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