Full Text of HB3718 99th General Assembly
HB3718eng 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning courts.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by | 5 | | changing Section 6-12 as follows:
| 6 | | (705 ILCS 405/6-12)
| 7 | | Sec. 6-12. County juvenile justice councils.
| 8 | | (1) Each county, region or subset of a county, or group of | 9 | | counties pursuant to an intergovernmental
agreement, in the | 10 | | State of Illinois may establish a county juvenile
justice | 11 | | council
("council"). Each of the following county and regional | 12 | | officers shall designate a
representative to serve on the | 13 | | council: local law enforcement, the State Board of Education, | 14 | | the Department of Human Services, the Juvenile Temporary | 15 | | Detention Center, the Chamber of Commerce, the sheriff, the | 16 | | State's Attorney, the Public Defender,
Chief Probation | 17 | | Officer, and
the county board.
In addition, the chief judge may | 18 | | designate a representative to serve on the
council.
| 19 | | (a) The council shall organize itself and elect from | 20 | | its members a
chairperson and such
officers as are deemed | 21 | | necessary. Until a chairperson is elected, the Justice | 22 | | Advisory Council Director or his or her designee, or if the | 23 | | county has no Justice Advisory Council Director, the |
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| 1 | | State's Attorney, or his or her designee, State's
Attorney | 2 | | shall serve as interim chairperson.
| 3 | | (b) The chairperson shall appoint additional members | 4 | | of the council as is
deemed necessary to accomplish the | 5 | | purposes of this Article and whenever
possible shall | 6 | | appoint a local Chief of Police and a representative of a
| 7 | | community youth service provider.
The additional
members | 8 | | shall may include, but are not limited to, representatives | 9 | | of
local law enforcement, juvenile justice agencies, faith | 10 | | organizations, schools, businesses, and
community | 11 | | organizations.
| 12 | | (c) The county juvenile justice council shall meet | 13 | | monthly from time to time , but
no less than semi-annually, | 14 | | for the purpose of encouraging the initiation of,
or | 15 | | supporting ongoing, interagency cooperation and programs | 16 | | to address juvenile
delinquency and juvenile crime.
| 17 | | (d) Local Advisory Committees, or "LACs", may | 18 | | represent local communities in each township. Twenty | 19 | | percent of each LAC shall be composed of local-justice | 20 | | involved youths aged 16-21. At least one youth and one | 21 | | adult from each LAC shall serve on their local Juvenile | 22 | | Justice Council. Each LAC shall establish a monthly meeting | 23 | | schedule, and shall bring their local issues, concerns, and | 24 | | recommendations to the Juvenile Justice Council. | 25 | | (2) The purpose of a county juvenile justice council is to | 26 | | provide a forum
for the development of a community-based |
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| 1 | | interagency assessment of the local
juvenile justice system, to | 2 | | develop a county juvenile justice plan for the
prevention of | 3 | | juvenile delinquency, and to make recommendations to the county
| 4 | | board, or county boards, for more effectively utilizing | 5 | | existing community
resources in dealing with juveniles who are | 6 | | found to be involved in crime, or
who are truant or have been | 7 | | suspended or expelled from school. The county
juvenile justice | 8 | | plan shall include relevant portions of local crime prevention
| 9 | | and public safety plans, school improvement and school safety | 10 | | plans, and the
plans or initiatives of other public and private | 11 | | entities within the county
that are concerned with dropout | 12 | | prevention, school safety, the prevention of
juvenile crime and | 13 | | criminal activity by youth gangs.
| 14 | | (3) The duties and responsibilities of the county juvenile | 15 | | justice council
include, but are not limited to:
| 16 | | (a) Developing a county juvenile justice plan based | 17 | | upon utilization of
the resources of law enforcement, | 18 | | school systems, park programs, sports
entities, and others | 19 | | in a cooperative and collaborative manner to prevent or
| 20 | | discourage juvenile crime.
| 21 | | (b) Entering into a written county interagency | 22 | | agreement specifying the
nature and extent of | 23 | | contributions each signatory agency will make in achieving
| 24 | | the goals of the county juvenile justice plan and their | 25 | | commitment to the
sharing of information useful in carrying | 26 | | out the goals of the interagency
agreement to the extent |
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| 1 | | authorized by law.
| 2 | | (c) Applying for and receiving public or private | 3 | | grants, to be
administered by one of the
community | 4 | | partners, that support one or more components of the county | 5 | | juvenile
justice plan.
| 6 | | (d) (Blank). Providing a forum for the presentation of | 7 | | interagency recommendations
and the resolution of | 8 | | disagreements relating to the contents of the county
| 9 | | interagency agreement or the performance by the parties of | 10 | | their respective
obligations under the agreement.
| 11 | | (d-5) Facilitating community based collaboration and | 12 | | perspective on oversight, research, and evaluation of | 13 | | activities, programs, and policies directed towards and | 14 | | impacting the lives of juveniles.
| 15 | | (e) Assisting and directing the efforts of local | 16 | | community support
organizations and volunteer groups in | 17 | | providing enrichment programs and other
support services | 18 | | for clients of local juvenile detention centers.
| 19 | | (f) Developing and making available a county-wide or | 20 | | multi-county resource
guide for minors in need of | 21 | | prevention, intervention, psycho-social,
educational | 22 | | support, and other services needed to prevent juvenile | 23 | | delinquency.
| 24 | | (4) The council shall have no role in the charging or | 25 | | prosecution of
juvenile offenders.
| 26 | | (Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)
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