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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5443         </title>
<shortdesc>DCFS-B.H. CONSENT DECREE DATA</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Suzanne M. Ness</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>20 ILCS 505/50 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to publicly release performance data that the Department is required to collect under the terms of the B.H. Consent Decree and to also submit that performance data to the federal government as required under the consent decree. Provides that no later than December 31, 2024, and on December 31 of each year thereafter, the Department shall prepare and submit to the General Assembly annual data reports that include the performance data required under the B.H. Consent Decree. Provides that subject to appropriation, the Department shall implement a data system that allows the Department to quickly analyze trends and evaluate multivariate correlations on collected performance data. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/9/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Suzanne M. Ness</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Adoption &amp; Child Welfare Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/5/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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