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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2388
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2388 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | "Section 5. The Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act is | ||||||
| 5 | amended by adding Section 11.9 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (325 ILCS 5/11.9 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 11.9. Public database of child abuse or neglect | ||||||
| 8 | reports. No later than July 1, 2018, the Department shall | ||||||
| 9 | establish and maintain on its official website a searchable | ||||||
| 10 | database, freely accessible to the public, that provides the | ||||||
| 11 | following information on each child care provider licensed by | ||||||
| 12 | the Department: | ||||||
| 13 | (1) whether within the past 5 years the child care | ||||||
| 14 | provider or any employee of the child care provider has | ||||||
| 15 | been the subject of a report of child abuse or neglect made | ||||||
| 16 | to the Department's State-wide, toll-free telephone number | ||||||
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| 1 | established under Section 7.6 of this Act that was later | ||||||
| 2 | classified by the Department as an indicated report of | ||||||
| 3 | child abuse or neglect, and, if so, the date upon which the | ||||||
| 4 | Department made its finding of abuse or neglect and the | ||||||
| 5 | nature of the allegation of abuse or neglect; and | ||||||
| 6 | (2) whether within the past 5 years the child care | ||||||
| 7 | provider has had a license under the Child Care Act of 1969 | ||||||
| 8 | suspended or revoked by the Department, and, if so, the | ||||||
| 9 | dates upon which the child care provider's license was | ||||||
| 10 | suspended or revoked. | ||||||
| 11 | The Department may adopt any rules necessary to implement | ||||||
| 12 | the provisions of this Section. Nothing in this Section shall | ||||||
| 13 | be construed to allow or authorize the Department to release or | ||||||
| 14 | disclose any information that is prohibited from public | ||||||
| 15 | disclosure under this Act or under any other State or federal | ||||||
| 16 | law.".
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