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State of Illinois
2023 and 2024 SB1325 Introduced 2/6/2023, by Sen. Dale Fowler SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule, the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts and the Department of Juvenile Justice shall permit the hiring of county juvenile detention center personnel that possess less than a bachelor's degree, including, but not limited to, the hiring of an applicant who possesses an associate's degree or has completed at least 60 credit hours at an accredited institution of higher education. Effective immediately.
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1 | | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by |
5 | | changing Section 3-2.5-15 as follows: |
6 | | (730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-15) |
7 | | Sec. 3-2.5-15. Department of Juvenile Justice; assumption |
8 | | of duties of the Juvenile Division. |
9 | | (a) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall assume the |
10 | | rights, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Juvenile |
11 | | Division of the Department of Corrections. Personnel, books, |
12 | | records, property, and unencumbered appropriations pertaining |
13 | | to the Juvenile Division of the Department of Corrections |
14 | | shall be transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice on |
15 | | the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General |
16 | | Assembly. Any rights of employees or the State under the |
17 | | Personnel Code or any other contract or plan shall be |
18 | | unaffected by this transfer. |
19 | | (b) Department of Juvenile Justice personnel who are hired |
20 | | by the Department on or after the effective date of this |
21 | | amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly and who |
22 | | participate or assist in the rehabilitative and vocational |
23 | | training of delinquent youths, supervise the daily activities |
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1 | | involving direct and continuing responsibility for the youth's |
2 | | security, welfare and development, or participate in the |
3 | | personal rehabilitation of delinquent youth by training, |
4 | | supervising, and assisting lower level personnel who perform |
5 | | these duties must be over the age of 21 and have any bachelor's |
6 | | or advanced degree from an accredited college or university. |
7 | | This requirement shall not apply to security, clerical, food |
8 | | service, and maintenance staff that do not have direct and |
9 | | regular contact with youth. The degree requirements specified |
10 | | in this subsection (b) are not required of persons who provide |
11 | | vocational training and who have adequate knowledge in the |
12 | | skill for which they are providing the vocational training. |
13 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule, the |
14 | | Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts and the |
15 | | Department of Juvenile Justice shall permit the hiring of |
16 | | county juvenile detention center personnel that possess less |
17 | | than a bachelor's degree, including, but not limited to, the |
18 | | hiring of an applicant who possesses an associate's degree or |
19 | | has completed at least 60 credit hours at an accredited |
20 | | institution of higher education. |
21 | | (c) Subsection (b) of this Section does not apply to |
22 | | personnel transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice on |
23 | | the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General |
24 | | Assembly. |
25 | | (d) The Department shall be under the direction of the |
26 | | Director of Juvenile Justice as provided in this Code. |
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1 | | (e) The Director shall organize divisions within the |
2 | | Department and shall assign functions, powers, duties, and |
3 | | personnel as required by law. The Director may create other |
4 | | divisions and may assign other functions, powers, duties, and |
5 | | personnel as may be necessary or desirable to carry out the |
6 | | functions and responsibilities vested by law in the |
7 | | Department. The Director may, with the approval of the Office |
8 | | of the Governor, assign to and share functions, powers, |
9 | | duties, and personnel with other State agencies such that |
10 | | administrative services and administrative facilities are |
11 | | provided by a shared administrative service center. Where |
12 | | possible, shared services which impact youth should be done |
13 | | with child-serving agencies. These administrative services may |
14 | | include, but are not limited to, all of the following |
15 | | functions: budgeting, accounting related functions, auditing, |
16 | | human resources, legal, procurement, training, data collection |
17 | | and analysis, information technology, internal investigations, |
18 | | intelligence, legislative services, emergency response |
19 | | capability, statewide transportation services, and general |
20 | | office support. |
21 | | (f) The Department of Juvenile Justice may enter into |
22 | | intergovernmental cooperation agreements under which minors |
23 | | adjudicated delinquent and committed to the Department of |
24 | | Juvenile Justice may participate in county juvenile impact |
25 | | incarceration programs established under Section 3-6039 of the |
26 | | Counties Code.
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1 | | (g) The Department of Juvenile Justice must comply with |
2 | | the ethnic and racial background data collection procedures |
3 | | provided in Section 4.5 of the Criminal Identification Act. |
4 | | (h) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall implement a |
5 | | wellness program to support health and wellbeing among staff |
6 | | and service providers within the Department of Juvenile |
7 | | Justice environment. The Department of Juvenile Justice shall |
8 | | establish response teams to provide support to employees and |
9 | | staff affected by events that are both duty-related and not |
10 | | duty-related and provide training to response team members. |
11 | | The Department's wellness program shall be accessible to any |
12 | | Department employee or service provider, including contractual |
13 | | employees and approved volunteers. The wellness program may |
14 | | include information sharing, education and activities designed |
15 | | to support health and well-being within the Department's |
16 | | environment. Access to
wellness response team support shall be |
17 | | voluntary and remain confidential. |
18 | | (Source: P.A. 102-616, eff. 1-1-22 .)
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19 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
20 | | becoming law. |