CHILD ABUSE REPORTS TO SCHOOL Senate SponsorsSen. Mary Edly-Allen-Julie A. Morrison and Javier L. Cervantes-Adriane Johnson House Sponsors(Rep. Laura Faver Dias, Gregg Johnson, Rita Mayfield, Joyce Mason, Diane Blair-Sherlock and Matt Hanson) 7/1/2024SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0624 325 ILCS 5/7from Ch. 23, par. 2057325 ILCS 5/8.6Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Requires the Child Protective Service Unit to send a notification letter (rather than a copy of the Unit's final finding report) to a child's school following an investigation and finding of physical or sexual abuse. Provides that if an indicated finding is overturned in an appeal or hearing, the Department of Children and Family Services shall request that the notification letter (rather than final finding report) be purged from the student's record, and the school shall purge the notification letter (rather than final finding report) from the student's record in accordance with the Illinois School Student Records Act. Requires the notification letter to provide the date of expungement from the central register. Removes a provision requiring all reports made by mandated reporters to be confirmed in writing to the appropriate Child Protective Service Unit within 48 hours of any initial report.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Removes all amendatory changes requiring the Child Protective Service Unit to send a notification letter to a child's school following an investigation and finding of physical or sexual abuse. Instead provides that the Child Protective Service Unit shall send a copy of its final finding report to the school that the child, who is the indicated victim of child abuse (rather than the indicated victim of the report), attends. Requires the report to be sent during the summer to the last school that the child attended. Provides that the final finding report shall provide the date of expungement from the central register and the school shall purge the final finding report from the student's record in accordance with the Illinois School Student Records Act. 1/17/2024SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen 1/17/2024SenateFirst Reading 1/17/2024SenateReferred to Assignments 1/31/2024SenateAssigned to Judiciary 2/6/2024SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison 3/8/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen 3/8/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/12/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary 3/15/2024SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 5, 2024 3/21/2024SenatePostponed - Judiciary 4/5/2024SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 19, 2024 4/9/2024SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 4/10/2024SenateDo Pass as Amended Judiciary; 009-000-000 4/10/2024SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 11, 2024 4/11/2024SenateSecond Reading 4/11/2024SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2024 4/12/2024SenateThird Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 4/12/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes 4/12/2024HouseArrived in House 4/12/2024HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias 4/12/2024SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson 4/15/2024HouseFirst Reading 4/15/2024HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/24/2024HouseAssigned to Adoption & Child Welfare Committee 4/30/2024HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Adoption & Child Welfare Committee; 014-000-000 5/1/2024HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/6/2024HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/6/2024HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/9/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson 5/9/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield 5/9/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason 5/9/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock 5/15/2024HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 5/15/2024SenatePassed Both Houses 5/15/2024HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson 6/13/2024SenateSent to the Governor 7/1/2024SenateGovernor Approved 7/1/2024SenateEffective Date January 1, 2025 7/1/2024SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0624