Full Text of HB5913 96th General Assembly
HB5913 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010 HB5913
Introduced 2/10/2010, by Rep. Annazette Collins SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Director of Juvenile Justice may (rather than shall), with the approval of the Office of the Governor, assign to and share functions, powers, duties, and personnel with other State agencies (rather than the Department of Corrections or other State agencies) such that administrative services and administrative facilities are provided by a shared administrative service center (rather than by the Department of Corrections or a shared administrative service center). Provides that where possible, shared services which impact youth should be done with child-serving agencies.
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LRB096 18821 RLC 34207 b |
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| AN ACT concerning corrections.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by | 5 |
| changing Section 3-2.5-15 as follows: | 6 |
| (730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-15)
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| Sec. 3-2.5-15. Department of Juvenile Justice; assumption | 8 |
| of duties of the Juvenile Division. | 9 |
| (a) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall assume the | 10 |
| rights, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Juvenile | 11 |
| Division of the Department of Corrections. Personnel, books, | 12 |
| records, property, and unencumbered appropriations pertaining | 13 |
| to the Juvenile Division of the Department of Corrections shall | 14 |
| be transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice on the | 15 |
| effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General | 16 |
| Assembly. Any rights of employees or the State under the | 17 |
| Personnel Code or any other contract or plan shall be | 18 |
| unaffected by this transfer. | 19 |
| (b) Department of Juvenile Justice personnel who are hired | 20 |
| by the Department on or after the effective date of this | 21 |
| amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly and who participate | 22 |
| or assist in the rehabilitative and vocational training of | 23 |
| delinquent youths, supervise the daily activities involving |
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| direct and continuing responsibility for the youth's security, | 2 |
| welfare and development, or participate in the personal | 3 |
| rehabilitation of delinquent youth by training, supervising, | 4 |
| and assisting lower level personnel who perform these duties | 5 |
| must be over the age of 21 and have a bachelor's or advanced | 6 |
| degree from an accredited college or university with a | 7 |
| specialization in criminal justice, education, psychology, | 8 |
| social work, or a closely related social science. This | 9 |
| requirement shall not apply to security, clerical, food | 10 |
| service, and maintenance staff that do not have direct and | 11 |
| regular contact with youth. The degree requirements specified | 12 |
| in this subsection (b) are not required of persons who provide | 13 |
| vocational training and who have adequate knowledge in the | 14 |
| skill for which they are providing the vocational training. | 15 |
| (c) Subsection (b) of this Section does not apply to | 16 |
| personnel transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice on | 17 |
| the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General | 18 |
| Assembly. | 19 |
| (d) The Department shall be under the direction of the | 20 |
| Director of Juvenile Justice as provided in this Code. | 21 |
| (e) The Director shall organize divisions within the | 22 |
| Department and shall assign functions, powers, duties, and | 23 |
| personnel as required by law. The Director may create other | 24 |
| divisions and may assign other functions, powers, duties, and | 25 |
| personnel as may be necessary or desirable to carry out the | 26 |
| functions and responsibilities vested by law in the Department. |
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| The Director may shall , with the approval of the Office of the | 2 |
| Governor, assign to and share functions, powers, duties, and | 3 |
| personnel with the Department of Corrections or other State | 4 |
| agencies such that administrative services and administrative | 5 |
| facilities are provided by the Department of Corrections or a | 6 |
| shared administrative service center. Where possible, shared | 7 |
| services which impact youth should be done with child-serving | 8 |
| agencies. These administrative services may include, but are | 9 |
| not limited to, all of the following functions: budgeting, | 10 |
| accounting related functions, auditing, human resources, | 11 |
| legal, procurement, training, data collection and analysis, | 12 |
| information technology, internal investigations, intelligence, | 13 |
| legislative services, emergency response capability, statewide | 14 |
| transportation services, and general office support. | 15 |
| (f) The Department of Juvenile Justice may enter into | 16 |
| intergovernmental cooperation agreements under which minors | 17 |
| adjudicated delinquent and committed to the Department of | 18 |
| Juvenile Justice may participate in county juvenile impact | 19 |
| incarceration programs established under Section 3-6039 of the | 20 |
| Counties Code.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-696, eff. 6-1-06 .)
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