Sen. Randall M. Hultgren

Filed: 5/16/2007

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3766

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3766 on page 4, by
3 inserting immediately below line 8 the following:
 
4     "Section 10. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
5 adding Section 5-8A-2.5 as follows:
 
6     (730 ILCS 5/5-8A-2.5 new)
7     Sec. 5-8A-2.5. Counties of more than 3,000,000
8 inhabitants.
9     (a) In counties of more than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
10 Chief Judge of the Circuit Court shall be responsible for
11 establishing procedures for the Circuit Court Judges under his
12 or her authority to order pretrial and sentenced inmates into
13 an electronic monitoring program run by the supervising
14 authority. The judge currently presiding over the defendant's
15 case shall make determinations of eligibility for and order
16 transfer of inmates to such electronic monitoring program. The

 

 

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