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| staggered terms 3 each expiring in 2007, 2008, and 2009 and 2 |
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| of the members' terms expiring in 2010. Thereafter all members |
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| will serve for a term of 3 6 years, except that members shall |
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| continue to serve until their replacements are appointed. Any |
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| vacancy occurring shall be filled in the same manner for the |
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| remainder of the term. The Director of Juvenile Justice shall |
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| be an ex officio member of the Board. The Board shall elect a |
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| chair from among its appointed members. The Director shall |
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| serve as secretary of the Board. Members of the Board shall |
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| serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses |
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| necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. The |
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| Board may begin to conduct business upon appointment of a |
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| majority of its members. The Board shall meet at least |
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| quarterly and at other times at the call of the chair. The |
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| Board may conduct meetings by telecommunication where possible |
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| to minimize travel expenses, and shall utilize existing |
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| resources, including existing data from JMIS and from the |
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| juvenile justice reports from the Illinois Criminal Justice |
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| Information Authority, as well as reports from the Department |
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| of Juvenile Justice. The Board may receive administrative |
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| support and funding through specific appropriations available |
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| for its purposes made to the Department of Juvenile Justice or |
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| through private grants specified for the purposes of this |
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| Section, or both. |
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| (b) The Board shall: |
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| (1) Advise the Director concerning policy matters and |
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| programs of the Department with regard to the custody, |
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| care, study, discipline, training, and treatment of |
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| juveniles in the State juvenile correctional institutions |
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| and for the care and supervision of juveniles released on |
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| parole.
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| (2) Establish, with the Director and in conjunction |
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| with the Office of the Governor, outcome measures for the |
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| Department in order to ascertain that it is successfully |
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| fulfilling the mission mandated in Section 3-2.5-5 of this |
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| Code. The annual results of the Department's work as |
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| defined by those measures shall be approved by the Board |
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| and shall be included in an annual report transmitted to |
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| the Governor and General Assembly jointly by the Director |
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| and the Board.
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| (3) By December 30, 2010, conduct a study and make |
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| recommendations to the Director, Governor, and General |
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| Assembly concerning: |
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| (A) appropriateness of confinement of youth guilty |
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| of misdemeanor offenses; |
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| (B) appropriateness of confinement of youth based |
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| on technical probation and parole violations; |
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| (C) appropriateness of parole system for youths, |
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| and average length of parole; |
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| (D) availability of alternative placements for |
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| youth who have served their time but have no placement; |
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| (E) availability of community based programming |
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| for youth or low level offenders, or both, including |
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| technical violators; |
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| (F) funding of confinement and of alternative |
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| community based programming for young or low level |
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| offenders, or both; and |
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| (G) appropriateness of the minimum age of |
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| detention. |
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| (Source: P.A. 94-696, eff. 6-1-06 .) |
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law. |