94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB1884


 
Introduced 2/25/2005, by Sen. Richard J. Winkel, Jr.
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














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    Amends the County Code. Re-enacts provisions relating to juvenile delinquency programs that were added by Public Act 89-203, which was held to violate the single subject rule of the Illinois Constitution in People v. Wooters.  Validates otherwise lawful actions taken in reliance on those provisions.  Effective immediately.
















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    AN ACT concerning local government.

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


 
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    Section 1. Purpose of this Act; validation. 
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    (a) Section 5-1120, relating to juvenile delinquency 
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programs, was added to the Counties Code by Public Act 89-203, 
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which was held to violate the single subject rule of Article 
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IV, Section 8 of the Illinois Constitution in People v. 
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Wooters, 188 Ill.2d 500, 722 N.E.2d 1102 (1999).
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    (b) It is the purpose of this Act to re-enact the 
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provisions of Section 5-1120 and to validate otherwise lawful 
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actions taken in reliance on that Section. In this Act, the 
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text of the Section is shown without underscoring.  The text 
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included in this re-enactment is not intended to control over 
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any change to the Section that may be enacted by another Act of 
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the 94th General Assembly.
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    (c) All otherwise lawful actions taken on or after July 21, 
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1995 (the effective date of P.A. 89-203) and before the 
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effective date of this Act by any person acting in reliance on 
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or pursuant to the provisions of  Section 5-1120 of the Counties 
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Code, as contained in Public Act 89-203, including without 
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limitation the administration of juvenile delinquency programs 
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and the acceptance and expenditure of funds in connection with 
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those programs, are hereby validated.
 
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    Section 5. The Counties Code is amended  by re-enacting  
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Section 5-1120 as follows:
 



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    (55 ILCS 5/5-1120)


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    Sec. 5-1120. Juvenile delinquency programs. The corporate 
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authorities of a county may:

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        (a) Conduct programs and carry on and coordinate 
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    activities for the
prevention,
reduction, or control of 
 


 






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    juvenile delinquency within the county;

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        (b) Cooperate, coordinate, or act jointly with the 
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    State of Illinois or
any other county, municipality, or 
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    public or private agency in conducting
programs and 
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    carrying on and coordinating activities for the 
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    prevention,
reduction, or control of juvenile delinquency, 
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    including but not limited
to the establishment, support, 
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    and maintenance of individual or joint public
or private 
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    agencies or neighborhood accountability boards to conduct 
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    the
programs and carry on the activities in cooperation 
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    with law enforcement
officers through referral of juvenile 
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    offenders;

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        (c) Spend county funds appropriated for the purposes of 
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    this Section; and

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        (d) Make application for, accept, and use money, 
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    financial grants, or
contributions
of services from any 
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    public or private source made available for the purposes
of 
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    this Section.

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    All officials, agencies, and employees of a county that has

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exercised the authority granted by this Section shall cooperate 
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in so far
as possible with the corporate authorities in 
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coordinating and conducting
activities and programs to carry 
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out the purposes of this Section.

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(Source: P.A. 89-203, eff. 7-21-95.)


 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.