Public Act 0154 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB1884 Enrolled LRB094 11328 AJO 42156 b

Public Act 094-0154

AN ACT concerning local government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 1. Purpose of this Act; validation.

(a) Section 5-1120, relating to juvenile delinquency programs, was added to the Counties Code by Public Act 89-203, which was held to violate the single subject rule of Article IV, Section 8 of the Illinois Constitution in People v. Wooters, 188 Ill.2d 500, 722 N.E.2d 1102 (1999).

(b) It is the purpose of this Act to re-enact the provisions of Section 5-1120 and to validate otherwise lawful actions taken in reliance on that Section. In this Act, the text of the Section is shown without underscoring. The text included in this re-enactment is not intended to control over any change to the Section that may be enacted by another Act of the 94th General Assembly.

(c) All otherwise lawful actions taken on or after July 21, 1995 (the effective date of P.A. 89-203) and before the effective date of this Act by any person acting in reliance on or pursuant to the provisions of Section 5-1120 of the Counties Code, as contained in Public Act 89-203, including without limitation the administration of juvenile delinquency programs and the acceptance and expenditure of funds in connection with those programs, are hereby validated.

Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by re-enacting Section 5-1120 as follows:

(55 ILCS 5/5-1120)

Sec. 5-1120. Juvenile delinquency programs. The corporate authorities of a county may:

(a) Conduct programs and carry on and coordinate activities for the prevention, reduction, or control of juvenile delinquency within the county;

(b) Cooperate, coordinate, or act jointly with the State of Illinois or any other county, municipality, or public or private agency in conducting programs and carrying on and coordinating activities for the prevention, reduction, or control of juvenile delinquency, including but not limited to the establishment, support, and maintenance of individual or joint public or private agencies or neighborhood accountability boards to conduct the programs and carry on the activities in cooperation with law enforcement officers through referral of juvenile offenders;

(c) Spend county funds appropriated for the purposes of this Section; and

(d) Make application for, accept, and use money, financial grants, or contributions of services from any public or private source made available for the purposes of this Section.

All officials, agencies, and employees of a county that has exercised the authority granted by this Section shall cooperate in so far as possible with the corporate authorities in coordinating and conducting activities and programs to carry out the purposes of this Section.

(Source: P.A. 89-203, eff. 7-21-95.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.

Effective Date: 7/8/2005