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Illinois Bar Journal
Articles on Child Protection

Child-Care Provider Sanctions; Genital Mutilation — PA 90-684 February 1999 Illinois Law Update, Page 73 Public Act 90-684 allows that any child care provider receiving funds from child care assistance programs under the Illinois Public Aid Code will, as a condition of eligibility to participate in the child care assistance program under this Code.
Day-Care Licensing Records — PA 90-670 February 1999 Illinois Law Update, Page 73 Public Act 90-670 amends the Freedom of Information Act to allow the public access to records including complaints, results of complaints, and Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) staff findings of licensing violations at day care facilities.
Changes in Individual Care Grants for Mentally Ill Children December 1998 Illinois Law Update, Page 662 On September 17, 1998, the Department of Human Services adopted emergency amendments to various parts of section 135 of its administrative rules concerning individual care grants for children with mental illnesses. 59 Ill Adm Code 135.