| ||||
| Public Act 103-0290 | ||||
| ||||
| ||||
AN ACT concerning the Department of Juvenile Justice.
| ||||
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
| ||||
Section 10. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by | ||||
changing Sections 3-2.5-15 and 3-2.5-100 as follows: | ||||
(730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-15) | ||||
Sec. 3-2.5-15. Department of Juvenile Justice; assumption | ||||
of duties of the Juvenile Division. | ||||
(a) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall assume the | ||||
rights, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Juvenile | ||||
Division of the Department of Corrections. Personnel, books, | ||||
records, property, and unencumbered appropriations pertaining | ||||
to the Juvenile Division of the Department of Corrections | ||||
shall be transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice on | ||||
the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General | ||||
Assembly. Any rights of employees or the State under the | ||||
Personnel Code or any other contract or plan shall be | ||||
unaffected by this transfer. | ||||
(b) Department of Juvenile Justice personnel who are hired | ||||
by the Department on or after the effective date of this | ||||
amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly and who | ||||
participate or assist in the rehabilitative and vocational | ||||
training of delinquent youths, supervise the daily activities | ||||
involving direct and continuing responsibility for the youth's | ||
security, welfare and development, or participate in the | ||
personal rehabilitation of delinquent youth by training, | ||
supervising, and assisting lower level personnel who perform | ||
these duties must: (1) be over the age of 21 and (2) have a | ||
high school diploma or equivalent and either (A) a any | ||
bachelor's or advanced degree from an accredited college or | ||
university or (B) 2 or more years of experience providing
| ||
direct care to youth in the form of residential care,
| ||
coaching, case management, or mentoring. This requirement | ||
shall not apply to security, clerical, food service, and | ||
maintenance staff that do not have direct and regular contact | ||
with youth. The degree requirements specified in this | ||
subsection (b) are not required of persons who provide | ||
vocational training and who have adequate knowledge in the | ||
skill for which they are providing the vocational training. | ||
(c) Subsection (b) of this Section does not apply to | ||
personnel transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice on | ||
the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General | ||
Assembly. | ||
(d) The Department shall be under the direction of the | ||
Director of Juvenile Justice as provided in this Code. | ||
(e) The Director shall organize divisions within the | ||
Department and shall assign functions, powers, duties, and | ||
personnel as required by law. The Director may create other | ||
divisions and may assign other functions, powers, duties, and | ||
personnel as may be necessary or desirable to carry out the | ||
functions and responsibilities vested by law in the | ||
Department. The Director may, with the approval of the Office | ||
of the Governor, assign to and share functions, powers, | ||
duties, and personnel with other State agencies such that | ||
administrative services and administrative facilities are | ||
provided by a shared administrative service center. Where | ||
possible, shared services which impact youth should be done | ||
with child-serving agencies. These administrative services may | ||
include, but are not limited to, all of the following | ||
functions: budgeting, accounting related functions, auditing, | ||
human resources, legal, procurement, training, data collection | ||
and analysis, information technology, internal investigations, | ||
intelligence, legislative services, emergency response | ||
capability, statewide transportation services, and general | ||
office support. | ||
(f) The Department of Juvenile Justice may enter into | ||
intergovernmental cooperation agreements under which minors | ||
adjudicated delinquent and committed to the Department of | ||
Juvenile Justice may participate in county juvenile impact | ||
incarceration programs established under Section 3-6039 of the | ||
Counties Code.
| ||
(g) The Department of Juvenile Justice must comply with | ||
the ethnic and racial background data collection procedures | ||
provided in Section 4.5 of the Criminal Identification Act. | ||
(h) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall implement a | ||
wellness program to support health and wellbeing among staff | ||
and service providers within the Department of Juvenile | ||
Justice environment. The Department of Juvenile Justice shall | ||
establish response teams to provide support to employees and | ||
staff affected by events that are both duty-related and not | ||
duty-related and provide training to response team members. | ||
The Department's wellness program shall be accessible to any | ||
Department employee or service provider, including contractual | ||
employees and approved volunteers. The wellness program may | ||
include information sharing, education and activities designed | ||
to support health and well-being within the Department's | ||
environment. Access to
wellness response team support shall be | ||
voluntary and remain confidential. | ||
(Source: P.A. 102-616, eff. 1-1-22.) | ||
(730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-100) | ||
Sec. 3-2.5-100. Length of aftercare release; discharge. | ||
(a) The aftercare release term of a youth committed to the | ||
Department under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 shall be as set | ||
out in Section 5-750 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, unless | ||
sooner terminated under subsection (b) of this Section, as | ||
otherwise provided by law, or as ordered by the court. The | ||
aftercare release term of youth committed to the Department as | ||
a habitual or violent juvenile offender under Section 5-815 or | ||
5-820 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 shall continue until | ||
the youth's 21st birthday unless sooner terminated under | ||
subsection (c) of this Section, as otherwise provided by law, | ||
or as ordered by the court. | ||
(b) Provided that the youth is in compliance with the | ||
terms and conditions of his or her aftercare release, the | ||
Department of Juvenile Justice may reduce the period of a | ||
releasee's aftercare release by 90 days upon the releasee | ||
receiving a high school diploma or upon passage of high school | ||
equivalency testing during the period of his or her aftercare | ||
release. This reduction in the period of a youth's term of | ||
aftercare release shall be available only to youth who have | ||
not previously earned a high school diploma or who have not | ||
previously passed high school equivalency testing. | ||
(c) The Department of Juvenile Justice may discharge a | ||
youth from aftercare release and his or her commitment to the | ||
Department in accordance with subsection (3) of Section 5-750 | ||
of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, if it determines that he or | ||
she is likely to remain at liberty without committing another | ||
offense.
| ||
(d) Upon the discharge of a youth, the Department may
| ||
continue to provide services to the youth for up to 12 months
| ||
to allow the youth to participate in vocational,
| ||
rehabilitative, or supportive programs. The continuance of
| ||
services may be requested by the youth, the youth's parent or
| ||
guardian, or the Director of Juvenile Justice. | ||
(Source: P.A. 99-628, eff. 1-1-17.)
| ||
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
| ||