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1     AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
5 adding Article 17 to Chapter III as follows:
 
6     (730 ILCS 5/Ch. III Art. 17 heading new)
7
ARTICLE 17.
METHAMPHETAMINE ABUSERS PILOT PROGRAMS

 
8     (730 ILCS 5/3-17-5 new)
9     Sec. 3-17-5. Methamphetamine abusers pilot program;
10 Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center.
11     (a) There is created the Methamphetamine Abusers Pilot
12 Program at the Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center. The
13 Program shall be established upon adoption of a resolution or
14 ordinance by the Franklin County Board and with the consent of
15 the Secretary of Human Services.
16     (b) A person convicted of the unlawful possession of
17 methamphetamine under Section 402 of the Illinois Controlled
18 Substances Act, after an assessment by a designated program
19 licensed under the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and
20 Dependency Act that the person is a methamphetamine abuser or
21 addict and may benefit from treatment for his or her abuse or
22 addiction, may be ordered by the court to be committed to the
23 Program established under this Section.
24     (c) The Program shall consist of medical and psychiatric
25 treatment for the abuse or addiction for a period of at least
26 90 days and not to exceed 180 days. A treatment plan for each
27 person participating in the Program shall be approved by the
28 court in consultation with the Department of Human Services.
29 The Secretary of Human Services shall appoint a Program
30 Administrator to operate the Program who shall be licensed to
31 provide residential treatment for alcoholism and other drug

 

 

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1 abuse and dependency.
2     (d) Persons committed to the Program who are 17 years of
3 age or older shall be separated from minors under 17 years of
4 age who are detained in the Juvenile Detention Center and there
5 shall be no contact between them.
6     (e) Upon the establishment of the Pilot Program, the
7 Secretary of Human Services shall inform the chief judge of
8 each judicial circuit of this State of the existence of the
9 Program and its date of termination.
10     (f) The Secretary of Human Services, after consultation
11 with the Program Administrator, shall determine the
12 effectiveness of the Program in rehabilitating methamphetamine
13 abusers and addicts committed to the Program. The Secretary
14 shall prepare a report based on his or her assessment of the
15 effectiveness of the Program and shall submit the report to the
16 Governor and General Assembly within one year after the
17 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General
18 Assembly and each year thereafter that the Program continues
19 operation.
 
20     (730 ILCS 5/3-17-10 new)
21     Sec. 3-17-10. Methamphetamine abusers pilot program;
22 Franklin County Jail.
23     (a) There is created the Methamphetamine Abusers Pilot
24 Program at the Franklin County Jail. The Program shall be
25 established upon adoption of a resolution or ordinance by the
26 Franklin County Board and with the consent of the Secretary of
27 Human Services.
28     (b) A person convicted of the unlawful possession of
29 methamphetamine under Section 402 of the Illinois Controlled
30 Substances Act, after an assessment by a designated program
31 licensed under the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and
32 Dependency Act that the person is a methamphetamine abuser or
33 addict and may benefit from treatment for his or her abuse or
34 addiction, may be ordered by the court to be committed to the
35 Program established under this Section.

 

 

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1     (c) The Program shall consist of medical and psychiatric
2 treatment for the abuse or addiction for a period of at least
3 90 days and not to exceed 180 days. A treatment plan for each
4 person participating in the Program shall be approved by the
5 court in consultation with the Department of Human Services.
6 The Secretary of Human Services shall appoint a Program
7 Administrator to operate the Program who shall be licensed to
8 provide residential treatment for alcoholism and other drug
9 abuse and dependency.
10     (d) Upon the establishment of the Pilot Program, the
11 Secretary of Human Services shall inform the chief judge of
12 each judicial circuit of this State of the existence of the
13 Program and its date of termination.
14     (e) The Secretary of Human Services, after consultation
15 with the Program Administrator, shall determine the
16 effectiveness of the Program in rehabilitating methamphetamine
17 abusers and addicts committed to the Program. The Secretary
18 shall prepare a report based on his or her assessment of the
19 effectiveness of the Program and shall submit the report to the
20 Governor and General Assembly within one year after the
21 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General
22 Assembly and each year thereafter that the Program continues
23 operation.