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IL HB2934

Bill

Status

Passed

8/16/2013

Primary Sponsor

Michelle Mussman

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Origin

House of Representatives

98th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Expands the Internet Dating Safety Act to also cover Internet child care, senior care, and home care services that provide access to databases of service seekers and providers for a fee.

  • Requires these services to provide safety awareness notifications to Illinois members listing safety measures and practices, with specific examples including warnings about identity theft and recommendations for safe in-person meetings.

  • Services must clearly disclose whether they conduct criminal background screenings on members, and if they do conduct screenings, must disclose limitations including that screenings may give false sense of security and not all criminal records are publicly available.

  • Defines criminal background screening as a name search through government public record databases or private vendor databases with substantial national coverage of criminal history and sexual offender registries.

  • Makes it unlawful under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act for these services to fail to provide required notices or falsely indicate they have performed criminal background screenings; exempts health care workers and employers covered under the Health Care Worker Background Check Act.

Legislative Description

INTERNET SAFETY-CHILD CARE

Last Action

Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0458

8/16/2013

Committee Referrals

Judiciary4/23/2013
Assignments4/11/2013
Consumer Protection3/4/2013
Rules2/26/2013

Full Bill Text

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