Full Text of HB5572 102nd General Assembly
HB5572 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022 HB5572 Introduced 1/31/2022, by Rep. Kelly M. Burke SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 20 ILCS 505/17a-9 | from Ch. 23, par. 5017a-9 |
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Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission to develop a plan to ensure adequate availability of
alternatives to reduce the use of detention and
prevent deeper justice system involvement for children. Requires the Commission to explore and document the
availability of services and support for families
with children ages 10 through 12 in contact with the
State's juvenile justice system and to make recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly to address any gaps in services, support, and
resources for these children and families. Requires the Commission, when developing the plan, to consider certain issues related to children and families in contact with the juvenile
justice system, including, but not limited to: (i) strategies to eliminate racial disparities
in the provision of community-based services and
support to children and families in contact with
the State's juvenile justice system; (ii) the creation of specially licensed foster
homes and other placement resources to be
available to children and families in need of
out-of-home placement; (iii) child welfare responses to children and
youth in contact with the juvenile justice system
to eliminate systemic removal of abused or
neglected children due to juvenile justice system
involvement; and other matters. Requires the Commission to issue an initial report of its findings no later than January 1, 2023, and a final report with findings and recommendations no later than July 1, 2023. Requires the Commission to plan and report, no later than September 1, 2024, on the
implementation of these same provisions for juveniles older than 12 year of age. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended | 5 | | by changing Section 17a-9 as follows: | 6 | | (20 ILCS 505/17a-9) (from Ch. 23, par. 5017a-9) | 7 | | Sec. 17a-9. Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission. | 8 | | (a) There is hereby created
the Illinois Juvenile Justice | 9 | | Commission which shall consist of 25 persons
appointed by the | 10 | | Governor.
The Chairperson of the Commission shall be appointed | 11 | | by the Governor. Of
the initial appointees, 8 shall serve a | 12 | | one-year term, 8 shall serve a two-year
term and 9 shall serve | 13 | | a three-year term. Thereafter, each successor
shall serve a | 14 | | three-year term. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner
| 15 | | as original appointments. Once appointed, members shall serve | 16 | | until their
successors are appointed and qualified. Members | 17 | | shall serve without
compensation,
except they shall be | 18 | | reimbursed for their actual expenses in the performance
of | 19 | | their duties.
The Commission shall carry out the rights, | 20 | | powers and duties established
in subparagraph (3) of paragraph | 21 | | (a) of Section 223 of the Federal "Juvenile
Justice and | 22 | | Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974", as now or hereafter | 23 | | amended.
The Commission shall determine the priorities for |
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| 1 | | expenditure of funds made
available to the State by the | 2 | | Federal Government pursuant to that Act.
The Commission shall | 3 | | have the following powers and duties: | 4 | | (1) Development, review and final approval of the | 5 | | State's juvenile justice
plan for funds under the Federal | 6 | | "Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Act of 1974"; | 7 | | (2) Review and approve or disapprove juvenile justice | 8 | | and delinquency
prevention grant applications to the | 9 | | Department for federal funds under that Act; | 10 | | (3) Annual submission of recommendations to the | 11 | | Governor and the General
Assembly concerning matters | 12 | | relative to its function; | 13 | | (4) Responsibility for the review of funds allocated | 14 | | to Illinois under
the "Juvenile Justice and Delinquency | 15 | | Prevention Act of 1974" to ensure
compliance with all | 16 | | relevant federal laws and regulations; | 17 | | (5) Function as the advisory committee for the State
| 18 | | Youth and Community Services Program as authorized under | 19 | | Section 17 of this
Act, and in that capacity be authorized | 20 | | and empowered to assist and advise the
Secretary of Human | 21 | | Services on matters related to juvenile
justice and | 22 | | delinquency prevention programs and services; and | 23 | | (6) Study the impact of, develop timelines, and | 24 | | propose a funding structure to accommodate the expansion | 25 | | of the jurisdiction of the Illinois Juvenile Court to | 26 | | include youth age 17 under the jurisdiction of the |
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| 1 | | Juvenile Court Act of 1987. The Commission shall submit a | 2 | | report by December 31, 2011 to the General Assembly with | 3 | | recommendations on extending juvenile court jurisdiction | 4 | | to youth age 17 charged with felony offenses. | 5 | | (a-5) Alternatives for youth in detention study and plan. | 6 | | (1) The Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission shall | 7 | | develop a plan for implementation of the following | 8 | | provisions in this paragraph to ensure adequate | 9 | | availability of alternatives to reduce the use of | 10 | | detention and prevent deeper justice system involvement. | 11 | | The Commission shall utilize the input and guidance of | 12 | | juvenile justice stakeholders, including, but not limited | 13 | | to, detention superintendents and probation officers; | 14 | | representatives from the Department of Children and Family | 15 | | Services, the Department of Human Services and other | 16 | | relevant State agencies; other child welfare and human | 17 | | services stakeholders; youth and community advocates; | 18 | | youth services providers; and others with relevant | 19 | | experience, expertise, and insight. | 20 | | (2) The Commission shall explore and document the | 21 | | availability of services and supports for families with | 22 | | children ages 10 through 12 in contact with the State's | 23 | | juvenile justice system and shall make recommendations to | 24 | | the Governor and General Assembly to address any gaps in | 25 | | services, support, and resources for these children and | 26 | | families. In developing this implementation plan, the |
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| 1 | | Commission shall consider the following issues related to | 2 | | children and families in contact with the juvenile justice | 3 | | system, as well as additional relevant issues as | 4 | | identified: | 5 | | (A) Strategies to eliminate racial disparities in | 6 | | the provision of community-based services and support | 7 | | to children and families in contact with the State's | 8 | | juvenile justice system. | 9 | | (B) The creation of specially licensed foster | 10 | | homes and other placement resources to be available to | 11 | | children and families in need of out-of-home | 12 | | placement. | 13 | | (C) Child welfare responses to children and youth | 14 | | in contact with the juvenile justice system to | 15 | | eliminate systemic removal of abused or neglected | 16 | | children due to juvenile justice system involvement. | 17 | | (D) Crisis responses and support available through | 18 | | local family support providers and youth service | 19 | | providers, including the Comprehensive Community Based | 20 | | Youth Services network. | 21 | | (E) Behavioral health responses available to | 22 | | children, youth, and families through the Screening, | 23 | | Assessment and Support Services (SASS) program and | 24 | | other relevant programs, including immediate crisis | 25 | | placement. | 26 | | (F) Strategies for effective multi-disciplinary |
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| 1 | | planning in support of children and families in | 2 | | contact with the juvenile justice system. | 3 | | (G) Strategies to address the unique needs of | 4 | | female juveniles and LGBTQ children and youth in | 5 | | contact with the juvenile justice system. | 6 | | (H) The challenges for rural communities and | 7 | | counties in providing services and support to children | 8 | | and families. | 9 | | (I) Effective training, screening, and referral | 10 | | mechanisms to ensure the availability and provision of | 11 | | services and support to children and families in | 12 | | contact with the juvenile justice system. | 13 | | (J) Additional services and support available to | 14 | | and needed by children and families in contact with | 15 | | the juvenile justice system. | 16 | | (3) The Commission shall issue an initial report of | 17 | | its findings no later than January 1, 2023, and a final | 18 | | report with findings and recommendations no later than | 19 | | July 1, 2023. | 20 | | The Commission shall continue to plan and report on | 21 | | the implementation of these same provisions for juveniles | 22 | | older than 12 year of age. The Commission shall make a | 23 | | final report with respect to adequate alternatives for | 24 | | juveniles older than 12 year of age no later than | 25 | | September 1, 2024, and shall continue to monitor the | 26 | | implementation of these reports and their findings. |
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| 1 | | (b) On the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | 2 | | 96th General Assembly, the Illinois Juvenile Jurisdiction Task | 3 | | Force created by Public Act 95-1031 is abolished and its | 4 | | duties are transferred to the Illinois Juvenile Justice | 5 | | Commission as provided in paragraph (6) of subsection (a) of | 6 | | this Section. | 7 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1199, eff. 1-1-11.)
| 8 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 9 | | becoming law.
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