Sen. Randall M. Hultgren
Filed: 5/16/2007
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3766




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3766 on page 4, by 
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inserting immediately below line 8  the following:

 
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    "Section 10. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended  by 
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adding Section 5-8A-2.5 as follows:
 
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    (730 ILCS 5/5-8A-2.5 new)

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    Sec. 5-8A-2.5. Counties of more than 3,000,000 
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inhabitants.
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    (a) In counties of more than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the 
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Chief Judge of the Circuit Court shall be responsible for 
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establishing procedures for the Circuit Court Judges under his 
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or her authority to order pretrial and sentenced inmates into 
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an electronic monitoring program run by the supervising 
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authority. The judge currently presiding over the defendant's 
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case  shall make determinations of eligibility for and order 
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transfer of inmates to such electronic monitoring program. The 
 


 






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rules of eligibility and guidelines for determining 
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non-compliance, as well as penalties for non-compliance, shall 
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also be the responsibility of the Circuit Court.
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    (b) The supervising authority shall run the day to day 
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monitoring operations and inform the Circuit Court as to the 
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progress of detainees on the electronic monitoring program.   The 
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Chief Judge shall be responsible for coordinating with the 
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county board, the supervising authority, and any other 
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applicable authorities to ensure that the electronic 
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monitoring program is being utilized by the Circuit Court to 
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relieve overcrowding at the county jail.".