(225 ILCS 10/4.2)
(from Ch. 23, par. 2214.2)
Sec. 4.2.
(a) No applicant may receive a license from the Department and no person may be employed by a licensed child care facility who refuses to authorize an investigation as required by Section 4.1.
(b) In addition to the other provisions of this Section, no applicant may receive a license from the Department and no person may be employed by a child care facility licensed by the Department who has been declared a sexually dangerous person under "An Act in relation to sexually dangerous persons, and providing for their commitment, detention and supervision", approved July 6, 1938, as amended, or convicted of committing or attempting to commit any of the following offenses stipulated under the Criminal Code of 1961:
(1) murder;
(1.1) solicitation of murder;
(1.2) solicitation of murder for hire;
(1.3) intentional homicide of an unborn child;
(1.4) voluntary manslaughter of an unborn child;
(1.5) involuntary manslaughter;
(1.6) reckless homicide;
(1.7) concealment of a homicidal death;
(1.8) involuntary manslaughter of an unborn child;
(1.9) reckless homicide of an unborn child;
(1.10) drug-induced homicide;
(2) a sex offense under Article 11, except offenses
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(3) kidnapping;
(3.1) aggravated unlawful restraint;
(3.2) forcible detention;
(3.3) harboring a runaway;
(3.4) aiding and abetting child abduction;
(4) aggravated kidnapping;
(5) child abduction;
(6) aggravated battery of a child as described in |
| Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of Section 12-3.05; |
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(7) criminal sexual assault;
(8) aggravated criminal sexual assault;
(8.1) predatory criminal sexual assault of a child;
(9) criminal sexual abuse;
(10) aggravated sexual abuse;
(11) heinous battery as described in Section 12-4.1 |
| or subdivision (a)(2) of Section 12-3.05; |
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(12) aggravated battery with a firearm as described |
| in Section 12-4.2 or subdivision (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), or (e)(4) of Section 12-3.05; |
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(13) tampering with food, drugs, or cosmetics;
(14) drug induced infliction of great bodily harm as |
| described in Section 12-4.7 or subdivision (g)(1) of Section 12-3.05; |
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(15) hate crime;
(16) stalking;
(17) aggravated stalking;
(18) threatening public officials;
(19) home invasion;
(20) vehicular invasion;
(21) criminal transmission of HIV;
(22) criminal abuse or neglect of an elderly or |
| disabled person as described in Section 12-21 or subsection (b) of Section 12-4.4a; |
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(23) child abandonment;
(24) endangering the life or health of a child;
(25) ritual mutilation;
(26) ritualized abuse of a child;
(27) an offense in any other jurisdiction the |
| elements of which are similar and bear a substantial relationship to any of the foregoing offenses. |
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(b-1) In addition to the other provisions of this Section, beginning January 1, 2004, no new applicant and, on the date of licensure renewal, no current licensee may operate or receive a license from the Department to operate, no person may be employed by, and no adult person may reside in a child care facility licensed by the Department who has been convicted of committing or attempting to commit any of the following offenses or an offense in any other jurisdiction the elements of which are similar and bear a substantial relationship to any of the following offenses: (I) BODILY HARM
(1) Felony aggravated assault.
(2) Vehicular endangerment.
(3) Felony domestic battery.
(4) Aggravated battery.
(5) Heinous battery.
(6) Aggravated battery with a firearm.
(7) Aggravated battery of an unborn child.
(8) Aggravated battery of a senior citizen.
(9) Intimidation.
(10) Compelling organization membership of persons.
(11) Abuse and criminal neglect of a long term care |
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(12) Felony violation of an order of protection. (II) OFFENSES AFFECTING PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND DECENCY
(1) Felony unlawful use of weapons.
(2) Aggravated discharge of a firearm.
(3) Reckless discharge of a firearm.
(4) Unlawful use of metal piercing bullets.
(5) Unlawful sale or delivery of firearms on the |
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(6) Disarming a police officer.
(7) Obstructing justice.
(8) Concealing or aiding a fugitive.
(9) Armed violence.
(10) Felony contributing to the criminal delinquency |
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(III) DRUG OFFENSES
(1) Possession of more than 30 grams of cannabis.
(2) Manufacture of more than 10 grams of cannabis.
(3) Cannabis trafficking.
(4) Delivery of cannabis on school grounds.
(5) Unauthorized production of more than 5 cannabis |
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(6) Calculated criminal cannabis conspiracy.
(7) Unauthorized manufacture or delivery of |
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(8) Controlled substance trafficking.
(9) Manufacture, distribution, or advertisement of |
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(10) Calculated criminal drug conspiracy.
(11) Street gang criminal drug conspiracy.
(12) Permitting unlawful use of a building.
(13) Delivery of controlled, counterfeit, or |
| look-alike substances to persons under age 18, or at truck stops, rest stops, or safety rest areas, or on school property. |
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(14) Using, engaging, or employing persons under 18 |
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(15) Delivery of controlled substances.
(16) Sale or delivery of drug paraphernalia.
(17) Felony possession, sale, or exchange of |
| instruments adapted for use of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, or cannabis by subcutaneous injection. |
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(18) Felony possession of a controlled substance.
(19) Any violation of the Methamphetamine Control |
| and Community Protection Act. |
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(b-1.5) In addition to any other provision of this Section, for applicants with access to confidential financial information or who submit documentation to support billing, no applicant whose initial application was considered after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly may receive a license from the Department or a child care facility licensed by the Department who has been convicted of committing or attempting to commit any of the following felony offenses:
(1) financial institution fraud under Section 17-10.6 |
| of the Criminal Code of 1961; |
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(2) identity theft under Section 16-30 of the |
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(3) financial exploitation of an elderly person or a |
| person with a disability under Section 17-56 of the Criminal Code of 1961; |
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(4) computer tampering under Section 17-51 of the |
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(5) aggravated computer tampering under Section 17-52 |
| of the Criminal Code of 1961; |
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(6) computer fraud under Section 17-50 of the |
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(7) deceptive practices under Section 17-1 of the |
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(8) forgery under Section 17-3 of the Criminal Code |
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(9) State benefits fraud under Section 17-6 of the |
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(10) mail fraud and wire fraud under Section 17-24 of |
| the Criminal Code of 1961; |
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(11) theft under paragraphs (1.1) through (11) of |
| subsection (b) of Section 16-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961. |
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(b-2) Notwithstanding subsection (b-1), the Department may make an exception and, for child care facilities other than foster family homes, issue a new child care facility license to or renew the existing child care facility license of an applicant, a person employed by a child care facility, or an applicant who has an adult residing in a home child care facility who was convicted of an offense described in subsection (b-1), provided that all of the following requirements are met:
(1) The relevant criminal offense occurred more than |
| 5 years prior to the date of application or renewal, except for drug offenses. The relevant drug offense must have occurred more than 10 years prior to the date of application or renewal, unless the applicant passed a drug test, arranged and paid for by the child care facility, no less than 5 years after the offense. |
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(2) The Department must conduct a background check |
| and assess all convictions and recommendations of the child care facility to determine if hiring or licensing the applicant is in accordance with Department administrative rules and procedures. |
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(3) The applicant meets all other requirements and |
| qualifications to be licensed as the pertinent type of child care facility under this Act and the Department's administrative rules. |
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(c) In addition to the other provisions of this Section, no applicant may receive a license from the Department to operate a foster family home, and no adult person may reside in a foster family home licensed by the Department, who has been convicted of committing or attempting to commit any of the following offenses stipulated under the Criminal Code of 1961, the Cannabis Control Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, and the Illinois Controlled Substances Act: (I) OFFENSES DIRECTED AGAINST THE PERSON
(A) KIDNAPPING AND RELATED OFFENSES
(1) Unlawful restraint.
(B) BODILY HARM
(2) Felony aggravated assault.
(3) Vehicular endangerment.
(4) Felony domestic battery.
(5) Aggravated battery.
(6) Heinous battery.
(7) Aggravated battery with a firearm.
(8) Aggravated battery of an unborn child.
(9) Aggravated battery of a senior citizen.
(10) Intimidation.
(11) Compelling organization membership of persons.
(12) Abuse and criminal neglect of a long term care |
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(13) Felony violation of an order of protection. (II) OFFENSES DIRECTED AGAINST PROPERTY
(14) Felony theft.
(15) Robbery.
(16) Armed robbery.
(17) Aggravated robbery.
(18) Vehicular hijacking.
(19) Aggravated vehicular hijacking.
(20) Burglary.
(21) Possession of burglary tools.
(22) Residential burglary.
(23) Criminal fortification of a residence or |
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(24) Arson.
(25) Aggravated arson.
(26) Possession of explosive or explosive incendiary |
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(III) OFFENSES AFFECTING PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND DECENCY
(27) Felony unlawful use of weapons.
(28) Aggravated discharge of a firearm.
(29) Reckless discharge of a firearm.
(30) Unlawful use of metal piercing bullets.
(31) Unlawful sale or delivery of firearms on the |
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(32) Disarming a police officer.
(33) Obstructing justice.
(34) Concealing or aiding a fugitive.
(35) Armed violence.
(36) Felony contributing to the criminal delinquency |
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(IV) DRUG OFFENSES
(37) Possession of more than 30 grams of cannabis.
(38) Manufacture of more than 10 grams of cannabis.
(39) Cannabis trafficking.
(40) Delivery of cannabis on school grounds.
(41) Unauthorized production of more than 5 cannabis |
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(42) Calculated criminal cannabis conspiracy.
(43) Unauthorized manufacture or delivery of |
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(44) Controlled substance trafficking.
(45) Manufacture, distribution, or advertisement of |
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(46) Calculated criminal drug conspiracy.
(46.5) Streetgang criminal drug conspiracy.
(47) Permitting unlawful use of a building.
(48) Delivery of controlled, counterfeit, or |
| look-alike substances to persons under age 18, or at truck stops, rest stops, or safety rest areas, or on school property. |
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(49) Using, engaging, or employing persons under 18 |
| to deliver controlled, counterfeit, or look-alike substances. |
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(50) Delivery of controlled substances.
(51) Sale or delivery of drug paraphernalia.
(52) Felony possession, sale, or exchange of |
| instruments adapted for use of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, or cannabis by subcutaneous injection. |
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(53) Any violation of the Methamphetamine Control and |
| Community Protection Act. |
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(d) Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Department may make an exception and issue a new foster family home license or may renew an existing foster family home license of an applicant who was convicted of an offense described in subsection (c), provided all of the following requirements are met:
(1) The relevant criminal offense or offenses |
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(2) The applicant had previously disclosed the |
| conviction or convictions to the Department for purposes of a background check. |
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(3) After the disclosure, the Department either |
| placed a child in the home or the foster family home license was issued. |
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(4) During the background check, the Department had |
| assessed and waived the conviction in compliance with the existing statutes and rules in effect at the time of the hire or licensure. |
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(5) The applicant meets all other requirements and |
| qualifications to be licensed as a foster family home under this Act and the Department's administrative rules. |
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(6) The applicant has a history of providing a safe, |
| stable home environment and appears able to continue to provide a safe, stable home environment. |
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(e) In evaluating the exception pursuant to subsections (b-2) and (d), the Department must carefully review any relevant documents to determine whether the applicant, despite the disqualifying convictions, poses a substantial risk to State resources or clients. In making such a determination, the following guidelines shall be used:
(1) the age of the applicant when the offense was |
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(2) the circumstances surrounding the offense;
(3) the length of time since the conviction;
(4) the specific duties and responsibilities |
| necessarily related to the license being applied for and the bearing, if any, that the applicant's conviction history may have on his or her fitness to perform these duties and responsibilities; |
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(5) the applicant's employment references;
(6) the applicant's character references and any |
| certificates of achievement; |
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(7) an academic transcript showing educational |
| attainment since the disqualifying conviction; |
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(8) a Certificate of Relief from Disabilities or |
| Certificate of Good Conduct; and |
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(9) anything else that speaks to the applicant's |
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(Source: P.A. 96-1551, Article 1, Section 925, eff. 7-1-11; 96-1551, Article 2, Section 990, eff. 7-1-11; 97-874, eff. 7-31-12; 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13.) |
(225 ILCS 10/7)
(from Ch. 23, par. 2217)
Sec. 7.
(a) The Department must prescribe and publish minimum standards for licensing that apply to the various types of facilities for child care defined in this Act and that are equally applicable to like institutions under the control of the Department and to foster family homes used by and under the direct supervision of the Department. The Department shall seek the advice and assistance of persons representative of the various types of child care facilities in establishing such standards. The standards prescribed and published under this Act take effect as provided in the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, and are restricted to regulations pertaining to the following matters and to any rules and regulations required or permitted by any other Section of this Act:
(1) The operation and conduct of the facility and
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(2) The character, suitability and qualifications of |
| the applicant and other persons directly responsible for the care and welfare of children served. All child day care center licensees and employees who are required to report child abuse or neglect under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act shall be required to attend training on recognizing child abuse and neglect, as prescribed by Department rules; |
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(3) The general financial ability and competence of |
| the applicant to provide necessary care for children and to maintain prescribed standards; |
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(4) The number of individuals or staff required to |
| insure adequate supervision and care of the children received. The standards shall provide that each child care institution, maternity center, day care center, group home, day care home, and group day care home shall have on its premises during its hours of operation at least one staff member certified in first aid, in the Heimlich maneuver and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation by the American Red Cross or other organization approved by rule of the Department. Child welfare agencies shall not be subject to such a staffing requirement. The Department may offer, or arrange for the offering, on a periodic basis in each community in this State in cooperation with the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association or other appropriate organization, voluntary programs to train operators of foster family homes and day care homes in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation; |
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(5) The appropriateness, safety, cleanliness and |
| general adequacy of the premises, including maintenance of adequate fire prevention and health standards conforming to State laws and municipal codes to provide for the physical comfort, care and well-being of children received; |
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(6) Provisions for food, clothing, educational |
| opportunities, program, equipment and individual supplies to assure the healthy physical, mental and spiritual development of children served; |
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(7) Provisions to safeguard the legal rights of |
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(8) Maintenance of records pertaining to the |
| admission, progress, health and discharge of children, including, for day care centers and day care homes, records indicating each child has been immunized as required by State regulations. The Department shall require proof that children enrolled in a facility have been immunized against Haemophilus Influenzae B (HIB); |
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(9) Filing of reports with the Department;
(10) Discipline of children;
(11) Protection and fostering of the particular |
| religious faith of the children served; |
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(12) Provisions prohibiting firearms on day care |
| center premises except in the possession of peace officers; |
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(13) Provisions prohibiting handguns on day care home |
| premises except in the possession of peace officers or other adults who must possess a handgun as a condition of employment and who reside on the premises of a day care home; |
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(14) Provisions requiring that any firearm permitted |
| on day care home premises, except handguns in the possession of peace officers, shall be kept in a disassembled state, without ammunition, in locked storage, inaccessible to children and that ammunition permitted on day care home premises shall be kept in locked storage separate from that of disassembled firearms, inaccessible to children; |
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(15) Provisions requiring notification of parents or |
| guardians enrolling children at a day care home of the presence in the day care home of any firearms and ammunition and of the arrangements for the separate, locked storage of such firearms and ammunition; and |
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(16) Provisions requiring all licensed child care |
| facility employees who care for newborns and infants to complete training every 3 years on the nature of sudden unexpected infant death (SUID), sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), and the safe sleep recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics. |
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(b) If, in a facility for general child care, there are children diagnosed as mentally ill, intellectually disabled or physically handicapped, who are determined to be in need of special mental treatment or of nursing care, or both mental treatment and nursing care, the Department shall seek the advice and recommendation of the Department of Human Services, the Department of Public Health, or both Departments regarding the residential treatment and nursing care provided by the institution.
(c) The Department shall investigate any person applying to be licensed as a foster parent to determine whether there is any evidence of current drug or alcohol abuse in the prospective foster family. The Department shall not license a person as a foster parent if drug or alcohol abuse has been identified in the foster family or if a reasonable suspicion of such abuse exists, except that the Department may grant a foster parent license to an applicant identified with an alcohol or drug problem if the applicant has successfully participated in an alcohol or drug treatment program, self-help group, or other suitable activities.
(d) The Department, in applying standards prescribed and published, as herein provided, shall offer consultation through employed staff or other qualified persons to assist applicants and licensees in meeting and maintaining minimum requirements for a license and to help them otherwise to achieve programs of excellence related to the care of children served. Such consultation shall include providing information concerning education and training in early childhood development to providers of day care home services. The Department may provide or arrange for such education and training for those providers who request such assistance.
(e) The Department shall distribute copies of licensing standards to all licensees and applicants for a license. Each licensee or holder of a permit shall distribute copies of the appropriate licensing standards and any other information required by the Department to child care facilities under its supervision. Each licensee or holder of a permit shall maintain appropriate documentation of the distribution of the standards. Such documentation shall be part of the records of the facility and subject to inspection by authorized representatives of the Department.
(f) The Department shall prepare summaries of day care licensing standards. Each licensee or holder of a permit for a day care facility shall distribute a copy of the appropriate summary and any other information required by the Department, to the legal guardian of each child cared for in that facility at the time when the child is enrolled or initially placed in the facility. The licensee or holder of a permit for a day care facility shall secure appropriate documentation of the distribution of the summary and brochure. Such documentation shall be a part of the records of the facility and subject to inspection by an authorized representative of the Department.
(g) The Department shall distribute to each licensee and holder of a permit copies of the licensing or permit standards applicable to such person's facility. Each licensee or holder of a permit shall make available by posting at all times in a common or otherwise accessible area a complete and current set of licensing standards in order that all employees of the facility may have unrestricted access to such standards. All employees of the facility shall have reviewed the standards and any subsequent changes. Each licensee or holder of a permit shall maintain appropriate documentation of the current review of licensing standards by all employees. Such records shall be part of the records of the facility and subject to inspection by authorized representatives of the Department.
(h) Any standards involving physical examinations, immunization, or medical treatment shall include appropriate exemptions for children whose parents object thereto on the grounds that they conflict with the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious organization, of which the parent is an adherent or member, and for children who should not be subjected to immunization for clinical reasons.
(i) The Department, in cooperation with the Department of Public Health, shall work to increase immunization awareness and participation among parents of children enrolled in day care centers and day care homes by publishing on the Department's website information about the benefits of immunization against vaccine preventable diseases, including influenza and pertussis. The information for vaccine preventable diseases shall include the incidence and severity of the diseases, the availability of vaccines, and the importance of immunizing children and persons who frequently have close contact with children. The website content shall be reviewed annually in collaboration with the Department of Public Health to reflect the most current recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). The Department shall work with day care centers and day care homes licensed under this Act to ensure that the information is annually distributed to parents in August or September.
(Source: P.A. 96-391, eff. 8-13-09; 97-83, eff. 1-1-12; 97-227, eff. 1-1-12; 97-494, eff. 8-22-11; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12.) |
(225 ILCS 10/7.6)
Sec. 7.6.
Annual report.
Every licensed child welfare agency providing adoption services shall file an annual report with the Department and with the Attorney General on forms and on a date prescribed by the Department. The annual reports for the preceding 2 years must be made available, upon request, to the public by the Department and every licensed agency and must be included on the website of the Department. Each licensed agency that maintains a website shall provide the reports on its website. The annual report shall include all of the following matters and all other matters required by the Department:
(1) a balance sheet and a statement of income and
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| expenses for the year, certified by an independent public accountant; for purposes of this item (1), the audit report filed by an agency with the Department may be included in the annual report and, if so, shall be sufficient to comply with the requirement of this item (1); |
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(2) non-identifying information concerning the |
| placements made by the agency during the year, consisting of the number of adoptive families in the process of obtaining a foster family license, the number of adoptive families that are licensed and awaiting placement, the number of biological parents that the agency is actively working with, the number of placements, and the number of adoptions initiated during the year and the status of each matter at the end of the year; |
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(3) any instance during the year in which the agency |
| lost the right to provide adoption services in any State or country, had its license suspended for cause, or was the subject of other sanctions by any court, governmental agency, or governmental regulatory body relating to the provision of adoption services; |
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(4) any actions related to licensure that were |
| initiated against the agency during the year by a licensing or accrediting body; |
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(5) any pending investigations by federal or State |
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(6) any criminal charges, child abuse charges, |
| malpractice complaints, or lawsuits against the agency or any of its employees, officers, or directors related to the provision of adoption services and the basis or disposition of the actions; |
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(7) any instance in the year where the agency was |
| found guilty of, or pled guilty to, any criminal or civil or administrative violation under federal, State, or foreign law that relates to the provision of adoption services; |
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(8) any instance in the year where any employee, |
| officer, or director of the agency was found guilty of any crime or was determined to have violated a civil law or administrative rule under federal, State, or foreign law relating to the provision of adoption services; and |
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(9) any civil or administrative proceeding instituted |
| by the agency during the year and relating to adoption services, excluding uncontested adoption proceedings and proceedings filed pursuant to Section 12a of the Adoption Act. |
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Failure to disclose information required under this Section may result in the suspension of the agency's license for a period of 90 days. Subsequent violations may result in revocation of the license.
Information disclosed in accordance with this Section shall be subject to the applicable confidentiality requirements of this Act and the Adoption Act.
(Source: P.A. 94-586, eff. 8-15-05.) |
(225 ILCS 10/7.10)
Sec. 7.10.
Progress report.
(a) For the purposes of this Section, "child day care licensing" or "day care licensing" means licensing of day care centers, day care homes, and group day care homes.
(b) No later than September 30, 2013, the Department shall provide the General Assembly with a comprehensive report on its progress in meeting performance measures and goals related to child day care licensing.
(c) The report shall include:
(1) details on the funding for child day care
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(A) the total number of full-time employees |
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(B) the names of all sources of revenue used to |
| support child day care licensing; |
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(C) the amount of expenditures that is claimed |
| against federal funding sources; |
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(D) the identity of federal funding sources; and
(E) how funds are appropriated, including |
| appropriations for line staff, support staff, supervisory staff, and training and other expenses and the funding history of such licensing since fiscal year 2010; |
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(2) current staffing qualifications of day care |
| licensing representatives and day care licensing supervisors in comparison with staffing qualifications specified in the job description; |
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(3) data history for fiscal year 2010 to the current |
| fiscal year on day care licensing representative caseloads and staffing levels in all areas of the State; |
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(4) per the DCFS Child Day Care Licensing Advisory |
| Council's work plan, quarterly data on the following measures: |
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(A) the percentage of new applications disposed |
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(B) the percentage of licenses renewed on time;
(C) the percentage of day care centers receiving |
| timely annual monitoring visits; |
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(D) the percentage of day care homes receiving |
| timely annual monitoring visits; |
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(E) the percentage of group day care homes |
| receiving timely annual monitoring visits; |
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(F) the percentage of provider requests for |
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(G) the progress on adopting a key indicator |
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(H) the percentage of complaints disposed of |
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(I) the average number of days a day care center |
| applicant must wait to attend a licensing orientation; |
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(J) the number of licensing orientation sessions |
| available per region in the past year; and |
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(K) the number of Department trainings related to |
| licensing and child development available to providers in the past year; and |
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(5) efforts to coordinate with the Department of |
| Human Services and the State Board of Education on professional development, credentialing issues, and child developers, including training registry, child developers, and Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS). |
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(d) The Department shall work with the Governor's appointed Early Learning Council on issues related to and concerning child day care.
(Source: P.A. 97-1096, eff. 8-24-12.) |
(225 ILCS 10/8)
(from Ch. 23, par. 2218)
Sec. 8.
The Department may revoke or refuse to renew the license of any child care facility or child welfare agency or refuse to issue full license to the holder of a permit should the licensee or holder of a permit:
(1) fail to maintain standards prescribed and
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(2) violate any of the provisions of the license |
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(3) furnish or make any misleading or any false |
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(4) refuse to submit to the Department any reports or |
| refuse to make available to the Department any records required by the Department in making investigation of the facility for licensing purposes; |
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(5) fail or refuse to submit to an investigation by |
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(6) fail or refuse to admit authorized |
| representatives of the Department at any reasonable time for the purpose of investigation; |
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(7) fail to provide, maintain, equip and keep in safe |
| and sanitary condition premises established or used for child care as required under standards prescribed by the Department, or as otherwise required by any law, regulation or ordinance applicable to the location of such facility; |
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(8) refuse to display its license or permit;
(9) be the subject of an indicated report under |
| Section 3 of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act or fail to discharge or sever affiliation with the child care facility of an employee or volunteer at the facility with direct contact with children who is the subject of an indicated report under Section 3 of that Act; |
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(10) fail to comply with the provisions of Section |
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(11) fail to exercise reasonable care in the hiring, |
| training and supervision of facility personnel; |
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(12) fail to report suspected abuse or neglect of |
| children within the facility, as required by the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act; |
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(12.5) fail to comply with subsection (c-5) of |
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(13) fail to comply with Section 5.1 or 5.2 of this |
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(14) be identified in an investigation by the |
| Department as an addict or alcoholic, as defined in the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act, or be a person whom the Department knows has abused alcohol or drugs, and has not successfully participated in treatment, self-help groups or other suitable activities, and the Department determines that because of such abuse the licensee, holder of the permit, or any other person directly responsible for the care and welfare of the children served, does not comply with standards relating to character, suitability or other qualifications established under Section 7 of this Act. |
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(Source: P.A. 94-586, eff. 8-15-05; 94-1010, eff. 10-1-06.) |