GAL-JUVENILE COURT ACT-IMDMA House SponsorsRep. Maurice A. West, II 1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die 705 ILCS 405/1-3from Ch. 37, par. 801-3705 ILCS 405/2-17from Ch. 37, par. 802-17750 ILCS 5/506from Ch. 40, par. 506 Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Defines a guardian ad litem as either (i) an attorney licensed in Illinois to practice law; or (ii) a person who holds at a minimum a bachelor's degree in psychology, psychiatry, social work, education, or any other relevant child-related discipline involving determining a child's best interests. Provides that a guardian litem must receive training to ensure they have a fundamental working knowledge of abuser tactics and its effects on children in domestic violence cases as ordered by the Supreme Court. Requires a guardian ad litem to meet with a child who has been exposed to domestic violence in an age-appropriate manner for at least an hour before the issuance of any judicial decision affecting the parental rights of the child and to meet with the child for at least an hour every 3 months and provide a written update to the court at least every six months. Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act to make conforming changes. 2/9/2024HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II 2/9/2024HouseFirst Reading 2/9/2024HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/28/2024HouseAssigned to Adoption & Child Welfare Committee 3/5/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II 3/5/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 3/12/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Adoption & Child Welfare Committee 4/5/2024HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 4/5/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die