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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 617    </title>
<shortdesc>DCFS-INSPECTOR GENERAL</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Ron Stephens-Thomas Holbrook-Jack D. Franks-Linda Chapa LaVia-Dan Reitz</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr., Frank C. Watson and David Luechtefeld-William R. Haine)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>8/28/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0527</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>20 ILCS 505/35.5</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Director to report to the Inspector General concerning completed investigations where abuse or neglect is indicated. Requires continuing reports on actions taken and completed. Authorizes the IG to recommend sanctions against agency staff for actions taken or failed to be taken. Requires public disclosure. Requires the appropriation to the IG to be separate from the appropriation to the Department. Makes other changes.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<reftype>Adds reference to:</reftype><reference>20 ILCS 505/35.7 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Director to provide to the Inspector General implementation reports on the status of corrective action on cases under review. Authorizes the IG to recommend sanctions against agency staff for actions taken or failed to be taken. Requires public disclosure. Requires the appropriation to the IG to be separate from the appropriation to the Department. Requires the Inspector General to develop Error Reduction Implementation Plans to remedy patterns of errors or problematic practices that compromise or threaten the safety of identified children. Requires training and reporting. Contains provisions concerning implementation of the plans.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<reftype>Adds reference to:</reftype><reference>20 ILCS 515/15</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>20 ILCS 515/20</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>20 ILCS 515/25</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>20 ILCS 515/40</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>20 ILCS 515/45 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>55 ILCS 80/3</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 23, par. 1803</aliasreference><reference>55 ILCS 80/4</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 23, par. 1804</aliasreference><SynopsisText>Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the engrossed bill with the following changes: In the Children and Family Services Act, deletes the requirement that the appropriation for the Office of Inspector General shall be separate from the overall appropriation for the Department of Children and Family Services. Requires the Inspector General to submit proposed Error Reduction Implementation Plans to the Director of Children and Family Services for review. Makes changes to the contents of the plan concerning training curricula. Deletes the requirement that Quality Assurance prepare annual reports. Makes other changes. Amends the Child Death Review Team Act. Requires that vacancies in child death review teams must be filled within 60 days; provides that child death review teams must include a representative of the Department of State Police; provides that the child death review teams shall be independent of the operations of the Department and shall report to the Executive Council; provides that appropriations for the teams shall be by separate line item; makes changes concerning the operation of the child death review teams; and authorizes the Child Death Review Teams Executive Council to establish a 3-year a pilot program in the Southern Region of the State to create a special Child Death Investigation Task Force to develop and implement a plan for the investigation of sudden, unexpected, or unexplained deaths of children within that region. Amends the Children's Advocacy Center Act. Provides that members may be appointed to the advisory board from the Department of State Police and the Circuit Courts; provides that certain protocols and procedures apply with respect to cases of serious or fatal injury to a child (now, with respect to serious child physical abuse cases). Makes other changes.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Senate Floor Amendment No. 3</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Provides that the Director may approve plans submitted or plans amended by the Inspector General, "taking into consideration polices and procedures that govern the function and performance of any affected frontline staff". Provides that Quality Assurance shall work with affected frontline staff to implement provisions of the approved Error Reduction Implementation Plans related to staff function and performance, and provides that Error Reduction Teams shall work with affected frontline staff to ensure that provisions of the approved Error Reduction Implementation Plans relating to staff functions and performance are achieved to effect necessary reforms.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
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<statusdate>2/2/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ron Stephens</action>
<statusdate>2/2/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook</action>
<statusdate>2/5/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/5/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/7/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to DCFS Oversight Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/15/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by DCFS Oversight Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/15/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Amendment No. 1 Adopted in DCFS Oversight Committee;  by Voice Vote</action>
<statusdate>3/15/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate DCFS Oversight Committee;  008-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/15/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/29/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/29/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/25/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/27/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 3, 2007</action>
<statusdate>5/1/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks</action>
<statusdate>5/1/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia</action>
<statusdate>5/1/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz</action>
<statusdate>5/1/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/2/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Arrive in Senate</action>
<statusdate>5/2/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading</action>
<statusdate>5/2/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>5/2/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>5/2/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>5/3/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive</action>
<statusdate>5/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Frank C. Watson</action>
<statusdate>5/10/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass Executive;  009-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/10/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2007</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Luechtefeld</action>
<statusdate>5/24/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>5/24/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>5/24/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1   Added as Co-Sponsor - Haine</action>
<statusdate>5/24/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>5/24/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>5/24/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to  Executive</action>
<statusdate>5/25/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>5/25/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>5/25/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to  Executive</action>
<statusdate>5/25/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive;  010-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/25/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Executive</action>
<statusdate>5/25/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007</action>
<statusdate>5/29/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to  Executive</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Executive;  011-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Recalled to Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Clayborne and Haine</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Clayborne</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Arrived in House</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1,3</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Ron Stephens</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Ron Stephens</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/31/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to DCFS Oversight Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/31/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to DCFS Oversight Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/31/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted DCFS Oversight Committee;  008-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/31/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted DCFS Oversight Committee;  008-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/31/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007</action>
<statusdate>6/1/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 108-000-000</action>
<statusdate>6/1/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 108-000-000</action>
<statusdate>6/1/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Passed Both Houses</action>
<statusdate>6/29/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Sent to the Governor</action>
<statusdate>8/28/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Governor Approved</action>
<statusdate>8/28/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Effective Date June 1, 2008</action>
<statusdate>8/28/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0527</action>
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