Committee passes bill clarifying DCFS custody and reporting when judges take protective custody
House Bill 14-70 clarifies that DCFS shall assume custody when a non-DCFS stakeholder takes a 72-hour protective custody hold, allows DCFS to release custody if it determines it is safe, and mandates reporting by DHS contractors when acting within scope of employment; the measure passed by voice vote after committee questioning about assessment tools and placements with relatives.
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Senator Rice presented House Bill 14-70 to the Judiciary Committee. The sponsor and DHS counsel said the measure clarifies procedures when a child is taken into a 72-hour protective custody hold by someone other than the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). "This bill clarifies that DCFS shall assume custody of every child who is taken in protective custody 72 hour hold by a non DCFS stakeholder," counsel said.
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