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Introduced
02/06/2025
02/06/2025
In Committee
04/11/2025
04/11/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that an entity that contracts with the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of Early Childhood, a child care facility, or a non-licensed service provider to provide a service that places the entity's employees in a child care facility shall require each employee who is placed or will be placed in such a facility to undergo a criminal background investigation. Provides that each entity shall submit an applicable employee's fingerprints to the Illinois State Police in the form and manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police. Sets forth provisions concerning the processing of an employee's fingerprints and actions that the Illinois State Police shall take regarding the criminal background investigation. Provides that information concerning the convictions of an entity's employee who is placed or will be placed in a child care facility and who is investigated, including the source of the information and any conclusions or recommendations derived from the information, shall be provided, upon request, to such entity and the entity's employee prior to final action by the Department of Children and Family Services or the Department of Early Childhood under the agencies' respective authority on the application. Sets forth provisions concerning the transmission of information about an employee's criminal charges and the protection of confidential information. Provides that any employee of the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of Early Childhood, the Illinois State Police, or a child care facility receiving confidential information who gives or causes to be given any confidential information concerning any criminal convictions of an applicant, employee, or volunteer of a child care facility or non-licensed service provider or an employee who is placed in a child care facility by a contracted entity, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor unless release of such information is authorized by the provisions concerning criminal background investigations.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Child Care Act of 1969 to establish more rigorous background check requirements for entities that contract to provide employees to child care facilities. Specifically, any entity that places employees in child care settings must require those employees to undergo a comprehensive criminal background investigation, which includes submitting fingerprints to the Illinois State Police for review against state and federal criminal history databases. The bill mandates that the Illinois State Police will conduct these background checks and charge a fee that covers the actual cost of the records check, with the funds deposited into the State Police Services Fund. The legislation ensures transparency by requiring that information about an employee's criminal convictions, including the source and any related recommendations, be provided to both the employing entity and the employee before any final employment decisions are made by the Departments of Children and Family Services or Early Childhood. Additionally, the bill includes strict confidentiality provisions, making it a Class A misdemeanor for any government or child care facility employee to improperly disclose confidential information about criminal backgrounds. This bill aims to enhance child safety by creating a more thorough screening process for individuals working in child care environments.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments (on 04/11/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1913&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104 |
| BillText | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/SB/10400SB1913.htm |
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