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1 AN ACT concerning children.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act is
5 amended by changing Section 7.12 as follows:
6 (325 ILCS 5/7.12) (from Ch. 23, par. 2057.12)
7 Sec. 7.12. The Child Protective Service Unit shall
8 determine, within 60 days, whether the report is "indicated"
9 or "unfounded" and report it forthwith to the central
10 register; where it is not possible to initiate or complete an
11 investigation within 60 days the report may be deemed
12 "undetermined" provided every effort has been made to
13 undertake a complete investigation. The Department may extend
14 the period in which such determinations must be made in
15 individual cases for additional periods of up to 30 days each
16 for good cause shown. The Department shall by rule establish
17 what shall constitute good cause.
18 In those cases in which the Child Protective Service Unit
19 has made a final determination that a report is "indicated" or
20 "unfounded", the Department shall provide written notification
21 of the final determination to the subjects of the report and to
22 the alleged perpetrator, parents, personal guardian or legal
23 guardian of the alleged child victim, and other persons
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1 required to receive notice by regular U.S. mail. The written
2 notification of the final determination of an indicated
3 finding by the Department shall include:
4 (1) a statement of the allegation and the indicated
5 finding;
6 (2) the length of time the indicated finding shall be
7 maintained in the State Central Register;
8 (3) notice of the right to request an administrative
9 appeal of the indicated finding;
10 (4) the time period within which an administrative
11 appeal must be requested;
12 (5) the manner in which to request an administrative
13 appeal; and
14 (6) notice of the right to request a copy of the
15 investigative file that pertains to the subject, including
16 the manner in which such a request may be made, regardless
17 of whether the subject requests an administrative appeal,
18 and that any records provided are subject to redaction or
19 withholding as required by State or federal law.
20 Subject to appropriation, written notification of the
21 final determination shall be sent to a perpetrator indicated
22 for child abuse or child neglect, or both, by both regular and
23 certified mail.
24 (Source: P.A. 96-385, eff. 1-1-10.)Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record.