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Bill	DCFS-ABUSE RPT-SCHOOL EMPLOYEE	Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that in an investigation in which the alleged perpetrator of abuse or neglect is a school employee, including, but not limited to, a school teacher or administrator, and the recommendation is to determine the report to be indicated, in addition to other procedures as set forth and defined in Department rules and procedures, the employee's due process rights shall also include: (i) the right to a copy of the investigation summary; (ii) the right to review the specific allegations which gave rise to the investigation; and (iii) the right to an administrator's teleconference which shall be convened to provide the school employee with the opportunity to present documentary evidence or other information that supports his or her position and to provide information before a final finding is entered. Removes a provision requiring the Department of Children and Family Services to inform the school employee of his or her right: (a) to confront the accuser, if the accuser is 14 years of age or older; (b) to review the specific allegations which gave rise to the investigation; and (c) to review all materials and evidence that have been submitted to the Department in support of the allegation.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	100th	HB 3615	Illinois HB 3615 (100th)	bill		enacted		3	30	2	2017-02-10	2017-08-18	openstates	ocd-bill/7ff10f9f-b779-4376-ad5f-72443b65158a	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3615&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=105533&SessionID=91&GA=100	62a0ced37a99c0b4eba4f1bc0b6911a8c7cb714511a19d51ea56c3106740218e	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 3615 (100th) — DCFS-ABUSE RPT-SCHOOL EMPLOYEE

Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that in an investigation in which the alleged perpetrator of abuse or neglect is a school employee, including, but not limited to, a school teacher or administrator, and the recommendation is to determine the report to be indicated, in addition to other procedures as set forth and defined in Department rules and procedures, the employee's due process rights shall also include: (i) the right to a copy of the investigation summary; (ii) the right to review the specific allegations which gave rise to the investigation; and (iii) the right to an administrator's teleconference which shall be convened to provide the school employee with the opportunity to present documentary evidence or other information that supports his or her position and to provide information before a final finding is entered. Removes a provision requiring the Department of Children and Family Services to inform the school employee of his or her right: (a) to confront the accuser, if the accuser is 14 years of age or older; (b) to review the specific allegations which gave rise to the investigation; and (c) to review all materials and evidence that have been submitted to the Department in support of the allegation.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 108–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Sheri Jesiel — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2017-02-10 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sheri Jesiel filing
• 2017-02-10 First Reading reading-1
• 2017-02-10 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-03-01 Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee referral-committee
• 2017-03-08 To Domestic Relations Law Subcommittee
• 2017-03-15 Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 002-000-000 committee-passage
• 2017-03-15 Remains in Judiciary - Civil Committee
• 2017-03-15 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 committee-passage
• 2017-03-15 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-03-23 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2017-03-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-03-23 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
• 2017-03-30 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2017-03-30 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
• 2017-04-04 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2017-04-04 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2017-04-04 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Chuck Weaver
• 2017-04-04 First Reading reading-1
• 2017-04-04 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2017-04-25 Approved for Consideration Assignments
• 2017-04-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 26, 2017
• 2017-05-08 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
• 2017-05-19 Second Reading reading-2
• 2017-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2017
• 2017-05-25 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2017-05-25 Passed Both Houses
• 2017-06-23 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2017-08-18 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2017-08-18 Effective Date January 1, 2018
• 2017-08-18 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0191 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7ff10f9f-b779-4376-ad5f-72443b65158a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).