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 Bill Status of SR0477  99th General Assembly


Short Description:  RESTORATIVE JUVENILE JUSTICE

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford - Jacqueline Y. Collins

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  5/26/2015SenateResolution Adopted

Synopsis As Introduced
Directs the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission, working in partnership with the Illinois Balanced and Restorative Justice Project and the Illinois Juvenile Justice Initiative, review the current practice of restorative justice in juvenile justice systems in the State of Illinois and review restorative justice practices in juvenile justice systems in other states and cultures and nations, and report back to the Illinois General Assembly with recommendations to expand the practice of restorative justice in the juvenile justice system in Illinois with the goal of restoring public safety through restoration of the child in conflict with the law, within a system that incorporates the full range of due process and human rights protections, maximizing community based responses and utilizing incarceration only as a last resort for as short a time as possible.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  5/5/2015SenateFiled with Secretary
  5/5/2015SenateReferred to Assignments
  5/12/2015SenateAssigned to Criminal Law
  5/20/2015SenateWaive Posting Notice
  5/21/2015SenateBe Adopted Criminal Law; 009-000-000
  5/21/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of Secretary's Desk Resolutions May 22, 2015
  5/26/2015SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
  5/26/2015SenateResolution Adopted

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