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1     AN ACT concerning corrections.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
5 changing Section 3-2.5-15 as follows:
 
6     (730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-15)
7     Sec. 3-2.5-15. Department of Juvenile Justice; assumption
8 of duties of the Juvenile Division.
9     (a) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall assume the
10 rights, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Juvenile
11 Division of the Department of Corrections. Personnel, books,
12 records, property, and unencumbered appropriations pertaining
13 to the Juvenile Division of the Department of Corrections shall
14 be transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice on the
15 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General
16 Assembly. Any rights of employees or the State under the
17 Personnel Code or any other contract or plan shall be
18 unaffected by this transfer.
19     (b) Department of Juvenile Justice personnel who are hired
20 by the Department on or after the effective date of this
21 amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly and who participate
22 or assist in the rehabilitative and vocational training of
23 delinquent youths, supervise the daily activities involving

 

 

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1 direct and continuing responsibility for the youth's security,
2 welfare and development, or participate in the personal
3 rehabilitation of delinquent youth by training, supervising,
4 and assisting lower level personnel who perform these duties
5 must be over the age of 21 and have a bachelor's or advanced
6 degree from an accredited college or university with a
7 specialization in criminal justice, education, psychology,
8 social work, or a closely related social science. This
9 requirement shall not apply to security, clerical, food
10 service, and maintenance staff that do not have direct and
11 regular contact with youth. The degree requirements specified
12 in this subsection (b) are not required of persons who provide
13 vocational training and who have adequate knowledge in the
14 skill for which they are providing the vocational training.
15     (c) Subsection (b) of this Section does not apply to
16 personnel transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice on
17 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General
18 Assembly.
19     (d) The Department shall be under the direction of the
20 Director of Juvenile Justice as provided in this Code.
21     (e) The Director shall organize divisions within the
22 Department and shall assign functions, powers, duties, and
23 personnel as required by law. The Director may create other
24 divisions and may assign other functions, powers, duties, and
25 personnel as may be necessary or desirable to carry out the
26 functions and responsibilities vested by law in the Department.

 

 

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1 The Director may shall, with the approval of the Office of the
2 Governor, assign to and share functions, powers, duties, and
3 personnel with the Department of Corrections or other State
4 agencies such that administrative services and administrative
5 facilities are provided by the Department of Corrections or a
6 shared administrative service center. Where possible, shared
7 services which impact youth should be done with child-serving
8 agencies. These administrative services may include, but are
9 not limited to, all of the following functions: budgeting,
10 accounting related functions, auditing, human resources,
11 legal, procurement, training, data collection and analysis,
12 information technology, internal investigations, intelligence,
13 legislative services, emergency response capability, statewide
14 transportation services, and general office support.
15     (f) The Department of Juvenile Justice may enter into
16 intergovernmental cooperation agreements under which minors
17 adjudicated delinquent and committed to the Department of
18 Juvenile Justice may participate in county juvenile impact
19 incarceration programs established under Section 3-6039 of the
20 Counties Code.
21 (Source: P.A. 94-696, eff. 6-1-06.)