Bill Text: IL HB3879 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Department of Children and Family Services Powers Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department to develop and implement policies and procedures requiring the drug testing of (i) State employed caseworkers and other Department employees who may provide direct services to children and families and (ii) applicants for positions in the Department that may involve providing direct services to children and families. Requires these drug testing policies and procedures to be developed in consultation with representatives of the organizations that represent the Department's employees during collective bargaining and to be complied with by private welfare agencies as a condition to their receipt of State funding for child welfare services.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-13 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3879 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB3879-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 HB3879 Introduced 2/26/2009, by Rep. Daniel V. Beiser SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 510/65.9 new
Amends the Department of Children and Family Services Powers Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department to develop and implement policies and procedures requiring the drug testing of (i) State employed caseworkers and other Department employees who may provide direct services to children and families and (ii) applicants for positions in the Department that may involve providing direct services to children and families. Requires these drug testing policies and procedures to be developed in consultation with representatives of the organizations that represent the Department's employees during collective bargaining and to be complied with by private welfare agencies as a condition to their receipt of State funding for child welfare services.
LRB096 09128 JDS 19276 b
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HB3879 LRB096 09128 JDS 19276 b
AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Department of Children and Family Services
Powers Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
amended by adding Section 65.9 as follows:
(20 ILCS 510/65.9 new)
Sec. 65.9. Employee drug testing. To ensure the health and
safety of children and families, the Department of Children and
Family Services shall develop and implement policies and
procedures requiring the drug testing of (i) State employed
caseworkers and other Department employees who may provide
direct services to children and families and (ii) applicants
for any positions in the Department that may involve providing
direct services to children and families. The Department shall
develop drug testing policies and procedures in consultation
with representatives of the organizations that represent
Department employees during collective bargaining. The drug
testing policies and procedures shall also be complied with by
private child welfare agencies as a condition to their receipt
of State funding for child welfare services.