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Sen. Robert Peters
Filed: 10/28/2025
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3492
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3492 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following: |
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is |
| 5 | | amended by changing Section 17a-9 as follows: |
| 6 | | (20 ILCS 505/17a-9) (from Ch. 23, par. 5017a-9) |
| 7 | | Sec. 17a-9. Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission. |
| 8 | | (a) There is hereby created the Illinois Juvenile Justice |
| 9 | | Commission which shall consist of 25 persons appointed by the |
| 10 | | Governor. The Chairperson of the Commission shall be appointed |
| 11 | | by the Governor. Of the initial appointees, 8 shall serve a |
| 12 | | one-year term, 8 shall serve a two-year term and 9 shall serve |
| 13 | | a three-year term. Thereafter, each successor shall serve a |
| 14 | | three-year term. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner |
| 15 | | as original appointments. Once appointed, members shall serve |
| 16 | | until their successors are appointed and qualified. Members |
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| 1 | | shall serve without compensation, except they shall be |
| 2 | | reimbursed for their actual expenses in the performance of |
| 3 | | their duties. The Commission shall carry out the rights, |
| 4 | | powers and duties established in subparagraph (3) of paragraph |
| 5 | | (a) of Section 223 of the Federal "Juvenile Justice and |
| 6 | | Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974", as now or hereafter |
| 7 | | amended. The Commission shall determine the priorities for |
| 8 | | expenditure of funds made available to the State by the |
| 9 | | Federal Government pursuant to that Act. The Commission shall |
| 10 | | have the following powers and duties: |
| 11 | | (1) Development, review and final approval of the |
| 12 | | State's juvenile justice plan for funds under the Federal |
| 13 | | "Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974"; |
| 14 | | (2) Review and approve or disapprove juvenile justice |
| 15 | | and delinquency prevention grant applications to the |
| 16 | | Department for federal funds under that Act; |
| 17 | | (3) Annual submission of recommendations to the |
| 18 | | Governor and the General Assembly concerning matters |
| 19 | | relative to its function; |
| 20 | | (4) Responsibility for the review of funds allocated |
| 21 | | to Illinois under the "Juvenile Justice and Delinquency |
| 22 | | Prevention Act of 1974" to ensure compliance with all |
| 23 | | relevant federal laws and regulations; |
| 24 | | (5) Function as the advisory committee for the State |
| 25 | | Youth and Community Services Program as authorized under |
| 26 | | Section 17 of this Act, and in that capacity be authorized |
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| 1 | | and empowered to assist and advise the Secretary of Human |
| 2 | | Services on matters related to juvenile justice and |
| 3 | | delinquency prevention programs and services; and |
| 4 | | (5.5) Study and make recommendations to the General |
| 5 | | Assembly regarding the availability of youth services to |
| 6 | | reduce the use of detention and prevent deeper criminal |
| 7 | | involvement and regarding the impact and advisability of |
| 8 | | raising the minimum age of detention to 14, and develop a |
| 9 | | process to assist in the implementation of the provisions |
| 10 | | of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly; and |
| 11 | | (6) Study the impact of, develop timelines, and |
| 12 | | propose a funding structure to accommodate the expansion |
| 13 | | of the jurisdiction of the Illinois Juvenile Court to |
| 14 | | include youth age 17 under the jurisdiction of the |
| 15 | | Juvenile Court Act of 1987. The Commission shall submit a |
| 16 | | report by December 31, 2011 to the General Assembly with |
| 17 | | recommendations on extending juvenile court jurisdiction |
| 18 | | to youth age 17 charged with felony offenses. |
| 19 | | (b) On the effective date of this amendatory Act of the |
| 20 | | 96th General Assembly, the Illinois Juvenile Jurisdiction Task |
| 21 | | Force created by Public Act 95-1031 is abolished and its |
| 22 | | duties are transferred to the Illinois Juvenile Justice |
| 23 | | Commission as provided in paragraph (6) of subsection (a) of |
| 24 | | this Section. |
| 25 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1199, eff. 1-1-11.) |
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| 1 | | Section 10. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by |
| 2 | | changing Section 5-410 as follows: |
| 3 | | (705 ILCS 405/5-410) |
| 4 | | Sec. 5-410. Non-secure custody or detention. |
| 5 | | (1) Placement of a minor away from his or her home must be |
| 6 | | a last resort and the least restrictive alternative available. |
| 7 | | Any minor arrested or taken into custody pursuant to this Act |
| 8 | | who requires care away from the minor's home but who does not |
| 9 | | require physical restriction shall be given temporary care in |
| 10 | | a foster family home or other shelter facility designated by |
| 11 | | the court. |
| 12 | | (2)(a-1) On or after July 1, 2026 and before July 1, 2027, |
| 13 | | any minor 12 years of age or older arrested pursuant to this |
| 14 | | Act where there is probable cause to believe that the minor is |
| 15 | | a delinquent minor and that secure custody is a matter of |
| 16 | | immediate and urgent necessity, in light of a serious threat |
| 17 | | to the physical safety of a person or persons in the community |
| 18 | | or in order to secure the presence of the minor at the next |
| 19 | | hearing, as evidenced by a demonstrable record of willful |
| 20 | | failure to appear at a scheduled court hearing within the past |
| 21 | | 12 months, may be kept or detained in an authorized detention |
| 22 | | facility. On or after July 1, 2027, minors age 12 years of age |
| 23 | | and under 13 years of age and charged with first degree murder, |
| 24 | | aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated battery in |
| 25 | | which a firearm was used in the offense, or aggravated |
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| 1 | | vehicular hijacking, may be kept or detained in an authorized |
| 2 | | detention facility and any minor 13 years of age or older |
| 3 | | arrested pursuant to this Act where there is probable cause to |
| 4 | | believe that the minor is a delinquent minor and that secure |
| 5 | | custody is a matter of immediate and urgent necessity in light |
| 6 | | of a serious threat to the physical safety of a person or |
| 7 | | persons in the community, or to secure the presence of the |
| 8 | | minor at the next hearing as evidenced by a demonstrable |
| 9 | | record of willful failure to appear at a scheduled court |
| 10 | | hearing within the past 12 months may be kept or detained in an |
| 11 | | authorized detention facility. (a) Any minor 10 years of age |
| 12 | | or older arrested pursuant to this Act where there is probable |
| 13 | | cause to believe that the minor is a delinquent minor and that |
| 14 | | (i) secure custody is a matter of immediate and urgent |
| 15 | | necessity for the protection of the minor or of the person or |
| 16 | | property of another, (ii) the minor is likely to flee the |
| 17 | | jurisdiction of the court, or (iii) the minor was taken into |
| 18 | | custody under a warrant, may be kept or detained in an |
| 19 | | authorized detention facility. A minor under 13 years of age |
| 20 | | shall not be admitted, kept, or detained in a detention |
| 21 | | facility unless a local youth service provider, including a |
| 22 | | provider through the Comprehensive Community Based Youth |
| 23 | | Services network, has been contacted and has not been able to |
| 24 | | accept the minor. No minor under 13 12 years of age shall be |
| 25 | | detained in a county jail or a municipal lockup for more than 6 |
| 26 | | hours. |
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| 1 | | (a-2) Probation and court services shall document and |
| 2 | | share on a monthly basis with the Illinois Juvenile Justice |
| 3 | | Commission each instance where alternatives to detention |
| 4 | | failed or were lacking, including the basis for detention, the |
| 5 | | providers who were contacted, and the reason alternatives were |
| 6 | | rejected, lacking or denied. |
| 7 | | (a-3) Instead of detention, minors under the age of 13 who |
| 8 | | are in conflict with the law may be held accountable through a |
| 9 | | community mediation program as set forth in Section 5-310 or |
| 10 | | through other court-ordered intervention services. |
| 11 | | (a-5) For a minor arrested or taken into custody for |
| 12 | | vehicular hijacking or aggravated vehicular hijacking, a |
| 13 | | previous finding of delinquency for vehicular hijacking or |
| 14 | | aggravated vehicular hijacking shall be given greater weight |
| 15 | | in determining whether secured custody of a minor is a matter |
| 16 | | of immediate and urgent necessity for the protection of the |
| 17 | | minor or of the person or property of another. |
| 18 | | (b) The written authorization of the probation officer or |
| 19 | | detention officer (or other public officer designated by the |
| 20 | | court in a county having 3,000,000 or more inhabitants) |
| 21 | | constitutes authority for the superintendent of any juvenile |
| 22 | | detention home to detain and keep a minor for up to 40 hours, |
| 23 | | excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and court-designated holidays. |
| 24 | | These records shall be available to the same persons and |
| 25 | | pursuant to the same conditions as are law enforcement records |
| 26 | | as provided in Section 5-905. |
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| 1 | | (b-4) The consultation required by paragraph (b-5) shall |
| 2 | | not be applicable if the probation officer or detention |
| 3 | | officer (or other public officer designated by the court in a |
| 4 | | county having 3,000,000 or more inhabitants) utilizes a |
| 5 | | scorable detention screening instrument, which has been |
| 6 | | developed with input by the State's Attorney, to determine |
| 7 | | whether a minor should be detained; however, paragraph (b-5) |
| 8 | | shall still be applicable where no such screening instrument |
| 9 | | is used or where the probation officer, detention officer (or |
| 10 | | other public officer designated by the court in a county |
| 11 | | having 3,000,000 or more inhabitants) deviates from the |
| 12 | | screening instrument. |
| 13 | | (b-5) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (b-4), if a |
| 14 | | probation officer or detention officer (or other public |
| 15 | | officer designated by the court in a county having 3,000,000 |
| 16 | | or more inhabitants) does not intend to detain a minor for an |
| 17 | | offense which constitutes one of the following offenses, the |
| 18 | | probation officer or detention officer (or other public |
| 19 | | officer designated by the court in a county having 3,000,000 |
| 20 | | or more inhabitants) shall consult with the State's Attorney's |
| 21 | | Office prior to the release of the minor: first degree murder, |
| 22 | | second degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, criminal |
| 23 | | sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated |
| 24 | | battery with a firearm as described in Section 12-4.2 or |
| 25 | | subdivision (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), or (e)(4) of Section |
| 26 | | 12-3.05, aggravated or heinous battery involving permanent |
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| 1 | | disability or disfigurement or great bodily harm, robbery, |
| 2 | | aggravated robbery, armed robbery, vehicular hijacking, |
| 3 | | aggravated vehicular hijacking, vehicular invasion, arson, |
| 4 | | aggravated arson, kidnapping, aggravated kidnapping, home |
| 5 | | invasion, burglary, or residential burglary. |
| 6 | | (c) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (a), (d), or |
| 7 | | (e), no minor shall be detained in a county jail or municipal |
| 8 | | lockup for more than 12 hours, unless the offense is a crime of |
| 9 | | violence in which case the minor may be detained up to 24 |
| 10 | | hours. For the purpose of this paragraph, "crime of violence" |
| 11 | | has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1-10 of the Substance |
| 12 | | Use Disorder Act. |
| 13 | | (i) The period of detention is deemed to have begun |
| 14 | | once the minor has been placed in a locked room or cell or |
| 15 | | handcuffed to a stationary object in a building housing a |
| 16 | | county jail or municipal lockup. Time spent transporting a |
| 17 | | minor is not considered to be time in detention or secure |
| 18 | | custody. |
| 19 | | (ii) Any minor so confined shall be under periodic |
| 20 | | supervision and shall not be permitted to come into or |
| 21 | | remain in contact with adults in custody in the building. |
| 22 | | (iii) Upon placement in secure custody in a jail or |
| 23 | | lockup, the minor shall be informed of the purpose of the |
| 24 | | detention, the time it is expected to last and the fact |
| 25 | | that it cannot exceed the time specified under this Act. |
| 26 | | (iv) A log shall be kept which shows the offense which |
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| 1 | | is the basis for the detention, the reasons and |
| 2 | | circumstances for the decision to detain, and the length |
| 3 | | of time the minor was in detention. |
| 4 | | (v) Violation of the time limit on detention in a |
| 5 | | county jail or municipal lockup shall not, in and of |
| 6 | | itself, render inadmissible evidence obtained as a result |
| 7 | | of the violation of this time limit. Minors under 18 years |
| 8 | | of age shall be kept separate from confined adults and may |
| 9 | | not at any time be kept in the same cell, room, or yard |
| 10 | | with adults confined pursuant to criminal law. Persons 18 |
| 11 | | years of age and older who have a petition of delinquency |
| 12 | | filed against them may be confined in an adult detention |
| 13 | | facility. In making a determination whether to confine a |
| 14 | | person 18 years of age or older who has a petition of |
| 15 | | delinquency filed against the person, these factors, among |
| 16 | | other matters, shall be considered: |
| 17 | | (A) the age of the person; |
| 18 | | (B) any previous delinquent or criminal history of |
| 19 | | the person; |
| 20 | | (C) any previous abuse or neglect history of the |
| 21 | | person; and |
| 22 | | (D) any mental health or educational history of |
| 23 | | the person, or both. |
| 24 | | (d)(i) If a minor 12 years of age or older is confined in a |
| 25 | | county jail in a county with a population below 3,000,000 |
| 26 | | inhabitants, then the minor's confinement shall be implemented |
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| 1 | | in such a manner that there will be no contact by sight, sound, |
| 2 | | or otherwise between the minor and adult prisoners. Minors 12 |
| 3 | | years of age or older must be kept separate from confined |
| 4 | | adults and may not at any time be kept in the same cell, room, |
| 5 | | or yard with confined adults. This paragraph (d)(i) shall only |
| 6 | | apply to confinement pending an adjudicatory hearing and shall |
| 7 | | not exceed 40 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and |
| 8 | | court-designated holidays. To accept or hold minors during |
| 9 | | this time period, county jails shall comply with all |
| 10 | | monitoring standards adopted by the Department of Corrections |
| 11 | | and training standards approved by the Illinois Law |
| 12 | | Enforcement Training Standards Board. |
| 13 | | (ii) To accept or hold minors, 12 years of age or older, |
| 14 | | after the time period prescribed in paragraph (d)(i) of this |
| 15 | | subsection (2) of this Section but not exceeding 7 days |
| 16 | | including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays pending an |
| 17 | | adjudicatory hearing, county jails shall comply with all |
| 18 | | temporary detention standards adopted by the Department of |
| 19 | | Corrections and training standards approved by the Illinois |
| 20 | | Law Enforcement Training Standards Board. |
| 21 | | (iii) To accept or hold minors 12 years of age or older, |
| 22 | | after the time period prescribed in paragraphs (d)(i) and |
| 23 | | (d)(ii) of this subsection (2) of this Section, county jails |
| 24 | | shall comply with all county juvenile detention standards |
| 25 | | adopted by the Department of Juvenile Justice. |
| 26 | | (e) When a minor who is at least 15 years of age is |
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| 1 | | prosecuted under the criminal laws of this State, the court |
| 2 | | may enter an order directing that the juvenile be confined in |
| 3 | | the county jail. However, any juvenile confined in the county |
| 4 | | jail under this provision shall be separated from adults who |
| 5 | | are confined in the county jail in such a manner that there |
| 6 | | will be no contact by sight, sound, or otherwise between the |
| 7 | | juvenile and adult prisoners. |
| 8 | | (f) For purposes of appearing in a physical lineup, the |
| 9 | | minor may be taken to a county jail or municipal lockup under |
| 10 | | the direct and constant supervision of a juvenile police |
| 11 | | officer. During such time as is necessary to conduct a lineup, |
| 12 | | and while supervised by a juvenile police officer, the sight |
| 13 | | and sound separation provisions shall not apply. |
| 14 | | (g) For purposes of processing a minor, the minor may be |
| 15 | | taken to a county jail or municipal lockup under the direct and |
| 16 | | constant supervision of a law enforcement officer or |
| 17 | | correctional officer. During such time as is necessary to |
| 18 | | process the minor, and while supervised by a law enforcement |
| 19 | | officer or correctional officer, the sight and sound |
| 20 | | separation provisions shall not apply. |
| 21 | | (3) If the probation officer or State's Attorney (or such |
| 22 | | other public officer designated by the court in a county |
| 23 | | having 3,000,000 or more inhabitants) determines that the |
| 24 | | minor may be a delinquent minor as described in subsection (3) |
| 25 | | of Section 5-105, and should be retained in custody but does |
| 26 | | not require physical restriction, the minor may be placed in |
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| 1 | | non-secure custody for up to 40 hours pending a detention |
| 2 | | hearing. |
| 3 | | (4) Any minor taken into temporary custody, not requiring |
| 4 | | secure detention, may, however, be detained in the home of the |
| 5 | | minor's parent or guardian subject to such conditions as the |
| 6 | | court may impose. |
| 7 | | (5) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 98-61 |
| 8 | | apply to a minor who has been arrested or taken into custody on |
| 9 | | or after January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act |
| 10 | | 98-61). |
| 11 | | (Source: P.A. 103-22, eff. 8-8-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24.) |
| 12 | | Section 15. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by |
| 13 | | adding Sections 3-2.5-25 and 3-2.5-105 as follows: |
| 14 | | (730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-25 new) |
| 15 | | Sec. 3-2.5-25. Youth nonviolent crime resource program. |
| 16 | | (a) The Department shall provide resources to persons |
| 17 | | under 18 years of age who have been adjudicated delinquent for |
| 18 | | a nonviolent crime. For the purpose of this Section, a |
| 19 | | nonviolent crime does not include the use or threat of force |
| 20 | | toward a person. The resources shall include: |
| 21 | | (1) mentoring; |
| 22 | | (2) access to educational resources in collaboration |
| 23 | | with the State Board of Education; |
| 24 | | (3) employment training opportunities; |
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| 1 | | (4) behavioral health services, including trauma |
| 2 | | informed services; |
| 3 | | (5) parent supports, including assistance applying for |
| 4 | | public health programs available through the Department of |
| 5 | | Human Services and other State agencies; and |
| 6 | | (6) any other resources that the Department deems |
| 7 | | helpful to youth convicted of nonviolent crimes. |
| 8 | | (b) The Department may provide services through existing |
| 9 | | or new service contracts with community agencies. |
| 10 | | (c) The circuit courts and probation departments may refer |
| 11 | | youth to this program. The Department shall not provide any |
| 12 | | supervision of court-ordered conditions under this program. |
| 13 | | (d) On or before July 1, 2028, the Department shall |
| 14 | | publicize on its website the program created under this |
| 15 | | Section and the process for referring eligible youth. |
| 16 | | (e) The Department shall include the number of youth and |
| 17 | | families served and a summary of the types of services |
| 18 | | provided through this program in its annual report. |
| 19 | | (730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-105 new) |
| 20 | | Sec. 3-2.5-105. Child First Reform Task Force. |
| 21 | | (a) The Child First Reform Task Force is created. The |
| 22 | | purpose of the Task Force is to review and study the current |
| 23 | | state of juvenile detention centers across the State. The Task |
| 24 | | Force shall consider the conditions and administration of |
| 25 | | individual juvenile detention centers, identify the resources |
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| 1 | | needed to consistently meet the minimum standards set by the |
| 2 | | Department of Juvenile Justice and the Administrative Office |
| 3 | | of the Illinois Courts, evaluate complaints arising out of |
| 4 | | juvenile detention centers, identify best practices to provide |
| 5 | | detention center care, propose community-based alternatives to |
| 6 | | juvenile detention, and advise on the creation of the Youth |
| 7 | | Advisory Agency with youth justice advisors and district youth |
| 8 | | advisory offices in each circuit court district. The Task |
| 9 | | Force shall also make recommendations for policy changes at |
| 10 | | the Department of Juvenile Justice to support child-first |
| 11 | | directives aligned with the policies and practices established |
| 12 | | in the Convention on the Rights of the Child that was adopted |
| 13 | | by the United Nations General Assembly on November 20, 1989, |
| 14 | | and became effective as an international treaty on September |
| 15 | | 2, 1990. |
| 16 | | (b) The Task Force shall consist of the following members: |
| 17 | | (1) A member of the Senate appointed by the President |
| 18 | | of the Senate. |
| 19 | | (2) A member of the Senate appointed by the Minority |
| 20 | | Leader of the Senate. |
| 21 | | (3) A member of the House appointed by the Speaker of |
| 22 | | the House. |
| 23 | | (4) A member of the House appointed by the Minority |
| 24 | | Leader of the House. |
| 25 | | (5) A member appointed by the Director of Juvenile |
| 26 | | Justice. |
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| 1 | | (6) A member appointed by the Director of Human |
| 2 | | Rights. |
| 3 | | (7) A member appointed by the Independent Juvenile |
| 4 | | Ombudsperson. |
| 5 | | (8) A member appointed by the Independent Juvenile |
| 6 | | Ombudsperson who represents an organization that advocates |
| 7 | | for a community-based rehabilitation or systems impacted |
| 8 | | individuals. |
| 9 | | (9) A member appointed by the Independent Juvenile |
| 10 | | Ombudsperson who represents an organization that advocates |
| 11 | | for juvenile justice reform. |
| 12 | | (10) Two members appointed by the Illinois Juvenile |
| 13 | | Justice Commission. |
| 14 | | (11) A member appointed by the Director of the |
| 15 | | Governor's Office of Management and Budget. |
| 16 | | (12) One member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor |
| 17 | | who is a member of a county board of a county operating a |
| 18 | | county detention facility. |
| 19 | | (13) One member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor |
| 20 | | who is a juvenile detention officer, probation officer, or |
| 21 | | other facility employee at a county detention facility who |
| 22 | | makes the determination on whether to detain a juvenile at |
| 23 | | the county detention facility. |
| 24 | | (14) A member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor |
| 25 | | from the Justice, Equity, and Opportunity Initiative. |
| 26 | | (15) Two members appointed by the Director of Juvenile |
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| 1 | | Justice who are over the age of 18 and who have served any |
| 2 | | amount of time in a county juvenile detention facility. |
| 3 | | (16) A member appointed by the Director of the |
| 4 | | Illinois State Police. |
| 5 | | (17) A member appointed by the Secretary of Human |
| 6 | | Services. |
| 7 | | The Task Force may include 2 additional members appointed |
| 8 | | by the Illinois Supreme Court. |
| 9 | | (c) Appointments to the Task Force shall be made within 90 |
| 10 | | days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the |
| 11 | | 104th General Assembly. Members shall serve without |
| 12 | | compensation. |
| 13 | | (d) The Task Force shall meet at the call of a co-chair at |
| 14 | | least quarterly to fulfill its duties. The members of the Task |
| 15 | | Force shall select 2 co-chairs from among themselves at their |
| 16 | | first meeting. |
| 17 | | (e) The Task Force shall: |
| 18 | | (1) engage community organizations, interested groups, |
| 19 | | and members of the public for the purpose of assessing: |
| 20 | | (A) community-based alternatives to detention and |
| 21 | | the adoption and implementation of such alternatives; |
| 22 | | (B) the needs of juveniles detained in county |
| 23 | | detention facilities; |
| 24 | | (C) strategic planning for a transition away from |
| 25 | | juvenile detention facilities; |
| 26 | | (D) the establishment of more accountability |
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| 1 | | between county facilities and the Department of |
| 2 | | Juvenile Justice, or if there would be a benefit for |
| 3 | | the State in operating detention centers for persons |
| 4 | | awaiting sentencing or court determination, in lieu of |
| 5 | | counties providing this service, when in extreme cases |
| 6 | | the county detention center is unable to pass minimum |
| 7 | | standards; |
| 8 | | (E) evidence-based best practices regarding the |
| 9 | | delivery of services within detention centers, |
| 10 | | including healthcare and education; |
| 11 | | (F) the integration of restorative practices into |
| 12 | | the juvenile detention system, focusing on healing, |
| 13 | | accountability, and community restoration; |
| 14 | | (G) the implementation of child-first directives |
| 15 | | within the Department of Juvenile Justice and |
| 16 | | throughout the State; |
| 17 | | (H) strategic planning for creating a Youth |
| 18 | | Advisory Agency with district youth advisory offices |
| 19 | | in each circuit court district; |
| 20 | | (I) the implementation of youth justice advisors |
| 21 | | within the Youth Advisory Agency to guide juveniles |
| 22 | | through the juvenile justice process, including |
| 23 | | through interactions with law enforcement, the courts, |
| 24 | | and community-based alternatives to detention; |
| 25 | | (J) how county juvenile detention facilities are |
| 26 | | currently funded; |
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| 1 | | (K) how to encourage the Illinois Supreme Court |
| 2 | | and relevant authorities to require, as a consistent |
| 3 | | part of continuing education, training on child-first |
| 4 | | directives, child rights, and the unique needs of |
| 5 | | minors in the justice system; and |
| 6 | | (L) the establishment of training requirements by |
| 7 | | the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board |
| 8 | | for law enforcement on child-first directives, child |
| 9 | | rights, and the unique needs of minors in the justice |
| 10 | | system; |
| 11 | | (2) review available research and data on the benefits |
| 12 | | of community-based alternatives to detention versus the |
| 13 | | benefits of juvenile detention; |
| 14 | | (3) review Administrative Office of the Illinois |
| 15 | | Courts, Department of Juvenile Justice, and Independent |
| 16 | | Ombudsperson monitoring reports to identify specific |
| 17 | | instances of non-compliance arising out of county juvenile |
| 18 | | detention facilities and patterns of noncompliance |
| 19 | | Statewide; and |
| 20 | | (4) make recommendations or suggestions for changes to |
| 21 | | the County Shelter Care and Detention Home Act and the |
| 22 | | Unified Code of Corrections, including changes and |
| 23 | | improvements to the juvenile detention system. |
| 24 | | (f) On or before January 1, 2029, the Task Force shall |
| 25 | | publish a final report of its findings and non-binding |
| 26 | | recommendations. The report shall, at a minimum, detail |
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| 1 | | findings and recommendations related to the duties of the Task |
| 2 | | Force and the following: |
| 3 | | (1) the process and standards used to determine |
| 4 | | whether a juvenile will be detained in a county facility; |
| 5 | | (2) information and recommendations on detention |
| 6 | | facility standards, including how to ensure compliance |
| 7 | | with minimum standards, which facilities are chronically |
| 8 | | noncompliant and the reasons for noncompliance, including |
| 9 | | specific instances of noncompliance, and penalties for |
| 10 | | noncompliance; |
| 11 | | (3) strategic planning suggestions to transition away |
| 12 | | from juvenile detention; |
| 13 | | (4) how county juvenile detention facilities are |
| 14 | | currently funded; |
| 15 | | (5) recommendations on whether to establish more |
| 16 | | accountability between county facilities and the |
| 17 | | Department of Juvenile Justice, or whether the operation |
| 18 | | of all detention centers should be transferred to the |
| 19 | | Department of Juvenile Justice; |
| 20 | | (6) how to incorporate restorative practices into the |
| 21 | | juvenile justice system; |
| 22 | | (7) implementing child-first directives throughout the |
| 23 | | State; |
| 24 | | (8) strategic planning suggestions on creating a Youth |
| 25 | | Advisory Agency with youth justice advisors and district |
| 26 | | youth advisory offices in each circuit court district; |
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| 1 | | (9) recommendations on the duties of youth justice |
| 2 | | advisors and the role they will serve in assisting |
| 3 | | juveniles through the juvenile justice process, including |
| 4 | | through interactions with law enforcement, the courts, and |
| 5 | | community-based alternatives to detention, and |
| 6 | | recommendations on how many youth justice advisors to |
| 7 | | staff for each circuit court district; |
| 8 | | (10) strategic planning suggestions to encourage the |
| 9 | | Illinois Supreme Court and relevant authorities to |
| 10 | | require, as a consistent part of continuing education, |
| 11 | | training on child-first directives, child rights, and the |
| 12 | | unique needs of minors in the justice system; and |
| 13 | | (11) strategic planning to require the Illinois Law |
| 14 | | Enforcement Training Standards Board to establish training |
| 15 | | for law enforcement on child-first directives, child |
| 16 | | rights, and the unique needs of minors in the justice |
| 17 | | system. |
| 18 | | The final report shall be submitted to the General |
| 19 | | Assembly, the Offices of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, |
| 20 | | the Chief Judge of each circuit court operating a county |
| 21 | | detention facility, the county board of each county operating |
| 22 | | a county detention facility, and the Office of the Attorney |
| 23 | | General. |
| 24 | | (g) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall provide |
| 25 | | administrative support for the Task Force. |
| 26 | | (h) This Section is repealed on June 1, 2029. |