisions requiring the Department of Children and Family Services to request the State's Attorney to file a petition or motion for termination of parental rights and appointment of a guardian of the person with power to consent to adoption under certain circum- stances and requiring the State's Attorney to file the petition or motion if the Department's request for the filing of the petition or motion meets certain requirements, provides that it is the State's Attorney who shall determine whether the Department's request meets those requirements. FISCAL NOTE (Dpt. Corrections) No fiscal or prison population impact on DOC. JUDICIAL NOTE There may be a minimal increase in judicial workloads. There would not be an increase in need for the number of judges. FISCAL NOTE (Dpt. Children & Family Services) Net fiscal impact to DCCA is estimated at $108,000 in FY99. Fiscal impact to publicly funded State college and university system is estimated at $168,000 in FY99. CORRECTIONAL NOTE This bill has no fiscal or prison population impact. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 5. (House recedes May 22, 1998) Adds an immediate effective date. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 1. Recommends that the House recede from H-am 5. Recommends that the bill be amended as follows: Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 505/5c new 20 ILCS 505/7 225 ILCS 10/2.22 new 225 ILCS 10/3.1 new 325 ILCS 15/7.16 705 ILCS 405/2-17.1 705 ILCS 405/2-27.1 new 705 ILCS 405/2-32 705 ILCS 405/2-33 new 750 ILCS 50/2 750 ILCS 50/15.1 Deletes everything. Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Makes changes in provisions regarding direct child welfare services, placement of children, and scholarships and fee waivers, and adds a provision regarding direct child welfare service employee licenses. Amends the Child Death Review Team Act to change provisions regarding reviews of child deaths. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act making changes with regard to inspections and investigations. Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Adds provisions regarding secure child care facilities and licensing those facilities and amends a provision regarding license requirements, applications, and notices. Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Makes change in provisions regarding records of investigations and service plans. Amends the Vital Records Act to make changes with regard to the powers and duties of local registrars. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Makes changes in provisions regarding the purpose of the Act, definitions, rights of parties to proceedings, petitions under the Act, dates for adjudicatory hearings, summonses, notice by certified mail or publication, court appointed special advocates, evidence, findings and adjudications, dispositional hearings, dispositional orders, placement, court review, permanency hearings, adoptions, duration of wardships, and time limits for relief from final orders, and adds provisions regarding early termination of reasonable efforts, secure child care facilities, and petitions to reinstate a wardship. Repeals provision regarding court review in counties with a population of 3,000,000 or more. Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act by changing provisions regarding interagency disclosures and disclosures in civil, criminal, and other proceedings. Amends the Adoption Act. Makes changes in provisions regarding definitions, who may adopt a child, forms, and licensed foster parents. Effective immediately. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0608 Last action date: 98-06-30 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 3 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status