DCFS-CASE TRACKNG-SAFETY PLANS

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. In provisions concerning the Department of Children and Family Services' case tracking system, requires the Department to use the case tracking system to monitor and provide data concerning families subject to safety plans. Provides that the Department shall ensure that any safety plan with a duration of 5 days or more shall be in writing, signed by each affected parent or guardian and all participants responsible for carrying out the plan, and shall be reviewed by a child protection supervisor. Requires the child protection supervisor to provide a sworn certification stating that the plan has been determined to be the least restrictive possible and that the Department, at the time of entering into the safety plan, possesses objectively reasonable evidence of abuse or neglect of the child by the person or persons whose access to the child is limited by the safety plan. Beginning with fiscal year 2015, requires the Department to (i) provide certain data in its annual report and case tracking system concerning children and families subject to safety plans and (ii) track certain safety plans. Effective immediately.