Bill Title: Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to coordinate the services of multidisciplinary child protection investigation teams to respond to child sexual abuse and sex trafficking reports made to the Department. Provides that at least one multidisciplinary child protection investigation team shall be organized in each county. Requires the State's Attorney of each county to annually report to the General Assembly on the status and progress of the team in the State's Attorney's county. Contains provisions concerning the establishment of a procedure and format for data collection; the composition of each multidisciplinary child protection investigation team; child sex abuse and sex trafficking investigations; supportive services referrals and psychological treatment for trafficked children and their families; and other matters. Requires the Department to work with a nonprofit charitable organization that focuses on human trafficking advocacy and education to provide mandatory annual training to child welfare agencies in the identification, intervention, prevention, and treatment of human trafficking victims. Extends foster care and related services to person under the age of 23. Amends the Illinois State Police Law. Requires the Illinois State Police to develop and deliver a course of instruction designed for Departments, agencies, or associations that are likely to come into contact with human trafficking and human trafficking victims during the course of delivering services. Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Adds to the list of facilities regulated under the Act, residential facilities that provide specialized comprehensive treatment and support services to children and youth who are identified as victims of sex trafficking. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Requires moneys in the Specialized Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking Fund to be used to provide medical care, mental health and substance abuse care, nutritional counseling, job training, transportation, and other basic human needs to victims of prostitution and human trafficking. Makes other conforming changes related to extended foster care. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-21 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Tom Bennett [SB3697 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

---

Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Dale Fowler [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-059	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Thomas Bennett [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-053	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

Social Comments on IL SB3697