Public Act 094-0549
 
HB2411 Enrolled LRB094 10368 RLC 40638 b

    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
adding Article 17 to Chapter III as follows:
 
    (730 ILCS 5/Ch. III Art. 17 heading new)
ARTICLE 17. METHAMPHETAMINE ABUSERS PILOT PROGRAMS

 
    (730 ILCS 5/3-17-5 new)
    Sec. 3-17-5. Methamphetamine abusers pilot program;
Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center.
    (a) There is created the Methamphetamine Abusers Pilot
Program at the Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center. The
Program shall be established upon adoption of a resolution or
ordinance by the Franklin County Board and with the consent of
the Secretary of Human Services.
    (b) A person convicted of the unlawful possession of
methamphetamine under Section 402 of the Illinois Controlled
Substances Act, after an assessment by a designated program
licensed under the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and
Dependency Act that the person is a methamphetamine abuser or
addict and may benefit from treatment for his or her abuse or
addiction, may be ordered by the court to be committed to the
Program established under this Section.
    (c) The Program shall consist of medical and psychiatric
treatment for the abuse or addiction for a period of at least
90 days and not to exceed 180 days. A treatment plan for each
person participating in the Program shall be approved by the
court in consultation with the Department of Human Services.
The Secretary of Human Services shall appoint a Program
Administrator to operate the Program who shall be licensed to
provide residential treatment for alcoholism and other drug
abuse and dependency.
    (d) Persons committed to the Program who are 17 years of
age or older shall be separated from minors under 17 years of
age who are detained in the Juvenile Detention Center and there
shall be no contact between them.
    (e) Upon the establishment of the Pilot Program, the
Secretary of Human Services shall inform the chief judge of
each judicial circuit of this State of the existence of the
Program and its date of termination.
    (f) The Secretary of Human Services, after consultation
with the Program Administrator, shall determine the
effectiveness of the Program in rehabilitating methamphetamine
abusers and addicts committed to the Program. The Secretary
shall prepare a report based on his or her assessment of the
effectiveness of the Program and shall submit the report to the
Governor and General Assembly within one year after the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General
Assembly and each year thereafter that the Program continues
operation.
 
    (730 ILCS 5/3-17-10 new)
    Sec. 3-17-10. Methamphetamine abusers pilot program;
Franklin County Jail.
    (a) There is created the Methamphetamine Abusers Pilot
Program at the Franklin County Jail. The Program shall be
established upon adoption of a resolution or ordinance by the
Franklin County Board and with the consent of the Secretary of
Human Services.
    (b) A person convicted of the unlawful possession of
methamphetamine under Section 402 of the Illinois Controlled
Substances Act, after an assessment by a designated program
licensed under the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and
Dependency Act that the person is a methamphetamine abuser or
addict and may benefit from treatment for his or her abuse or
addiction, may be ordered by the court to be committed to the
Program established under this Section.
    (c) The Program shall consist of medical and psychiatric
treatment for the abuse or addiction for a period of at least
90 days and not to exceed 180 days. A treatment plan for each
person participating in the Program shall be approved by the
court in consultation with the Department of Human Services.
The Secretary of Human Services shall appoint a Program
Administrator to operate the Program who shall be licensed to
provide residential treatment for alcoholism and other drug
abuse and dependency.
    (d) Upon the establishment of the Pilot Program, the
Secretary of Human Services shall inform the chief judge of
each judicial circuit of this State of the existence of the
Program and its date of termination.
    (e) The Secretary of Human Services, after consultation
with the Program Administrator, shall determine the
effectiveness of the Program in rehabilitating methamphetamine
abusers and addicts committed to the Program. The Secretary
shall prepare a report based on his or her assessment of the
effectiveness of the Program and shall submit the report to the
Governor and General Assembly within one year after the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General
Assembly and each year thereafter that the Program continues
operation.

Effective Date: 1/1/2006