House Sponsors: O'BRIEN-CURRY,JULIE-LINDNER-SOTO-MCKEON, FEIGENHOLTZ AND YARBROUGH. Short description: DRUG COURT TREATMENT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Creates the Drug Court Treatment Act. Permits the chief judge of each judicial circuit to establish a drug court program. Provides that the prosecutor and the defendant may agree that the defendant may be admitted to the program with the approval of the court. Contains provisions concerning eligibility for the program, assessment of defendants, and operation of the program. Provides that the program shall include a regimen of graduated requirements and rewards and sanctions, including but not limited to: fines, fees, costs, restitution, incarceration, individual and group therapy, drug analysis testing, close monitoring for a minimum of 30 days and supervision of progress, educational or vocational counseling as appropriate, and other requirements necessary to fulfill the drug court program. Sets forth dispositional options for defendants who successfully complete the program and those who fail to do so. FISCAL NOTE (Office of the Illinois Courts) House Bill 633 would increase judicial workloads and demands on other resources of the judicial branch in the judicial circuits that elect to establish a drug court program. It should be noted, however, that the positive effects of drug court pro- grams may ultimately reduce demands on other parts of the court system, and that drug court programs may vary substantially among the judicial circuits. Therefore, it is not possible to determine the fiscal impact of HB 633 on the judicial branch at this time. JUDICIAL NOTE (Office of the Illinois Courts) House Bill 633 would increase judicial workloads in judicial circuits that choose to establish a drug court program. It is not possible to determine whether the impact of the bill would be to increase or decrease the number of judges needed in the State. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. (Tabled March 26, 2001) Provides that the chief judge may determine the manner in which a defendant is admitted into a drug court program. Eliminates provision requiring the prosecutor to agree to the defendant's admission into a drug court program. Also eliminates provision that the prosecutor must agree that the defendant is addicted to or of using drugs before the court orders an assessment of the defendant. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status