Bill Text: IL SB0653 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that subject to appropriation, the Department of Children and Family Services shall establish a child protection training academy for child protective investigators and supervisors employed by the Department or its contractors, and for other State and county employees, judges, court personnel, service providers, mental health professionals, law enforcement, foster parents, and other appropriate individuals and entities that are involved in providing child welfare services and that work directly with abused or neglected children. Provides that the training efforts of the academy shall include, but shall not be limited to, establishing: (i) training curricula on recognizing and responding to cases of child abuse or neglect; (ii) laboratory training facilities that include mock houses, mock medical facilities, mock courtrooms, and mock forensic interview rooms that allow for simulated, interactive, and intensive training; and (iii) minimum standards of competence that a person shall be required to demonstrate prior to receiving certification from the academy. Provides that by January 1, 2016, the Department shall adopt rules for the administration of the child protection training academy that not only establish statewide competence, assessment, and training standards for persons providing child welfare services, but that also ensure that persons who provide child welfare services have the knowledge, skills, professionalism, and abilities to make decisions that keep children safe and secure. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-1)

Status: (Passed) 2015-08-11 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0348 [SB0653 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-SB0653-Chaptered.html

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Public Act 099-0348
SB0653 Enrolled LRB099 06163 KTG 26221 b
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 21.2 as follows:
(20 ILCS 505/21.2 new)
Sec. 21.2. Child welfare training academy.
Subject to appropriations, the Department shall establish
within its operations a child welfare training academy for
child protective investigators and supervisors employed by the
Department.
The training efforts of the child welfare training academy
shall include, but shall not be limited to, establishing:
(1) training curricula on recognizing and responding
to cases of child abuse or neglect;
(2) cultural competency training that provides tools
and other supports to ensure that a child welfare
provider's response to and engagement with families and
children of color are conducted or provided in a manner
that is responsive to the beliefs, interpersonal styles,
attitudes, language, and behaviors of the individuals who
are receiving services, and are conducted or provided in a
manner that has the greatest likelihood of ensuring maximum

success of or participation in the child welfare program or
services being provided;
(3) laboratory training facilities that include mock
houses, mock medical facilities, mock courtrooms, and mock
forensic interview rooms that allow for simulated,
interactive, and intensive training; and
(4) minimum standards of competence that a person shall
be required to demonstrate prior to receiving
certification from the Department.
By January 1, 2016, the Department shall adopt rules for
the administration of the child welfare training academy that
not only establish statewide competence, assessment, and
training standards for persons providing child welfare
services, but that also ensure that persons who provide child
welfare services have the knowledge, skills, professionalism,
and abilities to make decisions that keep children safe and
secure.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.