99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB0845

 

Introduced 2/11/2015, by Sen. John G. Mulroe

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
730 ILCS 110/16  from Ch. 38, par. 204-8

    Amends the Probation and Probation Officers Act. Provides that for the plan year for State fiscal year 2016, the Division of Probation Services of the Supreme Court shall review the requirements of the annual plan and plan for individualized services and programs in order to streamline the plan and plan-approval process. Provides that the Division of Probation Services shall present this review to the Probation Advisory Council. Effective July 1, 2015.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Probation and Probation Officers Act is
5amended by changing Section 16 as follows:
 
6    (730 ILCS 110/16)  (from Ch. 38, par. 204-8)
7    Sec. 16. (1) The purpose of the Section is to encourage the
8development of a coordinated justice system. It is the
9legislative policy of the State to more effectively protect
10society, to promote efficiency and economy in the delivery of
11services to offenders and to encourage utilization of
12appropriate sentencing alternatives to imprisonment in State
13operated institutions. This Section shall be construed to
14support the development of local individualized programs which
15will:
16    (a) Provide a continuum of sanctions to increase sentencing
17options to the judiciary of the State;
18    (b) Enable the Courts to utilize programs which enhance the
19offender's ability to become a contributing member to his or
20her community and which will increase the benefits to victims
21and the communities through restitution;
22    (c) Increase sentencing alternatives for less serious
23felony offenders and delinquent juveniles in order to reserve

 

 

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1prisons and jail beds for serious violent offenders.
2    (2) Any local plan for implementation of individualized
3services and programs may include but are not limited to the
4following:
5    (a) Direct offender services - those services applied
6directly to offenders, including job readiness, educational,
7vocational, drug or alcohol treatment services; and
8    (b) Nonresidential rehabilitation programs - those
9programs which comprise a coordinated network within the
10justice system which expand sentencing options for the
11judiciary, including drunk driver diversion programs, public
12services employment, restitution collection; and
13    (c) Emergency services - including detoxification,
14emergency shelter and support; and
15    (d) Assessment and evaluation services - reports or
16diagnostic recommendations to provide the justice system with
17accurate individualized case information, including mental
18health, drug, alcohol, and living situation information; and
19    (e) Residential alternative sentencing programs - those
20programs which provide expanded sentencing options for less
21serious felony offenders and delinquent juveniles, including
22mother and child unification programs.
23    The local plan must be directed in such a manner as to
24emphasize an individualized approach to servicing offenders in
25a strong community based system including probation as the
26broker of services.

 

 

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1    The local plan shall be limited to services and shall not
2include costs for:
3    (a) capital expenditures;
4    (b) renovations or remodeling;
5    (c) personnel costs for Probation.
6    (3) A county may make application to the Supreme Court for
7funds to provide for Individualized Services and Programs. The
8Department shall be in compliance with all standards and
9regulations established by the Division for the delivery of
10basic Services and application shall be part of the
11Department's annual Probation plan and shall set forth the
12following:
13    (a) a statement of objectives for which said funds shall be
14used;
15    (b) a statement of service needs based upon persons under
16supervision of the Department;
17    (c) a statement of the type of services and programs to
18provide for the individual needs of offenders;
19    (d) a budget indicating the costs of each service or
20program to be funded under the plan;
21    (e) a summary of contracts and service agreements
22indicating the treatment goals and number of offenders to be
23served by each service provider; and
24    (f) a statement indicating that the individualized
25services and programs will not be duplicating existing services
26and programs.

 

 

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1    Funds for this plan shall not supplant existing county
2funded programs. The allocation of payments for adult and
3juvenile services under the local plan shall be based on the
4proportionate adult and juvenile workload of the department or
5departments covered by the local plan.
6    (4) A county or group of counties shall be eligible to
7apply for an amount of funding not to exceed the same
8proportionate share of total appropriations for Individualized
9Services and Programs as the county or group of counties
10received of total State reimbursements under subsection 4 of
11Section 15 of this Act or previous Probation subsidy programs
12in the prior State fiscal year. However the Supreme Court may
13waive this limitation to encourage the participation of rural
14counties.
15    The Supreme Court shall forward Individualized Services
16and Programs allocations to the county treasurer as provided in
17Section 15 of this Act. Each county shall receive, maintain,
18and appropriate said funds in a separate line item account of
19the probation department budget. In addition, the Supreme Court
20shall, upon approval of the annual plan, forward 20% of the
21approved Individualized Services and Programs allocations to
22the county treasurer to be deposited in said line item account.
23Subsequent allocations shall be made to the county on a monthly
24basis.
25    It shall be the responsibility of the county through the
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1procedure to make payments for Individualized Services and
2Programs.
3    At the end of the State of Illinois fiscal year, the county
4shall promptly return any uncommitted and unused funds from
5this account.
6    (5) The Supreme Court shall be responsible for the
7following:
8    (a) The Supreme Court may review each Individualized
9Services and Programs plan for compliance with standards
10established for such plans. A plan may be approved as
11submitted, approved with modifications, or rejected. No plan
12shall be considered for approval if the circuit or county is
13not in full compliance with all regulations, standards and
14guidelines pertaining to the delivery of basic probation
15services as established by the Supreme Court.
16    (b) The Supreme Court shall monitor on a continual basis
17and shall evaluate annually both the program and its fiscal
18activities in all counties receiving an allocation under
19Individualized Services and Programs. Any program or service
20which has not met the goals and objectives of its contract or
21service agreement shall be subject to denial for funding in
22subsequent years. The Supreme Court shall evaluate the
23effectiveness of Individualized Services and Programs in each
24circuit or county. In determining the future funding for
25Individualized Services and Programs under this Act, such
26evaluation shall include, as a primary indicator of success, an

 

 

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1increased or maintained percentage of probation sentences for
2felons convicted of probationable offenses.
3    (c) Any Individualized Services and Programs allocations
4not applied for and approved by the Supreme Court shall be
5available for redistribution to approved plans for the
6remainder of that fiscal year. Any county that invests local
7moneys in the Individualized Services and Programs shall be
8given first consideration for any redistribution of
9allocations.
10    (d) For the plan year for State fiscal year 2016, the
11Division of Probation Services of the Supreme Court shall
12review the requirements of the annual plan and plan for
13individualized services and programs in order to streamline the
14plan and plan-approval process. The Division of Probation
15Services shall present this review to the Probation Advisory
16Council.
17(Source: P.A. 86-639.)
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
192015.