Full Text of HB4044 99th General Assembly
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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 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. Juvenile County juvenile justice councils.
| 8 | | (1) Each county, or any group of contiguous counties under | 9 | | pursuant to an intergovernmental
agreement or, in
counties | 10 | | having a population of 3,000,000 or more, any township, or | 11 | | group of those townships , in the State of Illinois may , at the | 12 | | initiative of any State's Attorney, Public Defender, court | 13 | | services director, probation officer, county board member, | 14 | | regional superintendent of schools, sheriff,
chief of police, | 15 | | any judge serving in a juvenile court within
the jurisdiction, | 16 | | or governing body of any Redeploy Illinois
site serving any | 17 | | part of that area, establish a county juvenile
justice council
| 18 | | ("council"). | 19 | | (1.5) Each of the following county officers or entities | 20 | | serving
any part of the area included in a juvenile justice
| 21 | | council shall designate a
representative to serve on the | 22 | | council: the sheriff, the State's Attorney,
Chief Probation | 23 | | Officer, the Public Defender, and each and
the county board |
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| 1 | | within the area of the council. Designation of members shall be | 2 | | made to the person or agency initiating formation of the | 3 | | council .
In addition, the chief judge may designate a | 4 | | representative to serve on the
council.
| 5 | | (a) Following designation of members, the The council | 6 | | shall organize itself and elect from its members a
| 7 | | chairperson and such
officers as are deemed necessary. | 8 | | Until a chairperson is elected, the State's
Attorney shall | 9 | | serve as interim chairperson.
| 10 | | (b) The chairperson shall , with the advice and
consent | 11 | | of the council, appoint additional members of the council | 12 | | as is
deemed necessary to accomplish the purposes of this | 13 | | Article and whenever
possible shall appoint a local Chief | 14 | | of Police and a representative of a
community youth service | 15 | | provider .
The additional
members may include, but are not | 16 | | limited to, a judge who hears juvenile cases in the | 17 | | jurisdiction in which the council sits, representatives of
| 18 | | local law enforcement, juvenile justice agencies, schools, | 19 | | businesses, and
community organizations , community youth | 20 | | service providers, faith based organizations, the State or | 21 | | local board of education, any family violence coordinating | 22 | | council, any domestic violence agency, any children's | 23 | | advocacy center, any serious and habitual offender | 24 | | comprehensive action program, the Department of Human | 25 | | Services, the Chamber of Commerce, any director of court | 26 | | services, and local justice involved youth. However, the |
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| 1 | | number of voting members of any juvenile justice council | 2 | | shall not exceed 21 .
| 3 | | (c) The county juvenile justice council shall meet | 4 | | monthly from time to time, but
no less than semi-annually, | 5 | | for the purpose of encouraging the initiation of,
or | 6 | | supporting ongoing, interagency cooperation and programs | 7 | | to address juvenile
delinquency and juvenile crime. | 8 | | (d) In counties having a population of 3,000,000 or | 9 | | more, the juvenile justice council shall provide for local | 10 | | area council participation in its by-laws.
| 11 | | (2) The purpose of a county juvenile justice council is : | 12 | | (a) To to provide a forum
for the development of a | 13 | | community-based interagency assessment of the local
| 14 | | juvenile justice system, to develop a county juvenile | 15 | | justice plan for the
prevention of juvenile delinquency, | 16 | | and to make recommendations to the county
board, or county | 17 | | boards, for more effectively utilizing existing community
| 18 | | resources in dealing with juveniles who are found to be | 19 | | involved in crime, or
who are truant or have been suspended | 20 | | or expelled from school. The county
juvenile justice plan | 21 | | shall include relevant portions of local crime prevention
| 22 | | and public safety plans, school improvement and school | 23 | | safety plans, Redeploy Illinois plans, and the
plans or | 24 | | initiatives of other public and private entities within the | 25 | | covered area county
that are concerned with dropout | 26 | | prevention, school safety, the prevention of
juvenile |
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| 1 | | crime and criminal activity by youth gangs.
| 2 | | (b) To inform the development of the local assessment | 3 | | and
plan described in paragraph (a) by utilizing aggregate | 4 | | data
to: analyze the risks, needs, and characteristics of | 5 | | youth in
contact with the juvenile justice system; to | 6 | | assess responses
and resources available; and to develop or | 7 | | strengthen policy
and practice in order to prevent or | 8 | | mitigate juvenile
delinquency, produce positive youth | 9 | | outcomes, and enhance
public safety. Sources of this data | 10 | | may include State and local
human services, child | 11 | | protection, law enforcement, probation,
corrections, | 12 | | education, and other public agencies. State
agencies, | 13 | | their local and regional offices, and contractors
are | 14 | | strongly encouraged to collaborate with juvenile justice
| 15 | | councils to develop memoranda of understanding and
| 16 | | intergovernmental agreements, and to share data and
| 17 | | information in order to provide an adequate basis for the
| 18 | | local juvenile justice plan. The confidentiality of
| 19 | | individual juvenile records shall not be compromised at any
| 20 | | time or in any manner in service of these functions. | 21 | | (3) The duties and responsibilities of the county juvenile | 22 | | justice council
include, but are not limited to:
| 23 | | (a) Developing a county juvenile justice plan based | 24 | | upon utilization of
the resources of law enforcement, | 25 | | school systems, park programs, sports
entities, Redeploy | 26 | | Illinois programs, and others in a cooperative and |
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| 1 | | collaborative manner to prevent or
discourage juvenile | 2 | | crime.
| 3 | | (b) Entering into a written county interagency | 4 | | agreement specifying the
nature and extent of | 5 | | contributions each signatory agency will make in achieving
| 6 | | the goals of the county juvenile justice plan and their | 7 | | commitment to the
sharing of information useful in carrying | 8 | | out the goals of the interagency
agreement to the extent | 9 | | authorized by law.
| 10 | | (c) Applying for and receiving public or private | 11 | | grants, to be
administered by one of the
community | 12 | | partners, that support one or more components of the county | 13 | | juvenile
justice plan.
| 14 | | (d) (Blank). Providing a forum for the presentation of | 15 | | interagency recommendations
and the resolution of | 16 | | disagreements relating to the contents of the county
| 17 | | interagency agreement or the performance by the parties of | 18 | | their respective
obligations under the agreement.
| 19 | | (e) Assisting and directing the efforts of local | 20 | | community support
organizations and volunteer groups in | 21 | | providing enrichment programs and other
support services | 22 | | for clients of local juvenile detention centers.
| 23 | | (f) Developing and making available a county-wide or | 24 | | multi-county resource
guide for minors in need of | 25 | | prevention, intervention, psycho-social,
educational | 26 | | support, and other services needed to prevent juvenile |
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| 1 | | delinquency.
| 2 | | (g) Facilitating community based collaboration and | 3 | | perspective
on oversight, research, and evaluation of | 4 | | activities,
programs, and policies directed towards and | 5 | | impacting the lives
of juveniles. | 6 | | (h) Planning for and supporting applications for | 7 | | Redeploy
Illinois, and development of funding for | 8 | | screening,
assessment, and risk-appropriate, | 9 | | evidence-informed
services to reduce commitments to the | 10 | | Department of
Juvenile Justice. | 11 | | (i) Planning for and supporting the development of | 12 | | funding
for screening, assessment, and risk-appropriate, | 13 | | evidence-informed services to youth reentering the | 14 | | community from
detention in a county detention center or | 15 | | commitment from
the Department of Juvenile Justice. | 16 | | (3.5) A council which is the sole council serving any
part | 17 | | of the area of an established Redeploy Illinois
site may, in | 18 | | its discretion, and at the request of the
Redeploy Illinois | 19 | | governing body of the site, undertake
and maintain governance | 20 | | of the site under Section 16.1 of the Probation and Probation | 21 | | Officers Act. | 22 | | (4) The council shall have no role in the charging or | 23 | | prosecution of
juvenile offenders.
| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)
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