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Sen. John J. Cullerton
Filed: 3/13/2007
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| AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 521
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 521 on page 4, by |
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| inserting immediately below line 20 the following:
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| "Section 10. The State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's |
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| Act is amended by adding Section 4.11 as follows:
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| (725 ILCS 210/4.11 new)
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| Sec. 4.11. Juvenile Justice Resource Center. The Office may |
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| develop a Juvenile Justice Resource Center to: (i) study, |
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| design, develop, and implement model systems for the |
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| adjudication of juveniles in the justice system; (ii) in cases |
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| in which a sentence of incarceration or an adult sentence, or |
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| both, is an authorized disposition, provide trial counsel with |
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| legal advice and the assistance of expert witnesses and |
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| investigators from funds appropriated to the Office by the |
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| General Assembly specifically for that purpose; (iii) develop |
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| and provide training to assistant State's Attorneys on juvenile |