HB3165 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB3165

Introduced , by Rep. Juliana Stratton

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-40.1

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the training for Department of Juvenile Justice personnel shall include courses in restorative justice. Defines "restorative justice". Provides that the Department may adopt rules to implement the training, including the length and frequency of the courses and the curriculum for the courses.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning criminal law.

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

Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by changing Section 3-2.5-40.1 as follows:

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-40.1)

Sec. 3-2.5-40.1. Training. The Department shall design training for its personnel and shall enter into agreements with the Department of Corrections or other State agencies and through them, if necessary, public and private colleges and universities, or private organizations to ensure that staff are trained to work with a broad range of youth and possess the skills necessary to assess, engage, educate, and intervene with youth in its custody in ways that are appropriate to ensure successful outcomes for those youth and their families pursuant to the mission of the Department. The training for Department personnel shall include courses in restorative justice. In this Section, "restorative justice" means a philosophical framework and a series of programs for the criminal justice system that emphasize the need to repair the harm done to crime victims through a process of negotiation, mediation, victim empowerment, and reparation. The Department may adopt rules to implement the training, including the length and frequency of the courses and the curriculum for the courses.

(Source: P.A. 94-696, eff. 6-1-06.)