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90_HB1154

      20 ILCS 505/17a-9         from Ch. 23, par. 5017a-9
          Amends the Children and Family  Services  Act  concerning
      the  Illinois  Juvenile  Justice Commission.  Makes technical
      changes.
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 1        AN ACT to amend the Children and Family Services  Act  by
 2    changing Section 17a-9.
 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section 5.  The  Children  and  Family  Services  Act  is
 6    amended by changing Section 17a-9 as follows:
 7        (20 ILCS 505/17a-9) (from Ch. 23, par. 5017a-9)
 8        (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 89-507)
 9        Sec. 17a-9.  Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission.  There
10    is  hereby  created  the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission
11    which shall consist of 25 persons appointed by the  Governor.
12    The  Chairperson  of the Commission shall be appointed by the
13    Governor.   Of  the  initial  appointees,  8  shall  serve  a
14    one-year term, 8 shall serve a  two-year  term  and  9  shall
15    serve  a  three-year  term.  Thereafter, each successor shall
16    serve a three-year term.  Vacancies shall be  filled  in  the
17    same   manner  as  original  appointments.   Once  appointed,
18    members shall serve until their successors are appointed  and
19    qualified.   Members shall serve without compensation, except
20    they shall be reimbursed for their  actual  expenses  in  the
21    performance  of  their duties. The Commission shall carry out
22    the rights, powers and duties established in subparagraph (3)
23    of paragraph (a) of Section  223  of  the  Federal  "Juvenile
24    Justice  and  Delinquency  Prevention Act of 1974", as now or
25    hereafter  amended.    The  Commission  shall  determine  the
26    priorities for expenditure of funds  made  available  to  the
27    State  by  the  Federal Government pursuant to that Act.  The
28    Commission shall have the following powers and duties:
29        (1)  Development,  review  and  final  approval  of   the
30    State's  juvenile  justice  plan  for funds under the Federal
31    "Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974";
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 1        (2)  Review and approve or  disapprove  juvenile  justice
 2    and   delinquency   prevention   grant  applications  to  the
 3    Department for federal funds under that Act;
 4        (3)  Annual submission of recommendations to the Governor
 5    and the General Assembly concerning matters relative  to  its
 6    function;
 7        (4)  Responsibility  for the review of funds allocated to
 8    Illinois  under  the  "Juvenile   Justice   and   Delinquency
 9    Prevention  Act  of  1974"  to  ensure  compliance  with  all
10    relevant federal laws and regulations; and
11        (5)  Function  as the advisory committee for the Division
12    of Youth and Community Services as authorized  under  Section
13    17  of  this  Act,  and  in  that  capacity be authorized and
14    empowered to  assist  and  advise  the  Director  on  matters
15    related   to  juvenile  justice  and  delinquency  prevention
16    programs and services.
17    (Source: P.A. 82-975.)
18        (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 89-507)
19        Sec. 17a-9.  Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission.  There
20    is hereby created the Illinois  Juvenile  Justice  Commission
21    which  shall consist of 25 persons appointed by the Governor.
22    The Chairperson of the Commission shall be appointed  by  the
23    Governor.   Of  the  initial  appointees,  8  shall  serve  a
24    one-year  term,  8  shall  serve a 2-year two-year term and 9
25    shall serve  a  3-year  three-year  term.   Thereafter,  each
26    successor  shall  serve  a 3-year three-year term.  Vacancies
27    shall be filled in the same manner as original  appointments.
28    Once  appointed,  members  shall serve until their successors
29    are appointed and qualified.   Members  shall  serve  without
30    compensation,  except  they  shall  be  reimbursed  for their
31    actual expenses in  the  performance  of  their  duties.  The
32    Commission  shall  carry  out  the  rights, powers and duties
33    established in subparagraph (3) of paragraph (a)  of  Section
34    223   of   the  federal  "Juvenile  Justice  and  Delinquency
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 1    Prevention Act of 1974", as now or hereafter  amended.    The
 2    Commission  shall determine the priorities for expenditure of
 3    funds made available to the State by the  Federal  Government
 4    pursuant  to  that  Act.    The  Commission  shall  have  the
 5    following powers and duties:
 6        (1)  Development,   review  and  final  approval  of  the
 7    State's juvenile justice plan for  funds  under  the  federal
 8    "Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974";
 9        (2)  Review  and  approve  or disapprove juvenile justice
10    and  delinquency  prevention  grant   applications   to   the
11    Department for federal funds under that Act;
12        (3)  Annual submission of recommendations to the Governor
13    and  the  General Assembly concerning matters relative to its
14    function;
15        (4)  Responsibility for the review of funds allocated  to
16    Illinois   under   the   "Juvenile  Justice  and  Delinquency
17    Prevention  Act  of  1974"  to  ensure  compliance  with  all
18    relevant federal laws and regulations; and
19        (5)  Function as the advisory  committee  for  the  State
20    Youth  and  Community  Services  Program  as authorized under
21    Section 17 of this Act, and in that  capacity  be  authorized
22    and  empowered  to  assist  and advise the Secretary of Human
23    Services  on  matters  related  to   juvenile   justice   and
24    delinquency prevention programs and services.
25    (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
26        Section  95.  No  acceleration  or delay.  Where this Act
27    makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by
28    text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for  example,  a
29    Section  represented  by  multiple versions), the use of that
30    text does not accelerate or delay the taking  effect  of  (i)
31    the  changes made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from
32    any other Public Act.

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