HB 1132

Abstract

Amends the Children and Family Services Act and the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that these amendatory changes may be cited as the Child Abuse Registry Accuracy and Fairness Act of 2009. Provides that notice to subjects of a report of suspected child abuse or neglect shall be served via personal delivery (verified by the subject's signature) or certified mail, and sets forth the required contents of the notice. Provides for notice of determinations that a report is "indicated", "unfounded", or "undetermined", and sets forth required contents of notice of an indicated report. Adds provisions concerning expungement of an indicated report. Provides for an appeal by a subject of a report who claims that he or she did not have actual notice that an indicated report had issued against him or her. Makes other changes concerning judicial review of final administrative decisions by the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department's handling of reports of suspected child abuse or neglect, determinations by the Department's Child Protective Service Unit, and expungement of information from the central register of child abuse and neglect.