94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB2411


 
Introduced 2/17/2005, by Rep. John E. Bradley
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













730 ILCS 5/Art. CH. III Art. 17 heading new






730 ILCS 5/3-17-5 new










    Amends the Unified Code of Corrections.  Creates the Methamphetamine Abusers Pilot Program at the Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center.  Provides that the Program shall be established upon adoption of a resolution or ordinance by the Franklin County Board and with the consent of the Director of Corrections.  Provides that a person convicted of the unlawful possession of methamphetamine under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, after an assessment by a designated program licensed under the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act that the person is a methamphetamine abuser or addict and may benefit from treatment for his or her abuse or addiction, may be  ordered by the court to be committed to the Program.  Provides that the Program shall consist of medical and psychiatric treatment for the abuse or addiction for a period of at least 90 days and not to exceed 180 days.  Provides that a  treatment plan for each person participating in the Program shall be approved by the court in consultation with the Department of Corrections and the Department of Human Services.  Provides that the Director of Corrections shall appoint a Program Administrator to operate the Program who shall be licensed to provide residential treatment for alcoholism and other drug abuse and dependency.  Provides that persons committed to the Program who are 17 years of age or older shall be separated from minors under 17 years of age who are detained in the Juvenile Detention Center and there shall be no contact between  them.  Provides that the Director of Corrections, after consultation with the Program Administrator, shall determine the effectiveness of the Program in rehabilitating methamphetamine abusers and addicts committed to the Program.  Provides that the Director shall prepare a report based on his or her assessment of the effectiveness of the Program and shall submit the report to the Governor and General Assembly within one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act and each year thereafter that the Program continues operation.
















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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 Unified Code of Corrections is amended  by 
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adding Article 17 to Chapter III as follows:
 
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    (730 ILCS 5/Art. CH. III Art. 17 heading new)

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ARTICLE 17. 
METHAMPHETAMINE ABUSERS PILOT PROGRAM

 
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    (730 ILCS 5/3-17-5  new)
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    Sec. 3-17-5. Methamphetamine abusers pilot program.
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    (a) There is created the Methamphetamine Abusers Pilot 
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Program at the Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center.  The 
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Program shall be established upon adoption of a resolution or 
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ordinance by the Franklin County Board and with the consent of 
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the Director of Corrections.
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    (b) A person convicted of the unlawful possession of 
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methamphetamine under Section 402 of the Illinois Controlled 
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Substances Act, after an assessment by a designated program 
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licensed under the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and 
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Dependency Act that the person is a methamphetamine abuser or 
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addict and may benefit from treatment for his or her abuse or 
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addiction, may be  ordered by the court to be committed to the 
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Program established under this Section.
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    (c) The Program shall consist of medical and psychiatric 
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treatment for the abuse or addiction for a period of at least 
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90 days and not to exceed 180 days.  A treatment plan for each 
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person participating in the Program shall be approved by the 
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court in consultation with the Department of Corrections and 
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the Department of Human Services.  The Director of Corrections 
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shall appoint a Program Administrator to operate the Program 
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who shall be licensed to provide residential treatment for 
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alcoholism and other drug abuse and dependency.
 


 






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    (d) Persons committed to the Program who are 17 years of 
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age or older shall be separated from minors under 17 years of 
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age who are detained in the Juvenile Detention Center and there 
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shall be no contact between  them.
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    (e) Upon the establishment of the Pilot Program, the 
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Director of Corrections shall inform the chief judge of each 
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judicial circuit of this State of the existence of the Program 
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and its date of termination.
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    (f) The Director of Corrections, after consultation with 
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the Program Administrator, shall determine the effectiveness 
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of the Program in rehabilitating methamphetamine abusers and 
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addicts committed to the Program.  The Director shall prepare a 
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report based on his or her assessment of the effectiveness of 
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the Program and shall submit the report to the Governor and 
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General Assembly within one year after the effective date of 
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this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly and each year 
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thereafter that the Program continues operation.