Full Text of HB1294 103rd General Assembly
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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 | | adding Part 5A to Article V as follows: | 6 | | (705 ILCS 405/Art. V Pt. 5A heading new) | 7 | | PART 5A. FITNESS TO STAND TRIAL | 8 | | (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-101 new) | 9 | | Sec. 5-5A-101. Purpose. This Part recognizes that children | 10 | | are substantially different from adults and therefore creates | 11 | | procedures to establish fitness to stand trial that | 12 | | accommodate these differences. This Part is intended to | 13 | | support children through practices that are trauma-informed | 14 | | and that protect children's rights and dignity; questions of | 15 | | interpretation shall be resolved in line with these practices. | 16 | | This Part recognizes that the ability to understand charges | 17 | | and to participate meaningfully in one's own defense evolve | 18 | | gradually throughout childhood and early adulthood and that | 19 | | each child deserves developmentally appropriate responses that | 20 | | reflect the best understanding of the child's current | 21 | | abilities. |
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| 1 | | (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-105 new) | 2 | | Sec. 5-5A-105. Definitions. As used in this Part: | 3 | | "Child" means a person under the age of 21, regardless of | 4 | | whether the person is subject to this Act or prosecuted under | 5 | | the criminal laws of this State. | 6 | | "Child traumatic stress" means exposure to one or more | 7 | | traumatic events over the course of a child's life that result | 8 | | in that child developing reactions that persist and that | 9 | | interfere with the child's functional, social, adaptive, or | 10 | | intellectual ability. | 11 | | "Chronological immaturity" means a lack of functional, | 12 | | social, adaptive, or intellectual ability due to chronological | 13 | | age. | 14 | | "Developmental disability" means a disability that is | 15 | | attributable to an intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, | 16 | | epilepsy, autism, a learning disability, or any other | 17 | | condition that results in impaired functional, social, | 18 | | adaptive, or intellectual ability. | 19 | | "Mental illness" means a mental or emotional disorder that | 20 | | substantially impairs a person's thought, perception of | 21 | | reality, emotional process, judgment, behavior, or ability to | 22 | | cope with the ordinary demands of life. | 23 | | "Relative immaturity" means a lack of functional, social, | 24 | | adaptive, or intellectual ability when a child is compared to | 25 | | other children of the same chronological age. | 26 | | "Substance use disorder" has the meaning given to that |
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| 1 | | term in Section 1-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Act. | 2 | | (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-110 new) | 3 | | Sec. 5-5A-110. Unfitness standard. Unfitness may result | 4 | | from the presence of any condition or confluence of | 5 | | conditions, including, but not limited to, mental illness, | 6 | | substance use disorder, developmental disability, | 7 | | chronological immaturity, relative immaturity, or child | 8 | | traumatic stress. Other than chronological immaturity, any of | 9 | | these conditions could look different in similarly aged | 10 | | children. A diagnosis is not required for a finding of | 11 | | unfitness. A child is unfit when the child either: | 12 | | (1) lacks sufficient present ability to consult with the | 13 | | child's attorney with a reasonable degree of rational | 14 | | understanding, as evidenced by lacking the ability to disclose | 15 | | to the attorney facts pertinent to the proceedings at issue | 16 | | and to assist in the child's defense; or | 17 | | (2) lacks a rational or a factual understanding of the | 18 | | proceedings against the child, as evidenced by any one or more | 19 | | of the following: | 20 | | (A) a lack of ability to identify who the participants | 21 | | are, including the judge, child's attorney, State's | 22 | | Attorney, or qualified expert; | 23 | | (B) a lack of ability to differentiate the multiple | 24 | | roles a single participant could serve in different | 25 | | proceedings the child is involved in; |
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| 1 | | (C) a lack of understanding of the allegations in the | 2 | | petition for adjudication of delinquency; | 3 | | (D) a lack of understanding of the range of possible | 4 | | dispositions that may be imposed in the proceedings; | 5 | | (E) a lack of ability to use the factual | 6 | | understandings and factors in (A) through (D) of this | 7 | | paragraph to make rational decisions; or | 8 | | (F) a lack of any other factors that a qualified | 9 | | expert deems relevant. | 10 | | (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-115 new) | 11 | | Sec. 5-5A-115. Raising the issue of unfitness. | 12 | | (a) The issue of the child's fitness to stand trial, to | 13 | | plead, or to be sentenced may be raised by the child's | 14 | | attorney, the State, or the court at any time before a plea is | 15 | | entered or before, during, or after trial. | 16 | | (b) When the issue of the child's fitness is raised, the | 17 | | court must determine whether there is a bona fide doubt that | 18 | | the child is fit. The court shall find a bona fide doubt when | 19 | | evidence is presented or proffered that suggests that the | 20 | | child could be unfit. If the court finds that there is a bona | 21 | | fide doubt, the court shall order a fitness evaluation under | 22 | | Section 5-5A-125 before proceeding further. Nothing in this | 23 | | Section shall operate to extinguish any rights of a child | 24 | | established by attorney-client privilege. | 25 | | (c) When a child is being prosecuted under the criminal |
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| 1 | | laws of this State under Section 5-130 or 5-805, the criminal | 2 | | court shall apply the fitness standards in this Part. If the | 3 | | issue of the child's fitness is raised prior to the resolution | 4 | | of a transfer proceeding under Section 5-805, the juvenile | 5 | | court shall apply the fitness standards as set forth in this | 6 | | Part. | 7 | | (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-120 new) | 8 | | Sec. 5-5A-120. Burdens and presumptions. In making | 9 | | determinations concerning a child's fitness, the following | 10 | | burdens of proof and presumptions shall apply: | 11 | | (1) when the court finds a bona fide doubt as to the | 12 | | fitness of a child under Section 5-5A-115, the State bears | 13 | | the burden of proving that the child is fit by clear and | 14 | | convincing evidence; and | 15 | | (2) a child who is receiving medication shall not be | 16 | | presumed to be fit or unfit to stand trial solely by virtue | 17 | | of the receipt of that medication. | 18 | | (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-125 new) | 19 | | Sec. 5-5A-125. Fitness evaluation. When the court orders a | 20 | | fitness evaluation under subsection (b) of Section 5-5A-115, | 21 | | the court must appoint one or more qualified experts under | 22 | | Section 5-5A-135. Each expert must evaluate whether the child | 23 | | is fit and must submit a report of the expert's findings to the | 24 | | court under Section 5-5A-160. No expert employed or contracted |
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| 1 | | by the Department of Human Services shall be ordered to | 2 | | perform, in the expert's official capacity, an initial fitness | 3 | | examination under this Section. | 4 | | (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-130 new) | 5 | | Sec. 5-5A-130. Location of evaluation. A fitness | 6 | | evaluation ordered under subsection (b) of Section 5-5A-115 | 7 | | must be conducted in the least restrictive environment for the | 8 | | child. The evaluation must be conducted in person whenever | 9 | | possible. Video technology for a remote evaluation may be used | 10 | | only as a last resort. If video technology is used, it must be | 11 | | a secure platform. No facility of the Department of Human | 12 | | Services shall be utilized for this purpose. | 13 | | (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-135 new) | 14 | | Sec. 5-5A-135. Qualification of experts. An expert | 15 | | evaluating the child under Section 5-5A-125 must either be a | 16 | | licensed clinical psychologist or psychiatrist with training | 17 | | and experience in forensics, child development, and child | 18 | | trauma. | 19 | | (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-140 new) | 20 | | Sec. 5-5A-140. Timeline for evaluation. The fitness | 21 | | evaluation ordered under subsection (b) of Section 5-5A-115 | 22 | | and report written under Section 5-5A-160 must be completed | 23 | | within 30 days of a court order entered pursuant to subsection |
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| 1 | | (b) of Section 5-5A-115. The time for completion of the | 2 | | fitness evaluation may be extended an additional 30 days for | 3 | | good cause if the child is not in custody. | 4 | | (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-145 new) | 5 | | Sec. 5-5A-145. Counsel at evaluation. The child's counsel | 6 | | must be allowed to be present at the evaluation conducted, if | 7 | | requested by the child's counsel, under Section 5-5A-125. | 8 | | (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-150 new) | 9 | | Sec. 5-5A-150. Statements made during evaluation. No | 10 | | statement made by the child during the evaluation conducted | 11 | | under Section 5-5A-125 shall be used against the child in the | 12 | | current court proceedings or in any future proceedings. No | 13 | | statement made by the child relating to the alleged offense or | 14 | | other offenses shall be included in the report required under | 15 | | Section 5-5A-160. The court must advise the child before the | 16 | | evaluation takes place that no statement made during the | 17 | | evaluation shall be used against the child. | 18 | | (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-155 new) | 19 | | Sec. 5-5A-155. Recordings of evaluations and privacy. | 20 | | (a) An evaluation of the child conducted under Section | 21 | | 5-5A-125 shall be video recorded. | 22 | | (b) The video recording of a fitness evaluation is | 23 | | confidential and may be viewed only by the court, the expert |
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| 1 | | conducting the evaluation defined in Section 5-5A-125, the | 2 | | child's attorney, the State, and any other expert in the | 3 | | proceedings deemed necessary by the court and under Section | 4 | | 5-910. | 5 | | (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-160 new) | 6 | | Sec. 5-5A-160. Contents of evaluation report. | 7 | | (a) When an evaluation is conducted under Section | 8 | | 5-5A-125, the appointed expert must submit a written report of | 9 | | the findings to the court. The evaluation report must detail | 10 | | the methods and tools used during the evaluation and be made in | 11 | | writing. | 12 | | (b) The evaluation report must contain: | 13 | | (1) An assessment of any mental illness, substance use | 14 | | disorder, or developmental disability of the child, | 15 | | including: | 16 | | (A) the results of a mental status exam; | 17 | | (B) a description of the history and current | 18 | | status of any symptoms of any mental illness or | 19 | | developmental disability, or both (a diagnosis is not | 20 | | required); | 21 | | (2) an assessment of the child's chronological and | 22 | | relative immaturity; | 23 | | (3) an assessment of any child traumatic stress, | 24 | | including a description of the child's history of exposure | 25 | | to traumatic events; |
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| 1 | | (4) an assessment of any other condition of the child | 2 | | that could impact the child's functional abilities related | 3 | | to fitness to stand trial; | 4 | | (5) an assessment of the child's rational and factual | 5 | | understandings related to fitness to stand trial, the | 6 | | unfitness standard in Section 5-5A-110, and the | 7 | | relationship of these abilities to any conditions of the | 8 | | child as assessed in paragraphs (1) through (4); | 9 | | (6) whether the expert, based on the evaluation and in | 10 | | the expert's professional judgment, believes the child is | 11 | | fit; | 12 | | (7) if the expert believes that the child is unfit, | 13 | | whether the expert believes there is a substantial | 14 | | probability that the child will attain fitness within the | 15 | | statutory period to attain fitness; | 16 | | (8) recommendations, if the expert believes the child | 17 | | is unfit, including: | 18 | | (A) services that would help the child attain | 19 | | fitness; | 20 | | (B) placement for services to attain fitness; and | 21 | | (C) risk assessments needed prior to placement; | 22 | | and | 23 | | (9) opinions on: | 24 | | (A) the likelihood of the success of the services | 25 | | recommended; and | 26 | | (B) the length of time anticipated to attain |
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| 1 | | fitness. | 2 | | (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-165 new) | 3 | | Sec. 5-5A-165. Hearing to determine fitness. | 4 | | (a) When a bona fide doubt of fitness has been raised, the | 5 | | court shall conduct a hearing to determine the issue of the | 6 | | child's fitness within 30 days of receipt of the evaluation | 7 | | report described in Section 5-5A-160, unless the timeline is | 8 | | waived by the child's counsel. | 9 | | (b) The child has the right to be present at every hearing | 10 | | on the issue of the child's fitness. | 11 | | (c) On the basis of the evidence before it, the court must | 12 | | determine whether the child is unfit to stand trial pursuant | 13 | | to Section 5-5A-110. If the court finds that the child is | 14 | | unfit, the court shall determine: | 15 | | (1) whether in-court assistance under Section 5-5A-190 | 16 | | would render the child fit; and | 17 | | (2) whether there is a substantial probability that | 18 | | the child, if provided with services to attain fitness | 19 | | under Section 5-5A-170, will attain fitness within the | 20 | | period to attain fitness set forth in Section 5-5A-175. | 21 | | (d) If the court finds that the child is unfit and there is | 22 | | not a substantial probability the child will attain fitness | 23 | | within the statutory period as set forth in Section 5-5A-175, | 24 | | the court shall proceed under Section 5-5A-210. | 25 | | (e) If the court finds the child is unfit but that there is |
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| 1 | | a substantial probability that the child will become fit | 2 | | within the period to attain fitness set forth in Section | 3 | | 5-5A-175, or if the court is unable to determine whether a | 4 | | substantial probability exists, the court shall order the | 5 | | child to receive services to attain fitness at a placement | 6 | | under Section 5-5A-170. If the court is unable to determine | 7 | | whether a substantial probability exists and orders the child | 8 | | to receive services to attain fitness, the court shall conduct | 9 | | a hearing as soon as possible following the receipt of the | 10 | | report filed under Section 5-5A-180 to determine whether there | 11 | | is a substantial probability that the child will attain | 12 | | fitness within the statutory period. | 13 | | (f) If the court finds that the child is unfit to stand | 14 | | trial, it shall proceed under this Act. If the court finds that | 15 | | the child could be rendered fit with in-court assistance, the | 16 | | court shall order in-court assistance pursuant to Section | 17 | | 5-5A-190. | 18 | | (g) An order finding the child unfit to stand trial is a | 19 | | final order for purposes of appeal by the State or the child. | 20 | | (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-170 new) | 21 | | Sec. 5-5A-170. Services to attain fitness. | 22 | | (a) When the court orders services to attain fitness under | 23 | | Section 5-5A-165, the court shall determine if the child will | 24 | | receive services on an inpatient or outpatient basis. If | 25 | | inpatient, the child shall be placed at a facility approved by |
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| 1 | | the Department of Human Services to provide residential, | 2 | | restoration care and treatment. If the court orders the child | 3 | | to receive services on an outpatient basis, such services | 4 | | shall be rendered in the community at a program approved by the | 5 | | Department of Human Services. Court-ordered services and | 6 | | placements shall be consistent with the recommendations in the | 7 | | evaluation report. All services shall be trauma-informed, | 8 | | developmentally appropriate, and provided in the least | 9 | | restrictive environment considering the needs and best | 10 | | interests of the child. A placement may be ordered on an | 11 | | inpatient basis only when the child exhibits needs warranting | 12 | | a hospital level of care. | 13 | | (b) Within 5 days of a court order for services to attain | 14 | | fitness entered under Section 5-5A-165, the clerk of the | 15 | | circuit court shall transmit, to the Department of Human | 16 | | Services, and any other agency or institution providing | 17 | | services to attain fitness to the child, the following: | 18 | | (1) a certified copy of the order to receive services | 19 | | and the complete copy of any report on the child's fitness | 20 | | prepared under this Part; | 21 | | (2) the county and municipality in which the alleged | 22 | | offense occurred; | 23 | | (3) the county and municipality in which the arrest | 24 | | took place; | 25 | | (4) a copy of the arrest report, charges, and arrest | 26 | | record; and |
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| 1 | | (5) all additional matters that the court directs the | 2 | | clerk to transmit. | 3 | | (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-175 new) | 4 | | Sec. 5-5A-175. Period to attain fitness. For a child | 5 | | charged with a felony, the maximum total time a court may order | 6 | | a child to receive services to attain fitness shall be one | 7 | | year. For a child charged with a misdemeanor, the maximum | 8 | | total period shall be no longer than the length of the sentence | 9 | | that could be imposed if the child were adjudicated delinquent | 10 | | of the misdemeanor offense for which the child was charged, or | 11 | | one year whichever is shorter. The period to attain fitness | 12 | | shall begin with the court's first finding of unfitness during | 13 | | a fitness hearing under Section 5-5A-165. | 14 | | (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-180 new) | 15 | | Sec. 5-5A-180. Initial and subsequent progress reports. | 16 | | (a) Within 30 days of entry of an order to receive services | 17 | | to attain fitness under Sections 5-5A-170 and 5-5A-175, the | 18 | | person in charge of supervising the child's services shall | 19 | | file with the court an initial report assessing the program's | 20 | | capacity to provide appropriate services for the child and | 21 | | indicating the person's opinion as to the probability of the | 22 | | child attaining fitness within the period to attain fitness | 23 | | provided in Section 5-5A-175. If the initial report indicates | 24 | | that there is a substantial probability that the child will |
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| 1 | | attain fitness within the allowed statutory period, the | 2 | | supervisor shall also file a services plan which shall | 3 | | include: | 4 | | (1) a description of the goals of services to attain | 5 | | fitness with respect to rendering the child fit, a | 6 | | specification of the proposed modalities of services, and | 7 | | an estimated timetable for attainment of the goals; and | 8 | | (2) an identification of the person in charge of | 9 | | supervising the child's services. | 10 | | (b) The supervisor shall submit a subsequent written | 11 | | progress report to the court at least 7 days prior to the date | 12 | | of any hearing on the issue of the child's fitness. | 13 | | (c) If the supervisor determines that any of the following | 14 | | circumstances are met, the supervisor shall notify the court | 15 | | in writing as soon as possible but no later than 7 days after | 16 | | the determination is made: | 17 | | (1) if the supervisor believes that the child has | 18 | | attained fitness; | 19 | | (2) if the supervisor believes that there is not a | 20 | | substantial probability that the child will attain | 21 | | fitness, with services, within the period to attain | 22 | | fitness under Section 5-5A-175; or | 23 | | (3) if the supervisor believes a change in services or | 24 | | placement is necessary. | 25 | | (d) The initial and subsequent progress reports shall | 26 | | contain: |
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| 1 | | (1) the clinical findings of the supervisor and the | 2 | | facts upon which the findings are based; | 3 | | (2) the opinion of the supervisor as to whether the | 4 | | child has attained fitness and as to whether the child is | 5 | | making progress, with services, toward attaining fitness | 6 | | within the period set in Section 5-5A-175; | 7 | | (3) whether the current services to attain fitness and | 8 | | placement continue to be in the least restrictive | 9 | | environment necessary, whether a different level of care | 10 | | is needed, and the basis for that recommendation; and | 11 | | (4) any other changes in recommendations of services | 12 | | to attain fitness. | 13 | | (e) If the supervisor of the child's services determines, | 14 | | under paragraph (3) of subsection (d) of this Section, that | 15 | | the child is not in the least restrictive environment | 16 | | necessary to attain fitness, upon receipt of the progress | 17 | | report, the court shall ensure that the child is immediately | 18 | | moved to the least restrictive environment necessary. | 19 | | (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-185 new) | 20 | | Sec. 5-5A-185. Periodic hearings. Upon entry or | 21 | | continuation of any order to receive services to attain | 22 | | fitness, the court shall set a date for hearing to reexamine | 23 | | the issue of the child's fitness not more than 90 days | 24 | | thereafter. In addition, whenever the court receives a report | 25 | | from the supervisor of the child's services under subsection |
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| 1 | | (c) of Section 5-5A-180, the court shall set the matter for a | 2 | | hearing within 14 days unless good cause is demonstrated why | 3 | | the hearing cannot be held. On the date set, the court shall | 4 | | conduct a hearing to redetermine the child's fitness under | 5 | | Section 5-5A-165. | 6 | | (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-190 new) | 7 | | Sec. 5-5A-190. In-court assistance to render a child fit. | 8 | | (a) If the court determines that the child could be | 9 | | rendered fit with in-court assistance under Section 5-5A-165, | 10 | | the court shall order in-court assistance under subsection | 11 | | (b). A child found unfit because of chronological immaturity | 12 | | cannot be rendered fit with in-court assistance. A child found | 13 | | unfit because of relative immaturity or child traumatic stress | 14 | | cannot be rendered fit solely with in-court assistance. | 15 | | (b) In-court assistance may include, but is not limited | 16 | | to: | 17 | | (1) appointment of a qualified translator who shall | 18 | | simultaneously translate all court proceedings into a | 19 | | language understood by the child; and | 20 | | (2) appointment of an expert qualified to assist a | 21 | | child who, because of a disability, is unable to | 22 | | communicate with the child's attorney. | 23 | | (c) If in-court assistance is provided, the case may | 24 | | proceed to trial only if the court determines that in-court | 25 | | assistance renders the child fit. In such cases, the court |
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| 1 | | shall state for the record the following: | 2 | | (1) the qualifications and experience of the experts | 3 | | or other persons appointed to provide in-court assistance | 4 | | to the child; | 5 | | (2) the court's reasons for selecting or appointing | 6 | | the particular experts or other persons to provide the | 7 | | in-court assistance to the child; | 8 | | (3) how the appointment of the particular expert or | 9 | | other persons will serve the goal of rendering the child | 10 | | fit, based on the appointee's qualifications and | 11 | | experience, and the lack of functional, social, adaptive, | 12 | | or intellectual abilities of the child; and | 13 | | (4) any other factors considered by the court in | 14 | | appointing the experts or other persons. | 15 | | (d) A child adjudicated delinquent following a trial | 16 | | conducted with in-court assistance provided under this Section | 17 | | shall not be sentenced before a written report of social | 18 | | investigation is presented to and considered by the court. The | 19 | | written report of social investigation shall be prepared under | 20 | | Section 5-701 and shall include a physical and mental | 21 | | examination unless the court finds that the reports of prior | 22 | | physical and mental examinations conducted under this Part are | 23 | | adequate and recent enough to render additional examinations | 24 | | unnecessary. | 25 | | (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-195 new) |
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| 1 | | Sec. 5-5A-195. Time credit. A sentence imposed on the | 2 | | child in the pending case or in any other case arising out of | 3 | | the same conduct shall be reduced by time spent: | 4 | | (1) in custody under orders issued under Section | 5 | | 5-5A-170 or under a commitment to the Department of Human | 6 | | Services following a finding of unfitness under this Part; | 7 | | (2) in any court-ordered out-of-home placement; | 8 | | including, but not limited to, a detention facility, | 9 | | rehabilitation center, or inpatient hospital; or | 10 | | (3) home detention or electronic monitoring pursuant | 11 | | to Section 5-7A-110. | 12 | | (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-200 new) | 13 | | Sec. 5-5A-200. Court organization of records. Any report | 14 | | filed with the court concerning diagnosis, evaluation, | 15 | | progress, or services made under this Part shall not be placed | 16 | | in the child's court record but shall be maintained separately | 17 | | by the clerk of the court and shall be available only to the | 18 | | court or an appellate court, the State, the child, the child's | 19 | | attorney, the child's parent or guardian, or a facility or | 20 | | program that provides services to the child under an order of | 21 | | the court. These records of the child shall be privileged and | 22 | | shall not be disclosed except under the conditions set forth | 23 | | in Section 5-910. Nothing in this Section shall operate to | 24 | | extinguish any rights of a child established by law, | 25 | | including, but not limited to: attorney-client, |
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| 1 | | physician-patient, psychologist-client, or social | 2 | | worker-client privileges, except as otherwise provided by law. | 3 | | (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-205 new) | 4 | | Sec. 5-5A-205. Sentencing guidelines for a child who | 5 | | attains fitness. The court shall not impose a commitment to | 6 | | the Department of Juvenile Justice upon the child if the court | 7 | | believes that because of the child's condition, such a | 8 | | sentence would not be in the interests of society and the | 9 | | child, or would subject the child to excessive hardship. In | 10 | | addition to any other conditions of a sentence of conditional | 11 | | discharge or probation, the court may require that the child | 12 | | receive additional services for the child's condition. | 13 | | (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-210 new) | 14 | | Sec. 5-5A-210. Legal disposition if fitness cannot be | 15 | | attained. The court shall dismiss the charges against the | 16 | | child with prejudice if the court finds the child is unfit | 17 | | under Section 5-5A-165 and that the child: | 18 | | (1) cannot attain fitness within the period to attain | 19 | | fitness defined in Section 5-5A-175 or that there is not a | 20 | | substantial probability that the child will attain fitness | 21 | | within the period to attain fitness defined under Section | 22 | | 5-5A-175; and | 23 | | (2) cannot attain fitness with in-court assistance | 24 | | under Section 5-5A-190. |
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| 1 | | (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-215 new) | 2 | | Sec. 5-5A-215. Follow-up study and recommendations. The | 3 | | Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission shall develop and | 4 | | recommend mechanisms to collect and analyze data, | 5 | | disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, geography, age, and | 6 | | socioeconomic status, resulting from the implementation of | 7 | | this Part. The report and recommendations shall be submitted | 8 | | to the General Assembly by January 1, 2024. | 9 | | Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are | 10 | | severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
| 11 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | 12 | | 2023.
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