Full Text of HB3718 99th General Assembly
HB3718 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 HB3718 Introduced , by Rep. William Davis SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that local law enforcement, the State Board of Education, the Department of Human Services, and the Public Defender may designate representatives to serve on county juvenile justice councils. Provides that the Justice Advisory Council Director or his or her designee, or if the county has no Justice Advisory Council Director, the State's Attorney, shall serve as interim chairperson. Provides that the chairperson shall appoint additional members of the council which are representatives of local law enforcement, juvenile justice agencies, faith organizations, schools, businesses, and community organizations. Provides for the creation of Local Advisory Committees, and that 20% of the membership of these Committees must be local-justice involved youths aged 16-21. Provides that the duties and responsibilities of the Juvenile Justice Council includes facilitating community based collaboration and perspective on oversight, research, and evaluation of activities, programs, and policies directed towards and impacting the lives of juveniles.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning courts.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by | 5 | | changing Section 6-12 as follows:
| 6 | | (705 ILCS 405/6-12)
| 7 | | Sec. 6-12. County juvenile justice councils.
| 8 | | (1) Each region or subset of a county, or group of counties | 9 | | pursuant to an intergovernmental
agreement, in the State of | 10 | | Illinois may establish a county juvenile
justice council
| 11 | | ("council"). Each of the following county and regional officers | 12 | | shall designate a
representative to serve on the council: local | 13 | | law enforcement, the State Board of Education, the Department | 14 | | of Human Services, the Chamber of Commerce, the sheriff, the | 15 | | State's Attorney, the Public Defender,
Chief Probation | 16 | | Officer, and
the county board.
In addition, the chief judge may | 17 | | designate a representative to serve on the
council.
| 18 | | (a) The council shall organize itself and elect from | 19 | | its members a
chairperson and such
officers as are deemed | 20 | | necessary. Until a chairperson is elected, the Justice | 21 | | Advisory Council Director or his or her designee, or if the | 22 | | county has no Justice Advisory Council Director, the | 23 | | State's Attorney, State's
Attorney shall serve as interim |
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| 1 | | chairperson.
| 2 | | (b) The chairperson shall appoint additional members | 3 | | of the council as is
deemed necessary to accomplish the | 4 | | purposes of this Article and whenever
possible shall | 5 | | appoint a local Chief of Police and a representative of a
| 6 | | community youth service provider.
The additional
members | 7 | | shall may include, but are not limited to, representatives | 8 | | of
local law enforcement, juvenile justice agencies, faith | 9 | | organizations, schools, businesses, and
community | 10 | | organizations.
| 11 | | (c) The county juvenile justice council shall meet | 12 | | monthly from time to time , but
no less than semi-annually, | 13 | | for the purpose of encouraging the initiation of,
or | 14 | | supporting ongoing, interagency cooperation and programs | 15 | | to address juvenile
delinquency and juvenile crime.
| 16 | | (d) Local Advisory Committees, or "LACs", shall | 17 | | represent local communities in each township. Twenty | 18 | | percent of each LAC shall be composed of local-justice | 19 | | involved youths aged 16-21. At least one youth and one | 20 | | adult from each LAC shall serve on their local Juvenile | 21 | | Justice Council. Each LAC shall establish a monthly meeting | 22 | | schedule, and shall bring their local issues, concerns, and | 23 | | recommendations to the Juvenile Justice Council. | 24 | | (2) The purpose of a county juvenile justice council is to | 25 | | provide a forum
for the development of a community-based | 26 | | interagency assessment of the local
juvenile justice system, to |
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| 1 | | develop a county juvenile justice plan for the
prevention of | 2 | | juvenile delinquency, and to make recommendations to the county
| 3 | | board, or county boards, for more effectively utilizing | 4 | | existing community
resources in dealing with juveniles who are | 5 | | found to be involved in crime, or
who are truant or have been | 6 | | suspended or expelled from school. The county
juvenile justice | 7 | | plan shall include relevant portions of local crime prevention
| 8 | | and public safety plans, school improvement and school safety | 9 | | plans, and the
plans or initiatives of other public and private | 10 | | entities within the county
that are concerned with dropout | 11 | | prevention, school safety, the prevention of
juvenile crime and | 12 | | criminal activity by youth gangs.
| 13 | | (3) The duties and responsibilities of the county juvenile | 14 | | justice council
include, but are not limited to:
| 15 | | (a) Developing a county juvenile justice plan based | 16 | | upon utilization of
the resources of law enforcement, | 17 | | school systems, park programs, sports
entities, and others | 18 | | in a cooperative and collaborative manner to prevent or
| 19 | | discourage juvenile crime.
| 20 | | (b) Entering into a written county interagency | 21 | | agreement specifying the
nature and extent of | 22 | | contributions each signatory agency will make in achieving
| 23 | | the goals of the county juvenile justice plan and their | 24 | | commitment to the
sharing of information useful in carrying | 25 | | out the goals of the interagency
agreement to the extent | 26 | | authorized by law.
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| 1 | | (c) Applying for and receiving public or private | 2 | | grants, to be
administered by one of the
community | 3 | | partners, that support one or more components of the county | 4 | | juvenile
justice plan.
| 5 | | (d) (Blank). Providing a forum for the presentation of | 6 | | interagency recommendations
and the resolution of | 7 | | disagreements relating to the contents of the county
| 8 | | interagency agreement or the performance by the parties of | 9 | | their respective
obligations under the agreement.
| 10 | | (d-5) Facilitating community based collaboration and | 11 | | perspective on oversight, research, and evaluation of | 12 | | activities, programs, and policies directed towards and | 13 | | impacting the lives of juveniles.
| 14 | | (e) Assisting and directing the efforts of local | 15 | | community support
organizations and volunteer groups in | 16 | | providing enrichment programs and other
support services | 17 | | for clients of local juvenile detention centers.
| 18 | | (f) Developing and making available a county-wide or | 19 | | multi-county resource
guide for minors in need of | 20 | | prevention, intervention, psycho-social,
educational | 21 | | support, and other services needed to prevent juvenile | 22 | | delinquency.
| 23 | | (4) The council shall have no role in the charging or | 24 | | prosecution of
juvenile offenders.
| 25 | | (Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)
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