Public Act 1124 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB3522 Enrolled LRB098 19707 RLC 54918 b

Public Act 098-1124

AN ACT concerning criminal law.

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

Section 3. The Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act is amended by changing Section 40-5 as follows:

(20 ILCS 301/40-5)

Sec. 40-5. Election of treatment. An addict or alcoholic who is charged with or convicted of a crime or any other person charged with or convicted of a misdemeanor violation of the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act and who has not been previously convicted of a violation of that Act may elect treatment under the supervision of a licensed program designated by the Department, referred to in this Article as "designated program", unless:

(1) the crime is a crime of violence;

(2) the crime is a violation of Section 401(a), 401(b), 401(c) where the person electing treatment has been previously convicted of a non-probationable felony or the violation is non-probationable, 401(d) where the violation is non-probationable, 401.1, 402(a), 405 or 407 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or Section 4(d), 4(e), 4(f), 4(g), 5(d), 5(e), 5(f), 5(g), 5.1, 7 or 9 of the Cannabis Control Act or Section 15, 20, 55, 60(b)(3), 60(b)(4), 60(b)(5), 60(b)(6), or 65 of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act or is otherwise ineligible for probation under Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act;

(3) the person has a record of 2 or more convictions of a crime of violence;

(4) other criminal proceedings alleging commission of a felony are pending against the person;

(5) the person is on probation or parole and the appropriate parole or probation authority does not consent to that election;

(6) the person elected and was admitted to a designated program on 2 prior occasions within any consecutive 2-year period;

(7) the person has been convicted of residential burglary and has a record of one or more felony convictions;

(8) the crime is a violation of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance; or

(9) the crime is a reckless homicide or a reckless homicide of an unborn child, as defined in Section 9-3 or 9-3.2 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, in which the cause of death consists of the driving of a motor vehicle by a person under the influence of alcohol or any other drug or drugs at the time of the violation.

Nothing in this Section shall preclude an individual who is charged with or convicted of a crime that is a violation of Section 60(b)(1) or 60(b)(2) of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, and who is otherwise eligible to make the election provided for under this Section, from being eligible to make an election for treatment as a condition of probation as provided for under this Article.

(Source: P.A. 96-1440, eff. 1-1-11; 97-889, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)

Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by adding Section 5-6-3.5 as follows:

(730 ILCS 5/5-6-3.5 new)

Sec. 5-6-3.5. Appropriations to the Department of Human Services for services under the Offender Initiative Program and Second Chance Probation.

(a) As used in this Section, "qualified program" means a program licensed, certified, or otherwise overseen by the Department of Human Services under the rules adopted by the Department.

(b) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Human Services shall, in collaboration with the appropriate State agency, contract with counties and qualified programs to reimburse the counties and qualified programs for the following:

(1) Services relating to defendants eligible for and participating in an Offender Initiative Program, subject to Section 5-6-3.3 of this Code, including:

(A) psychiatric treatment or treatment or rehabilitation approved by the Department of Human Services as provided for in subsection (d) of Section 5-6-3.3 of this Code; and

(B) educational courses designed to prepare the defendant for obtaining a high school diploma or to work toward passing the high school equivalency test or to work toward completing a vocational training program as provided for in subsection (c) of Section 5-6-3.3 of this Code.

(2) Services relating to defendants eligible for and participating in Second Chance Probation, subject to Section 5-6-3.4 of this Code, including:

(A) psychiatric treatment or treatment or rehabilitation approved by the Department of Human Services as provided for in subsection (d) of Section 5-6-3.4 of this Code; and

(B) educational courses designed to prepare the defendant for obtaining a high school diploma or to work toward passing the high school equivalency test or to work toward completing a vocational training program as provided in subsection (c) of Section 5-6-3.4 of this Code.

(c) The Department of Human Services shall retain 5% of the moneys appropriated for the cost of administering the services provided by the Department.

(d) The Department of Human Services shall adopt rules and procedures for reimbursements paid to counties and qualified programs. Moneys received under this Section shall be in addition to moneys currently expended to provide similar services.

(e) Expenditure of moneys under this Section is subject to audit by the Auditor General.

(f) The Department of Human Services shall report to the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2016 and on or before each following January 1, for as long as the services are available, detailing the impact of existing services, the need for continued services, and any recommendations for changes in services or in the reimbursement for services.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/26/2014