Bill Title: Amends the Bill of Rights for Children. Provides that every child reported to the Department of Children and Family Services or law enforcement to be a victim of sexual assault or sexual abuse whose case is accepted by either agency for investigation has the right to have that child's forensic interview conducted by a forensic interviewer from a children's advocacy center accredited according to the Children's Advocacy Center Act and serving the child's area, when such service is available. Provides that the right may be asserted by the child or the child's parent or guardian informing the investigating personnel at the Department of Children and Family Services or the law enforcement agency that the parent or guardian wants the child to have the child's interview conducted by the children's advocacy center.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-3)

Status: (Passed) 2021-08-20 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0477 [HB3462 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Motion in Senate	2021-05-29	59	0	0	0	59	Passed	Link	View
House	Third Reading in House	2021-04-22	115	0	0	1	116	Passed	Link	View

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