100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB3778
 
Introduced , by Rep. Juliana Stratton
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 


730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-20

     Amends the  Unified Code of Corrections.  Provides that the Department of Juvenile Justice shall make family counseling sessions available to any person
with a youth family member in the Department's custody. 
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended  by 
5changing Section 3-2.5-20 as follows:
 

6    (730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-20)

 
  
7    Sec. 3-2.5-20. General powers and duties.
8    (a) In addition to the powers, duties, and responsibilities 
9which are otherwise provided by law or transferred to the 
10Department as a result of this Article, the Department, as 
11determined by the Director, shall have, but are not limited to, 
12the following rights, powers, functions and duties:
13        (1) To accept juveniles committed to it by the courts 
14    of this State for care, custody, treatment, and 
15    rehabilitation.
16        (2) To maintain and administer all State juvenile 
17    correctional institutions previously under the control of 
18    the Juvenile and Women's & Children Divisions of the 
19    Department of Corrections, and to establish and maintain 
20    institutions as needed to meet the needs of the youth 
21    committed to its care.
22        (3) To identify the need for and recommend the funding 
23    and implementation of an appropriate mix of programs and 
 
 
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1    services within the juvenile justice continuum, including 
2    but not limited to prevention, nonresidential and 
3    residential commitment programs, day treatment, and 
4    conditional release programs and services, with the 
5    support of educational, vocational, alcohol, drug abuse, 
6    and mental health services where appropriate.
7        (3.5) To assist youth committed to the Department of 
8    Juvenile Justice under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 with 
9    successful reintegration into society, the Department 
10    shall retain custody and control of all adjudicated 
11    delinquent juveniles released under Section 3-2.5-85 or 
12    3-3-10 of this Code, shall provide a continuum of 
13    post-release treatment and services to those youth, and 
14    shall supervise those youth during their release period in 
15    accordance with the conditions set by the Department or the 
16    Prisoner Review Board. 
17        (3.6) To make family counseling sessions available to 
18    any person
with a youth family member in the Department's 
19    custody. 
20        (4) To establish and provide transitional and 
21    post-release treatment programs for juveniles committed to 
22    the Department. Services shall include but are  not limited 
23    to:
24            (i) family and individual counseling and treatment 
25        placement;
26            (ii) referral services to any other State or local 
 
 
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1        agencies;
2            (iii) mental health services;
3            (iv) educational services;
4            (v) family counseling services; and
5            (vi) substance abuse services.
6        (5) To access vital records of juveniles for the 
7    purposes of providing necessary documentation for 
8    transitional services such as obtaining identification, 
9    educational enrollment, employment, and housing.
10        (6) To develop staffing and workload standards and 
11    coordinate staff development and training appropriate for 
12    juvenile populations.
13        (7) To develop, with the approval of the Office of the 
14    Governor and the Governor's Office of Management and 
15    Budget, annual budget requests.

16        (8) To administer the Interstate Compact for 
17    Juveniles, with respect to all juveniles under its 
18    jurisdiction, and to cooperate with the Department of Human 
19    Services with regard to all non-offender juveniles subject 
20    to the Interstate Compact for Juveniles.
21        (9) To decide the date of release on aftercare for 
22    youth committed to the Department under Section 5-750 of 
23    the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
24        (10) To set conditions of aftercare release for all 
25    youth committed to the Department under the Juvenile Court 
26    Act of 1987.

 
 
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1    (b) The Department may employ personnel in accordance with 
2the Personnel Code and Section 3-2.5-15 of this Code, provide 
3facilities, contract for goods and services, and adopt rules as 
4necessary to carry out its functions and purposes, all in 
5accordance with applicable State and federal law.


6    (c) On and after the date 6 months after August 16, 2013 
7(the effective date of Public Act 98-488), as provided in the 
8Executive Order 1 (2012) Implementation Act, all of the powers, 
9duties, rights, and responsibilities related to State 
10healthcare purchasing under this Code that were transferred 
11from the Department of Corrections to the Department of 
12Healthcare and Family Services by Executive Order 3 (2005) are 
13transferred back to the Department of Corrections; however, 
14powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities related to State 
15healthcare purchasing under this Code that were exercised by 
16the Department of Corrections before the effective date of 
17Executive Order 3 (2005) but that pertain to  individuals 
18resident in facilities operated by the Department of Juvenile 
19Justice are transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice. 
20(Source: P.A. 98-488, eff. 8-16-13; 98-558, eff. 1-1-14; 
2198-756, eff. 7-16-14; 99-628, eff. 1-1-17.)