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    AN ACT concerning children.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended  
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by adding Section 6.5 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 505/6.5  new)
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    Sec. 6.5. Children; methamphetamine; protocol.
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    (a) The Department of Children and Family Services, the 
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Department of State Police, and the State Board of Education 
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shall jointly develop a sample protocol to be followed by the 
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Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of 
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State Police or a local law enforcement agency, or a school 
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when:
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        (1) a person or persons are arrested for manufacturing 
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    methamphetamine at a place where a child under 18 years of 
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    age resides; or
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        (2) the Department of Children and Family Services, the 
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    Department of State Police or a local law enforcement 
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    agency, or a school has reason to believe that a child 
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    under 18 years of age is being exposed to an environment 
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    where methamphetamine is manufactured or used.
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    (b) At a minimum, the protocol developed under this Section 
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must do the following:
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        (1) Provide for an appropriate custodian of the 
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    affected child.
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        (2) Provide for the necessary care and supervision of 
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    the affected child, including appropriate shelter, 
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    clothing, food, and medical care.
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        (3) Provide for the child's attendance at an 
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    appropriate school.
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    (c) The Department of Children and Family Services, the 
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Department of State Police, and the State Board of Education 
 


 






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must develop the protocol by January 1, 2006.
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    (d) The Department of Children and Family Services must 
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post the protocol on the official Web site maintained by the 
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Department.
 
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    Section 10. The Department of State Police Law of the
Civil 
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Administrative Code of Illinois is amended  by adding Section 
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2605-212 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 2605/2605-212  new)
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    Sec. 2605-212. Children; methamphetamine; protocol. The 
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Department shall cooperate with the Department of Children and 
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Family Services and the State Board of Education in developing 
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the protocol required under Section 6.5 of the Children and 
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Family Services Act.  The Department must post the protocol on 
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the official Web site maintained by the Department.
 
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    Section 15. The School Code is amended  by adding Section 
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1A-11 as follows:
 
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    (105 ILCS 5/1A-11  new)
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    Sec. 1A-11. Children; methamphetamine; protocol. The State 
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Board of Education shall cooperate with the Department of 
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Children and Family Services and the Department of State Police 
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in developing the protocol required under Section 6.5 of the 
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Children and Family Services Act. The Board must post the 
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protocol on the official Web site maintained by the Board.