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| Public Act 101-0612 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning government.
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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 Counties Code is amended by changing Section | ||||
4-11001.5 as follows: | ||||
(55 ILCS 5/4-11001.5) | ||||
(Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019) | ||||
Sec. 4-11001.5. Lake County Children's Advocacy Center | ||||
Pilot Program. | ||||
(a) The Lake County Children's Advocacy Center Pilot | ||||
Program is established. Under the Pilot Program, any grand | ||||
juror or petit juror in Lake County may elect to have his or | ||||
her juror fees earned under Section 4-11001 of this Code to be | ||||
donated to the Lake County Children's Advocacy Center, a | ||||
division of the Lake County State's Attorney's office. | ||||
(b) On or before January 1, 2017, the Lake County board | ||||
shall adopt, by ordinance or resolution, rules and policies | ||||
governing and effectuating the ability of jurors to donate | ||||
their juror fees to the Lake County Children's Advocacy Center | ||||
beginning January 1, 2017 and ending December 31, 2018. At a | ||||
minimum, the rules and policies must provide: | ||||
(1) for a form that a juror may fill out to elect to | ||||
donate his or her juror fees. The form must contain a | ||||
statement, in at least 14-point bold type, that donation of | ||
juror fees is optional; | ||
(2) that all monies donated by jurors shall be | ||
transferred by the county to the Lake County Children's | ||
Advocacy Center at the same time a juror is paid under | ||
Section 4-11001 of this Code who did not elect to donate | ||
his or her juror fees; and | ||
(3) that all juror fees donated under this Section | ||
shall be used exclusively for the operation of Lake County | ||
Children's Advocacy Center. | ||
The Lake County board shall adopt an ordinance or | ||
resolution reestablishing the rules and policies previously | ||
adopted under this subsection allowing a juror to donate his or | ||
her juror fees to the Lake County Children's Advocacy Center | ||
through December 31, 2021. | ||
(c) The following information shall be reported to the | ||
General Assembly and the Governor by the Lake County board | ||
after each calendar year of the Pilot Program on or before | ||
March 31, 2018, and March 31, 2019, July 1, 2020, and July 1, | ||
2021: | ||
(1) the number of grand and petit jurors who earned | ||
fees under Section 4-11001 of this Code during the previous | ||
calendar year; | ||
(2) the number of grand and petit jurors who donated | ||
fees under this Section during the previous calendar year; | ||
(3) the amount of donated fees under this Section | ||
during the previous calendar year; | ||
(4) how the monies donated in the previous calendar | ||
year were used by the Lake County Children's Advocacy | ||
Center; and | ||
(5) how much cost there was incurred by Lake County and | ||
the Lake County State's Attorney's office in the previous | ||
calendar year in implementing the Pilot Program. | ||
(d) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2022 December | ||
31, 2019.
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(Source: P.A. 99-583, eff. 7-15-16; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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