Sen. Kwame Raoul

Filed: 3/12/2010

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3085

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3085 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
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

 

 

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1 shall serve without compensation, except they shall be
2 reimbursed for their actual expenses in the performance of
3 their duties. The Commission shall carry out the rights, powers
4 and duties established in subparagraph (3) of paragraph (a) of
5 Section 223 of the Federal "Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
6 Prevention Act of 1974", as now or hereafter amended. The
7 Commission shall determine the priorities for expenditure of
8 funds made available to the State by the Federal Government
9 pursuant to that Act. The Commission shall have the following
10 powers and duties:
11         (1) Development, review and final approval of the
12     State's juvenile justice plan for funds under the Federal
13     "Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974";
14         (2) Review and approve or disapprove juvenile justice
15     and delinquency prevention grant applications to the
16     Department for federal funds under that Act;
17         (3) Annual submission of recommendations to the
18     Governor and the General Assembly concerning matters
19     relative to its function;
20         (4) Responsibility for the review of funds allocated to
21     Illinois under the "Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
22     Prevention Act of 1974" to ensure compliance with all
23     relevant federal laws and regulations; and
24         (5) Function as the advisory committee for the State
25     Youth and Community Services Program as authorized under
26     Section 17 of this Act, and in that capacity be authorized

 

 

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1     and empowered to assist and advise the Secretary of Human
2     Services on matters related to juvenile justice and
3     delinquency prevention programs and services; and .
4         (6) Study the impact of, develop timelines, and propose
5     a funding structure to accommodate the expansion of the
6     jurisdiction of the Illinois Juvenile Court to include
7     youth age 17 under the jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court
8     Act of 1987. The Commission shall submit a report by
9     December 31, 2011 to the General Assembly with
10     recommendations on extending juvenile court jurisdiction
11     to youth age 17 charged with felony offenses.
12     (b) On the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
13 96th General Assembly, the Illinois Juvenile Jurisdiction Task
14 Force created by Public Act 95-1031 is abolished and its duties
15 are transferred to the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission as
16 provided in paragraph (6) of subsection (a) of this Section.
17 (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
 
18     (705 ILCS 405/5-121 rep.)
19     Section 10. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by
20 repealing Section 5-121.".