Bill Title: Amends the Park District Code. Prohibits a park district from knowingly engaging a volunteer who has been convicted of or found to be a child sex offender. Provides that every park district shall require volunteers to complete an application prior to beginning work as a volunteer, which shall include a question concerning whether they have been convicted of or found to be a child sex offender. Provides that if a current volunteer is convicted of or found to be a child sex offender, the volunteer shall immediately disclose the conviction or finding to the park district. Provides for penalties for a volunteer who fails to disclose his or her sex offender status. Defines "volunteer" to mean any individual who, without compensation or benefits, reports to, and is under the direct supervision of, a park district's administrative staff and provides personal services to a park district recreational program that is offered to children. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-4)

Status: (Passed) 2017-09-08 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0472 [HB0786 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
House	Concurrence in House	2017-06-24	96	0	3	2	101	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2017-05-29	55	0	4	0	59	Passed	Link	View
House	Third Reading in House	2017-03-23	111	0	0	3	114	Passed	Link	View

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