94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB1884

 

Introduced 2/25/2005, by Sen. Richard J. Winkel, Jr.

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
55 ILCS 5/5-1120

    Amends the County Code. Re-enacts provisions relating to juvenile delinquency programs that were added by Public Act 89-203, which was held to violate the single subject rule of the Illinois Constitution in People v. Wooters. Validates otherwise lawful actions taken in reliance on those provisions. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 1. Purpose of this Act; validation.
5     (a) Section 5-1120, relating to juvenile delinquency
6 programs, was added to the Counties Code by Public Act 89-203,
7 which was held to violate the single subject rule of Article
8 IV, Section 8 of the Illinois Constitution in People v.
9 Wooters, 188 Ill.2d 500, 722 N.E.2d 1102 (1999).
10     (b) It is the purpose of this Act to re-enact the
11 provisions of Section 5-1120 and to validate otherwise lawful
12 actions taken in reliance on that Section. In this Act, the
13 text of the Section is shown without underscoring. The text
14 included in this re-enactment is not intended to control over
15 any change to the Section that may be enacted by another Act of
16 the 94th General Assembly.
17     (c) All otherwise lawful actions taken on or after July 21,
18 1995 (the effective date of P.A. 89-203) and before the
19 effective date of this Act by any person acting in reliance on
20 or pursuant to the provisions of Section 5-1120 of the Counties
21 Code, as contained in Public Act 89-203, including without
22 limitation the administration of juvenile delinquency programs
23 and the acceptance and expenditure of funds in connection with
24 those programs, are hereby validated.
 
25     Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by re-enacting
26 Section 5-1120 as follows:
 
27     (55 ILCS 5/5-1120)
28     Sec. 5-1120. Juvenile delinquency programs. The corporate
29 authorities of a county may:
30         (a) Conduct programs and carry on and coordinate
31     activities for the prevention, reduction, or control of

 

 

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1     juvenile delinquency within the county;
2         (b) Cooperate, coordinate, or act jointly with the
3     State of Illinois or any other county, municipality, or
4     public or private agency in conducting programs and
5     carrying on and coordinating activities for the
6     prevention, reduction, or control of juvenile delinquency,
7     including but not limited to the establishment, support,
8     and maintenance of individual or joint public or private
9     agencies or neighborhood accountability boards to conduct
10     the programs and carry on the activities in cooperation
11     with law enforcement officers through referral of juvenile
12     offenders;
13         (c) Spend county funds appropriated for the purposes of
14     this Section; and
15         (d) Make application for, accept, and use money,
16     financial grants, or contributions of services from any
17     public or private source made available for the purposes of
18     this Section.
19     All officials, agencies, and employees of a county that has
20 exercised the authority granted by this Section shall cooperate
21 in so far as possible with the corporate authorities in
22 coordinating and conducting activities and programs to carry
23 out the purposes of this Section.
24 (Source: P.A. 89-203, eff. 7-21-95.)
 
25     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
26 becoming law.