IL HB5525

Requires unlicensed child care providers receiving state child care assistance funds to authorize written fingerprint-based criminal history checks through the Department of State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Mandates checks of the Department of State Police's Statewide Sex Offender Database and Statewide Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Database to determine if a provider's current address matches that of a convicted felon on parole or probation.

Directs the Department of Human Services to establish rules for disqualifying unlicensed child care providers based on indicated child abuse/neglect findings, disqualifying criminal charges or convictions, or address matches in the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS).

Requires the Department to consider the nature and gravity of offenses, time elapsed since conviction, and relationship to child care responsibilities when determining disqualification.

Mandates annual reports to the General Assembly beginning January 1, 2014 on the Department's compliance with these investigation requirements.