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: | ||||||
| 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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