Bill Text: IL HB5443 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to publicly release performance data that the Department is required to collect under the terms of the B.H. Consent Decree and to also submit that performance data to the federal government as required under the consent decree. Provides that no later than December 31, 2024, and on December 31 of each year thereafter, the Department shall prepare and submit to the General Assembly annual data reports that include the performance data required under the B.H. Consent Decree. Provides that subject to appropriation, the Department shall implement a data system that allows the Department to quickly analyze trends and evaluate multivariate correlations on collected performance data. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-05 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5443 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB5443-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5443 Introduced , by Rep. Suzanne M. Ness SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 505/50 new
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to publicly release performance data that the Department is required to collect under the terms of the B.H. Consent Decree and to also submit that performance data to the federal government as required under the consent decree. Provides that no later than December 31, 2024, and on December 31 of each year thereafter, the Department shall prepare and submit to the General Assembly annual data reports that include the performance data required under the B.H. Consent Decree. Provides that subject to appropriation, the Department shall implement a data system that allows the Department to quickly analyze trends and evaluate multivariate correlations on collected performance data. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended
by adding Section 50 as follows:
(20 ILCS 505/50 new)
Sec. 50. Public release of performance data required under
B.H. Consent Decree.
(a) The Department shall publicly release performance data
that the Department is required to collect under the terms of
the B.H. Consent Decree and submit that performance data to
the federal government as required under the consent decree.
(b) No later than December 31, 2024, and on December 31 of
each year thereafter, the Department shall prepare and submit
to the General Assembly annual data reports that include the
performance data described in subsection (a).
(c) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall
implement a data system that allows the Department to quickly
analyze trends and evaluate multivariate correlations on
collected performance data.