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 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 5/7.4 325 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 LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b A BILL FOR SB1684LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684 LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684 LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 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 5. The Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act is 5 amended by changing Section 7.4 as follows: 6 (325 ILCS 5/7.4) 7 Sec. 7.4. (a) The Department shall be capable of receiving 8 reports of suspected child abuse or neglect 24 hours a day, 7 9 days a week. Whenever the Department receives a report 10 alleging that a child is a truant as defined in Section 26-2a 11 of the School Code, as now or hereafter amended, the 12 Department shall notify the superintendent of the school 13 district in which the child resides and the appropriate 14 superintendent of the educational service region. The 15 notification to the appropriate officials by the Department 16 shall not be considered an allegation of abuse or neglect 17 under this Act. 18 (a-5) The Department of Children and Family Services may 19 implement a "differential response program" in accordance with 20 criteria, standards, and procedures prescribed by rule. The 21 program may provide that, upon receiving a report, the 22 Department shall determine whether to conduct a family 23 assessment or an investigation as appropriate to prevent or 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 5/7.4 325 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 LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b A BILL FOR 325 ILCS 5/7.4 LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684 LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684- 2 -LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684 - 2 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684 - 2 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b 1 provide a remedy for child abuse or neglect. 2 For purposes of this subsection (a-5), "family assessment" 3 means a comprehensive assessment of child safety, risk of 4 subsequent child maltreatment, and family strengths and needs 5 that is applied to a child maltreatment report that does not 6 allege substantial child endangerment. "Family assessment" 7 does not include a determination as to whether child 8 maltreatment occurred but does determine the need for services 9 to address the safety of family members and the risk of 10 subsequent maltreatment. 11 For purposes of this subsection (a-5), "investigation" 12 means fact-gathering related to the current safety of a child 13 and the risk of subsequent abuse or neglect that determines 14 whether a report of suspected child abuse or neglect should be 15 indicated or unfounded and whether child protective services 16 are needed. 17 Under the "differential response program" implemented 18 under this subsection (a-5), the Department: 19 (1) Shall conduct an investigation on reports 20 involving substantial child abuse or neglect. 21 (2) Shall begin an immediate investigation if, at any 22 time when it is using a family assessment response, it 23 determines that there is reason to believe that 24 substantial child abuse or neglect or a serious threat to 25 the child's safety exists. 26 (3) May conduct a family assessment for reports that SB1684 - 2 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684- 3 -LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684 - 3 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684 - 3 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b 1 do not allege substantial child endangerment. In 2 determining that a family assessment is appropriate, the 3 Department may consider issues, including, but not limited 4 to, child safety, parental cooperation, and the need for 5 an immediate response. 6 (4) Shall promulgate criteria, standards, and 7 procedures that shall be applied in making this 8 determination, taking into consideration the Safety-Based 9 Child Welfare Intervention System of the Department. 10 (5) May conduct a family assessment on a report that 11 was initially screened and assigned for an investigation. 12 In determining that a complete investigation is not 13 required, the Department must document the reason for 14 terminating the investigation and notify the local law 15 enforcement agency or the Illinois State Police if the local 16 law enforcement agency or Illinois State Police is conducting 17 a joint investigation. 18 Once it is determined that a "family assessment" will be 19 implemented, the case shall not be reported to the central 20 register of abuse and neglect reports. 21 During a family assessment, the Department shall collect 22 any available and relevant information to determine child 23 safety, risk of subsequent abuse or neglect, and family 24 strengths. 25 Information collected includes, but is not limited to, 26 when relevant: information with regard to the person reporting SB1684 - 3 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684- 4 -LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684 - 4 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684 - 4 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b 1 the alleged abuse or neglect, including the nature of the 2 reporter's relationship to the child and to the alleged 3 offender, and the basis of the reporter's knowledge for the 4 report; the child allegedly being abused or neglected; the 5 alleged offender; the child's caretaker; and other collateral 6 sources having relevant information related to the alleged 7 abuse or neglect. Information relevant to the assessment must 8 be asked for, and may include: 9 (A) The child's sex and age, prior reports of abuse or 10 neglect, information relating to developmental 11 functioning, credibility of the child's statement, and 12 whether the information provided under this paragraph (A) 13 is consistent with other information collected during the 14 course of the assessment or investigation. 15 (B) The alleged offender's age, a record check for 16 prior reports of abuse or neglect, and criminal charges 17 and convictions. The alleged offender may submit 18 supporting documentation relevant to the assessment. 19 (C) Collateral source information regarding the 20 alleged abuse or neglect and care of the child. Collateral 21 information includes, when relevant: (i) a medical 22 examination of the child; (ii) prior medical records 23 relating to the alleged maltreatment or care of the child 24 maintained by any facility, clinic, or health care 25 professional, and an interview with the treating 26 professionals; and (iii) interviews with the child's SB1684 - 4 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684- 5 -LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684 - 5 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684 - 5 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b 1 caretakers, including the child's parent, guardian, foster 2 parent, child care provider, teachers, counselors, family 3 members, relatives, and other persons who may have 4 knowledge regarding the alleged maltreatment and the care 5 of the child. 6 (D) Information on the existence of domestic abuse and 7 violence in the home of the child, and substance abuse. 8 Nothing in this subsection (a-5) precludes the Department 9 from collecting other relevant information necessary to 10 conduct the assessment or investigation. Nothing in this 11 subsection (a-5) shall be construed to allow the name or 12 identity of a reporter to be disclosed in violation of the 13 protections afforded under Section 7.19 of this Act. 14 After conducting the family assessment, the Department 15 shall determine whether services are needed to address the 16 safety of the child and other family members and the risk of 17 subsequent abuse or neglect. 18 Upon completion of the family assessment, if the 19 Department concludes that no services shall be offered, then 20 the case shall be closed. If the Department concludes that 21 services shall be offered, the Department shall develop a 22 family preservation plan and offer or refer services to the 23 family. 24 At any time during a family assessment, if the Department 25 believes there is any reason to stop the assessment and 26 conduct an investigation based on the information discovered, SB1684 - 5 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684- 6 -LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684 - 6 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684 - 6 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b 1 the Department shall do so. 2 The procedures available to the Department in conducting 3 investigations under this Act shall be followed as appropriate 4 during a family assessment. 5 If the Department implements a differential response 6 program authorized under this subsection (a-5), the Department 7 shall arrange for an independent evaluation of the program for 8 at least the first 3 years of implementation to determine 9 whether it is meeting the goals in accordance with Section 2 of 10 this Act. 11 The Department may adopt administrative rules necessary 12 for the execution of this Section, in accordance with Section 13 4 of the Children and Family Services Act. 14 The Department shall submit a report to the General 15 Assembly by January 15, 2018 on the implementation progress 16 and recommendations for additional needed legislative changes. 17 (b)(1) The following procedures shall be followed in the 18 investigation of all reports of suspected abuse or neglect of 19 a child, except as provided in subsection (c) of this Section. 20 (2) If, during a family assessment authorized by 21 subsection (a-5) or an investigation, it appears that the 22 immediate safety or well-being of a child is endangered, that 23 the family may flee or the child disappear, or that the facts 24 otherwise so warrant, the Child Protective Service Unit shall 25 commence an investigation immediately, regardless of the time 26 of day or night. All other investigations shall be commenced SB1684 - 6 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684- 7 -LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684 - 7 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684 - 7 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b 1 within 24 hours of receipt of the report. Upon receipt of a 2 report, the Child Protective Service Unit shall conduct a 3 family assessment authorized by subsection (a-5) or begin an 4 initial investigation and make an initial determination 5 whether the report is a good faith indication of alleged child 6 abuse or neglect. 7 (3) Based on an initial investigation, if the Unit 8 determines the report is a good faith indication of alleged 9 child abuse or neglect, then a formal investigation shall 10 commence and, pursuant to Section 7.12 of this Act, may or may 11 not result in an indicated report. The formal investigation 12 shall include: direct contact with the subject or subjects of 13 the report as soon as possible after the report is received; an 14 evaluation of the environment of the child named in the report 15 and any other children in the same environment; a 16 determination of the risk to such children if they continue to 17 remain in the existing environments, as well as a 18 determination of the nature, extent and cause of any condition 19 enumerated in such report; the name, age and condition of 20 other children in the environment; and an evaluation as to 21 whether there would be an immediate and urgent necessity to 22 remove the child from the environment if appropriate family 23 preservation services were provided. After seeing to the 24 safety of the child or children, the Department shall 25 forthwith notify the subjects of the report in writing, of the 26 existence of the report and their rights existing under this SB1684 - 7 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684- 8 -LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684 - 8 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684 - 8 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b 1 Act in regard to amendment or expungement. To fulfill the 2 requirements of this Section, the Child Protective Service 3 Unit shall have the capability of providing or arranging for 4 comprehensive emergency services to children and families at 5 all times of the day or night. 6 (4) If (i) at the conclusion of the Unit's initial 7 investigation of a report, the Unit determines the report to 8 be a good faith indication of alleged child abuse or neglect 9 that warrants a formal investigation by the Unit, the 10 Department, any law enforcement agency or any other 11 responsible agency and (ii) the person who is alleged to have 12 caused the abuse or neglect is employed or otherwise engaged 13 in an activity resulting in frequent contact with children and 14 the alleged abuse or neglect are in the course of such 15 employment or activity, then the Department shall, except in 16 investigations where the Director determines that such 17 notification would be detrimental to the Department's 18 investigation, inform the appropriate supervisor or 19 administrator of that employment or activity that the Unit has 20 commenced a formal investigation pursuant to this Act, which 21 may or may not result in an indicated report. The Department 22 shall also notify the person being investigated, unless the 23 Director determines that such notification would be 24 detrimental to the Department's investigation. 25 (c) In an investigation of a report of suspected abuse or 26 neglect of a child by a school employee at a school or on SB1684 - 8 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684- 9 -LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684 - 9 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684 - 9 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b 1 school grounds, the Department shall make reasonable efforts 2 to follow the following procedures: 3 (1) Investigations involving teachers shall not, to 4 the extent possible, be conducted when the teacher is 5 scheduled to conduct classes. Investigations involving 6 other school employees shall be conducted so as to 7 minimize disruption of the school day. The school employee 8 accused of child abuse or neglect may have the school 9 employee's superior, the school employee's association or 10 union representative, and the school employee's attorney 11 present at any interview or meeting at which the teacher 12 or administrator is present. The accused school employee 13 shall be informed by a representative of the Department, 14 at any interview or meeting, of the accused school 15 employee's due process rights and of the steps in the 16 investigation process. These due process rights shall also 17 include the right of the school employee to present 18 countervailing evidence regarding the accusations. In an 19 investigation in which the alleged perpetrator of abuse or 20 neglect is a school employee, including, but not limited 21 to, a school teacher or administrator, and the 22 recommendation is to determine the report to be indicated, 23 in addition to other procedures as set forth and defined 24 in Department rules and procedures, the employee's due 25 process rights shall also include: (i) the right to a copy 26 of the investigation summary; (ii) the right to review the SB1684 - 9 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684- 10 -LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684 - 10 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684 - 10 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b 1 specific allegations which gave rise to the investigation; 2 and (iii) the right to an administrator's teleconference 3 which shall be convened to provide the school employee 4 with the opportunity to present documentary evidence or 5 other information that supports the school employee's 6 position and to provide information before a final finding 7 is entered. 8 (2) If a report of neglect or abuse of a child by a 9 teacher or administrator does not involve allegations of 10 sexual abuse or extreme physical abuse, the Child 11 Protective Service Unit shall make reasonable efforts to 12 conduct the initial investigation in coordination with the 13 employee's supervisor. 14 If the Unit determines that the report is a good faith 15 indication of potential child abuse or neglect, it shall 16 then commence a formal investigation under paragraph (3) 17 of subsection (b) of this Section. 18 (3) If a report of neglect or abuse of a child by a 19 teacher or administrator involves an allegation of sexual 20 abuse or extreme physical abuse, the Child Protective Unit 21 shall commence an investigation under paragraph (2) of 22 subsection (b) of this Section. 23 (c-5) In any instance in which a report is made or caused 24 to made by a school district employee involving the conduct of 25 a person employed by the school district, at the time the 26 report was made, as required under Section 4 of this Act, the SB1684 - 10 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684- 11 -LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684 - 11 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684 - 11 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b 1 Child Protective Service Unit shall send a copy of its final 2 finding report to the general superintendent of that school 3 district. 4 (c-10) The Department may recommend that a school district 5 remove a school employee who is the subject of an 6 investigation from the school employee's employment position 7 pending the outcome of the investigation; however, all 8 employment decisions regarding school personnel shall be the 9 sole responsibility of the school district or employer. The 10 Department may not require a school district to remove a 11 school employee from the school employee's employment position 12 or limit the school employee's duties pending the outcome of 13 an investigation. 14 (d) If the Department has contact with an employer, or 15 with a religious institution or religious official having 16 supervisory or hierarchical authority over a member of the 17 clergy accused of the abuse of a child, in the course of its 18 investigation, the Department shall notify the employer or the 19 religious institution or religious official, in writing, when 20 a report is unfounded so that any record of the investigation 21 can be expunged from the employee's or member of the clergy's 22 personnel or other records. The Department shall also notify 23 the employee or the member of the clergy, in writing, that 24 notification has been sent to the employer or to the 25 appropriate religious institution or religious official 26 informing the employer or religious institution or religious SB1684 - 11 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684- 12 -LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684 - 12 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684 - 12 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b 1 official that the Department's investigation has resulted in 2 an unfounded report. 3 (d-1) Whenever a report alleges that a child was abused or 4 neglected while receiving care in a hospital, including a 5 freestanding psychiatric hospital licensed by the Department 6 of Public Health, the Department shall send a copy of its final 7 finding to the Director of Public Health and the Director of 8 Healthcare and Family Services. 9 (d-1.5) For the purposes of this Section, "medical 10 professional" means any physician, nurse practitioner, 11 physician assistant, nurse, resident, or subspecialist who is 12 not part of the child's initial care team and whose 13 involvement is pursuant to any contract, memorandum of 14 understanding, or other agreement with the Department or an 15 entity that is accredited by statute to collaborate with the 16 Department for purposes of child abuse investigations. 17 (d-2) In any investigation involving a medical 18 professional conducted in accordance with this Act, the 19 following protections shall be provided to the parent or 20 guardian of the child subject of an investigation: 21 (1) The medical professional must explain to the 22 parent or guardian of the child, whenever the medical 23 professional has direct contact with the child or the 24 family of the child, that the medical professional is 25 involved for the purpose of providing an opinion to the 26 Department regarding whether the child's injury or SB1684 - 12 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684- 13 -LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684 - 13 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684 - 13 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b 1 condition is suspicious for child maltreatment. The 2 medical professional must explain that he or she may be 3 required to communicate with law enforcement and provide 4 court testimony. The medical professional must also 5 provide the child's parent or guardian with accurate 6 information about his or her medical specialties. 7 (2) In any investigation where a medical professional 8 is providing a written medical opinion to the Department, 9 the Department shall inform the parent or guardian of the 10 child subject of an investigation: 11 (A) of his or her right to request and receive a 12 copy of the medical professional's opinion, including 13 the basis for the opinion, and a copy of any written 14 report the medical professional has provided to the 15 Department; 16 (B) of his or her right to obtain, at his or her 17 own expense, and submit to the Department a second 18 medical opinion for consideration in the investigation 19 at any time prior to the conclusion of the 20 investigation; 21 (C) that any second medical opinion submitted to 22 the Department prior to the Department rendering a 23 final determination in the investigation will be 24 considered as inculpatory or exculpatory evidence; and 25 (D) of the Department's time frames for the 26 investigative process. SB1684 - 13 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684- 14 -LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684 - 14 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684 - 14 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b 1 (d-3) The Department shall annually prepare and make 2 available on the Department's Reports and Statistics webpage a 3 report on the number of investigations in which a medical 4 professional has provided a written opinion to the Department. 5 The report shall not contain any personally identifiable 6 information about a child referred, the family members of such 7 a child, or the medical professional. If the number of 8 investigations in any category of information under items (4) 9 through (9) of this subsection is less than 10, the Department 10 shall not include that information in the report. The first 11 report must be posted within 9 months after the effective date 12 of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly. The 13 first report and each annual report thereafter shall contain 14 the following information regarding investigations referred by 15 the Department to a medical professional: 16 (1) The total number of abuse or neglect 17 investigations in which a medical professional has 18 completed a medical evaluation form at the request of the 19 Department, with separate line items for the total number 20 of abuse and neglect investigations that were indicated by 21 the Department but indicated as to an unknown perpetrator. 22 (2) The total number of abuse or neglect 23 investigations that the Department determined were 24 unfounded. 25 (3) The total number of child subjects of an abuse or 26 neglect investigation in which a petition for adjudication SB1684 - 14 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684- 15 -LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684 - 15 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684 - 15 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b 1 of wardship was filed. 2 (4) The total number of abuse and neglect 3 investigations under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) 4 organized by abuse allegation. 5 (5) The total number of abuse and neglect 6 investigations under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) 7 organized by DCFS region. 8 (6) The total number of abuse and neglect 9 investigations under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) 10 organized by race of the child. 11 (7) The total number of abuse and neglect 12 investigations under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) 13 organized by gender of the child. 14 (8) The total number of abuse and neglect 15 investigations under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) 16 involving children with safety plans. 17 (9) The total number of abuse and neglect 18 investigations under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) where 19 the Department took protective custody of a child. 20 (e) Upon request by the Department, the Illinois State 21 Police and law enforcement agencies are authorized to provide 22 criminal history record information as defined in the Illinois 23 Uniform Conviction Information Act and information maintained 24 in the adjudicatory and dispositional record system as defined 25 in Section 2605-355 of the Illinois State Police Law to 26 properly designated employees of the Department of Children SB1684 - 15 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684- 16 -LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684 - 16 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684 - 16 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b SB1684 - 16 - LRB104 10591 KTG 20667 b