(20 ILCS 5040/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Statewide Centralized Abuse, Neglect, Financial Exploitation, and Self-Neglect Hotline Act. (Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13.)

(20 ILCS 5040/5) Sec. 5. Legislative findings. The General Assembly finds all of the following:(a) Illinois' current investigatory system is decentralized, being comprised of different State agencies responsible for investigating abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect of different populations depending upon the age of the individual and the setting in which he or she resides.(b) Each of the investigatory agencies has its own hotline to receive reports of abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect of the individuals and settings over which they have investigative authority.(c) To ensure the safety and well-being of the individuals the investigatory system was designed to protect, it is a goal to develop a statewide centralized hotline to receive reports of abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect of adults with disabilities and older adults. (Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13.)

(20 ILCS 5040/10) Sec. 10. Exploratory committee for the Statewide Centralized Hotline. The Department on Aging shall, upon the effective date of this Act, act as the lead agency in convening an exploratory committee with the Department of Human Services and the Department of Public Health to determine how a centralized hotline will function and what types of funding, staffing, and training are required to support its operation. The Committee shall be composed of stakeholder representatives of all programs under consideration for inclusion in the Statewide Centralized Hotline, as well as representatives from each of the named agencies. (Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13.)

(20 ILCS 5040/15) Sec. 15. Committee responsibilities. The Committee shall carry out the following responsibilities:(1) analyze the laws and regulations that establish

the respective agency hotlines;

(2) evaluate the respective agency phone systems to

determine necessary technology changes for a centralized hotline;

(3) gather information on the volume of calls

received by each agency;

(4) determine the exact process by which a call is

screened to ascertain where it should be directed; and

(5) establish the manner in which the confidentiality

of all complainant identities will be protected for purposes of any dissemination of records or other information outside agency personnel.

(Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13.)

(20 ILCS 5040/20) Sec. 20. Committee report. The Committee shall issue a report with its findings and recommendations together with a budget proposal within 6 months after the effective date of this Act. (Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13.)

(20 ILCS 5040/25) Sec. 25. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13; text omitted.)

(20 ILCS 5040/30) Sec. 30. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13; text omitted.)

(20 ILCS 5040/35) Sec. 35. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13; text omitted.)

(20 ILCS 5040/40) Sec. 40. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13; text omitted.)

(20 ILCS 5040/45) Sec. 45. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13; text omitted.)

(20 ILCS 5040/50) Sec. 50. The Abuse of Adults with Disabilities Intervention Act is repealed. (Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13.)

(20 ILCS 5040/55) Sec. 55. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13; text omitted.)

(20 ILCS 5040/60) Sec. 60. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13; text omitted.)

(20 ILCS 5040/65) Sec. 65. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13; text omitted.)

(20 ILCS 5040/70) Sec. 70. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13; text omitted.)

(20 ILCS 5040/75) Sec. 75. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13; text omitted.)

(20 ILCS 5040/80) Sec. 80. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13; text omitted.)

(20 ILCS 5040/85) Sec. 85. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13; text omitted.)

(20 ILCS 5040/90) Sec. 90. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13; text omitted.)

(20 ILCS 5040/95) Sec. 95. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13; text omitted.)

(20 ILCS 5040/100) Sec. 100. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13; text omitted.)

(20 ILCS 5040/105) Sec. 105. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13; text omitted.)

(20 ILCS 5040/110) Sec. 110. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13; text omitted.)

(20 ILCS 5040/115) Sec. 115. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13; text omitted.)

(20 ILCS 5040/120) Sec. 120. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13; text omitted.)

(20 ILCS 5040/999) Sec. 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2013, except the provisions adding Section 7.5 to the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act take effect on January 1, 2014. (Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13.)