IL HB4220

Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act to require the Department of Children and Family Services to provide written summaries at first contact during child abuse or neglect investigations, including allegations, investigation procedures, and rights of the investigated person.

Written summary must include information on temporary protective custody procedures, referral to law enforcement, consequences of statements made to investigators, right to file complaints, right to review investigation records within 24 hours, right to legal counsel, statutory citations, and process for accessing removed children.

Department must provide verbal notification of rights including: not speaking to agents without attorney present, recording interactions with investigators, refusing investigator entry or child interviews without court order, withholding consent to medical records or examinations, refusing drug tests, and consulting attorney before agreeing to safety plans.

Department must notify the child of their right to have a trusted adult present during any investigatory interview.

Child protective investigator must document provision of all required written summaries and verbal notifications; any information obtained from parents, guardians, or custodians who did not receive these notices is inadmissible as evidence in civil proceedings.