HB3365: JUV CT-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Legislative Summary

Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with certain changes. In the amendatory changes to the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, provides that for purposes of determining whether a minor is neglected, provides that an environment is injurious if conditions in the child's environment create a real, significant and imminent likelihood of severe harm to the child's health, physical well-being, or welfare and the parent or caretaker blatantly disregarded his or her parental responsibility to prevent or mitigate such harm as defined in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that domestic violence that is perpetrated against someone other than the minor where there is no demonstrated likelihood of present and imminent bodily harm to the minor is not sufficient to determine that an urgent and immediate necessity exists to remove a minor from a parent who is not the perpetrator of that domestic violence. Provides that in making findings as to whether a minor has been abused, neglected, or dependent, the factual basis supporting a determination that the child has been abused, neglected, or dependent must be sufficient and independent of exposure to domestic violence that is perpetrated against someone other than the child where there is no demonstrated likelihood of imminent bodily harm to the child. Makes other changes. Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act to make conforming changes.