Public Act 0204 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB0622 Enrolled LRB095 06230 HLH 28418 b

Public Act 095-0204

AN ACT concerning State government.

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

Section 5. The Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act is amended by adding Section 55-25 as follows:

(20 ILCS 301/55-25 new)

Sec. 55-25. Drug court grant program. (a) Subject to appropriation, the Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse within the Department of Human Services shall establish a program to administer grants to local drug courts. Grant moneys may be used for the following purposes:

(1) treatment or other clinical intervention through an appropriately licensed provider;

(2) monitoring, supervision, and clinical case management via probation, TASC, or other licensed Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse (DASA) providers;

(3) transportation of the offender to required appointments;

(4) interdisciplinary and other training of both clinical and legal professionals who are involved in the local drug court;

(5) other activities including data collection related to drug court operation and purchase of software or other administrative tools to assist in the overall management of the local system; or

(6) court appointed special advocate programs.

(b) The position of Statewide Drug Court Coordinator is created as a full-time position within the Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse. The Statewide Drug Court Coordinator shall be responsible for the following:

(1) coordinating training, technical assistance, and overall support to drug courts in Illinois;

(2) assisting in the development of new drug courts and advising local partnerships on appropriate practices;

(3) collecting data from local drug court partnerships on drug court operations and aggregating that data into an annual report to be presented to the General Assembly; and

(4) acting as a liaison between the State and the Illinois Association of Drug Court Professionals.