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Public Act 100-0157
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| HB3165 Enrolled | LRB100 10104 RLC 20277 b |
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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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 |
changing Section 3-2.5-40.1 as follows:
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(730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-40.1)
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Sec. 3-2.5-40.1. Training. The Department shall design |
training for its personnel and shall enter into agreements with |
the Department of Corrections or other State agencies and |
through them, if necessary, public and private colleges and |
universities, or private organizations to ensure that staff are |
trained to work with a broad range of youth and possess the |
skills necessary to assess, engage, educate, and intervene with |
youth in its custody in ways that are appropriate to ensure |
successful outcomes for those youth and their families pursuant |
to the mission of the Department. The training for Department |
personnel shall include courses in restorative practices. In |
this Section, "restorative practices" means programs and |
activities based on a philosophical framework that emphasizes |
the need to repair harm through a process of mediation and |
peace circles in order to promote empowerment and reparation. |
The Department may adopt rules to implement the training, |
including the length and frequency of the courses and the |