103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4350 Introduced , by Rep. Jed Davis SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act Creates the Child Abuse Notice Act. Requires certain businesses and establishments, including, but not limited to, day care centers, elementary and secondary schools, bus stations, and general acute care hospital emergency rooms, to post in a conspicuous place a notice developed by the Department of Children and Family Services that is aimed toward children under 18 and provides information on what constitutes physical and sexual abuse and how to report such abuse. Requires the notice to be at least 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches in size, written in a 16-point font, unless the notice is provided by electronic means. Requires the Department, in consultation with an accredited Children's Advocacy Center, to develop a model notice no later than 6 months after the effective date of the Act. Requires the Department to make the model notice available for download on the Department's Internet website and provide the notice upon request to eligible business, schools, and other establishments. Provides that the notice shall be printed in English, Spanish, and in one other language that is the most widely spoken language in the county where the establishment is located and for which translation is mandated by the federal Voting Rights Act, as applicable. Imposes certain penalties on those businesses and other establishments that are subject to the Act that fail to comply with the Act's requirements. Exempts school districts and personnel from the penalty provision. LRB103 34261 KTG 64087 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4350 Introduced , by Rep. Jed Davis SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act Creates the Child Abuse Notice Act. Requires certain businesses and establishments, including, but not limited to, day care centers, elementary and secondary schools, bus stations, and general acute care hospital emergency rooms, to post in a conspicuous place a notice developed by the Department of Children and Family Services that is aimed toward children under 18 and provides information on what constitutes physical and sexual abuse and how to report such abuse. Requires the notice to be at least 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches in size, written in a 16-point font, unless the notice is provided by electronic means. Requires the Department, in consultation with an accredited Children's Advocacy Center, to develop a model notice no later than 6 months after the effective date of the Act. Requires the Department to make the model notice available for download on the Department's Internet website and provide the notice upon request to eligible business, schools, and other establishments. Provides that the notice shall be printed in English, Spanish, and in one other language that is the most widely spoken language in the county where the establishment is located and for which translation is mandated by the federal Voting Rights Act, as applicable. Imposes certain penalties on those businesses and other establishments that are subject to the Act that fail to comply with the Act's requirements. Exempts school districts and personnel from the penalty provision. LRB103 34261 KTG 64087 b LRB103 34261 KTG 64087 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4350 Introduced , by Rep. Jed Davis SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act New Act Creates the Child Abuse Notice Act. Requires certain businesses and establishments, including, but not limited to, day care centers, elementary and secondary schools, bus stations, and general acute care hospital emergency rooms, to post in a conspicuous place a notice developed by the Department of Children and Family Services that is aimed toward children under 18 and provides information on what constitutes physical and sexual abuse and how to report such abuse. Requires the notice to be at least 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches in size, written in a 16-point font, unless the notice is provided by electronic means. Requires the Department, in consultation with an accredited Children's Advocacy Center, to develop a model notice no later than 6 months after the effective date of the Act. Requires the Department to make the model notice available for download on the Department's Internet website and provide the notice upon request to eligible business, schools, and other establishments. Provides that the notice shall be printed in English, Spanish, and in one other language that is the most widely spoken language in the county where the establishment is located and for which translation is mandated by the federal Voting Rights Act, as applicable. Imposes certain penalties on those businesses and other establishments that are subject to the Act that fail to comply with the Act's requirements. Exempts school districts and personnel from the penalty provision. LRB103 34261 KTG 64087 b LRB103 34261 KTG 64087 b LRB103 34261 KTG 64087 b A BILL FOR HB4350LRB103 34261 KTG 64087 b HB4350 LRB103 34261 KTG 64087 b HB4350 LRB103 34261 KTG 64087 b 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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Child 5 Abuse Notice Act. 6 Section 5. Posted notice required. 7 (a) Each of the following businesses and other 8 establishments shall, upon the availability of the model 9 notice described in Section 10, post a notice that complies 10 with the requirements of this Act in a conspicuous place in all 11 restrooms open to the public, or in another conspicuous 12 location in clear view of the public and employees where 13 similar notices are customarily posted: 14 (1) Day care centers. 15 (2) Entertainment facilities or sporting facilities 16 providing services or opportunities to those under the age 17 of 18. 18 (3) Schools, both public and private, that contain 19 students under the age of 18. 20 (4) Primary airports, as defined in Section 47102(16) 21 of Title 49 of the United States Code. 22 (5) Intercity passenger rail or light rail stations. 23 (6) Bus stations. 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4350 Introduced , by Rep. Jed Davis SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act New Act Creates the Child Abuse Notice Act. Requires certain businesses and establishments, including, but not limited to, day care centers, elementary and secondary schools, bus stations, and general acute care hospital emergency rooms, to post in a conspicuous place a notice developed by the Department of Children and Family Services that is aimed toward children under 18 and provides information on what constitutes physical and sexual abuse and how to report such abuse. Requires the notice to be at least 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches in size, written in a 16-point font, unless the notice is provided by electronic means. Requires the Department, in consultation with an accredited Children's Advocacy Center, to develop a model notice no later than 6 months after the effective date of the Act. Requires the Department to make the model notice available for download on the Department's Internet website and provide the notice upon request to eligible business, schools, and other establishments. Provides that the notice shall be printed in English, Spanish, and in one other language that is the most widely spoken language in the county where the establishment is located and for which translation is mandated by the federal Voting Rights Act, as applicable. Imposes certain penalties on those businesses and other establishments that are subject to the Act that fail to comply with the Act's requirements. Exempts school districts and personnel from the penalty provision. LRB103 34261 KTG 64087 b LRB103 34261 KTG 64087 b LRB103 34261 KTG 64087 b A BILL FOR New Act LRB103 34261 KTG 64087 b HB4350 LRB103 34261 KTG 64087 b HB4350- 2 -LRB103 34261 KTG 64087 b HB4350 - 2 - LRB103 34261 KTG 64087 b HB4350 - 2 - LRB103 34261 KTG 64087 b 1 (7) Truck stops. As used in this Act, "truck stop" 2 means a privately-owned and operated facility that 3 provides food, fuel, shower, or other sanitary facilities, 4 and lawful overnight truck parking. 5 (8) Emergency rooms within general acute care 6 hospitals, in which case the notice may be posted by 7 electronic means. 8 (9) Urgent care centers, in which case the notice may 9 be posted by electronic means. 10 (b) The administrator of a public or private elementary 11 school or public or private secondary school shall post a 12 printout of the downloadable notice provided by the Department 13 of Children and Family Services under Section 10 that complies 14 with the requirements of this Act in a conspicuous and 15 accessible place chosen by the administrator in the 16 administrative office or another location in view of school 17 employees. School districts and personnel are not subject to 18 the penalties provided under subsection (a) of Section 15. 19 Section 10. Form of posted notice. 20 (a) The notice required under this Act shall be at least 8 21 1/2 inches by 11 inches in size, written in a 16-point font, 22 except that when the notice is provided by electronic means 23 the size of the notice and font shall not be required to comply 24 with these specifications. 25 (b) No later than 6 months after the effective date of this HB4350 - 2 - LRB103 34261 KTG 64087 b HB4350- 3 -LRB103 34261 KTG 64087 b HB4350 - 3 - LRB103 34261 KTG 64087 b HB4350 - 3 - LRB103 34261 KTG 64087 b 1 Act, the Department of Children and Family Services, in 2 consultation with an accredited Children's Advocacy Center, 3 shall develop a model notice aimed toward children under 18 4 that provides information on what constitutes physical and 5 sexual abuse and how to report such abuse. The Department of 6 Children and Family Services shall make the model notice 7 available for download on the Department's Internet website. 8 Upon request, the Department shall furnish copies of the model 9 notice without charge to a business, establishment, or school 10 identified in Section 5. 11 (c) The notice shall be printed in English, Spanish, and 12 in one other language that is the most widely spoken language 13 in the county where the establishment is located and for which 14 translation is mandated by the federal Voting Rights Act, as 15 applicable. This Section does not require a business or other 16 establishment in a county where a language other than English 17 or Spanish is the most widely spoken language to print the 18 notice in more than one language in addition to English and 19 Spanish. 20 Section 15. Penalties. 21 (a) A business or establishment identified in subsection 22 (a) of Section 5 that fails to comply with the requirements of 23 this Act within 30 days of receipt of a notice described in 24 subsection (b) is guilty of a petty offense, and subject to a 25 fine of up to $500 for each violation. HB4350 - 3 - LRB103 34261 KTG 64087 b HB4350- 4 -LRB103 34261 KTG 64087 b HB4350 - 4 - LRB103 34261 KTG 64087 b HB4350 - 4 - LRB103 34261 KTG 64087 b HB4350 - 4 - LRB103 34261 KTG 64087 b