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    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
  
 
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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 Children and Family Services Act is amended  
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by changing Section 17a-9 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 505/17a-9)  (from Ch. 23, par. 5017a-9)
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    Sec. 17a-9. Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission.  
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    (a) There is hereby created
the Illinois Juvenile Justice 
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Commission which shall consist of 25 persons
appointed by the 
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Governor.
The Chairperson of the Commission shall be appointed 
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by the Governor.  Of
the initial appointees, 8 shall serve a 
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one-year term, 8 shall serve a two-year
term and 9 shall serve 
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a three-year term.  Thereafter, each successor
shall serve a 
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three-year term.  Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner

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as original appointments.  Once appointed, members shall serve 
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until their
successors are appointed and qualified.  Members 
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shall serve without
compensation,
except they shall be 
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reimbursed for their actual expenses in the performance
of 
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their duties.
The Commission shall carry out the rights, powers 
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and duties established
in subparagraph (3) of paragraph (a) of 
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Section 223 of the Federal "Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency 
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Prevention Act of 1974", as now or hereafter amended.
The 
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Commission shall determine the priorities for expenditure of 
 


 






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funds made
available to the State by the Federal Government 
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pursuant to that Act.
The Commission shall have the following 
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powers and duties:
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        (1) Development, review and final approval of the 
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    State's juvenile justice
plan for funds under the Federal 
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    "Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Act of 1974";
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        (2) Review and approve or disapprove juvenile justice 
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    and delinquency
prevention grant applications to the 
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    Department for federal funds under that Act;
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        (3) Annual submission of recommendations to the 
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    Governor and the General
Assembly concerning matters 
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    relative to its function;
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        (4) Responsibility for the review of funds allocated to 
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    Illinois under
the "Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
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    Prevention Act of 1974" to ensure
compliance with all 
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    relevant federal laws and regulations; and 
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        (5) Function as the advisory committee for the State

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    Youth and Community Services Program as authorized under 
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    Section 17 of this
Act, and in that capacity be authorized 
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    and empowered to assist and advise the
Secretary of Human 
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    Services on matters related to juvenile
justice and 
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    delinquency prevention programs and services; and .
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        (6) Study the impact of, develop timelines, and propose 
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    a funding structure to accommodate the expansion of the 
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    jurisdiction of the Illinois Juvenile Court to include 
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    youth age 17 under the jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court 
 


 






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    Act of 1987. The Commission shall submit a report by 
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    December 31, 2011 to the General Assembly with 
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    recommendations on extending juvenile court jurisdiction 
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    to youth age 17 charged with felony offenses.
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    (b)  On the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 
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96th General Assembly, the Illinois Juvenile Jurisdiction Task 
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Force created by Public Act 95-1031 is abolished and its duties 
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are transferred to the Illinois  Juvenile Justice Commission as 
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provided in paragraph (6) of subsection (a) of this Section. 
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(Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)

 
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    (705 ILCS 405/5-121 rep.)
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    Section 10. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by 
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repealing Section 5-121.