Public Act 103-0290
 
HB2054 EnrolledLRB103 05667 RLC 50686 b


  
    AN ACT concerning the Department of Juvenile Justice.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
    Section 10. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended  by 
changing Sections 3-2.5-15 and 3-2.5-100  as follows:
 
    (730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-15)
    Sec. 3-2.5-15. Department of Juvenile Justice; assumption 
of duties of the Juvenile Division.
    (a) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall assume the 
rights, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Juvenile 
Division of the Department of Corrections. Personnel, books, 
records, property, and unencumbered appropriations pertaining 
to the Juvenile Division of the Department of Corrections 
shall be transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice on 
the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General 
Assembly. Any rights of employees or the State under the 
Personnel Code or any other contract or plan shall be 
unaffected by this transfer.
    (b) Department of Juvenile Justice personnel who are hired 
by the Department on or after the effective date of this 
amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly and who 
participate or assist in the rehabilitative and vocational 
training of delinquent youths, supervise the daily activities 
involving direct and continuing responsibility for the youth's 
security, welfare and development, or participate in the 
personal rehabilitation of delinquent youth by training, 
supervising, and assisting lower level personnel who perform 
these duties must: (1) be over the age of 21 and (2) have a 
high school diploma or equivalent and either (A) a any 
bachelor's or advanced degree from an accredited college or 
university or  (B) 2 or more years of experience providing

direct care to youth in the form of residential care,

coaching, case management, or mentoring.    This requirement 
shall not apply to security, clerical, food service, and 
maintenance staff that do not have direct and regular contact 
with youth.  The degree requirements specified in this 
subsection (b) are not required of persons who provide 
vocational training and who have  adequate knowledge in the 
skill for which they are providing the  vocational training.
    (c) Subsection (b) of this  Section does not apply to 
personnel transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice on 
the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General 
Assembly.
    (d) The Department shall be under the direction of the 
Director of Juvenile Justice as provided in this Code.
    (e) The Director shall organize divisions within the 
Department and shall assign functions, powers, duties, and 
personnel as required by law. The Director may create other 
divisions and may assign other functions, powers, duties, and 
personnel as may be necessary or desirable to carry out the 
functions and responsibilities vested by law in the 
Department. The Director may, with the approval of the Office 
of the Governor, assign to and share functions, powers, 
duties, and personnel with other State agencies such that 
administrative services and administrative facilities are 
provided by a shared administrative service center. Where 
possible, shared services which impact youth should be done 
with child-serving agencies. These administrative services may 
include, but are not limited to, all of the following 
functions: budgeting, accounting related functions, auditing, 
human resources, legal, procurement, training, data collection 
and analysis, information technology, internal investigations, 
intelligence, legislative services, emergency response 
capability, statewide transportation services, and general 
office support.
    (f) The Department of Juvenile Justice may enter into 
intergovernmental cooperation agreements under which minors 
adjudicated delinquent and committed to the Department of 
Juvenile Justice may participate in county juvenile impact 
incarceration programs established under Section 3-6039 of the 
Counties Code.

    (g) The Department of Juvenile Justice must comply with 
the ethnic and racial background data collection procedures 
provided in Section 4.5 of the Criminal Identification Act. 
    (h) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall implement a 
wellness program to support health and wellbeing among staff 
and service providers within the Department of Juvenile 
Justice environment. The Department of Juvenile Justice shall 
establish response teams to provide support to employees and 
staff affected by events that are both duty-related and not 
duty-related and provide training to response team members. 
The Department's wellness program shall be accessible to any 
Department employee or service provider, including contractual 
employees and approved volunteers. The wellness program may 
include information sharing, education and activities designed 
to support health and well-being within the Department's 
environment. Access to
wellness response team support shall be 
voluntary and remain confidential.
(Source: P.A. 102-616, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
    (730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-100)
    Sec. 3-2.5-100. Length of aftercare release; discharge.
    (a) The aftercare release term of a youth committed to the 
Department under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 shall be as set 
out in Section 5-750 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, unless 
sooner terminated under subsection (b) of this Section, as 
otherwise provided by law, or as ordered by the court.  The 
aftercare release term of youth committed to the Department as 
a habitual or violent juvenile offender under Section 5-815 or 
5-820 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 shall continue until 
the youth's 21st birthday unless sooner terminated under 
subsection (c) of this Section, as otherwise provided by law, 
or as ordered by the court.
    (b) Provided that the youth is in compliance with the 
terms and conditions of his or her aftercare release, the 
Department of Juvenile Justice may reduce the period of a 
releasee's aftercare release by 90 days upon the releasee 
receiving a high school diploma or upon passage of high school 
equivalency testing during the period of his or her aftercare 
release. This reduction in the period of a youth's term of 
aftercare release shall be available only to youth who have 
not previously earned a high school diploma or who have not 
previously passed high school equivalency testing.
    (c) The Department of Juvenile Justice may discharge a 
youth from aftercare release and his or her commitment to the 
Department in accordance with subsection (3) of Section 5-750 
of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, if it determines that he or 
she is likely to remain at liberty without committing another 
offense.

    (d) Upon the discharge of a youth, the Department may

continue to provide services to the youth for up to 12 months

to allow the youth to participate in vocational,

rehabilitative, or supportive programs. The continuance of

services may be requested by the youth, the youth's parent or

guardian, or the Director of Juvenile Justice. 
(Source: P.A. 99-628, eff. 1-1-17.)
  
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.