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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5421         </title>
<shortdesc>DCFS CASEWORKER-POLICE ESCORT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Jawaharial Williams</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>325 ILCS 5/7.2</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 23, par. 2057.2</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that notwithstanding any other law or rule to the contrary, whenever a child protective investigator of a Child Protective Service Unit must visit a home or residence to investigate a report of abuse or neglect, at least one local law enforcement officer must accompany the child protective investigator to offer assistance and must remain with the child protective investigator for the duration of the visit until the child protective investigator is safely clear of the home or residence.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/28/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jawaharial Williams</action>
<statusdate>1/31/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/31/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Human Services Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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