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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2446 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Adriane Johnson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 10/4.1 from Ch. 23, par. 2214.1225 ILCS 10/5 from Ch. 23, par. 2215225 ILCS 10/5.01225 ILCS 10/7.10225 ILCS 10/9.1c325 ILCS 50/5 from Ch. 23, par. 2285 Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. In provisions concerning criminal background investigations, makes changes regarding the Department who regulates background checks, the background check that a potential employee is required to complete, and the supervision required for an employee pending completion of a background check. Provides that the Department of Early Childhood shall establish a secure background check portal that is accessible to applicants, child care staff, human resources representatives, and day care licensing representatives no later than July 1, 2026. Sets forth requirements for the background check portal. In provisions concerning any examinations conducted by the Department, provides that full monitoring and inspection reports, along with any corrective actions taken by the provider, shall be posted in plain language within 30 days from the creation of the report on the Department's consumer education website. Provides that, in the report that the Department provide to the General Assembly on its progress in meeting performance measures and goals related to child day care licensing, the Department shall include details regarding the processing of background checks, including the average number of days it takes for the background check unit to complete a series of background checks and issue a background check clearance required under the Child Care and Development Block Grant. Makes other changes. Amends the Missing Children Records Act. Provides that, by September 30, 2025, the Illinois State Police shall publish a list of acceptable governmental documentation that provides satisfactory proof of a child's identity and age. Provides that a grace period of up to 90 calendar days from the first date of attendance should be allowed for the person enrolling the child to provide any other reliable proof that has been identified. LRB104 08655 AAS 18709 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2446 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Adriane Johnson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 10/4.1 from Ch. 23, par. 2214.1225 ILCS 10/5 from Ch. 23, par. 2215225 ILCS 10/5.01225 ILCS 10/7.10225 ILCS 10/9.1c325 ILCS 50/5 from Ch. 23, par. 2285 225 ILCS 10/4.1 from Ch. 23, par. 2214.1 225 ILCS 10/5 from Ch. 23, par. 2215 225 ILCS 10/5.01 225 ILCS 10/7.10 225 ILCS 10/9.1c 325 ILCS 50/5 from Ch. 23, par. 2285 Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. In provisions concerning criminal background investigations, makes changes regarding the Department who regulates background checks, the background check that a potential employee is required to complete, and the supervision required for an employee pending completion of a background check. Provides that the Department of Early Childhood shall establish a secure background check portal that is accessible to applicants, child care staff, human resources representatives, and day care licensing representatives no later than July 1, 2026. Sets forth requirements for the background check portal. In provisions concerning any examinations conducted by the Department, provides that full monitoring and inspection reports, along with any corrective actions taken by the provider, shall be posted in plain language within 30 days from the creation of the report on the Department's consumer education website. Provides that, in the report that the Department provide to the General Assembly on its progress in meeting performance measures and goals related to child day care licensing, the Department shall include details regarding the processing of background checks, including the average number of days it takes for the background check unit to complete a series of background checks and issue a background check clearance required under the Child Care and Development Block Grant. Makes other changes. Amends the Missing Children Records Act. Provides that, by September 30, 2025, the Illinois State Police shall publish a list of acceptable governmental documentation that provides satisfactory proof of a child's identity and age. Provides that a grace period of up to 90 calendar days from the first date of attendance should be allowed for the person enrolling the child to provide any other reliable proof that has been identified. LRB104 08655 AAS 18709 b LRB104 08655 AAS 18709 b A BILL FOR
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3	3	225 ILCS 10/4.1 from Ch. 23, par. 2214.1225 ILCS 10/5 from Ch. 23, par. 2215225 ILCS 10/5.01225 ILCS 10/7.10225 ILCS 10/9.1c325 ILCS 50/5 from Ch. 23, par. 2285 225 ILCS 10/4.1 from Ch. 23, par. 2214.1 225 ILCS 10/5 from Ch. 23, par. 2215 225 ILCS 10/5.01 225 ILCS 10/7.10 225 ILCS 10/9.1c 325 ILCS 50/5 from Ch. 23, par. 2285
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10	10	Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. In provisions concerning criminal background investigations, makes changes regarding the Department who regulates background checks, the background check that a potential employee is required to complete, and the supervision required for an employee pending completion of a background check. Provides that the Department of Early Childhood shall establish a secure background check portal that is accessible to applicants, child care staff, human resources representatives, and day care licensing representatives no later than July 1, 2026. Sets forth requirements for the background check portal. In provisions concerning any examinations conducted by the Department, provides that full monitoring and inspection reports, along with any corrective actions taken by the provider, shall be posted in plain language within 30 days from the creation of the report on the Department's consumer education website. Provides that, in the report that the Department provide to the General Assembly on its progress in meeting performance measures and goals related to child day care licensing, the Department shall include details regarding the processing of background checks, including the average number of days it takes for the background check unit to complete a series of background checks and issue a background check clearance required under the Child Care and Development Block Grant. Makes other changes. Amends the Missing Children Records Act. Provides that, by September 30, 2025, the Illinois State Police shall publish a list of acceptable governmental documentation that provides satisfactory proof of a child's identity and age. Provides that a grace period of up to 90 calendar days from the first date of attendance should be allowed for the person enrolling the child to provide any other reliable proof that has been identified.
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16	16	1 AN ACT concerning regulation.
17	17	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
18	18	3 represented in the General Assembly:
19	19	4 Section 5. The Child Care Act of 1969 is amended by
20	20	5 changing Sections 4.1, 5, 5.01, 7.10 and 9.1c as follows:
21	21	6 (225 ILCS 10/4.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 2214.1)
22	22	7 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-594)
23	23	8 Sec. 4.1. Criminal background investigations. The
24	24	9 Department shall require that each child care facility license
25	25	10 applicant as part of the application process, and each
26	26	11 employee and volunteer of a child care facility or
27	27	12 non-licensed service provider, as a condition of employment,
28	28	13 authorize an investigation every 5 years, as required under
29	29	14 the Child Care and Development Block Grant, to determine if
30	30	15 such applicant, employee, or volunteer has ever been charged
31	31	16 with a crime and if so, the disposition of those charges; this
32	32	17 authorization shall indicate the scope of the inquiry and the
33	33	18 agencies which may be contacted. Upon this authorization, the
34	34	19 Director shall request and receive information and assistance
35	35	20 from any federal, State or local governmental agency as part
36	36	21 of the authorized investigation. Each applicant, employee, or
37	37	22 volunteer of a child care facility or non-licensed service
38	38	23 provider shall submit the applicant's, employee's, or
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43	43	225 ILCS 10/4.1 from Ch. 23, par. 2214.1225 ILCS 10/5 from Ch. 23, par. 2215225 ILCS 10/5.01225 ILCS 10/7.10225 ILCS 10/9.1c325 ILCS 50/5 from Ch. 23, par. 2285 225 ILCS 10/4.1 from Ch. 23, par. 2214.1 225 ILCS 10/5 from Ch. 23, par. 2215 225 ILCS 10/5.01 225 ILCS 10/7.10 225 ILCS 10/9.1c 325 ILCS 50/5 from Ch. 23, par. 2285
44	44	225 ILCS 10/4.1 from Ch. 23, par. 2214.1
45	45	225 ILCS 10/5 from Ch. 23, par. 2215
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48	48	225 ILCS 10/9.1c
49	49	325 ILCS 50/5 from Ch. 23, par. 2285
50	50	Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. In provisions concerning criminal background investigations, makes changes regarding the Department who regulates background checks, the background check that a potential employee is required to complete, and the supervision required for an employee pending completion of a background check. Provides that the Department of Early Childhood shall establish a secure background check portal that is accessible to applicants, child care staff, human resources representatives, and day care licensing representatives no later than July 1, 2026. Sets forth requirements for the background check portal. In provisions concerning any examinations conducted by the Department, provides that full monitoring and inspection reports, along with any corrective actions taken by the provider, shall be posted in plain language within 30 days from the creation of the report on the Department's consumer education website. Provides that, in the report that the Department provide to the General Assembly on its progress in meeting performance measures and goals related to child day care licensing, the Department shall include details regarding the processing of background checks, including the average number of days it takes for the background check unit to complete a series of background checks and issue a background check clearance required under the Child Care and Development Block Grant. Makes other changes. Amends the Missing Children Records Act. Provides that, by September 30, 2025, the Illinois State Police shall publish a list of acceptable governmental documentation that provides satisfactory proof of a child's identity and age. Provides that a grace period of up to 90 calendar days from the first date of attendance should be allowed for the person enrolling the child to provide any other reliable proof that has been identified.
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83	83	1 volunteer's fingerprints to the Illinois State Police in the
84	84	2 form and manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police. These
85	85	3 fingerprints shall be checked against the fingerprint records
86	86	4 now and hereafter filed in the Illinois State Police and
87	87	5 Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history records
88	88	6 databases. The Illinois State Police shall charge a fee for
89	89	7 conducting the criminal history records check, which shall be
90	90	8 deposited in the State Police Services Fund and shall not
91	91	9 exceed the actual cost of the records check. The Illinois
92	92	10 State Police shall provide information concerning any criminal
93	93	11 charges, and their disposition, now or hereafter filed,
94	94	12 against an applicant, employee, or volunteer of a child care
95	95	13 facility or non-licensed service provider upon request of the
96	96	14 Department of Children and Family Services when the request is
97	97	15 made in the form and manner required by the Illinois State
98	98	16 Police.
99	99	17 Information concerning convictions of a license applicant,
100	100	18 employee, or volunteer of a child care facility or
101	101	19 non-licensed service provider investigated under this Section,
102	102	20 including the source of the information and any conclusions or
103	103	21 recommendations derived from the information, shall be
104	104	22 provided, upon request, to such applicant, employee, or
105	105	23 volunteer of a child care facility or non-licensed service
106	106	24 provider prior to final action by the Department on the
107	107	25 application. State conviction information provided by the
108	108	26 Illinois State Police regarding employees, prospective
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119	119	1 employees, or volunteers of non-licensed service providers and
120	120	2 child care facilities licensed under this Act shall be
121	121	3 provided to the operator of such facility, and, upon request,
122	122	4 to the employee, prospective employee, or volunteer of a child
123	123	5 care facility or non-licensed service provider. Any
124	124	6 information concerning criminal charges and the disposition of
125	125	7 such charges obtained by the Department shall be confidential
126	126	8 and may not be transmitted outside the Department, except as
127	127	9 required herein, and may not be transmitted to anyone within
128	128	10 the Department except as needed for the purpose of evaluating
129	129	11 an application or an employee or volunteer of a child care
130	130	12 facility or non-licensed service provider. Only information
131	131	13 and standards which bear a reasonable and rational relation to
132	132	14 the performance of a child care facility shall be used by the
133	133	15 Department or any licensee. Any employee of the Department of
134	134	16 Children and Family Services, Illinois State Police, or a
135	135	17 child care facility receiving confidential information under
136	136	18 this Section who gives or causes to be given any confidential
137	137	19 information concerning any criminal convictions of an
138	138	20 applicant, employee, or volunteer of a child care facility or
139	139	21 non-licensed service provider, shall be guilty of a Class A
140	140	22 misdemeanor unless release of such information is authorized
141	141	23 by this Section.
142	142	24 The Department of Children and Family Services or the
143	143	25 Department of Early Childhood shall allow day care centers,
144	144	26 day care homes, and group day care homes to A child care
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155	155	1 facility may hire, on a probationary basis, any employee or
156	156	2 volunteer of a child care facility or non-licensed service
157	157	3 provider authorizing a criminal background investigation under
158	158	4 this Section, after completing either: pending the result of
159	159	5 such investigation
160	160	6 (1) the Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint
161	161	7 criminal background check; or
162	162	8 (2) the Illinois State Police fingerprint criminal
163	163	9 background check and a criminal record check of the
164	164	10 criminal repository of each state in which the employee or
165	165	11 volunteer resided during the preceding 5 years.
166	166	12 Pending completion of all background check requirements,
167	167	13 the prospective employee or volunteer must be supervised at
168	168	14 all times by an individual who received a qualifying result on
169	169	15 all background check components. Employees and volunteers of a
170	170	16 day care center, day care home, or group day care home child
171	171	17 care facility or non-licensed service provider shall be
172	172	18 notified prior to hiring that such employment may be
173	173	19 terminated on the basis of criminal background information
174	174	20 obtained by the facility.
175	175	21 No later than July 1, 2026, the Department of Early
176	176	22 Childhood shall establish a secure background check portal
177	177	23 that is accessible, at minimum, to applicants, child care
178	178	24 staff, human resources representatives, and day care licensing
179	179	25 representatives and that has the following capabilities:
180	180	26 (1) allows individuals to fill out all background
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191	191	1 check authorization forms online and upload and submit all
192	192	2 documents deemed necessary by the Department of Early
193	193	3 Childhood;
194	194	4 (2) allows necessary parties to provide electronic
195	195	5 signatures on any background check documents;
196	196	6 (3) allows individuals to check the status of the
197	197	7 background checks;
198	198	8 (4) notifies the appropriate individual if information
199	199	9 or documents are missing;
200	200	10 (5) includes a search feature that allows necessary
201	201	11 parties to view if an applicant's background check
202	202	12 clearance has been issued within the past 5 years or if the
203	203	13 background check has expired;
204	204	14 (6) allows necessary parties to view and print any
205	205	15 background check clearance letters;
206	206	16 (7) allows a background check clearance letter to be
207	207	17 tied to more than one license number; and
208	208	18 (8) allows applicants to upload a background check
209	209	19 clearance letter, if the applicant has lived in another
210	210	20 state within the past 5 years, to satisfy the requirement
211	211	21 for an interstate background check.
212	212	22 The Department of Early Childhood shall also publicize
213	213	23 a contact number for its background check unit that allows
214	214	24 interested parties to inquire about background checks.
215	215	25 (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 103-22, eff. 8-8-23.)
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226	226	1 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-594)
227	227	2 Sec. 4.1. Criminal background investigations. The
228	228	3 Department of Children and Family Services or the Department
229	229	4 of Early Childhood shall require that each child care facility
230	230	5 license applicant under the agencies' respective authority as
231	231	6 part of the application process, and each employee and
232	232	7 volunteer of a child care facility or non-licensed service
233	233	8 provider, as a condition of employment, authorize an
234	234	9 investigation every 5 years, as required under the Child Care
235	235	10 and Development Block Grant, to determine if such applicant,
236	236	11 employee, or volunteer has ever been charged with a crime and
237	237	12 if so, the disposition of those charges; this authorization
238	238	13 shall indicate the scope of the inquiry and the agencies which
239	239	14 may be contacted. Upon this authorization, the Director shall
240	240	15 request and receive information and assistance from any
241	241	16 federal, State or local governmental agency as part of the
242	242	17 authorized investigation. Each applicant, employee, or
243	243	18 volunteer of a child care facility or non-licensed service
244	244	19 provider shall submit the applicant's, employee's, or
245	245	20 volunteer's fingerprints to the Illinois State Police in the
246	246	21 form and manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police. These
247	247	22 fingerprints shall be checked against the fingerprint records
248	248	23 now and hereafter filed in the Illinois State Police and
249	249	24 Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history records
250	250	25 databases. The Illinois State Police shall charge a fee for
251	251	26 conducting the criminal history records check, which shall be
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262	262	1 deposited in the State Police Services Fund and shall not
263	263	2 exceed the actual cost of the records check. The Illinois
264	264	3 State Police shall provide information concerning any criminal
265	265	4 charges, and their disposition, now or hereafter filed,
266	266	5 against an applicant, employee, or volunteer of a child care
267	267	6 facility or non-licensed service provider upon request of the
268	268	7 Department of Children and Family Services or the Department
269	269	8 of Early Childhood when the request is made in the form and
270	270	9 manner required by the Illinois State Police.
271	271	10 Information concerning convictions of a license applicant,
272	272	11 employee, or volunteer of a child care facility or
273	273	12 non-licensed service provider investigated under this Section,
274	274	13 including the source of the information and any conclusions or
275	275	14 recommendations derived from the information, shall be
276	276	15 provided, upon request, to such applicant, employee, or
277	277	16 volunteer of a child care facility or non-licensed service
278	278	17 provider prior to final action by the Department of Children
279	279	18 and Family Services or the Department of Early Childhood under
280	280	19 the agencies' respective authority on the application. State
281	281	20 conviction information provided by the Illinois State Police
282	282	21 regarding employees, prospective employees, or volunteers of
283	283	22 non-licensed service providers and child care facilities
284	284	23 licensed under this Act shall be provided to the operator of
285	285	24 such facility, and, upon request, to the employee, prospective
286	286	25 employee, or volunteer of a child care facility or
287	287	26 non-licensed service provider. Any information concerning
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298	298	1 criminal charges and the disposition of such charges obtained
299	299	2 by the Department of Children and Family Services or the
300	300	3 Department of Early Childhood shall be confidential and may
301	301	4 not be transmitted outside the Department of Children and
302	302	5 Family Services or the Department of Early Childhood, except
303	303	6 as required herein, and may not be transmitted to anyone
304	304	7 within the Department of Children and Family Services or the
305	305	8 Department of Early Childhood except as needed for the purpose
306	306	9 of evaluating an application or an employee or volunteer of a
307	307	10 child care facility or non-licensed service provider. Only
308	308	11 information and standards which bear a reasonable and rational
309	309	12 relation to the performance of a child care facility shall be
310	310	13 used by the Department of Children and Family Services or the
311	311	14 Department of Early Childhood or any licensee. Any employee of
312	312	15 the Department of Children and Family Services, Department of
313	313	16 Early Childhood, Illinois State Police, or a child care
314	314	17 facility receiving confidential information under this Section
315	315	18 who gives or causes to be given any confidential information
316	316	19 concerning any criminal convictions of an applicant, employee,
317	317	20 or volunteer of a child care facility or non-licensed service
318	318	21 provider, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor unless
319	319	22 release of such information is authorized by this Section.
320	320	23 The Department of Children and Family Services or the
321	321	24 Department of Early Childhood shall allow day care centers,
322	322	25 day care homes, and group day care homes to A child care
323	323	26 facility may hire, on a probationary basis, any employee or
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334	334	1 volunteer of a child care facility or non-licensed service
335	335	2 provider authorizing a criminal background investigation under
336	336	3 this Section, after completing either: pending the result of
337	337	4 such investigation
338	338	5 (1) the Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint
339	339	6 criminal background check; or
340	340	7 (2) the Illinois State Police fingerprint criminal
341	341	8 background check and a criminal record check of the
342	342	9 criminal repository of each state in which the employee or
343	343	10 volunteer resided during the preceding 5 years.
344	344	11 Pending completion of all background check requirements,
345	345	12 the prospective employee or volunteer must be supervised at
346	346	13 all times by an individual who received a qualifying result on
347	347	14 all background check components. Employees and volunteers of a
348	348	15 day care center, day care home, or group day care home child
349	349	16 care facility or non-licensed service provider shall be
350	350	17 notified prior to hiring that such employment may be
351	351	18 terminated on the basis of criminal background information
352	352	19 obtained by the facility.
353	353	20 No later than July 1, 2026, the Department of Early
354	354	21 Childhood shall establish a secure background check portal
355	355	22 that is accessible, at minimum, to applicants, child care
356	356	23 staff, human resources representatives, and day care licensing
357	357	24 representatives and that has the following capabilities:
358	358	25 (1) allows individuals to fill out all background
359	359	26 check authorization forms online and upload and submit all
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370	370	1 documents deemed necessary by the Department of Early
371	371	2 Childhood;
372	372	3 (2) allows necessary parties to provide electronic
373	373	4 signatures on any background check documents;
374	374	5 (3) allows individuals to check the status of the
375	375	6 background checks;
376	376	7 (4) notifies the appropriate individual if information
377	377	8 or documents are missing;
378	378	9 (5) includes a search feature that allows necessary
379	379	10 parties to view if an applicant's background check
380	380	11 clearance has been issued within the past 5 years or if the
381	381	12 background check has expired;
382	382	13 (6) allows necessary parties to view and print any
383	383	14 background check clearance letters;
384	384	15 (7) allows a background check clearance letter to be
385	385	16 tied to more than one license number; and
386	386	17 (8) allows applicants to upload a background check
387	387	18 clearance letter, if the applicant has lived in another
388	388	19 state within the past 5 years, to satisfy the requirement
389	389	20 for an interstate background check.
390	390	21 The Department of Early Childhood shall also publicize
391	391	22 a contact number for its background check unit that allows
392	392	23 interested parties to inquire about background checks.
393	393	24 (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 103-22, eff. 8-8-23;
394	394	25 103-594, eff. 7-1-26.)
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405	405	1 (225 ILCS 10/5) (from Ch. 23, par. 2215)
406	406	2 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-594)
407	407	3 Sec. 5. (a) In respect to child care institutions,
408	408	4 maternity centers, child welfare agencies, day care centers,
409	409	5 day care agencies and group homes, the Department, upon
410	410	6 receiving application filed in proper order, shall examine the
411	411	7 facilities and persons responsible for care of children
412	412	8 therein.
413	413	9 (b) In respect to foster family and day care homes,
414	414	10 applications may be filed on behalf of such homes by a licensed
415	415	11 child welfare agency, by a State agency authorized to place
416	416	12 children in foster care or by out-of-State agencies approved
417	417	13 by the Department to place children in this State. In respect
418	418	14 to day care homes, applications may be filed on behalf of such
419	419	15 homes by a licensed day care agency or licensed child welfare
420	420	16 agency. In applying for license in behalf of a home in which
421	421	17 children are placed by and remain under supervision of the
422	422	18 applicant agency, such agency shall certify that the home and
423	423	19 persons responsible for care of unrelated children therein, or
424	424	20 the home and relatives, as defined in Section 2.17 of this Act,
425	425	21 responsible for the care of related children therein, were
426	426	22 found to be in reasonable compliance with standards prescribed
427	427	23 by the Department for the type of care indicated.
428	428	24 (c) The Department shall not allow any person to examine
429	429	25 facilities under a provision of this Act who has not passed an
430	430	26 examination demonstrating that such person is familiar with
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441	441	1 this Act and with the appropriate standards and regulations of
442	442	2 the Department.
443	443	3 (d) With the exception of day care centers, day care
444	444	4 homes, and group day care homes, licenses shall be issued in
445	445	5 such form and manner as prescribed by the Department and are
446	446	6 valid for 4 years from the date issued, unless revoked by the
447	447	7 Department or voluntarily surrendered by the licensee.
448	448	8 Licenses issued for day care centers, day care homes, and
449	449	9 group day care homes shall be valid for 5 years 3 years from
450	450	10 the date issued, unless revoked by the Department or
451	451	11 voluntarily surrendered by the licensee. When a licensee has
452	452	12 made timely and sufficient application for the renewal of a
453	453	13 license or a new license with reference to any activity of a
454	454	14 continuing nature, the existing license shall continue in full
455	455	15 force and effect for up to 30 days until the final agency
456	456	16 decision on the application has been made. The Department may
457	457	17 further extend the period in which such decision must be made
458	458	18 in individual cases for up to 30 days, but such extensions
459	459	19 shall be only upon good cause shown.
460	460	20 (e) The Department may issue one 6-month permit to a newly
461	461	21 established facility for child care to allow that facility
462	462	22 reasonable time to become eligible for a full license. If the
463	463	23 facility for child care is a foster family home, or day care
464	464	24 home the Department may issue one 2-month permit only.
465	465	25 (f) The Department may issue an emergency permit to a
466	466	26 child care facility taking in children as a result of the
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477	477	1 temporary closure for more than 2 weeks of a licensed child
478	478	2 care facility due to a natural disaster. An emergency permit
479	479	3 under this subsection shall be issued to a facility only if the
480	480	4 persons providing child care services at the facility were
481	481	5 employees of the temporarily closed day care center at the
482	482	6 time it was closed. No investigation of an employee of a child
483	483	7 care facility receiving an emergency permit under this
484	484	8 subsection shall be required if that employee has previously
485	485	9 been investigated at another child care facility. No emergency
486	486	10 permit issued under this subsection shall be valid for more
487	487	11 than 90 days after the date of issuance.
488	488	12 (g) During the hours of operation of any licensed child
489	489	13 care facility, authorized representatives of the Department
490	490	14 may without notice visit the facility for the purpose of
491	491	15 determining its continuing compliance with this Act or
492	492	16 regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
493	493	17 (h) Day care centers, day care homes, and group day care
494	494	18 homes shall be monitored at least annually by a licensing
495	495	19 representative from the Department or the agency that
496	496	20 recommended licensure.
497	497	21 (i) Full monitoring and inspection reports, along with any
498	498	22 corrective actions taken by the provider, shall be posted in
499	499	23 plain language within 30 days after the creation of the report
500	500	24 on the Department's consumer education website.
501	501	25 (Source: P.A. 98-804, eff. 1-1-15.)
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512	512	1 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-594)
513	513	2 Sec. 5. (a) This Section does not apply to any day care
514	514	3 center, day care home, or group day care home.
515	515	4 In respect to child care institutions, maternity centers,
516	516	5 child welfare agencies, and group homes, the Department, upon
517	517	6 receiving application filed in proper order, shall examine the
518	518	7 facilities and persons responsible for care of children
519	519	8 therein.
520	520	9 (b) In respect to foster family homes, applications may be
521	521	10 filed on behalf of such homes by a licensed child welfare
522	522	11 agency, by a State agency authorized to place children in
523	523	12 foster care or by out-of-State agencies approved by the
524	524	13 Department to place children in this State. In applying for
525	525	14 license in behalf of a home in which children are placed by and
526	526	15 remain under supervision of the applicant agency, such agency
527	527	16 shall certify that the home and persons responsible for care
528	528	17 of unrelated children therein, or the home and relatives, as
529	529	18 defined in Section 2.17 of this Act, responsible for the care
530	530	19 of related children therein, were found to be in reasonable
531	531	20 compliance with standards prescribed by the Department for the
532	532	21 type of care indicated.
533	533	22 (c) The Department shall not allow any person to examine
534	534	23 facilities under a provision of this Act who has not passed an
535	535	24 examination demonstrating that such person is familiar with
536	536	25 this Act and with the appropriate standards and regulations of
537	537	26 the Department.
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548	548	1 (d) Licenses shall be issued in such form and manner as
549	549	2 prescribed by the Department and are valid for 4 years from the
550	550	3 date issued, unless revoked by the Department or voluntarily
551	551	4 surrendered by the licensee. When a licensee has made timely
552	552	5 and sufficient application for the renewal of a license or a
553	553	6 new license with reference to any activity of a continuing
554	554	7 nature, the existing license shall continue in full force and
555	555	8 effect for up to 30 days until the final agency decision on the
556	556	9 application has been made. The Department may further extend
557	557	10 the period in which such decision must be made in individual
558	558	11 cases for up to 30 days, but such extensions shall be only upon
559	559	12 good cause shown.
560	560	13 (e) The Department may issue one 6-month permit to a newly
561	561	14 established facility for child care to allow that facility
562	562	15 reasonable time to become eligible for a full license. If the
563	563	16 facility for child care is a foster family home, the
564	564	17 Department may issue one 2-month permit only.
565	565	18 (f) The Department may issue an emergency permit to a
566	566	19 child care facility taking in children as a result of the
567	567	20 temporary closure for more than 2 weeks of a licensed child
568	568	21 care facility due to a natural disaster. An emergency permit
569	569	22 under this subsection shall be issued to a facility only if the
570	570	23 persons providing child care services at the facility were
571	571	24 employees of the temporarily closed facility at the time it
572	572	25 was closed. No investigation of an employee of a child care
573	573	26 facility receiving an emergency permit under this subsection
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584	584	1 shall be required if that employee has previously been
585	585	2 investigated at another child care facility. No emergency
586	586	3 permit issued under this subsection shall be valid for more
587	587	4 than 90 days after the date of issuance.
588	588	5 (g) During the hours of operation of any licensed child
589	589	6 care facility, authorized representatives of the Department
590	590	7 may without notice visit the facility for the purpose of
591	591	8 determining its continuing compliance with this Act or
592	592	9 regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
593	593	10 (h) (Blank).
594	594	11 (Source: P.A. 103-594, eff. 7-1-26.)
595	595	12 (225 ILCS 10/5.01)
596	596	13 (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a
597	597	14 delayed effective date)
598	598	15 Sec. 5.01. Licenses; permits; Department of Early
599	599	16 Childhood.
600	600	17 (a) In respect to day care centers, the Department of
601	601	18 Early Childhood, upon receiving application filed in proper
602	602	19 order, shall examine the facilities and persons responsible
603	603	20 for care of children therein.
604	604	21 (b) In respect to day care homes, applications may be
605	605	22 filed on behalf of such homes by the Department of Early
606	606	23 Childhood.
607	607	24 (c) The Department of Early Childhood shall not allow any
608	608	25 person to examine facilities under a provision of this Act who
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619	619	1 has not passed an examination demonstrating that such person
620	620	2 is familiar with this Act and with the appropriate standards
621	621	3 and regulations of the Department of Early Childhood.
622	622	4 (d) Licenses issued for day care centers, day care homes,
623	623	5 and group day care homes shall be valid for 5 years 3 years
624	624	6 from the date issued, unless revoked by the Department of
625	625	7 Early Childhood or voluntarily surrendered by the licensee.
626	626	8 When a licensee has made timely and sufficient application for
627	627	9 the renewal of a license or a new license with reference to any
628	628	10 activity of a continuing nature, the existing license shall
629	629	11 continue in full force and effect for up to 30 days until the
630	630	12 final agency decision on the application has been made. The
631	631	13 Department of Early Childhood may further extend the period in
632	632	14 which such decision must be made in individual cases for up to
633	633	15 30 days, but such extensions shall be only upon good cause
634	634	16 shown.
635	635	17 (e) The Department of Early Childhood may issue one
636	636	18 6-month permit to a newly established facility for child care
637	637	19 to allow that facility reasonable time to become eligible for
638	638	20 a full license. If the facility for child care is a day care
639	639	21 home the Department of Early Childhood may issue one 2-month
640	640	22 permit only.
641	641	23 (f) The Department of Early Childhood may issue an
642	642	24 emergency permit to a day care center taking in children as a
643	643	25 result of the temporary closure for more than 2 weeks of a
644	644	26 licensed child care facility due to a natural disaster. An
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655	655	1 emergency permit under this subsection shall be issued to a
656	656	2 facility only if the persons providing child care services at
657	657	3 the facility were employees of the temporarily closed day care
658	658	4 center at the time it was closed. No investigation of an
659	659	5 employee of a child care facility receiving an emergency
660	660	6 permit under this subsection shall be required if that
661	661	7 employee has previously been investigated at another child
662	662	8 care facility. No emergency permit issued under this
663	663	9 subsection shall be valid for more than 90 days after the date
664	664	10 of issuance.
665	665	11 (g) During the hours of operation of any licensed day care
666	666	12 center, day care home, or group day care home, authorized
667	667	13 representatives of the Department of Early Childhood may
668	668	14 without notice visit the facility for the purpose of
669	669	15 determining its continuing compliance with this Act or rules
670	670	16 adopted pursuant thereto.
671	671	17 (h) Day care centers, day care homes, and group day care
672	672	18 homes shall be monitored at least annually by a licensing
673	673	19 representative from the Department of Early Childhood that
674	674	20 recommended licensure.
675	675	21 (i) Full monitoring and inspection reports, along with any
676	676	22 corrective actions taken by the provider, shall be posted in
677	677	23 plain language within 30 days after the creation of the report
678	678	24 on the Department of Early Childhood's consumer education
679	679	25 website.
680	680	26 (Source: P.A. 103-594, eff. 7-1-26; revised 10-21-24.)
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691	691	1 (225 ILCS 10/7.10)
692	692	2 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-594)
693	693	3 Sec. 7.10. Licensing orientation program and progress
694	694	4 report.
695	695	5 (a) For the purposes of this Section, "child day care
696	696	6 licensing" or "day care licensing" means licensing of day care
697	697	7 centers, day care homes, and group day care homes.
698	698	8 (a-5) In addition to current day care daycare training and
699	699	9 subject to appropriations, the Department or any State agency
700	700	10 that assumes day care center licensing responsibilities shall
701	701	11 host licensing orientation programs to help educate potential
702	702	12 day care center, day care home, and group day care home
703	703	13 providers about the child day care licensing process. The
704	704	14 programs shall be made available in person and virtually. The
705	705	15 Department or its successor shall offer to host licensing
706	706	16 orientation programs at least twice annually in each
707	707	17 Representative District in the State. Additionally, if one or
708	708	18 more persons request that a program be offered in a language
709	709	19 other than English, then the Department or its successor must
710	710	20 accommodate the request.
711	711	21 (b) No later than September 30th of each year, the
712	712	22 Department shall provide the General Assembly with a
713	713	23 comprehensive report on its progress in meeting performance
714	714	24 measures and goals related to child day care licensing.
715	715	25 (c) The report shall include:
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726	726	1 (1) details on the funding for child day care
727	727	2 licensing, including:
728	728	3 (A) the total number of full-time employees
729	729	4 working on child day care licensing;
730	730	5 (B) the names of all sources of revenue used to
731	731	6 support child day care licensing;
732	732	7 (C) the amount of expenditures that is claimed
733	733	8 against federal funding sources;
734	734	9 (D) the identity of federal funding sources; and
735	735	10 (E) how funds are appropriated, including
736	736	11 appropriations for line staff, support staff,
737	737	12 supervisory staff, and training and other expenses and
738	738	13 the funding history of such licensing since fiscal
739	739	14 year 2010;
740	740	15 (2) current staffing qualifications of day care
741	741	16 licensing representatives and day care licensing
742	742	17 supervisors in comparison with staffing qualifications
743	743	18 specified in the job description;
744	744	19 (3) data history for fiscal year 2010 to the current
745	745	20 fiscal year on day care licensing representative caseloads
746	746	21 and staffing levels in all areas of the State;
747	747	22 (4) per the DCFS Child Day Care Licensing Advisory
748	748	23 Council's work plan, quarterly data on the following
749	749	24 measures:
750	750	25 (A) the number and percentage of new applications
751	751	26 disposed of within 90 days;
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762	762	1 (B) the percentage of licenses renewed on time;
763	763	2 (C) the percentage of day care centers receiving
764	764	3 timely annual monitoring visits;
765	765	4 (D) the percentage of day care homes receiving
766	766	5 timely annual monitoring visits;
767	767	6 (E) the percentage of group day care homes
768	768	7 receiving timely annual monitoring visits;
769	769	8 (F) the percentage of provider requests for
770	770	9 supervisory review;
771	771	10 (G) the progress on adopting a key indicator
772	772	11 system;
773	773	12 (H) the percentage of complaints disposed of
774	774	13 within 30 days;
775	775	14 (I) the average number of days a day care center
776	776	15 applicant must wait to attend a licensing orientation;
777	777	16 (J) the number of licensing orientation sessions
778	778	17 available per region in the past year; and
779	779	18 (K) the number of Department trainings related to
780	780	19 licensing and child development available to providers
781	781	20 in the past year; and
782	782	21 (5) efforts to coordinate with the Department of Human
783	783	22 Services and the State Board of Education on professional
784	784	23 development, credentialing issues, and child developers,
785	785	24 including training registry, child developers, and Quality
786	786	25 Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS); and .
787	787	26 (6) details regarding the processing of background
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798	798	1 checks, including the average number of days it takes for
799	799	2 the background check unit to complete a series of
800	800	3 background checks and issue a background check clearance
801	801	4 required under the Child Care and Development Block Grant.
802	802	5 (d) The Department shall work with the Governor's
803	803	6 appointed Early Learning Council on issues related to and
804	804	7 concerning child day care.
805	805	8 (Source: P.A. 103-805, eff. 1-1-25; revised 10-10-24.)
806	806	9 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-594)
807	807	10 Sec. 7.10. Licensing orientation program and progress
808	808	11 report.
809	809	12 (a) For the purposes of this Section, "child day care
810	810	13 licensing" or "day care licensing" means licensing of day care
811	811	14 centers, day care homes, and group day care homes.
812	812	15 (a-5) In addition to current day care daycare training and
813	813	16 subject to appropriations, the Department or any State agency
814	814	17 that assumes day care center licensing responsibilities shall
815	815	18 host licensing orientation programs to help educate potential
816	816	19 day care center, day care home, and group day care home
817	817	20 providers about the child day care licensing process. The
818	818	21 programs shall be made available in person and virtually. The
819	819	22 Department or its successor shall offer to host licensing
820	820	23 orientation programs at least twice annually in each
821	821	24 Representative District in the State. Additionally, if one or
822	822	25 more persons request that a program be offered in a language
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833	833	1 other than English, then the Department or its successor must
834	834	2 accommodate the request.
835	835	3 (b) No later than September 30th of each year, the
836	836	4 Department of Early Childhood shall provide the General
837	837	5 Assembly with a comprehensive report on its progress in
838	838	6 meeting performance measures and goals related to child day
839	839	7 care licensing.
840	840	8 (c) The report shall include:
841	841	9 (1) details on the funding for child day care
842	842	10 licensing, including:
843	843	11 (A) the total number of full-time employees
844	844	12 working on child day care licensing;
845	845	13 (B) the names of all sources of revenue used to
846	846	14 support child day care licensing;
847	847	15 (C) the amount of expenditures that is claimed
848	848	16 against federal funding sources;
849	849	17 (D) the identity of federal funding sources; and
850	850	18 (E) how funds are appropriated, including
851	851	19 appropriations for line staff, support staff,
852	852	20 supervisory staff, and training and other expenses and
853	853	21 the funding history of such licensing since fiscal
854	854	22 year 2010;
855	855	23 (2) current staffing qualifications of day care
856	856	24 licensing representatives and day care licensing
857	857	25 supervisors in comparison with staffing qualifications
858	858	26 specified in the job description;
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869	869	1 (3) data history for fiscal year 2010 to the current
870	870	2 fiscal year on day care licensing representative caseloads
871	871	3 and staffing levels in all areas of the State;
872	872	4 (4) per the DCFS Child Day Care Licensing Advisory
873	873	5 Council's work plan, quarterly data on the following
874	874	6 measures:
875	875	7 (A) the number and percentage of new applications
876	876	8 disposed of within 90 days;
877	877	9 (B) the percentage of licenses renewed on time;
878	878	10 (C) the percentage of day care centers receiving
879	879	11 timely annual monitoring visits;
880	880	12 (D) the percentage of day care homes receiving
881	881	13 timely annual monitoring visits;
882	882	14 (E) the percentage of group day care homes
883	883	15 receiving timely annual monitoring visits;
884	884	16 (F) the percentage of provider requests for
885	885	17 supervisory review;
886	886	18 (G) the progress on adopting a key indicator
887	887	19 system;
888	888	20 (H) the percentage of complaints disposed of
889	889	21 within 30 days;
890	890	22 (I) the average number of days a day care center
891	891	23 applicant must wait to attend a licensing orientation;
892	892	24 (J) the number of licensing orientation sessions
893	893	25 available per region in the past year; and
894	894	26 (K) the number of Department of Early Childhood
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905	905	1 trainings related to licensing and child development
906	906	2 available to providers in the past year; and
907	907	3 (5) efforts to coordinate with the Department of Human
908	908	4 Services and the State Board of Education on professional
909	909	5 development, credentialing issues, and child developers,
910	910	6 including training registry, child developers, and Quality
911	911	7 Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS); and .
912	912	8 (6) details regarding the processing of background
913	913	9 checks, including the average number of days it takes for
914	914	10 the background check unit to complete a series of
915	915	11 background checks and issue a background check clearance
916	916	12 required under the Child Care and Development Block Grant.
917	917	13 (d) The Department of Early Childhood shall work with the
918	918	14 Governor's appointed Early Learning Council on issues related
919	919	15 to and concerning child day care.
920	920	16 (Source: P.A. 103-594, eff. 7-1-26; 103-805, eff. 1-1-25;
921	921	17 revised 11-26-24.)
922	922	18 (225 ILCS 10/9.1c)
923	923	19 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-594)
924	924	20 Sec. 9.1c. Public database of day care homes, group day
925	925	21 care homes, and day care centers; license status. No later
926	926	22 than July 1, 2018, the Department shall establish and maintain
927	927	23 on its official website a searchable database, freely
928	928	24 accessible to the public, that provides the following
929	929	25 information on each day care home, group day care home, and day
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940	940	1 care center licensed by the Department: whether, within the
941	941	2 past 5 years, the day care home, group day care home, or day
942	942	3 care center has had its license revoked by or surrendered to
943	943	4 the Department during a child abuse or neglect investigation
944	944	5 or its application for a renewal of its license was denied by
945	945	6 the Department, and, if so, the dates upon which the license
946	946	7 was revoked by or surrendered to the Department or the
947	947	8 application for a renewal of the license was denied by the
948	948	9 Department. The Department may adopt any rules necessary to
949	949	10 implement this Section. Nothing in this Section shall be
950	950	11 construed to allow or authorize the Department to release or
951	951	12 disclose any information that is prohibited from public
952	952	13 disclosure under this Act or under any other State or federal
953	953	14 law.
954	954	15 (Source: P.A. 100-52, eff. 1-1-18.)
955	955	16 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-594)
956	956	17 Sec. 9.1c. Public consumer education website database of
957	957	18 day care homes, group day care homes, and day care centers;
958	958	19 license status. By July 1, 2026, the The Department of Early
959	959	20 Childhood shall establish and maintain on its official
960	960	21 consumer education website the following information, which
961	961	22 shall be freely accessible to day care homes, group day care
962	962	23 homes, and day care centers licensed by the Department,
963	963	24 parents, providers, and the public:
964	964	25 (a) A a searchable database, freely accessible to the
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975	975	1 public, that provides the following information on each day
976	976	2 care home, group day care home, and day care center licensed by
977	977	3 the Department of Early Childhood: whether, within the past 5
978	978	4 years, the day care home, group day care home, or day care
979	979	5 center has had its license revoked by or surrendered to the
980	980	6 Department of Children and Family Services or the Department
981	981	7 of Early Childhood during a child abuse or neglect
982	982	8 investigation or its application for a renewal of its license
983	983	9 was denied by the Department of Children and Family Services
984	984	10 or the Department of Early Childhood, and, if so, the dates
985	985	11 upon which the license was revoked by or surrendered to the
986	986	12 Department of Children and Family Services or the Department
987	987	13 of Early Childhood or the application for a renewal of the
988	988	14 license was denied by the Department of Children and Family
989	989	15 Services or the Department of Early Childhood.
990	990	16 (b) A central repository for the initial licensing
991	991	17 application materials and renewal forms, as well as any other
992	992	18 licensing information, including, but not limited to,
993	993	19 guidance, rules, policy, standards, and statutes. The website
994	994	20 must be updated immediately upon any changes to licensing
995	995	21 guidance, rules, policy, or statute and valid weblinks must be
996	996	22 provided. All materials and changes to licensing guidance,
997	997	23 rules, policy, or statute shall be translated into additional
998	998	24 languages, including, but not limited to, Spanish, Polish, and
999	999	25 Arabic.
1000	1000	26 (c) Forum, town hall, and public meeting information shall
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1011	1011	1 be on the Department's official consumer education website in,
1012	1012	2 at minimum, 14 days in advance of the forum, town hall, or
1013	1013	3 public meeting. The Department shall host statewide virtual
1014	1014	4 forums or town halls on, at minimum, a quarterly basis, with
1015	1015	5 the purpose of updating day care providers on changes to
1016	1016	6 licensing policies and procedures and allowing day care
1017	1017	7 providers to ask questions. If one or more persons request
1018	1018	8 that a forum or town hall be offered in a language other than
1019	1019	9 English, then the Department shall accommodate the request.
1020	1020	10 (d) If the Department submits proposed or emergency
1021	1021	11 rulemaking to the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, the
1022	1022	12 Department shall hold, at minimum, 2 statewide virtual forums
1023	1023	13 or town halls to explain the rulemaking changes, gather
1024	1024	14 feedback, and inform the public of the process to submit
1025	1025	15 written comments. The forums or town halls shall be held
1026	1026	16 within 2 weeks of the rulemaking's publication in the Illinois
1027	1027	17 Register. If one or more persons request that a forum or town
1028	1028	18 hall be offered in a language other than English, then the
1029	1029	19 Department shall accommodate the request.
1030	1030	20 The Department of Early Childhood may adopt any rules
1031	1031	21 necessary to implement this Section. Nothing in this Section
1032	1032	22 shall be construed to allow or authorize the Department of
1033	1033	23 Early Childhood to release or disclose any information that is
1034	1034	24 prohibited from public disclosure under this Act or under any
1035	1035	25 other State or federal law.
1036	1036	26 (Source: P.A. 103-594, eff. 7-1-26.)
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1047	1047	1 Section 10. The Missing Children Records Act is amended by
1048	1048	2 changing Section 5 as follows:
1049	1049	3 (325 ILCS 50/5) (from Ch. 23, par. 2285)
1050	1050	4 Sec. 5. Duties of school or other entity.
1051	1051	5 (a) Upon notification by the Illinois State Police of a
1052	1052	6 person's disappearance, a school, preschool educational
1053	1053	7 program, child care facility, or day care home or group day
1054	1054	8 care home in which the person is currently or was previously
1055	1055	9 enrolled shall flag the record of that person in such a manner
1056	1056	10 that whenever a copy of or information regarding the record is
1057	1057	11 requested, the school or other entity shall be alerted to the
1058	1058	12 fact that the record is that of a missing person. The school or
1059	1059	13 other entity shall immediately report to the Illinois State
1060	1060	14 Police any request concerning flagged records or knowledge as
1061	1061	15 to the whereabouts of any missing person. Upon notification by
1062	1062	16 the Illinois State Police that the missing person has been
1063	1063	17 recovered, the school or other entity shall remove the flag
1064	1064	18 from the person's record.
1065	1065	19 (b) (1) For every child enrolled in a particular
1066	1066	20 elementary or secondary school, public or private preschool
1067	1067	21 educational program, public or private child care facility
1068	1068	22 licensed under the Child Care Act of 1969, or day care home or
1069	1069	23 group day care home licensed under the Child Care Act of 1969,
1070	1070	24 that school or other entity shall notify in writing the person
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1081	1081	1 enrolling the child that within 30 days he must provide either
1082	1082	2 (i) a certified copy of the child's birth certificate or (ii)
1083	1083	3 other reliable proof, as determined by the Illinois State
1084	1084	4 Police, of the child's identity and age and an affidavit
1085	1085	5 explaining the inability to produce a copy of the birth
1086	1086	6 certificate. Other reliable proof of the child's identity and
1087	1087	7 age shall include a passport, visa or other governmental
1088	1088	8 documentation of the child's identity. By September 30, 2025,
1089	1089	9 the Illinois State Police shall publish a list of acceptable
1090	1090	10 governmental documentation that provides satisfactory proof of
1091	1091	11 the child's identity and age. A grace period of up to 90
1092	1092	12 calendar days after the first date of attendance should be
1093	1093	13 allowed for the person enrolling the child to provide any
1094	1094	14 other reliable documentation that has been identified. When
1095	1095	15 the person enrolling the child provides the school or other
1096	1096	16 entity with a certified copy of the child's birth certificate
1097	1097	17 or other reliable documentation of the child's identity and
1098	1098	18 age, the school or other entity shall promptly make a copy of
1099	1099	19 the certified copy or other reliable documentation for its
1100	1100	20 records and return the original certified copy or other
1101	1101	21 reliable documentation to the person enrolling the child. Once
1102	1102	22 a school or other entity has been provided with a certified
1103	1103	23 copy of a child's birth certificate as required under item (i)
1104	1104	24 of this subdivision (b)(1), the school or other entity need
1105	1105	25 not request another such certified copy with respect to that
1106	1106	26 child for any other year in which the child is enrolled in that
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1117	1117	1 school or other entity.
1118	1118	2 (2) Upon the failure of a person enrolling a child to
1119	1119	3 comply with subsection (b) (1), the school or other entity
1120	1120	4 shall immediately notify the Illinois State Police or local
1121	1121	5 law enforcement agency of such failure, and shall notify the
1122	1122	6 person enrolling the child in writing that he has 10
1123	1123	7 additional days to comply.
1124	1124	8 (3) The school or other entity shall immediately report to
1125	1125	9 the Illinois State Police any affidavit received pursuant to
1126	1126	10 this subsection which appears inaccurate or suspicious in form
1127	1127	11 or content.
1128	1128	12 (c) Within 14 days after enrolling a transfer student, the
1129	1129	13 elementary or secondary school shall request directly from the
1130	1130	14 student's previous school a certified copy of his record. The
1131	1131	15 requesting school shall exercise due diligence in obtaining
1132	1132	16 the copy of the record requested. Any elementary or secondary
1133	1133	17 school requested to forward a copy of a transferring student's
1134	1134	18 record to the new school shall comply within 10 days of receipt
1135	1135	19 of the request unless the record has been flagged pursuant to
1136	1136	20 subsection (a), in which case the copy shall not be forwarded
1137	1137	21 and the requested school shall notify the Illinois State
1138	1138	22 Police or local law enforcement authority of the request.
1139	1139	23 (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
1140	1140	24 Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
1141	1141	25 changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
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