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    AN ACT concerning juveniles.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:



 
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    Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended  by 
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changing Section 3-2.5-65 as follows:
 
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    (730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-65)

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    Sec. 3-2.5-65. Juvenile Advisory Board.
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    (a) There is created a Juvenile Advisory Board composed of 
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11 persons, appointed by the Governor to advise the Director on 
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matters pertaining to juvenile offenders, provided that one 
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member shall be from among nominations received from 
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organizations representing a community in Chicago with the 
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highest number of juveniles remanded to the Department of 
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Juvenile Justice.
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    The members of the Board shall be qualified for their 
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positions by demonstrated interest in and knowledge of 
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juveniles in the justice system juvenile correctional work 
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consistent with the definition of purpose and mission of the 
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Department in Section 3-2.5-5 and shall not be officials of the 
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State in any other capacity. The members under this amendatory 
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Act of the 95th 94th General Assembly shall be appointed as 
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soon as possible after the effective date of this amendatory 
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Act of the 95th 94th General Assembly.  All and be appointed to 
 


 






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staggered terms 3 each expiring in 2007, 2008, and 2009 and 2 
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of the members' terms expiring in 2010. Thereafter all members 
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will serve for a term of 3 6 years, except that members shall 
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continue to serve until their replacements are appointed. Any 
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vacancy occurring shall be filled in the same manner for the 
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remainder of the term. The Director of Juvenile Justice shall 
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be an ex officio member of the Board. The Board shall elect a 
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chair from among its appointed members. The Director shall 
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serve as secretary of the Board. Members of the Board shall 
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serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses 
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necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. The 
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Board may begin to conduct business upon appointment of a 
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majority of its members. The Board shall meet at least 
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quarterly and at other times at the call of the chair. The 
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Board may conduct meetings by telecommunication where possible 
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to minimize travel expenses, and shall utilize existing 
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resources, including existing data from JMIS and from the 
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juvenile justice reports from the Illinois Criminal Justice 
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Information Authority, as well as reports from the Department 
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of Juvenile Justice.  The Board may receive administrative 
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support and funding through specific appropriations available 
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for its purposes made to the Department of Juvenile Justice or 
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through private grants specified for the purposes of this 
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Section, or both. 
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    (b) The Board shall:
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        (1) Advise the Director concerning policy matters and 
 


 






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    programs of the Department with regard to the custody, 
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    care, study, discipline, training, and treatment of 
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    juveniles in the State juvenile correctional institutions 
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    and for the care and supervision of juveniles released on 
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    parole.

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        (2) Establish, with the Director and in conjunction 
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    with the Office of the Governor, outcome measures for the 
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    Department in order to ascertain that it is successfully 
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    fulfilling the mission mandated in Section 3-2.5-5 of this 
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    Code. The annual results of the Department's work as 
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    defined by those measures shall be approved by the Board 
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    and shall be included in an annual report transmitted to 
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    the Governor and General Assembly jointly by the Director 
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    and the Board.


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        (3)  By December 30, 2010, conduct a study and make 
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    recommendations to the Director, Governor, and General 
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    Assembly concerning:
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            (A) appropriateness of confinement of youth guilty 
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        of misdemeanor offenses;
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            (B) appropriateness of confinement of youth based 
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        on technical probation and parole violations;
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            (C) appropriateness of parole system for youths, 
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        and average length of parole;
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            (D) availability of alternative placements for 
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        youth who have served their time but have no placement;
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            (E) availability of community based programming 
 


 






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        for youth or low level offenders, or both, including 
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        technical violators;
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            (F)  funding of confinement and of alternative 
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        community based programming for young or low level 
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        offenders, or both; and
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            (G) appropriateness of the minimum age of 
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        detention. 
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(Source: P.A. 94-696, eff. 6-1-06.)
 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.