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1     AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended
5 by changing Section 17a-9 as follows:
 
6     (20 ILCS 505/17a-9)  (from Ch. 23, par. 5017a-9)
7     Sec. 17a-9. Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission.
8     (a) There is hereby created the Illinois Juvenile Justice
9 Commission which shall consist of 25 persons appointed by the
10 Governor. The Chairperson of the Commission shall be appointed
11 by the Governor. Of the initial appointees, 8 shall serve a
12 one-year term, 8 shall serve a two-year term and 9 shall serve
13 a three-year term. Thereafter, each successor shall serve a
14 three-year term. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner
15 as original appointments. Once appointed, members shall serve
16 until their successors are appointed and qualified. Members
17 shall serve without compensation, except they shall be
18 reimbursed for their actual expenses in the performance of
19 their duties. The Commission shall carry out the rights, powers
20 and duties established in subparagraph (3) of paragraph (a) of
21 Section 223 of the Federal "Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
22 Prevention Act of 1974", as now or hereafter amended. The
23 Commission shall determine the priorities for expenditure of

 

 

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1 funds made available to the State by the Federal Government
2 pursuant to that Act. The Commission shall have the following
3 powers and duties:
4         (1) Development, review and final approval of the
5     State's juvenile justice plan for funds under the Federal
6     "Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974";
7         (2) Review and approve or disapprove juvenile justice
8     and delinquency prevention grant applications to the
9     Department for federal funds under that Act;
10         (3) Annual submission of recommendations to the
11     Governor and the General Assembly concerning matters
12     relative to its function;
13         (4) Responsibility for the review of funds allocated to
14     Illinois under the "Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
15     Prevention Act of 1974" to ensure compliance with all
16     relevant federal laws and regulations; and
17         (5) Function as the advisory committee for the State
18     Youth and Community Services Program as authorized under
19     Section 17 of this Act, and in that capacity be authorized
20     and empowered to assist and advise the Secretary of Human
21     Services on matters related to juvenile justice and
22     delinquency prevention programs and services; and .
23         (6) Study the impact of, develop timelines, and propose
24     a funding structure to accommodate the expansion of the
25     jurisdiction of the Illinois Juvenile Court to include
26     youth age 17 under the jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court

 

 

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1     Act of 1987. The Commission shall submit a report by
2     December 31, 2011 to the General Assembly with
3     recommendations on extending juvenile court jurisdiction
4     to youth age 17 charged with felony offenses.
5     (b) On the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
6 96th General Assembly, the Illinois Juvenile Jurisdiction Task
7 Force created by Public Act 95-1031 is abolished and its duties
8 are transferred to the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission as
9 provided in paragraph (6) of subsection (a) of this Section.
10 (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
 
11     (705 ILCS 405/5-121 rep.)
12     Section 10. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by
13 repealing Section 5-121.