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Illinois House Bill HB3558

Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

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11 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3558 Introduced , by Rep. Sonya M. Harper SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 705 ILCS 405/2-17.1 Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Deletes from the definition of "court appointed special advocate" a community volunteer who is being actively supervised by a court appointed special advocate program in good standing with the Illinois Association of Court Appointed Special Advocates. LRB103 27766 RLC 54144 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3558 Introduced , by Rep. Sonya M. Harper SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 705 ILCS 405/2-17.1 705 ILCS 405/2-17.1 Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Deletes from the definition of "court appointed special advocate" a community volunteer who is being actively supervised by a court appointed special advocate program in good standing with the Illinois Association of Court Appointed Special Advocates. LRB103 27766 RLC 54144 b LRB103 27766 RLC 54144 b A BILL FOR
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1111 1 AN ACT concerning courts.
1212 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1313 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1414 4 Section 5. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by
1515 5 changing Section 2-17.1 as follows:
1616 6 (705 ILCS 405/2-17.1)
1717 7 Sec. 2-17.1. Court appointed special advocate.
1818 8 (1) The court shall appoint a special advocate upon the
1919 9 filing of a petition under this Article or at any time during
2020 10 the pendency of a proceeding under this Article if special
2121 11 advocates are available. The court appointed special advocate
2222 12 may also serve as guardian ad litem by appointment of the court
2323 13 under Section 2-17 of this Act.
2424 14 (1.2) In counties of populations over 3,000,000 the court
2525 15 may appoint a special advocate upon the filing of a petition
2626 16 under this Article or at any time during the pendency of a
2727 17 proceeding under this Article. No special advocate shall act
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3030 20 (1.5) "Court appointed special advocate" means a community
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3232 22 (a) is 21 or older;
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6868 1 developed standards, has been screened and trained
6969 2 regarding child abuse and neglect, child development, and
7070 3 juvenile court proceedings according to the standards of
7171 4 the National CASA Association;
7272 5 (c) (blank) is being actively supervised by a court
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7676 9 (d) has been sworn in by a circuit court judge
7777 10 assigned to juvenile cases in the circuit court in which
7878 11 he or she wishes to serve.
7979 12 Court appointed special advocate programs shall promote
8080 13 policies, practices, and procedures that are culturally
8181 14 competent. As used in this Section, "cultural competency"
8282 15 means the capacity to function in more than one culture,
8383 16 requiring the ability to appreciate, understand, and interact
8484 17 with members of diverse populations within the local
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8686 19 (2) The court appointed special advocate shall:
8787 20 (a) conduct an independent assessment to monitor the
8888 21 facts and circumstances surrounding the case by monitoring
8989 22 the court order;
9090 23 (b) maintain regular and sufficient in-person contact
9191 24 with the minor;
9292 25 (c) submit written reports to the court regarding the
9393 26 minor's best interests;
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104104 1 (d) advocate for timely court hearings to obtain
105105 2 permanency for the minor;
106106 3 (e) be notified of all administrative case reviews
107107 4 pertaining to the minor and work with the parties'
108108 5 attorneys, the guardian ad litem, and others assigned to
109109 6 the minor's case to protect the minor's health, safety,
110110 7 and best interests and insure the proper delivery of child
111111 8 welfare services;
112112 9 (f) attend all court hearings and other proceedings to
113113 10 advocate for the minor's best interests;
114114 11 (g) monitor compliance with the case plan and all
115115 12 court orders; and
116116 13 (h) review all court documents that relate to the
117117 14 minor child.
118118 15 (2.1) The court may consider, at its discretion, testimony
119119 16 of the court appointed special advocate pertaining to the
120120 17 well-being of the minor.
121121 18 (2.2) Upon presentation of an order of appointment, a
122122 19 court appointed special advocate shall have access to all
123123 20 records and information relevant to the minor's case with
124124 21 regard to the minor child.
125125 22 (2.2-1) All records and information acquired, reviewed, or
126126 23 produced by a court appointed special advocate during the
127127 24 course of his or her appointment shall be deemed confidential
128128 25 and shall not be disclosed except as ordered by the court.
129129 26 (3) Court appointed special advocates shall serve as
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140140 1 volunteers without compensation and shall receive training
141141 2 consistent with nationally developed standards.
142142 3 (4) No person convicted of a criminal offense as specified
143143 4 in Section 4.2 of the Child Care Act of 1969 and no person
144144 5 identified as a perpetrator of an act of child abuse or neglect
145145 6 as reflected in the Department of Children and Family Services
146146 7 State Central Register shall serve as a court appointed
147147 8 special advocate.
148148 9 (5) All costs associated with the appointment and duties
149149 10 of the court appointed special advocate shall be paid by the
150150 11 court appointed special advocate or an organization of court
151151 12 appointed special advocates. In no event shall the court
152152 13 appointed special advocate be liable for any costs of services
153153 14 provided to the child.
154154 15 (6) The court may remove the court appointed special
155155 16 advocate or the guardian ad litem from a case upon finding that
156156 17 the court appointed special advocate or the guardian ad litem
157157 18 has acted in a manner contrary to the child's best interest or
158158 19 if the court otherwise deems continued service is unwanted or
159159 20 unnecessary.
160160 21 (7) In any county in which a program of court appointed
161161 22 special advocates is in operation, the provisions of this
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163163 24 (8) Any court appointed special advocate acting in good
164164 25 faith within the scope of his or her appointment shall have
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176176 1 might result by reason of his or her actions, except in cases
177177 2 of willful and wanton misconduct. For the purpose of any civil
178178 3 or criminal proceedings, the good faith of any court appointed
179179 4 special advocate shall be presumed.
180180 5 (Source: P.A. 102-607, eff. 1-1-22.)
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