Public Act 095-0204
 		





HB0622 Enrolled
LRB095 06230 HLH 28418 b






    AN ACT concerning State government.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:

 
    Section 5. The Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and 
Dependency Act is amended  by adding Section 55-25 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 301/55-25  new)
    Sec. 55-25. Drug court grant program.  (a) Subject to 
appropriation, the Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse 
within the Department of  Human Services shall establish a 
program to administer grants to local drug courts.  Grant moneys 
may be used for the following purposes:
        (1) treatment or other clinical intervention through 
    an appropriately licensed provider;
        (2) monitoring, supervision, and clinical case 
    management via probation, TASC, or other licensed Division 
    of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse (DASA) providers;
        (3) transportation of the offender to required 
    appointments;
        (4) interdisciplinary and other training of both 
    clinical and legal professionals who are involved in the 
    local drug court;
        (5) other activities including data collection related 
    to drug court operation and purchase of software or other 
    administrative tools to assist in the overall management of 
    the local system; or
        (6) court appointed special advocate programs.

    (b) The position of Statewide Drug Court Coordinator is 
created as a full-time position within the Division of 
Alcoholism and Substance Abuse.  The Statewide Drug Court 
Coordinator shall be responsible for the following:

        (1) coordinating training, technical assistance, and 
    overall support to drug courts in Illinois;

        (2) assisting in the development of new drug courts and 
    advising local partnerships on appropriate practices;

        (3) collecting data from local drug court partnerships 
    on drug court operations and aggregating that data into an 
    annual report to be presented to the General Assembly; and

        (4) acting as a liaison between the State and the 
    Illinois Association of Drug Court Professionals.





Effective Date:  1/1/2008