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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3636

Introduced 2/5/2026, by Sen. Linda Holmes

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 2630/2.1

from Ch. 38, par. 206-2.1
20 ILCS 2630/3.4 new

Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that information
reported to the Illinois State Police under the Act is confidential and
shall not be released unless expressly permitted by State or federal law.
Provides that the Illinois State Police shall conduct a criminal history
background check on an applicant if a qualified entity submits (1) a
request to the Illinois State Police to perform a State and national
background check on the applicant in a form and manner prescribed by the
Illinois State Police that includes a statement containing the name,
address, and date of birth appearing on a valid identification card or
document issued by the State to the applicant; (2) a waiver on a form
approved by the Illinois State Police that is signed by the applicant
allowing the release of the State and national criminal history record
information to the qualified entity; (3) the applicant's fingerprints in
an electronic format that complies with the form and manner for requesting
and furnishing criminal history record information prescribed by the
Illinois State Police; and (4) any fee prescribed by the Illinois State
Police. Provides that, upon positive identification, the Illinois State
Police shall provide the qualified entity with records of the applicant's
conviction of or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, finding of
guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or sentencing, including, but
not limited to, convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under the laws of any
jurisdiction of the United States that is a felony or any crime directly
related to providing care, treatment, education, training, instruction,
supervision, or recreation to children, the elderly, or individuals with
disabilities. Provides that any information received by a qualified entity
under the provisions shall be used solely for internal purposes in
determining the suitability of an applicant. Provides that a background
check conducted under the provisions does not constitute compliance with
any background check required by law. Provides that, if the Illinois State
Police determines that the Illinois records provided to a qualified entity
were inaccurate, then the Illinois State Police shall provide updated
records to the qualified entity and the applicant. Defines terms. Makes
other changes.
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A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning State government.

2

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3
represented in the General Assembly:

4

Section 5.
The Criminal Identification Act is amended by
5
changing Section 2.1 and by adding Section 3.4 as follows:

6

(20 ILCS 2630/2.1)

(from Ch. 38, par. 206-2.1)
7

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-459
)
8

Sec. 2.1.
For the purpose of maintaining complete and
9
accurate criminal records of the Illinois State Police, it is
10
necessary for all policing bodies of this State, the clerk of
11
the circuit court, the Illinois Department of Corrections, the
12
sheriff of each county, and State's Attorney of each county to
13
submit certain criminal arrest, charge, and disposition
14
information to the Illinois State Police for filing at the
15
earliest time possible. Unless otherwise noted herein, it
16
shall be the duty of all policing bodies of this State, the
17
clerk of the circuit court, the Illinois Department of
18
Corrections, the sheriff of each county, and the State's
19
Attorney of each county to report such information as provided
20
in this Section, both in the form and manner required by the
21
Illinois State Police and within 30 days of the criminal
22
history event. Specifically:
23

(a) Arrest Information. All agencies making arrests

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for offenses which are required by statute to be
2

collected, maintained or disseminated by the Illinois
3

State Police shall be responsible for furnishing daily to
4

the Illinois State Police fingerprints, charges and
5

descriptions of all persons who are arrested for such
6

offenses. All such agencies shall also notify the Illinois
7

State Police of all decisions by the arresting agency not
8

to refer such arrests for prosecution. With approval of
9

the Illinois State Police, an agency making such arrests
10

may enter into arrangements with other agencies for the
11

purpose of furnishing daily such fingerprints, charges and
12

descriptions to the Illinois State Police upon its behalf.
13

(b) Charge Information. The State's Attorney of each
14

county shall notify the Illinois State Police of all
15

charges filed and all petitions filed alleging that a
16

minor is delinquent, including all those added subsequent
17

to the filing of a case, and whether charges were not filed
18

in cases for which the Illinois State Police has received
19

information required to be reported pursuant to paragraph
20

(a) of this Section. With approval of the Illinois State
21

Police, the State's Attorney may enter into arrangements
22

with other agencies for the purpose of furnishing the
23

information required by this subsection (b) to the
24

Illinois State Police upon the State's Attorney's behalf.
25

(c) Disposition Information. The clerk of the circuit
26

court of each county shall furnish the Illinois State

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Police, in the form and manner required by the Supreme
2

Court, with all final dispositions of cases for which the
3

Illinois State Police has received information required to
4

be reported pursuant to paragraph (a) or (d) of this
5

Section. Such information shall include, for each charge,
6

all (1) judgments of not guilty, judgments of guilty
7

including the sentence pronounced by the court with
8

statutory citations to the relevant sentencing provision,
9

findings that a minor is delinquent and any sentence made
10

based on those findings, discharges and dismissals in the
11

court; (2) reviewing court orders filed with the clerk of
12

the circuit court which reverse or remand a reported
13

conviction or findings that a minor is delinquent or that
14

vacate or modify a sentence or sentence made following a
15

trial that a minor is delinquent; (3) continuances to a
16

date certain in furtherance of an order of supervision
17

granted under Section 5-6-1 of the Unified Code of
18

Corrections or an order of probation granted under Section
19

10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of the
20

Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of the
21

Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
22

Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of Section 12-3.05 of
23

the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,
24

Section 10-102 of the Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug
25

Dependency Act, Section 40-10 of the Substance Use
26

Disorder Act, Section 10 of the Steroid Control Act, or

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Section 5-615 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987; (4)
2

judgments or court orders terminating or revoking a
3

sentence to or juvenile disposition of probation,
4

supervision or conditional discharge and any resentencing
5

or new court orders entered by a juvenile court relating
6

to the disposition of a minor's case involving delinquency
7

after such revocation; and (5) in any case in which a
8

firearm is alleged to have been used in the commission of
9

an offense, the serial number of any firearm involved in
10

the case, or if the serial number was obliterated, as
11

provided by the State's Attorney to the clerk of the
12

circuit court at the time of disposition.
13

(d) Fingerprints After Sentencing.
14

(1) After the court pronounces sentence, sentences
15

a minor following a trial in which a minor was found to
16

be delinquent or issues an order of supervision or an
17

order of probation granted under Section 10 of the
18

Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of the Illinois
19

Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of the
20

Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
21

Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of Section
22

12-3.05 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal
23

Code of 2012, Section 10-102 of the Illinois
24

Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section
25

40-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Act, Section 10 of
26

the Steroid Control Act, or Section 5-615 of the

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Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for any offense which is
2

required by statute to be collected, maintained, or
3

disseminated by the Illinois State Police, the State's
4

Attorney of each county shall ask the court to order a
5

law enforcement agency to fingerprint immediately all
6

persons appearing before the court who have not
7

previously been fingerprinted for the same case. The
8

court shall so order the requested fingerprinting, if
9

it determines that any such person has not previously
10

been fingerprinted for the same case. The law
11

enforcement agency shall submit such fingerprints to
12

the Illinois State Police daily.
13

(2) After the court pronounces sentence or makes a
14

disposition of a case following a finding of
15

delinquency for any offense which is not required by
16

statute to be collected, maintained, or disseminated
17

by the Illinois State Police, the prosecuting attorney
18

may ask the court to order a law enforcement agency to
19

fingerprint immediately all persons appearing before
20

the court who have not previously been fingerprinted
21

for the same case. The court may so order the requested
22

fingerprinting, if it determines that any so sentenced
23

person has not previously been fingerprinted for the
24

same case. The law enforcement agency may retain such
25

fingerprints in its files.
26

(e) Corrections Information. The Illinois Department

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of Corrections and the sheriff of each county shall
2

furnish the Illinois State Police with all information
3

concerning the receipt, escape, execution, death, release,
4

pardon, parole, commutation of sentence, granting of
5

executive clemency or discharge of an individual who has
6

been sentenced or committed to the agency's custody for
7

any offenses which are mandated by statute to be
8

collected, maintained or disseminated by the Illinois
9

State Police. For an individual who has been charged with
10

any such offense and who escapes from custody or dies
11

while in custody, all information concerning the receipt
12

and escape or death, whichever is appropriate, shall also
13

be so furnished to the Illinois State Police.
14

(f) Confidentiality of information. Information
15

reported to the Illinois State Police under this Act is
16

confidential and shall not be released unless expressly
17

permitted by State or federal law.
18
(Source: P.A. 104-5, eff. 1-1-26
.)

19

(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-459
)
20

Sec. 2.1.
For the purpose of maintaining complete and
21
accurate criminal records of the Illinois State Police, it is
22
necessary for all policing bodies of this State, the clerk of
23
the circuit court, the Illinois Department of Corrections, the
24
sheriff of each county, and State's Attorney of each county to
25
submit certain criminal arrest, charge, and disposition

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information to the Illinois State Police for filing at the
2
earliest time possible. Unless otherwise noted herein, it
3
shall be the duty of all policing bodies of this State, the
4
clerk of the circuit court, the Illinois Department of
5
Corrections, the sheriff of each county, and the State's
6
Attorney of each county to report such information as provided
7
in this Section, both in the form and manner required by the
8
Illinois State Police and within 30 days of the criminal
9
history event. Specifically:
10

(a) Arrest Information. All agencies making arrests
11

for offenses which are required by statute to be
12

collected, maintained or disseminated by the Illinois
13

State Police shall be responsible for furnishing daily to
14

the Illinois State Police fingerprints, charges and
15

descriptions of all persons who are arrested for such
16

offenses. All such agencies shall also notify the Illinois
17

State Police of all decisions by the arresting agency not
18

to refer such arrests for prosecution. With approval of
19

the Illinois State Police, an agency making such arrests
20

may enter into arrangements with other agencies for the
21

purpose of furnishing daily such fingerprints, charges and
22

descriptions to the Illinois State Police upon its behalf.
23

(b) Charge Information. The State's Attorney of each
24

county shall notify the Illinois State Police of all
25

charges filed and all petitions filed alleging that a
26

minor is delinquent, including all those added subsequent

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to the filing of a case, and whether charges were not filed
2

in cases for which the Illinois State Police has received
3

information required to be reported pursuant to paragraph
4

(a) of this Section. With approval of the Illinois State
5

Police, the State's Attorney may enter into arrangements
6

with other agencies for the purpose of furnishing the
7

information required by this subsection (b) to the
8

Illinois State Police upon the State's Attorney's behalf.
9

(c) Disposition Information. The clerk of the circuit
10

court of each county shall furnish the Illinois State
11

Police, in the form and manner required by the Supreme
12

Court, with all final dispositions of cases for which the
13

Illinois State Police has received information required to
14

be reported pursuant to paragraph (a) or (d) of this
15

Section. Such information shall include, for each charge,
16

all (1) judgments of not guilty, judgments of guilty
17

including the sentence pronounced by the court with
18

statutory citations to the relevant sentencing provision,
19

findings that a minor is delinquent and any sentence made
20

based on those findings, discharges and dismissals in the
21

court; (2) reviewing court orders filed with the clerk of
22

the circuit court which reverse or remand a reported
23

conviction or findings that a minor is delinquent or that
24

vacate or modify a sentence or sentence made following a
25

trial that a minor is delinquent; (3) continuances to a
26

date certain in furtherance of an order of supervision

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granted under Section 5-6-1 of the Unified Code of
2

Corrections or an order of probation granted under Section
3

10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of the
4

Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of the
5

Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
6

Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of Section 12-3.05 of
7

the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,
8

Section 10-102 of the Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug
9

Dependency Act, Section 40-10 of the Substance Use
10

Disorder Act, Section 10 of the Steroid Control Act, or
11

Section 5-615 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987; (4)
12

judgments or court orders terminating or revoking a
13

sentence to or juvenile disposition of probation,
14

supervision or conditional discharge, judgment or court
15

orders of discharge from probation or conditional
16

discharge, and any resentencing or new court orders
17

entered by a juvenile court relating to the disposition of
18

a minor's case involving delinquency after such
19

revocation; and (5) in any case in which a firearm is
20

alleged to have been used in the commission of an offense,
21

the serial number of any firearm involved in the case, or
22

if the serial number was obliterated, as provided by the
23

State's Attorney to the clerk of the circuit court at the
24

time of disposition. The Illinois State Police may provide
25

reports of cases with missing disposition information to
26

the clerk of the circuit court. Each clerk of the circuit

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court receiving a report of cases with missing disposition
2

information shall respond within 30 days after receiving
3

the report unless the volume of records in the report
4

renders that timeline impracticable.
5

(d) Fingerprints After Sentencing.
6

(1) After the court pronounces sentence, sentences
7

a minor following a trial in which a minor was found to
8

be delinquent or issues an order of supervision or an
9

order of probation granted under Section 10 of the
10

Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of the Illinois
11

Controlled Substances Act, Section 70 of the
12

Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
13

Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of Section
14

12-3.05 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal
15

Code of 2012, Section 10-102 of the Illinois
16

Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section
17

40-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Act, Section 10 of
18

the Steroid Control Act, or Section 5-615 of the
19

Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for any offense which is
20

required by statute to be collected, maintained, or
21

disseminated by the Illinois State Police, the State's
22

Attorney of each county shall ask the court to order a
23

law enforcement agency to fingerprint immediately all
24

persons appearing before the court who have not
25

previously been fingerprinted for the same case. The
26

court shall so order the requested fingerprinting, if

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it determines that any such person has not previously
2

been fingerprinted for the same case. The law
3

enforcement agency shall submit such fingerprints to
4

the Illinois State Police daily.
5

(2) After the court pronounces sentence or makes a
6

disposition of a case following a finding of
7

delinquency for any offense which is not required by
8

statute to be collected, maintained, or disseminated
9

by the Illinois State Police, the prosecuting attorney
10

may ask the court to order a law enforcement agency to
11

fingerprint immediately all persons appearing before
12

the court who have not previously been fingerprinted
13

for the same case. The court may so order the requested
14

fingerprinting, if it determines that any so sentenced
15

person has not previously been fingerprinted for the
16

same case. The law enforcement agency may retain such
17

fingerprints in its files.
18

(e) Corrections Information. The Illinois Department
19

of Corrections and the sheriff of each county shall
20

furnish the Illinois State Police with all information
21

concerning the receipt, escape, execution, death, release,
22

pardon, parole, commutation of sentence, granting of
23

executive clemency or discharge of an individual who has
24

been sentenced or committed to the agency's custody for
25

any offenses which are mandated by statute to be
26

collected, maintained or disseminated by the Illinois

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State Police. For an individual who has been charged with
2

any such offense and who escapes from custody or dies
3

while in custody, all information concerning the receipt
4

and escape or death, whichever is appropriate, shall also
5

be so furnished to the Illinois State Police.
6

(f) Any entity required to report information
7

concerning criminal arrests, charges, and dispositions
8

pursuant to Section 2.1 or 5 of this Act shall respond to
9

any notice advising the entity of missing or incomplete
10

information or an error in the reporting of the
11

information as follows:
12

(1) Responses shall be made within 30 days after
13

the notice from the Illinois State Police unless the
14

volume of records in the report renders that timeline
15

impracticable.
16

(2) Responses shall include the missing or
17

incomplete information, correction of the error or an
18

explanation detailing the reason the information
19

cannot be provided or corrected, and an estimated
20

timeframe for compliance.
21

(g) Confidentiality of information. Information
22

reported to the Illinois State Police under this Act is
23

confidential and shall not be released unless expressly
24

permitted by State or federal law.
25
(Source: P.A. 104-5, eff. 1-1-26; 104-459, eff. 6-1-26.)

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(20 ILCS 2630/3.4 new)
2

Sec. 3.4.
Criminal history background checks for qualified
3
entities.

4

(a) The National Child Protection Act of 1993, as amended
5
by the Volunteers for Children Act and the Child Protection
6
Improvements Act of 2018 authorizes states to allow nationwide
7
background checks for individuals who have access to children
8
through qualified entities, including businesses and
9
organizations under contract with qualified entities to work
10
with vulnerable populations. It is hereby declared as a matter
11
of legislative determination that in order to promote and
12
protect the health, safety, and welfare of children, the
13
elderly, and individuals with disabilities, it is necessary
14
and in the public interest to allow nationwide background
15
checks as authorized by the National Child Protection Act of
16
1993, as amended by the Volunteers for Children Act and the
17
Child Protection Improvements Act of 2018.

18

(b) As used in this Section:
19

"Applicant" includes any person who:
20

(1) is employed by or seeks employment with a
21

qualified entity;
22

(2) is licensed or seeks licensure with a qualified
23

entity;
24

(3) volunteers or seeks to volunteer with a qualified
25

entity; or
26

(4) is contracted with or seeks to contract with a

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qualified entity to provide care or care placement
2

services.
3

"Care" means the provision of care, treatment, education,
4
training, instruction, supervision, or recreation to children,
5
the elderly, or individuals with disabilities.
6

"Qualified entity" means a business or organization,
7
whether public, private, operated for profit, operated not for
8
profit, or voluntary, which provides care or care placement
9
services, including a business, organization, or governmental
10
agency that licenses or certifies others to provide care or
11
care placement services for children, the elderly, or
12
individuals with disabilities.
13

(c) The Illinois State Police shall conduct a State and
14
national criminal history background check on an applicant if
15
a qualified entity submits:
16

(1) a request to the Illinois State Police to perform
17

a State and national background check on the applicant in
18

a form and manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police,
19

which includes a statement containing the name, address,
20

and date of birth appearing on a valid identification card
21

or document issued by the State to the applicant;
22

(2) a waiver on a form approved by the Illinois State
23

Police that is signed by the applicant allowing the
24

release of the State and national criminal history record
25

information to the qualified entity;
26

(3) the applicant's fingerprints in an electronic

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format that complies with the form and manner for
2

requesting and furnishing criminal history record
3

information prescribed by the Illinois State Police; and
4

(4) any fee prescribed by the Illinois State Police.
5

(d) The Illinois State Police may charge a fee for
6
conducting a background check under this Section. The fee
7
shall be deposited into the State Police Services Fund and
8
shall not exceed the actual cost of the records check.
9

(e) The Illinois State Police shall ensure that the
10
applicant is provided written notice of the applicant's right
11
to obtain a copy of all records that the Illinois State Police
12
shall provide to the qualified entity. If the Illinois State
13
Police receives notice from the applicant that the applicant
14
wants a copy of the records provided to the qualified entity,
15
then the Illinois State Police shall provide the applicant
16
with a copy of all the records that the Illinois State Police
17
provided to the qualified entity.
18

(f) The Illinois State Police shall ensure that the
19
applicant is provided written notice of the applicant's right
20
to challenge any records that the Illinois State Police shall
21
provide to the qualified entity and the procedures for
22
correcting or updating the records. The Illinois State Police
23
shall make a determination of the validity of a challenge
24
concerning Illinois records made by the applicant. If the
25
Illinois State Police determines that the Illinois records
26
provided to a qualified entity were inaccurate, then the

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Illinois State Police shall provide updated records to the
2
qualified entity and the applicant.
3

(g) A criminal background check conducted under this
4
Section does not constitute compliance with any background
5
check required by law.
6

(h) Upon positive identification, the Illinois State
7
Police shall provide the qualified entity with records of the
8
applicant's conviction of or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo
9
contendere, finding of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of
10
judgment or sentencing, including, but not limited to,
11
convictions, preceding sentences of supervision, conditional
12
discharge, or first offender probation, under the laws of any
13
jurisdiction of the United States that is a felony or crime
14
directly related to providing care.
15

(i) Nothing in this Section shall be interpreted to
16
require the Illinois State Police to make an eligibility
17
determination on behalf of any qualified entity.
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(j) Any information received by a qualified entity under
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this Section shall be used solely for internal purposes in
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determining the suitability of an applicant. The dissemination
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of criminal history information from the Federal Bureau of
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Investigation beyond the authorized state agency or qualified
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entity is prohibited. All criminal record check information
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shall be confidential.
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(k) The Illinois State Police may not be held liable,
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except for willful and wanton misconduct, for any inaccuracies

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contained in any records provided to qualified entities or
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applicants under this Section.
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(l) Nothing in this Section shall be interpreted to expand
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a government agency's or qualified entity's authority to
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access juvenile, sealed, or expunged records as established by
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State and federal law.
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(m) Fingerprints submitted under this Section shall be
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transmitted through a livescan fingerprint vendor licensed by
9
the Department of Professional Regulations. The fingerprints
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submitted under this Section shall be checked against the
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records, now and hereafter filed, in the Illinois State Police
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and Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history
13
databases, including, but not limited to, civil, criminal, and
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latent fingerprint databases. The fingerprints shall be
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checked against the records in the Illinois State Police
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databases prior to being submitted to the Federal Bureau of
17
Investigation.
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(n) Contractors who have or seek to have a contract with a
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qualified entity to provide care or care placement services
20
meet the definition of "employed by" for the purposes of the
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National Child Protection Act of 1993, as amended by the
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Volunteers for Children Act and the Child Protection
23
Improvements Act of 2018.
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(o) The Illinois State Police may adopt rules to implement
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this Section.

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Section 95.
No acceleration or delay.
Where this Act makes
2
changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
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that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
4
represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
5
not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
6
made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
7
Public Act.

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