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	1	+	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB0378 Introduced 2/2/2023, by Sen. Don Harmon SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 325 ILCS 20/1 from Ch. 23, par. 4151 Amends the Early Intervention Services System Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. LRB103 02786 KTG 47792 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB0378 Introduced 2/2/2023, by Sen. Don Harmon SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 325 ILCS 20/1 from Ch. 23, par. 4151 325 ILCS 20/1 from Ch. 23, par. 4151 Amends the Early Intervention Services System Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. LRB103 02786 KTG 47792 b LRB103 02786 KTG 47792 b A BILL FOR
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3	11		1 AN ACT concerning children.
4	12		2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5	13		3 represented in the General Assembly:
6		-	4 Section 5. The Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act is
7		-	5 amended by changing Section 7.4 as follows:
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9		-	7 Sec. 7.4. (a) The Department shall be capable of receiving
10		-	8 reports of suspected child abuse or neglect 24 hours a day, 7
11		-	9 days a week. Whenever the Department receives a report
12		-	10 alleging that a child is a truant as defined in Section 26-2a
13		-	11 of the School Code, as now or hereafter amended, the
14		-	12 Department shall notify the superintendent of the school
15		-	13 district in which the child resides and the appropriate
16		-	14 superintendent of the educational service region. The
17		-	15 notification to the appropriate officials by the Department
18		-	16 shall not be considered an allegation of abuse or neglect
19		-	17 under this Act.
20		-	18 (a-5) The Department of Children and Family Services may
21		-	19 implement a "differential response program" in accordance with
22		-	20 criteria, standards, and procedures prescribed by rule. The
23		-	21 program may provide that, upon receiving a report, the
24		-	22 Department shall determine whether to conduct a family
25		-	23 assessment or an investigation as appropriate to prevent or
	14	+	4 Section 5. The Early Intervention Services System Act is
	15	+	5 amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
	16	+	6 (325 ILCS 20/1) (from Ch. 23, par. 4151)
	17	+	7 Sec. 1. Short Title. This Act may be cited as the the Early
	18	+	8 Intervention Services System Act.
	19	+	9 (Source: P.A. 87-680.)
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34		-	1 provide a remedy for child abuse or neglect.
35		-	2 For purposes of this subsection (a-5), "family assessment"
36		-	3 means a comprehensive assessment of child safety, risk of
37		-	4 subsequent child maltreatment, and family strengths and needs
38		-	5 that is applied to a child maltreatment report that does not
39		-	6 allege substantial child endangerment. "Family assessment"
40		-	7 does not include a determination as to whether child
41		-	8 maltreatment occurred but does determine the need for services
42		-	9 to address the safety of family members and the risk of
43		-	10 subsequent maltreatment.
44		-	11 For purposes of this subsection (a-5), "investigation"
45		-	12 means fact-gathering related to the current safety of a child
46		-	13 and the risk of subsequent abuse or neglect that determines
47		-	14 whether a report of suspected child abuse or neglect should be
48		-	15 indicated or unfounded and whether child protective services
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50		-	17 Under the "differential response program" implemented
51		-	18 under this subsection (a-5), the Department:
52		-	19 (1) Shall conduct an investigation on reports
53		-	20 involving substantial child abuse or neglect.
54		-	21 (2) Shall begin an immediate investigation if, at any
55		-	22 time when it is using a family assessment response, it
56		-	23 determines that there is reason to believe that
57		-	24 substantial child abuse or neglect or a serious threat to
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71		-	2 determining that a family assessment is appropriate, the
72		-	3 Department may consider issues, including, but not limited
73		-	4 to, child safety, parental cooperation, and the need for
74		-	5 an immediate response.
75		-	6 (4) Shall promulgate criteria, standards, and
76		-	7 procedures that shall be applied in making this
77		-	8 determination, taking into consideration the Safety-Based
78		-	9 Child Welfare Intervention System of the Department.
79		-	10 (5) May conduct a family assessment on a report that
80		-	11 was initially screened and assigned for an investigation.
81		-	12 In determining that a complete investigation is not
82		-	13 required, the Department must document the reason for
83		-	14 terminating the investigation and notify the local law
84		-	15 enforcement agency or the Illinois State Police if the local
85		-	16 law enforcement agency or Illinois State Police is conducting
86		-	17 a joint investigation.
87		-	18 Once it is determined that a "family assessment" will be
88		-	19 implemented, the case shall not be reported to the central
89		-	20 register of abuse and neglect reports.
90		-	21 During a family assessment, the Department shall collect
91		-	22 any available and relevant information to determine child
92		-	23 safety, risk of subsequent abuse or neglect, and family
93		-	24 strengths.
94		-	25 Information collected includes, but is not limited to,
95		-	26 when relevant: information with regard to the person reporting
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106		-	1 the alleged abuse or neglect, including the nature of the
107		-	2 reporter's relationship to the child and to the alleged
108		-	3 offender, and the basis of the reporter's knowledge for the
109		-	4 report; the child allegedly being abused or neglected; the
110		-	5 alleged offender; the child's caretaker; and other collateral
111		-	6 sources having relevant information related to the alleged
112		-	7 abuse or neglect. Information relevant to the assessment must
113		-	8 be asked for, and may include:
114		-	9 (A) The child's sex and age, prior reports of abuse or
115		-	10 neglect, information relating to developmental
116		-	11 functioning, credibility of the child's statement, and
117		-	12 whether the information provided under this paragraph (A)
118		-	13 is consistent with other information collected during the
119		-	14 course of the assessment or investigation.
120		-	15 (B) The alleged offender's age, a record check for
121		-	16 prior reports of abuse or neglect, and criminal charges
122		-	17 and convictions. The alleged offender may submit
123		-	18 supporting documentation relevant to the assessment.
124		-	19 (C) Collateral source information regarding the
125		-	20 alleged abuse or neglect and care of the child. Collateral
126		-	21 information includes, when relevant: (i) a medical
127		-	22 examination of the child; (ii) prior medical records
128		-	23 relating to the alleged maltreatment or care of the child
129		-	24 maintained by any facility, clinic, or health care
130		-	25 professional, and an interview with the treating
131		-	26 professionals; and (iii) interviews with the child's
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142		-	1 caretakers, including the child's parent, guardian, foster
143		-	2 parent, child care provider, teachers, counselors, family
144		-	3 members, relatives, and other persons who may have
145		-	4 knowledge regarding the alleged maltreatment and the care
146		-	5 of the child.
147		-	6 (D) Information on the existence of domestic abuse and
148		-	7 violence in the home of the child, and substance abuse.
149		-	8 Nothing in this subsection (a-5) precludes the Department
150		-	9 from collecting other relevant information necessary to
151		-	10 conduct the assessment or investigation. Nothing in this
152		-	11 subsection (a-5) shall be construed to allow the name or
153		-	12 identity of a reporter to be disclosed in violation of the
154		-	13 protections afforded under Section 7.19 of this Act.
155		-	14 After conducting the family assessment, the Department
156		-	15 shall determine whether services are needed to address the
157		-	16 safety of the child and other family members and the risk of
158		-	17 subsequent abuse or neglect.
159		-	18 Upon completion of the family assessment, if the
160		-	19 Department concludes that no services shall be offered, then
161		-	20 the case shall be closed. If the Department concludes that
162		-	21 services shall be offered, the Department shall develop a
163		-	22 family preservation plan and offer or refer services to the
164		-	23 family.
165		-	24 At any time during a family assessment, if the Department
166		-	25 believes there is any reason to stop the assessment and
167		-	26 conduct an investigation based on the information discovered,
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179		-	2 The procedures available to the Department in conducting
180		-	3 investigations under this Act shall be followed as appropriate
181		-	4 during a family assessment.
182		-	5 If the Department implements a differential response
183		-	6 program authorized under this subsection (a-5), the Department
184		-	7 shall arrange for an independent evaluation of the program for
185		-	8 at least the first 3 years of implementation to determine
186		-	9 whether it is meeting the goals in accordance with Section 2 of
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188		-	11 The Department may adopt administrative rules necessary
189		-	12 for the execution of this Section, in accordance with Section
190		-	13 4 of the Children and Family Services Act.
191		-	14 The Department shall submit a report to the General
192		-	15 Assembly by January 15, 2018 on the implementation progress
193		-	16 and recommendations for additional needed legislative changes.
194		-	17 (b)(1) The following procedures shall be followed in the
195		-	18 investigation of all reports of suspected abuse or neglect of
196		-	19 a child, except as provided in subsection (c) of this Section.
197		-	20 (2) If, during a family assessment authorized by
198		-	21 subsection (a-5) or an investigation, it appears that the
199		-	22 immediate safety or well-being of a child is endangered, that
200		-	23 the family may flee or the child disappear, or that the facts
201		-	24 otherwise so warrant, the Child Protective Service Unit shall
202		-	25 commence an investigation immediately, regardless of the time
203		-	26 of day or night. All other investigations shall be commenced
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214		-	1 within 24 hours of receipt of the report. Upon receipt of a
215		-	2 report, the Child Protective Service Unit shall conduct a
216		-	3 family assessment authorized by subsection (a-5) or begin an
217		-	4 initial investigation and make an initial determination
218		-	5 whether the report is a good faith indication of alleged child
219		-	6 abuse or neglect.
220		-	7 (3) Based on an initial investigation, if the Unit
221		-	8 determines the report is a good faith indication of alleged
222		-	9 child abuse or neglect, then a formal investigation shall
223		-	10 commence and, pursuant to Section 7.12 of this Act, may or may
224		-	11 not result in an indicated report. The formal investigation
225		-	12 shall include: direct contact with the subject or subjects of
226		-	13 the report as soon as possible after the report is received; an
227		-	14 evaluation of the environment of the child named in the report
228		-	15 and any other children in the same environment; a
229		-	16 determination of the risk to such children if they continue to
230		-	17 remain in the existing environments, as well as a
231		-	18 determination of the nature, extent and cause of any condition
232		-	19 enumerated in such report; the name, age and condition of
233		-	20 other children in the environment; and an evaluation as to
234		-	21 whether there would be an immediate and urgent necessity to
235		-	22 remove the child from the environment if appropriate family
236		-	23 preservation services were provided. After seeing to the
237		-	24 safety of the child or children, the Department shall
238		-	25 forthwith notify the subjects of the report in writing, of the
239		-	26 existence of the report and their rights existing under this
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250		-	1 Act in regard to amendment or expungement. To fulfill the
251		-	2 requirements of this Section, the Child Protective Service
252		-	3 Unit shall have the capability of providing or arranging for
253		-	4 comprehensive emergency services to children and families at
254		-	5 all times of the day or night.
255		-	6 (4) If (i) at the conclusion of the Unit's initial
256		-	7 investigation of a report, the Unit determines the report to
257		-	8 be a good faith indication of alleged child abuse or neglect
258		-	9 that warrants a formal investigation by the Unit, the
259		-	10 Department, any law enforcement agency or any other
260		-	11 responsible agency and (ii) the person who is alleged to have
261		-	12 caused the abuse or neglect is employed or otherwise engaged
262		-	13 in an activity resulting in frequent contact with children and
263		-	14 the alleged abuse or neglect are in the course of such
264		-	15 employment or activity, then the Department shall, except in
265		-	16 investigations where the Director determines that such
266		-	17 notification would be detrimental to the Department's
267		-	18 investigation, inform the appropriate supervisor or
268		-	19 administrator of that employment or activity that the Unit has
269		-	20 commenced a formal investigation pursuant to this Act, which
270		-	21 may or may not result in an indicated report. The Department
271		-	22 shall also notify the person being investigated, unless the
272		-	23 Director determines that such notification would be
273		-	24 detrimental to the Department's investigation.
274		-	25 (c) In an investigation of a report of suspected abuse or
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286		-	1 school grounds, the Department shall make reasonable efforts
287		-	2 to follow the following procedures:
288		-	3 (1) Investigations involving teachers shall not, to
289		-	4 the extent possible, be conducted when the teacher is
290		-	5 scheduled to conduct classes. Investigations involving
291		-	6 other school employees shall be conducted so as to
292		-	7 minimize disruption of the school day. The school employee
293		-	8 accused of child abuse or neglect may have the school
294		-	9 employee's superior, the school employee's association or
295		-	10 union representative, and the school employee's attorney
296		-	11 present at any interview or meeting at which the teacher
297		-	12 or administrator is present. The accused school employee
298		-	13 shall be informed by a representative of the Department,
299		-	14 at any interview or meeting, of the accused school
300		-	15 employee's due process rights and of the steps in the
301		-	16 investigation process. These due process rights shall also
302		-	17 include the right of the school employee to present
303		-	18 countervailing evidence regarding the accusations. In an
304		-	19 investigation in which the alleged perpetrator of abuse or
305		-	20 neglect is a school employee, including, but not limited
306		-	21 to, a school teacher or administrator, and the
307		-	22 recommendation is to determine the report to be indicated,
308		-	23 in addition to other procedures as set forth and defined
309		-	24 in Department rules and procedures, the employee's due
310		-	25 process rights shall also include: (i) the right to a copy
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322		-	1 specific allegations which gave rise to the investigation;
323		-	2 and (iii) the right to an administrator's teleconference
324		-	3 which shall be convened to provide the school employee
325		-	4 with the opportunity to present documentary evidence or
326		-	5 other information that supports the school employee's
327		-	6 position and to provide information before a final finding
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329		-	8 (2) If a report of neglect or abuse of a child by a
330		-	9 teacher or administrator does not involve allegations of
331		-	10 sexual abuse or extreme physical abuse, the Child
332		-	11 Protective Service Unit shall make reasonable efforts to
333		-	12 conduct the initial investigation in coordination with the
334		-	13 employee's supervisor.
335		-	14 If the Unit determines that the report is a good faith
336		-	15 indication of potential child abuse or neglect, it shall
337		-	16 then commence a formal investigation under paragraph (3)
338		-	17 of subsection (b) of this Section.
339		-	18 (3) If a report of neglect or abuse of a child by a
340		-	19 teacher or administrator involves an allegation of sexual
341		-	20 abuse or extreme physical abuse, the Child Protective Unit
342		-	21 shall commence an investigation under paragraph (2) of
343		-	22 subsection (b) of this Section.
344		-	23 (c-5) In any instance in which a report is made or caused
345		-	24 to made by a school district employee involving the conduct of
346		-	25 a person employed by the school district, at the time the
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358		-	1 Child Protective Service Unit shall send a copy of its final
359		-	2 finding report to the general superintendent of that school
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361		-	4 (c-10) The Department may recommend that a school district
362		-	5 remove a school employee who is the subject of an
363		-	6 investigation from the school employee's employment position
364		-	7 pending the outcome of the investigation; however, all
365		-	8 employment decisions regarding school personnel shall be the
366		-	9 sole responsibility of the school district or employer. The
367		-	10 Department may not require a school district to remove a
368		-	11 school employee from the school employee's employment position
369		-	12 or limit the school employee's duties pending the outcome of
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371		-	14 (d) If the Department has contact with an employer, or
372		-	15 with a religious institution or religious official having
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374		-	17 clergy accused of the abuse of a child, in the course of its
375		-	18 investigation, the Department shall notify the employer or the
376		-	19 religious institution or religious official, in writing, when
377		-	20 a report is unfounded so that any record of the investigation
378		-	21 can be expunged from the employee's or member of the clergy's
379		-	22 personnel or other records. The Department shall also notify
380		-	23 the employee or the member of the clergy, in writing, that
381		-	24 notification has been sent to the employer or to the
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394		-	1 official that the Department's investigation has resulted in
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396		-	3 (d-1) Whenever a report alleges that a child was abused or
397		-	4 neglected while receiving care in a hospital, including a
398		-	5 freestanding psychiatric hospital licensed by the Department
399		-	6 of Public Health, the Department shall send a copy of its final
400		-	7 finding to the Director of Public Health and the Director of
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402		-	9 (d-1.5) For the purposes of this Section, "medical
403		-	10 professional" means any physician, nurse practitioner,
404		-	11 physician assistant, nurse, resident, or subspecialist who is
405		-	12 not part of the child's initial care team and whose
406		-	13 involvement is pursuant to any contract, memorandum of
407		-	14 understanding, or other agreement with the Department or an
408		-	15 entity that is accredited by statute to collaborate with the
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410		-	17 (d-2) In any investigation involving a medical
411		-	18 professional conducted in accordance with this Act, the
412		-	19 following protections shall be provided to the parent or
413		-	20 guardian of the child at the center of an investigation:
414		-	21 (1) The medical professional must explain to the
415		-	22 parent or guardian of the child, whenever the medical
416		-	23 professional has direct contact with the child or the
417		-	24 family of the child, that the medical professional is
418		-	25 involved for the purpose of providing an opinion to the
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430		-	1 condition is suspicious for child maltreatment. The
431		-	2 medical professional must explain that he or she may be
432		-	3 required to communicate with law enforcement and provide
433		-	4 court testimony. The medical professional must also
434		-	5 provide the child's parent or guardian with accurate
435		-	6 information about his or her medical specialties.
436		-	7 (2) In any investigation where a medical professional
437		-	8 is providing a medical opinion to the Department, the
438		-	9 Department shall inform the parent or guardian of the
439		-	10 child at the center of an investigation:
440		-	11 (A) of his or her right to request and receive a
441		-	12 copy of the medical professional's opinion, including
442		-	13 the basis for the opinion, and a copy of any written
443		-	14 report the medical professional has provided to the
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445		-	16 (B) of his or her right to obtain, at his or her
446		-	17 own expense, and submit to the Department a second
447		-	18 medical opinion for consideration in the investigation
448		-	19 at any time prior to the conclusion of the
449		-	20 investigation;
450		-	21 (C) that any second medical opinion submitted to
451		-	22 the Department prior to the Department rendering a
452		-	23 final determination in the investigation will be
453		-	24 considered as inculpatory or exculpatory evidence; and
454		-	25 (D) of the Department's time frames for the
455		-	26 investigative process.
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466		-	1 (d-3) The Department shall annually prepare and make
467		-	2 available on the Department's Reports and Statistics webpage a
468		-	3 report on the number of investigations in which a medical
469		-	4 professional has provided an opinion to the Department. The
470		-	5 report shall not contain any personally identifiable
471		-	6 information about a child referred, the family members of such
472		-	7 a child, or the medical professional. If the number of cases in
473		-	8 any category of information under items (4) through (9) of
474		-	9 this subsection is less than 10, the Department shall not
475		-	10 include that information in the report. The first report must
476		-	11 be posted within 9 months after the effective date of this
477		-	12 amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly. The first report
478		-	13 and each annual report thereafter shall contain the following
479		-	14 information regarding cases referred by the Department to a
480		-	15 medical professional:
481		-	16 (1) The total number of abuse or neglect cases in
482		-	17 which a medical professional has provided an opinion to
483		-	18 the Department, with separate line items for:
484		-	19 (A) the total number of abuse and neglect cases
485		-	20 that the Department determined were indicated but were
486		-	21 appealed and the outcomes of those appeals, organized
487		-	22 as follows:
488		-	23 (i) first, by the total number of indicated
489		-	24 cases appealed via administrative appeal hearing
490		-	25 before an administrative law judge and the
491		-	26 outcomes of those hearings; and
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502		-	1 (ii) second, by the total number of cases in
503		-	2 which an administrative law judge's affirmance of
504		-	3 the indicated findings was appealed to a court and
505		-	4 the outcomes of the court's findings; and
506		-	5 (B) the total number of abuse and neglect cases
507		-	6 that were indicated by the Department but indicated as
508		-	7 to an unknown perpetrator.
509		-	8 (2) The total number of abuse or neglect cases
510		-	9 referred by the Department to a medical professional that
511		-	10 the Department determined were unfounded.
512		-	11 (3) The total number of abuse or neglect cases
513		-	12 referred by the Department to a medical professional in
514		-	13 which a petition for adjudication of wardship was filed.
515		-	14 (4) The total number of abuse and neglect cases
516		-	15 referred by the Department to a medical professional under
517		-	16 paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) organized by abuse
518		-	17 allegation.
519		-	18 (5) The total number of abuse and neglect cases
520		-	19 referred by the Department to a medical professional under
521		-	20 paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) organized by DCFS region.
522		-	21 (6) The total number of abuse and neglect cases
523		-	22 referred by the Department to a medical professional under
524		-	23 paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) organized by race of the
525		-	24 child.
526		-	25 (7) The total number of abuse and neglect cases
527		-	26 referred by the Department to a medical professional under
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538		-	1 paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) organized by gender of the
539		-	2 child.
540		-	3 (8) The total number of abuse and neglect cases under
541		-	4 paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) involving children with
542		-	5 safety plans.
543		-	6 (9) The total number of abuse and neglect cases under
544		-	7 paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) where the child was put in
545		-	8 protective custody.
546		-	9 (e) Upon request by the Department, the Illinois State
547		-	10 Police and law enforcement agencies are authorized to provide
548		-	11 criminal history record information as defined in the Illinois
549		-	12 Uniform Conviction Information Act and information maintained
550		-	13 in the adjudicatory and dispositional record system as defined
551		-	14 in Section 2605-355 of the Illinois State Police Law to
552		-	15 properly designated employees of the Department of Children
553		-	16 and Family Services if the Department determines the
554		-	17 information is necessary to perform its duties under the
555		-	18 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, the Child Care Act
556		-	19 of 1969, and the Children and Family Services Act. The request
557		-	20 shall be in the form and manner required by the Illinois State
558		-	21 Police. Any information obtained by the Department of Children
559		-	22 and Family Services under this Section is confidential and may
560		-	23 not be transmitted outside the Department of Children and
561		-	24 Family Services other than to a court of competent
562		-	25 jurisdiction or unless otherwise authorized by law. Any
563		-	26 employee of the Department of Children and Family Services who
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