(730 ILCS 166/50)
    Sec. 50. Education seminars for drug court public defenders. Subject to appropriation, the Office of the State Appellate Defender shall conduct mandatory education seminars for all drug court public defenders and assistant public defenders practicing in drug courts throughout the State to ensure that the problem-solving court maintains fidelity to the problem-solving court model. Topics include, but are not limited to, evidence-based screening, assessment and treatment practices, target population, substance use disorders, mental illness, disability, co-occurring disorders, trauma, confidentiality, criminogenic risks and needs, incentives and sanctions, court processes, limited English proficiency, and team dynamics.
(Source: P.A. 102-1041, eff. 6-2-22.)