{"data":{"id":"us-il/225-ilcs-10-8.6","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"225 ILCS 10/8.6","heading":"Reporting suspected abuse or neglect; Department of Early Childhood.","body":"The Department of Early Childhood shall address through rules and procedures the failure of individual staff at early care and education centers, early care and education homes, and group early care and education homes to report suspected abuse or neglect of children within the early care and education provider's location as required by the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.\nThe rules and procedures shall include provisions for when the Department of Early Childhood learns of the early care and education provider's staff's failure to report suspected abuse or neglect of children and the actions the Department of Early Childhood will take to (i) ensure that the early care and education provider takes immediate action with the individual staff involved and (ii) investigate whether the failure to report suspected abuse and neglect was a single incident or part of a larger incident involving additional staff members who failed to report, or whether the failure to report suspected abuse and neglect is a system-wide problem within the early care and education provider's location. The rules and procedures shall also include the use of corrective action plans and the use of supervisory teams to review staff and provider understanding of their reporting requirements.\nThe Department of Early Childhood shall adopt rules to administer this Section.","path":["CHAPTER 225 PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS","Child Care Act of 1969."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1293\u0026ChapterID=24\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:31Z","sha256":"d3ca8a7ea796f1b6097bebb871920c7f546b627dddb4afcad62128416568611f","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/225-ilcs-10-8.5","next":"us-il/225-ilcs-10-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}