(20 ILCS 301/55-25) Sec. 55-25. Drug court grant program. (a) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall establish a program to administer grants to local drug courts. Grant moneys may be used for the following purposes: (1) treatment or other clinical intervention through |
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(2) monitoring, supervision, and clinical case
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| management via probation, Department Designated Programs, or licensed treatment providers;
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(3) transportation of the offender to required
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(4) interdisciplinary and other training of both
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| clinical and legal professionals who are involved in the local drug court;
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(5) other activities including data collection
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| related to drug court operation and purchase of software or other administrative tools to assist in the overall management of the local system; or
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(6) court appointed special advocate programs.
(b) The position of Statewide Drug Court Coordinator is created as a full-time position within the Department. The Statewide Drug Court Coordinator shall be responsible for the following:
(1) coordinating training, technical assistance, and
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| overall support to drug courts in Illinois;
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(2) assisting in the development of new drug courts
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(3) collecting data from local drug court
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| partnerships on drug court operations and aggregating that data into an annual report to be presented to the General Assembly; and
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(4) acting as a liaison between the State and the
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| Illinois Association of Drug Court Professionals.
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(Source: P.A. 100-759, eff. 1-1-19 .)
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