Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB0030

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that a chronic truant may be subject to a petition as a truant minor in need of supervision, provided that prior to the filing of the petition, a comprehensive community based youth service agency shall have certified that the minor has been referred to that agency for truancy intervention services, and the regional superintendent or Office of Chronic Truant Adjudication shall have certified that truancy intervention services have not resulted in the cessation of chronic truancy after 180 days of the referral for truancy intervention services. Defines "truancy intervention services" as services provided by a comprehensive community based youth service agency that are designed to assist the minor's return to an educational program, and includes assessments, counseling, mental health services, shelter, tutoring, and educational advocacy.

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that the comprehensive community based youth service organization shall certify that the minor has been referred by the regional superintendent or Office of Chronic Truant Adjudication to that agency for truancy intervention services. Provides that if the comprehensive community based youth service agency is incapable or unwilling to provide the certification, then this requirement of a certification is not applicable. Provides that the comprehensive community based youth service agency shall submit reports to the regional superintendent or the Office of Chronic Truant Adjudication within 30, 120, and 180 days of the minor's referral, or at any other time requested by a regional superintendent of the Office of Chronic Truant Adjudication, which reports each shall certify the date of the minor's referral and the extent of the minor's progress and participation in truancy intervention services provided by the comprehensive community based youth service agency. Provides that if after referral by the regional superintendent or the Office of Chronic Truant Adjudication, the minor declines or refuses to fully participate in truancy intervention services provided by the comprehensive community based youth service agency, then the agency shall immediately certify such facts to the regional superintendent or the Office of Chronic Truant Adjudication.

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