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    AN ACT concerning State 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 Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and 
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Dependency Act is amended  by adding Section 55-25 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 301/55-25  new)
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    Sec. 55-25. Drug court grant program.  (a) Subject to 
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appropriation, the Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse 
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within the Department of  Human Services shall establish a 
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program to administer grants to local drug courts.  Grant moneys 
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may be used for the following purposes:
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        (1) treatment or other clinical intervention through 
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    an appropriately licensed provider;
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        (2) monitoring, supervision, and clinical case 
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    management via probation, TASC, or other licensed Division 
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    of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse (DASA) providers;
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        (3) transportation of the offender to required 
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    appointments;
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        (4) interdisciplinary and other training of both 
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    clinical and legal professionals who are involved in the 
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    local drug court;
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        (5) other activities including data collection related 
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    to drug court operation and purchase of software or other 
 


 






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    administrative tools to assist in the overall management of 
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    the local system; or
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        (6) court appointed special advocate programs.

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

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

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

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

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