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    AN ACT concerning State government.

 
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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 33 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 505/33  new)
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    Sec. 33. Reporting; deaths.
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    (a) To report, subject to appropriation, the number of 
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children who died while in the custody of the Department by the 
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county where the death occurred and as categorized by:
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        (1) the cause of death; and
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        (2) the type of out-of-home placement at the time of 
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    death.
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    (b) The number of children with an open or active child 
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protective services case who died due to abuse, categorized by 
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the person or persons who had care or custody of the child at 
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the time of the child's death as follows:
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        (1) biological parent or parents;
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        (2) other family member;
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        (3) adoptive parent or parents;
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        (4) foster care parent or parents; or
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        (5) other out-of-home care provider.
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    (c) The number of children with an open or active child 
 


 






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protective services case who died due to abuse allegedly caused 
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by an adult household member who is  not listed under subsection 
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(b) of this Section.
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    (d) By January 1, 2008, and each January 1 thereafter the 
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report for the previous State fiscal year shall be submitted  in 
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writing to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the 
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Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of 
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Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of 
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Representatives, and the State Librarian.
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    Based on the data presented in each report, the Department 
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shall, in as brief a format as possible, describe 3 to 5 major 
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challenges the Department faces in achieving the goal of safe 
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and permanent homes for abused and neglected children.

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.