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SB 1775 Illinois Senate · 99th Regular Session

SAFEGUARD OUR CHILDREN ACT

Summary
Creates the Safeguard Our Children Act. Provides that any child or person in the care of the Department of Children and Family Services who is placed in a residential facility under contract with the Department shall be reported as missing to the local law enforcement agency within whose jurisdiction the facility is located, if: (1) there is no contact between an employee of the facility and the child or person within a period of 12 hours; and (2) the child or person is absent from the facility without prior approval. Requires the operator of the residential facility to inform the child's or person's caseworker that the child or person has been reported as missing to the appropriate local law enforcement agency; and to also report the child or person as missing to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and to the sheriff of the county in which the facility is located. Requires the operator of the residential facility to record a Plan of Care for any child or person who resides at the facility and who plans to leave the facility temporarily for more than 24 hours. Requires the Plan of Care to contain certain information. Defines terms. Amends the Intergovernmental Missing Child Recovery Act of 1984. Requires the Department of State Police to develop a standard missing persons alert for the LEADS network for use when a child or person in the care and legal custody of the Department of Children and Family Services is reported as missing to a local law enforcement agency. Provides that the standard missing persons alert shall contain certain information.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2015
Committee Review
May 2015
Senate Passage
May 2015
House Passage
May 2015
Signed into Law
Aug 2015
Introduced Apr 23, 2015 Signed Aug 11, 2015
Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2015 · House May 28, 2015

How they voted

49–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 52
Apr 22, 2015
D Democratic33
30 Yea 3
90% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
52
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Amendments
6
Aug 11, 2015
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 28, 2015
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 28, 2015
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (103-0-1)
house
May 13, 2015
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 014-000-000
lower
May 8, 2015
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
lower
May 4, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
lower
Apr 23, 2015
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 23, 2015
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 22, 2015
Amended
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
upper
Apr 22, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Cunningham
upper
Apr 22, 2015
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Human Services; 008-000-000
upper
Apr 22, 2015
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (49-0-3)
senate
Apr 21, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), this amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments.
upper
Apr 21, 2015
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Human Services
upper
Apr 15, 2015
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 15, 2015
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham
upper
Apr 15, 2015
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 15, 2015
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham
upper
Mar 25, 2015
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Human Services; 009-000-000
upper
Mar 11, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Human Services
upper
Feb 20, 2015
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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