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Bill SAFEGUARD OUR CHILDREN ACT 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. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 99th SB 1775 Illinois SB 1775 (99th)
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Illinois SB 1775 (99th) — SAFEGUARD OUR CHILDREN ACT

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.

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 — 550 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 1160 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Al Riley — cosponsor (person)
  • Bill Cunningham — primary (person)
  • Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
  • Carol Sente — cosponsor (person)
  • Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
  • Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2015-02-20 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham filing
  • 2015-02-20 First Reading reading-1
  • 2015-02-20 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2015-03-11 Assigned to Human Services referral-committee
  • 2015-03-18 Postponed - Human Services
  • 2015-03-24 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
  • 2015-03-25 Do Pass Human Services; 009-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2015-03-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 26, 2015
  • 2015-04-14 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
  • 2015-04-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham amendment-introduction
  • 2015-04-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2015-04-15 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2015-04-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 16, 2015
  • 2015-04-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham amendment-introduction
  • 2015-04-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2015-04-21 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Human Services
  • 2015-04-21 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), this amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments.
  • 2015-04-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Human Services; 008-000-000
  • 2015-04-22 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
  • 2015-04-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Cunningham amendment-passage
  • 2015-04-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
  • 2015-04-22 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2015-04-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) amendment-failure
  • 2015-04-23 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2015-04-23 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
  • 2015-04-23 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
  • 2015-04-23 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2015-04-23 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
  • 2015-04-23 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
  • 2015-04-23 First Reading reading-1
  • 2015-04-23 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2015-05-04 Assigned to Human Services Committee referral-committee
  • 2015-05-08 Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
  • 2015-05-13 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
  • 2015-05-13 Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 014-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2015-05-13 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2015-05-18 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2015-05-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2015-05-22 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015
  • 2015-05-26 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
  • 2015-05-28 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2015-05-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
  • 2015-05-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
  • 2015-05-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
  • 2015-05-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
  • 2015-05-28 Passed Both Houses
  • 2015-06-26 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2015-08-11 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2015-08-11 Effective Date January 1, 2016
  • 2015-08-11 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0351 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/66d50dd3-6550-4763-9875-a51561dadf9e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).