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Sen. Adriane Johnson
Filed: 4/21/2023
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2054
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2054 on page 79, |
| 3 | | line 23, by replacing "Section 3-2.5-15" with "Sections |
| 4 | | 3-2.5-15 and 3-2.5-100"; and
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| 5 | | on page 83, by inserting immediately below line 5 the |
| 6 | | following:
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| 7 | | "(730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-100) |
| 8 | | Sec. 3-2.5-100. Length of aftercare release; discharge. |
| 9 | | (a) The aftercare release term of a youth committed to the |
| 10 | | Department under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 shall be as set |
| 11 | | out in Section 5-750 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, unless |
| 12 | | sooner terminated under subsection (b) of this Section, as |
| 13 | | otherwise provided by law, or as ordered by the court. The |
| 14 | | aftercare release term of youth committed to the Department as |
| 15 | | a habitual or violent juvenile offender under Section 5-815 or |
| 16 | | 5-820 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 shall continue until |
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| 1 | | the youth's 21st birthday unless sooner terminated under |
| 2 | | subsection (c) of this Section, as otherwise provided by law, |
| 3 | | or as ordered by the court. |
| 4 | | (b) Provided that the youth is in compliance with the |
| 5 | | terms and conditions of his or her aftercare release, the |
| 6 | | Department of Juvenile Justice may reduce the period of a |
| 7 | | releasee's aftercare release by 90 days upon the releasee |
| 8 | | receiving a high school diploma or upon passage of high school |
| 9 | | equivalency testing during the period of his or her aftercare |
| 10 | | release. This reduction in the period of a youth's term of |
| 11 | | aftercare release shall be available only to youth who have |
| 12 | | not previously earned a high school diploma or who have not |
| 13 | | previously passed high school equivalency testing. |
| 14 | | (c) The Department of Juvenile Justice may discharge a |
| 15 | | youth from aftercare release and his or her commitment to the |
| 16 | | Department in accordance with subsection (3) of Section 5-750 |
| 17 | | of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, if it determines that he or |
| 18 | | she is likely to remain at liberty without committing another |
| 19 | | offense.
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| 20 | | (d) Upon the discharge of a youth, the Department may
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| 21 | | continue to provide services to the youth for up to 12 months
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| 22 | | to allow the youth to participate in vocational,
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| 23 | | rehabilitative, or supportive programs. The continuance of
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| 24 | | services may be requested by the youth, the youth's parent or
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| 25 | | guardian, or the Director of Juvenile Justice. |
| 26 | | (Source: P.A. 99-628, eff. 1-1-17.)".
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