Full Text of HB5713 98th General Assembly
HB5713 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014 HB5713 Introduced , by Rep. Luis Arroyo SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Creates the Youth Accountability Task Force Act. Provides for the creation of a Youth Accountability Task Force within the Department of Juvenile Justice to develop a statewide plan to help prevent youth from joining gangs. Provides that the Task Force shall consult with appropriate State departments, agencies, and board representatives on issues related to juvenile justice administration. Provides that the Department of Juvenile Justice shall provide professional and clerical staff and other services and supplies, including meeting space, as needed for the Task Force to carry out its duties in an effective manner. Provides that the Department of Juvenile Justice shall provide other staff to the Task Force at the request of the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall submit an initial report to the General Assembly and the Governor on or before August 1, 2015. Provides that the Task Force may dissolve upon filing its final report. Effective immediately.
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Youth | 5 | | Accountability Task Force Act. | 6 | | Section 5. Membership. There is created within the | 7 | | Department of Juvenile Justice the Youth Accountability Task | 8 | | Force (hereinafter referred to as the Task Force). The Task | 9 | | Force shall consist of 13 members as follows: | 10 | | (1) 2 members from the Senate, one appointed by the Senate | 11 | | President and one appointed by the Minority Leader of the | 12 | | Senate; | 13 | | (2) 2 members from the House of Representatives, one | 14 | | appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and | 15 | | one appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | 16 | | Representatives;
| 17 | | (3) one member appointed by the Governor who shall serve as | 18 | | chairperson of the Task Force;
| 19 | | (4) one member appointed by the Attorney General;
| 20 | | (5) 2 members appointed by the Mayor of the City of | 21 | | Chicago;
| 22 | | (6) one member appointed by the Director of Juvenile | 23 | | Justice from the Department of Juvenile Justice;
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| 1 | | (7) one member appointed by the Director of State Police | 2 | | from the Department of State Police; and
| 3 | | (8) 3 members representing the interests of the general | 4 | | public appointed by the Governor.
| 5 | | Appointments to the Task Force shall be made no later than | 6 | | October 1, 2014. A vacancy in the Task Force, or a vacancy as | 7 | | chairperson of the Task Force, resulting from the resignation | 8 | | of a member or otherwise, shall be filled in the same manner in | 9 | | which the original appointment was made. | 10 | | Section 10. Cooperation by government agencies. The Task | 11 | | Force may call upon any department, agency, institution, or | 12 | | officer of the State or any political subdivision of the State | 13 | | for facilities, data, or other assistance. | 14 | | Section 15. Duties of Task Force. The Task Force shall | 15 | | develop a statewide plan to help prevent the youth from joining | 16 | | gangs. | 17 | | Section 20. Consultation. The Task Force shall consult with | 18 | | appropriate State departments, agencies, and board | 19 | | representatives on issues related to juvenile justice | 20 | | administration. | 21 | | Section 25. Report. The Task Force shall submit an initial | 22 | | report to the General Assembly and the Governor on or before |
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| 1 | | August 1, 2015. The Task Force may dissolve upon filing its | 2 | | final report. | 3 | | Section 30. Funding. The Task Force may apply for, receive, | 4 | | and accept grants of non-State funds or other contributions as | 5 | | appropriate to assist in the performance of its duties. The | 6 | | Department of Juvenile Justice shall also use funds | 7 | | appropriated to it to carry out the study and devise the | 8 | | implementation plan. | 9 | | Section 35. Staffing, services, and supplies. The | 10 | | Department of Juvenile Justice shall provide professional and | 11 | | clerical staff and other services and supplies, including | 12 | | meeting space, as needed for the Task Force to carry out its | 13 | | duties in an effective manner. The Department of Juvenile | 14 | | Justice shall provide other staff to the Task Force at the | 15 | | request of the Task Force. | 16 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 17 | | becoming law.
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