Rep. Juliana Stratton
Filed: 3/14/2017
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3165 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3165 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
 
4    "Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended  by 
5changing Section 3-2.5-40.1 as follows:
 
6    (730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-40.1)

7    Sec. 3-2.5-40.1. Training. The Department shall design 
8training for its personnel and shall enter into agreements with 
9the Department of Corrections or other State agencies and 
10through them, if necessary, public and private colleges and 
11universities, or private organizations to ensure that staff are 
12trained to work with a broad range of youth and possess the 
13skills necessary to assess, engage, educate, and intervene with 
14youth in its custody in ways that are appropriate to ensure 
15successful outcomes for those youth and their families pursuant 
16to the mission of the Department. The training for Department 
 
 
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1personnel shall include courses in restorative practices. In 
2this Section, "restorative practices"  means programs and 
3activities based on a philosophical framework that emphasizes 
4the need to repair harm through a process of mediation and 
5peace circles in order to promote  empowerment and reparation.  
6The Department may adopt rules to implement the training, 
7including the length and frequency  of the courses and the 
8curriculum for the courses. 

9(Source: P.A. 94-696, eff. 6-1-06.)".