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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1684 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 325 ILCS 5/7.4 Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Sets forth certain protections that must be provided to the parent or guardian of a child at the center of an abuse or neglect investigation whenever the Department of Children and Family Services refers a child to a medical professional. Defines "medical professional". Requires the medical professional to explain to the parent or guardian of the child, whenever the medical professional has direct contact with the child or the family of the child, that the medical professional is involved for the purpose of providing an opinion to the Department regarding whether the child's injury or condition is suspicious for child maltreatment. Requires the Department to inform the parent or guardian of his or her right to: (i) request and receive a copy of the medical professional's opinion; (ii) obtain, at his or her own expense, and submit to the Department a second medical opinion for consideration in the investigation; (iii) that any second medical opinion submitted to the Department prior to the Department rendering a final determination in the investigation will be considered as inculpatory or exculpatory evidence; and (iv) of the Department's time frames for the investigative process. Contains provisions concerning annual reports on the number of investigations in which a medical professional has provided a written opinion to the Department. Sets forth the data that must be included in the Department's reports. LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1684 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 325 ILCS 5/7.4 325 ILCS 5/7.4 Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Sets forth certain protections that must be provided to the parent or guardian of a child at the center of an abuse or neglect investigation whenever the Department of Children and Family Services refers a child to a medical professional. Defines "medical professional". Requires the medical professional to explain to the parent or guardian of the child, whenever the medical professional has direct contact with the child or the family of the child, that the medical professional is involved for the purpose of providing an opinion to the Department regarding whether the child's injury or condition is suspicious for child maltreatment. Requires the Department to inform the parent or guardian of his or her right to: (i) request and receive a copy of the medical professional's opinion; (ii) obtain, at his or her own expense, and submit to the Department a second medical opinion for consideration in the investigation; (iii) that any second medical opinion submitted to the Department prior to the Department rendering a final determination in the investigation will be considered as inculpatory or exculpatory evidence; and (iv) of the Department's time frames for the investigative process. Contains provisions concerning annual reports on the number of investigations in which a medical professional has provided a written opinion to the Department. Sets forth the data that must be included in the Department's reports. LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b A BILL FOR
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5	5	Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Sets forth certain protections that must be provided to the parent or guardian of a child at the center of an abuse or neglect investigation whenever the Department of Children and Family Services refers a child to a medical professional. Defines "medical professional". Requires the medical professional to explain to the parent or guardian of the child, whenever the medical professional has direct contact with the child or the family of the child, that the medical professional is involved for the purpose of providing an opinion to the Department regarding whether the child's injury or condition is suspicious for child maltreatment. Requires the Department to inform the parent or guardian of his or her right to: (i) request and receive a copy of the medical professional's opinion; (ii) obtain, at his or her own expense, and submit to the Department a second medical opinion for consideration in the investigation; (iii) that any second medical opinion submitted to the Department prior to the Department rendering a final determination in the investigation will be considered as inculpatory or exculpatory evidence; and (iv) of the Department's time frames for the investigative process. Contains provisions concerning annual reports on the number of investigations in which a medical professional has provided a written opinion to the Department. Sets forth the data that must be included in the Department's reports.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning children.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 5. The Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act is
15	15	5 amended by changing Section 7.4 as follows:
16	16	6 (325 ILCS 5/7.4)
17	17	7 Sec. 7.4. (a) The Department shall be capable of receiving
18	18	8 reports of suspected child abuse or neglect 24 hours a day, 7
19	19	9 days a week. Whenever the Department receives a report
20	20	10 alleging that a child is a truant as defined in Section 26-2a
21	21	11 of the School Code, as now or hereafter amended, the
22	22	12 Department shall notify the superintendent of the school
23	23	13 district in which the child resides and the appropriate
24	24	14 superintendent of the educational service region. The
25	25	15 notification to the appropriate officials by the Department
26	26	16 shall not be considered an allegation of abuse or neglect
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28	28	18 (a-5) The Department of Children and Family Services may
29	29	19 implement a "differential response program" in accordance with
30	30	20 criteria, standards, and procedures prescribed by rule. The
31	31	21 program may provide that, upon receiving a report, the
32	32	22 Department shall determine whether to conduct a family
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40	40	Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Sets forth certain protections that must be provided to the parent or guardian of a child at the center of an abuse or neglect investigation whenever the Department of Children and Family Services refers a child to a medical professional. Defines "medical professional". Requires the medical professional to explain to the parent or guardian of the child, whenever the medical professional has direct contact with the child or the family of the child, that the medical professional is involved for the purpose of providing an opinion to the Department regarding whether the child's injury or condition is suspicious for child maltreatment. Requires the Department to inform the parent or guardian of his or her right to: (i) request and receive a copy of the medical professional's opinion; (ii) obtain, at his or her own expense, and submit to the Department a second medical opinion for consideration in the investigation; (iii) that any second medical opinion submitted to the Department prior to the Department rendering a final determination in the investigation will be considered as inculpatory or exculpatory evidence; and (iv) of the Department's time frames for the investigative process. Contains provisions concerning annual reports on the number of investigations in which a medical professional has provided a written opinion to the Department. Sets forth the data that must be included in the Department's reports.
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68	68	1 provide a remedy for child abuse or neglect.
69	69	2 For purposes of this subsection (a-5), "family assessment"
70	70	3 means a comprehensive assessment of child safety, risk of
71	71	4 subsequent child maltreatment, and family strengths and needs
72	72	5 that is applied to a child maltreatment report that does not
73	73	6 allege substantial child endangerment. "Family assessment"
74	74	7 does not include a determination as to whether child
75	75	8 maltreatment occurred but does determine the need for services
76	76	9 to address the safety of family members and the risk of
77	77	10 subsequent maltreatment.
78	78	11 For purposes of this subsection (a-5), "investigation"
79	79	12 means fact-gathering related to the current safety of a child
80	80	13 and the risk of subsequent abuse or neglect that determines
81	81	14 whether a report of suspected child abuse or neglect should be
82	82	15 indicated or unfounded and whether child protective services
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84	84	17 Under the "differential response program" implemented
85	85	18 under this subsection (a-5), the Department:
86	86	19 (1) Shall conduct an investigation on reports
87	87	20 involving substantial child abuse or neglect.
88	88	21 (2) Shall begin an immediate investigation if, at any
89	89	22 time when it is using a family assessment response, it
90	90	23 determines that there is reason to believe that
91	91	24 substantial child abuse or neglect or a serious threat to
92	92	25 the child's safety exists.
93	93	26 (3) May conduct a family assessment for reports that
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104	104	1 do not allege substantial child endangerment. In
105	105	2 determining that a family assessment is appropriate, the
106	106	3 Department may consider issues, including, but not limited
107	107	4 to, child safety, parental cooperation, and the need for
108	108	5 an immediate response.
109	109	6 (4) Shall promulgate criteria, standards, and
110	110	7 procedures that shall be applied in making this
111	111	8 determination, taking into consideration the Safety-Based
112	112	9 Child Welfare Intervention System of the Department.
113	113	10 (5) May conduct a family assessment on a report that
114	114	11 was initially screened and assigned for an investigation.
115	115	12 In determining that a complete investigation is not
116	116	13 required, the Department must document the reason for
117	117	14 terminating the investigation and notify the local law
118	118	15 enforcement agency or the Illinois State Police if the local
119	119	16 law enforcement agency or Illinois State Police is conducting
120	120	17 a joint investigation.
121	121	18 Once it is determined that a "family assessment" will be
122	122	19 implemented, the case shall not be reported to the central
123	123	20 register of abuse and neglect reports.
124	124	21 During a family assessment, the Department shall collect
125	125	22 any available and relevant information to determine child
126	126	23 safety, risk of subsequent abuse or neglect, and family
127	127	24 strengths.
128	128	25 Information collected includes, but is not limited to,
129	129	26 when relevant: information with regard to the person reporting
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140	140	1 the alleged abuse or neglect, including the nature of the
141	141	2 reporter's relationship to the child and to the alleged
142	142	3 offender, and the basis of the reporter's knowledge for the
143	143	4 report; the child allegedly being abused or neglected; the
144	144	5 alleged offender; the child's caretaker; and other collateral
145	145	6 sources having relevant information related to the alleged
146	146	7 abuse or neglect. Information relevant to the assessment must
147	147	8 be asked for, and may include:
148	148	9 (A) The child's sex and age, prior reports of abuse or
149	149	10 neglect, information relating to developmental
150	150	11 functioning, credibility of the child's statement, and
151	151	12 whether the information provided under this paragraph (A)
152	152	13 is consistent with other information collected during the
153	153	14 course of the assessment or investigation.
154	154	15 (B) The alleged offender's age, a record check for
155	155	16 prior reports of abuse or neglect, and criminal charges
156	156	17 and convictions. The alleged offender may submit
157	157	18 supporting documentation relevant to the assessment.
158	158	19 (C) Collateral source information regarding the
159	159	20 alleged abuse or neglect and care of the child. Collateral
160	160	21 information includes, when relevant: (i) a medical
161	161	22 examination of the child; (ii) prior medical records
162	162	23 relating to the alleged maltreatment or care of the child
163	163	24 maintained by any facility, clinic, or health care
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176	176	1 caretakers, including the child's parent, guardian, foster
177	177	2 parent, child care provider, teachers, counselors, family
178	178	3 members, relatives, and other persons who may have
179	179	4 knowledge regarding the alleged maltreatment and the care
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181	181	6 (D) Information on the existence of domestic abuse and
182	182	7 violence in the home of the child, and substance abuse.
183	183	8 Nothing in this subsection (a-5) precludes the Department
184	184	9 from collecting other relevant information necessary to
185	185	10 conduct the assessment or investigation. Nothing in this
186	186	11 subsection (a-5) shall be construed to allow the name or
187	187	12 identity of a reporter to be disclosed in violation of the
188	188	13 protections afforded under Section 7.19 of this Act.
189	189	14 After conducting the family assessment, the Department
190	190	15 shall determine whether services are needed to address the
191	191	16 safety of the child and other family members and the risk of
192	192	17 subsequent abuse or neglect.
193	193	18 Upon completion of the family assessment, if the
194	194	19 Department concludes that no services shall be offered, then
195	195	20 the case shall be closed. If the Department concludes that
196	196	21 services shall be offered, the Department shall develop a
197	197	22 family preservation plan and offer or refer services to the
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199	199	24 At any time during a family assessment, if the Department
200	200	25 believes there is any reason to stop the assessment and
201	201	26 conduct an investigation based on the information discovered,
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212	212	1 the Department shall do so.
213	213	2 The procedures available to the Department in conducting
214	214	3 investigations under this Act shall be followed as appropriate
215	215	4 during a family assessment.
216	216	5 If the Department implements a differential response
217	217	6 program authorized under this subsection (a-5), the Department
218	218	7 shall arrange for an independent evaluation of the program for
219	219	8 at least the first 3 years of implementation to determine
220	220	9 whether it is meeting the goals in accordance with Section 2 of
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222	222	11 The Department may adopt administrative rules necessary
223	223	12 for the execution of this Section, in accordance with Section
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225	225	14 The Department shall submit a report to the General
226	226	15 Assembly by January 15, 2018 on the implementation progress
227	227	16 and recommendations for additional needed legislative changes.
228	228	17 (b)(1) The following procedures shall be followed in the
229	229	18 investigation of all reports of suspected abuse or neglect of
230	230	19 a child, except as provided in subsection (c) of this Section.
231	231	20 (2) If, during a family assessment authorized by
232	232	21 subsection (a-5) or an investigation, it appears that the
233	233	22 immediate safety or well-being of a child is endangered, that
234	234	23 the family may flee or the child disappear, or that the facts
235	235	24 otherwise so warrant, the Child Protective Service Unit shall
236	236	25 commence an investigation immediately, regardless of the time
237	237	26 of day or night. All other investigations shall be commenced
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248	248	1 within 24 hours of receipt of the report. Upon receipt of a
249	249	2 report, the Child Protective Service Unit shall conduct a
250	250	3 family assessment authorized by subsection (a-5) or begin an
251	251	4 initial investigation and make an initial determination
252	252	5 whether the report is a good faith indication of alleged child
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254	254	7 (3) Based on an initial investigation, if the Unit
255	255	8 determines the report is a good faith indication of alleged
256	256	9 child abuse or neglect, then a formal investigation shall
257	257	10 commence and, pursuant to Section 7.12 of this Act, may or may
258	258	11 not result in an indicated report. The formal investigation
259	259	12 shall include: direct contact with the subject or subjects of
260	260	13 the report as soon as possible after the report is received; an
261	261	14 evaluation of the environment of the child named in the report
262	262	15 and any other children in the same environment; a
263	263	16 determination of the risk to such children if they continue to
264	264	17 remain in the existing environments, as well as a
265	265	18 determination of the nature, extent and cause of any condition
266	266	19 enumerated in such report; the name, age and condition of
267	267	20 other children in the environment; and an evaluation as to
268	268	21 whether there would be an immediate and urgent necessity to
269	269	22 remove the child from the environment if appropriate family
270	270	23 preservation services were provided. After seeing to the
271	271	24 safety of the child or children, the Department shall
272	272	25 forthwith notify the subjects of the report in writing, of the
273	273	26 existence of the report and their rights existing under this
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284	284	1 Act in regard to amendment or expungement. To fulfill the
285	285	2 requirements of this Section, the Child Protective Service
286	286	3 Unit shall have the capability of providing or arranging for
287	287	4 comprehensive emergency services to children and families at
288	288	5 all times of the day or night.
289	289	6 (4) If (i) at the conclusion of the Unit's initial
290	290	7 investigation of a report, the Unit determines the report to
291	291	8 be a good faith indication of alleged child abuse or neglect
292	292	9 that warrants a formal investigation by the Unit, the
293	293	10 Department, any law enforcement agency or any other
294	294	11 responsible agency and (ii) the person who is alleged to have
295	295	12 caused the abuse or neglect is employed or otherwise engaged
296	296	13 in an activity resulting in frequent contact with children and
297	297	14 the alleged abuse or neglect are in the course of such
298	298	15 employment or activity, then the Department shall, except in
299	299	16 investigations where the Director determines that such
300	300	17 notification would be detrimental to the Department's
301	301	18 investigation, inform the appropriate supervisor or
302	302	19 administrator of that employment or activity that the Unit has
303	303	20 commenced a formal investigation pursuant to this Act, which
304	304	21 may or may not result in an indicated report. The Department
305	305	22 shall also notify the person being investigated, unless the
306	306	23 Director determines that such notification would be
307	307	24 detrimental to the Department's investigation.
308	308	25 (c) In an investigation of a report of suspected abuse or
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320	320	1 school grounds, the Department shall make reasonable efforts
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322	322	3 (1) Investigations involving teachers shall not, to
323	323	4 the extent possible, be conducted when the teacher is
324	324	5 scheduled to conduct classes. Investigations involving
325	325	6 other school employees shall be conducted so as to
326	326	7 minimize disruption of the school day. The school employee
327	327	8 accused of child abuse or neglect may have the school
328	328	9 employee's superior, the school employee's association or
329	329	10 union representative, and the school employee's attorney
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331	331	12 or administrator is present. The accused school employee
332	332	13 shall be informed by a representative of the Department,
333	333	14 at any interview or meeting, of the accused school
334	334	15 employee's due process rights and of the steps in the
335	335	16 investigation process. These due process rights shall also
336	336	17 include the right of the school employee to present
337	337	18 countervailing evidence regarding the accusations. In an
338	338	19 investigation in which the alleged perpetrator of abuse or
339	339	20 neglect is a school employee, including, but not limited
340	340	21 to, a school teacher or administrator, and the
341	341	22 recommendation is to determine the report to be indicated,
342	342	23 in addition to other procedures as set forth and defined
343	343	24 in Department rules and procedures, the employee's due
344	344	25 process rights shall also include: (i) the right to a copy
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356	356	1 specific allegations which gave rise to the investigation;
357	357	2 and (iii) the right to an administrator's teleconference
358	358	3 which shall be convened to provide the school employee
359	359	4 with the opportunity to present documentary evidence or
360	360	5 other information that supports the school employee's
361	361	6 position and to provide information before a final finding
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363	363	8 (2) If a report of neglect or abuse of a child by a
364	364	9 teacher or administrator does not involve allegations of
365	365	10 sexual abuse or extreme physical abuse, the Child
366	366	11 Protective Service Unit shall make reasonable efforts to
367	367	12 conduct the initial investigation in coordination with the
368	368	13 employee's supervisor.
369	369	14 If the Unit determines that the report is a good faith
370	370	15 indication of potential child abuse or neglect, it shall
371	371	16 then commence a formal investigation under paragraph (3)
372	372	17 of subsection (b) of this Section.
373	373	18 (3) If a report of neglect or abuse of a child by a
374	374	19 teacher or administrator involves an allegation of sexual
375	375	20 abuse or extreme physical abuse, the Child Protective Unit
376	376	21 shall commence an investigation under paragraph (2) of
377	377	22 subsection (b) of this Section.
378	378	23 (c-5) In any instance in which a report is made or caused
379	379	24 to made by a school district employee involving the conduct of
380	380	25 a person employed by the school district, at the time the
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392	392	1 Child Protective Service Unit shall send a copy of its final
393	393	2 finding report to the general superintendent of that school
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395	395	4 (c-10) The Department may recommend that a school district
396	396	5 remove a school employee who is the subject of an
397	397	6 investigation from the school employee's employment position
398	398	7 pending the outcome of the investigation; however, all
399	399	8 employment decisions regarding school personnel shall be the
400	400	9 sole responsibility of the school district or employer. The
401	401	10 Department may not require a school district to remove a
402	402	11 school employee from the school employee's employment position
403	403	12 or limit the school employee's duties pending the outcome of
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405	405	14 (d) If the Department has contact with an employer, or
406	406	15 with a religious institution or religious official having
407	407	16 supervisory or hierarchical authority over a member of the
408	408	17 clergy accused of the abuse of a child, in the course of its
409	409	18 investigation, the Department shall notify the employer or the
410	410	19 religious institution or religious official, in writing, when
411	411	20 a report is unfounded so that any record of the investigation
412	412	21 can be expunged from the employee's or member of the clergy's
413	413	22 personnel or other records. The Department shall also notify
414	414	23 the employee or the member of the clergy, in writing, that
415	415	24 notification has been sent to the employer or to the
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417	417	26 informing the employer or religious institution or religious
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428	428	1 official that the Department's investigation has resulted in
429	429	2 an unfounded report.
430	430	3 (d-1) Whenever a report alleges that a child was abused or
431	431	4 neglected while receiving care in a hospital, including a
432	432	5 freestanding psychiatric hospital licensed by the Department
433	433	6 of Public Health, the Department shall send a copy of its final
434	434	7 finding to the Director of Public Health and the Director of
435	435	8 Healthcare and Family Services.
436	436	9 (d-1.5) For the purposes of this Section, "medical
437	437	10 professional" means any physician, nurse practitioner,
438	438	11 physician assistant, nurse, resident, or subspecialist who is
439	439	12 not part of the child's initial care team and whose
440	440	13 involvement is pursuant to any contract, memorandum of
441	441	14 understanding, or other agreement with the Department or an
442	442	15 entity that is accredited by statute to collaborate with the
443	443	16 Department for purposes of child abuse investigations.
444	444	17 (d-2) In any investigation involving a medical
445	445	18 professional conducted in accordance with this Act, the
446	446	19 following protections shall be provided to the parent or
447	447	20 guardian of the child subject of an investigation:
448	448	21 (1) The medical professional must explain to the
449	449	22 parent or guardian of the child, whenever the medical
450	450	23 professional has direct contact with the child or the
451	451	24 family of the child, that the medical professional is
452	452	25 involved for the purpose of providing an opinion to the
453	453	26 Department regarding whether the child's injury or
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464	464	1 condition is suspicious for child maltreatment. The
465	465	2 medical professional must explain that he or she may be
466	466	3 required to communicate with law enforcement and provide
467	467	4 court testimony. The medical professional must also
468	468	5 provide the child's parent or guardian with accurate
469	469	6 information about his or her medical specialties.
470	470	7 (2) In any investigation where a medical professional
471	471	8 is providing a written medical opinion to the Department,
472	472	9 the Department shall inform the parent or guardian of the
473	473	10 child subject of an investigation:
474	474	11 (A) of his or her right to request and receive a
475	475	12 copy of the medical professional's opinion, including
476	476	13 the basis for the opinion, and a copy of any written
477	477	14 report the medical professional has provided to the
478	478	15 Department;
479	479	16 (B) of his or her right to obtain, at his or her
480	480	17 own expense, and submit to the Department a second
481	481	18 medical opinion for consideration in the investigation
482	482	19 at any time prior to the conclusion of the
483	483	20 investigation;
484	484	21 (C) that any second medical opinion submitted to
485	485	22 the Department prior to the Department rendering a
486	486	23 final determination in the investigation will be
487	487	24 considered as inculpatory or exculpatory evidence; and
488	488	25 (D) of the Department's time frames for the
489	489	26 investigative process.
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500	500	1 (d-3) The Department shall annually prepare and make
501	501	2 available on the Department's Reports and Statistics webpage a
502	502	3 report on the number of investigations in which a medical
503	503	4 professional has provided a written opinion to the Department.
504	504	5 The report shall not contain any personally identifiable
505	505	6 information about a child referred, the family members of such
506	506	7 a child, or the medical professional. If the number of
507	507	8 investigations in any category of information under items (4)
508	508	9 through (9) of this subsection is less than 10, the Department
509	509	10 shall not include that information in the report. The first
510	510	11 report must be posted within 9 months after the effective date
511	511	12 of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly. The
512	512	13 first report and each annual report thereafter shall contain
513	513	14 the following information regarding investigations referred by
514	514	15 the Department to a medical professional:
515	515	16 (1) The total number of abuse or neglect
516	516	17 investigations in which a medical professional has
517	517	18 completed a medical evaluation form at the request of the
518	518	19 Department, with separate line items for the total number
519	519	20 of abuse and neglect investigations that were indicated by
520	520	21 the Department but indicated as to an unknown perpetrator.
521	521	22 (2) The total number of abuse or neglect
522	522	23 investigations that the Department determined were
523	523	24 unfounded.
524	524	25 (3) The total number of child subjects of an abuse or
525	525	26 neglect investigation in which a petition for adjudication
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537	537	2 (4) The total number of abuse and neglect
538	538	3 investigations under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)
539	539	4 organized by abuse allegation.
540	540	5 (5) The total number of abuse and neglect
541	541	6 investigations under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)
542	542	7 organized by DCFS region.
543	543	8 (6) The total number of abuse and neglect
544	544	9 investigations under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)
545	545	10 organized by race of the child.
546	546	11 (7) The total number of abuse and neglect
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548	548	13 organized by gender of the child.
549	549	14 (8) The total number of abuse and neglect
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551	551	16 involving children with safety plans.
552	552	17 (9) The total number of abuse and neglect
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554	554	19 the Department took protective custody of a child.
555	555	20 (e) Upon request by the Department, the Illinois State
556	556	21 Police and law enforcement agencies are authorized to provide
557	557	22 criminal history record information as defined in the Illinois
558	558	23 Uniform Conviction Information Act and information maintained
559	559	24 in the adjudicatory and dispositional record system as defined
560	560	25 in Section 2605-355 of the Illinois State Police Law to
561	561	26 properly designated employees of the Department of Children
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