SAFEGUARD OUR CHILDREN ACT Senate SponsorsSen. Bill Cunningham-Jacqueline Y. Collins, Donne E. Trotter and Julie A. Morrison House Sponsors(Rep. Mary E. Flowers-Frances Ann Hurley-La Shawn K. Ford-Monique D. Davis-Brian W. Stewart, Al Riley, Jack D. Franks, Carol Ammons, Carol Sente and Linda Chapa LaVia) 8/11/2015SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0351 New Act325 ILCS 40/3.6 newCreates the Safeguard Our Children Act. Provides that any child or person in the care of the Department of Children and Family Services who is placed in a residential facility under contract with the Department shall be reported as missing to the local law enforcement agency within whose jurisdiction the facility is located, if: (1) there is no contact between an employee of the facility and the child or person within a period of 12 hours; and (2) the child or person is absent from the facility without prior approval. Requires the operator of the residential facility to inform the child's or person's caseworker that the child or person has been reported as missing to the appropriate local law enforcement agency; and to also report the child or person as missing to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and to the sheriff of the county in which the facility is located. Requires the operator of the residential facility to record a Plan of Care for any child or person who resides at the facility and who plans to leave the facility temporarily for more than 24 hours. Requires the Plan of Care to contain certain information. Defines terms. Amends the Intergovernmental Missing Child Recovery Act of 1984. Requires the Department of State Police to develop a standard missing persons alert for the LEADS network for use when a child or person in the care and legal custody of the Department of Children and Family Services is reported as missing to a local law enforcement agency. Provides that the standard missing persons alert shall contain certain information.Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Provides that the operator of a residential facility, after reporting a child or person as missing to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, "shall make a subsequent telephone notification" to the sheriff of the county in which the facility is located. Provides that the operator of the residential facility making the missing persons report to the local law enforcement agency shall report that the missing person is a ward of the Department of Children and Family Services and shall inform the law enforcement agency taking the report to include the following statement within the missing persons report, in the field of the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS) known as "Miscellaneous": "This individual is a ward of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and, regardless of age, shall be released only to the custody of DCFS. Contact the 24-hour hotline: 866.503.0184." Further amends the Intergovernmental Missing Child Recovery Act of 1984. Provides that the Department of State Police shall develop and conduct a training advisory for LEADS reporting of missing persons when the missing individual, regardless of age, is under the care and legal custody of the Department of Children and Family Services (rather than that the Department of State Police shall develop a standard missing persons alert for the LEADS network for use when a child or person in the care and legal custody of the Department of Children and Family Services is reported as missing to a local law enforcement agency). 2/20/2015SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham 2/20/2015SenateFirst Reading 2/20/2015SenateReferred to Assignments 3/11/2015SenateAssigned to Human Services 3/18/2015SenatePostponed - Human Services 3/24/2015SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins 3/25/2015SenateDo Pass Human Services; 009-000-000 3/25/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 26, 2015 4/14/2015SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter 4/15/2015SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham 4/15/2015SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 4/15/2015SenateSecond Reading 4/15/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 16, 2015 4/15/2015SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham 4/15/2015SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments 4/21/2015SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Human Services 4/21/2015SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), this amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments. 4/22/2015SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Human Services; 008-000-000 4/22/2015SenateRecalled to Second Reading 4/22/2015SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Cunningham 4/22/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading 4/22/2015SenateThird Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 4/22/2015SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) 4/23/2015HouseArrived in House 4/23/2015HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers 4/23/2015HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley 4/23/2015HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford 4/23/2015HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis 4/23/2015SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison 4/23/2015HouseFirst Reading 4/23/2015HouseReferred to Rules Committee 5/4/2015HouseAssigned to Human Services Committee 5/8/2015HouseCommittee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015 5/13/2015HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart 5/13/2015HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 014-000-000 5/13/2015HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/18/2015HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/18/2015HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/22/2015HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015 5/26/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley 5/28/2015HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 5/28/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks 5/28/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons 5/28/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente 5/28/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 5/28/2015SenatePassed Both Houses 6/26/2015SenateSent to the Governor 8/11/2015SenateGovernor Approved 8/11/2015SenateEffective Date January 1, 2016 8/11/2015SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0351