103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2116 Introduced , by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-15 Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Department of Juvenile Justice assuming the duties of the Juvenile Division of the Department of Corrections. LRB103 29175 RLC 55562 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2116 Introduced , by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-15 730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-15 Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Department of Juvenile Justice assuming the duties of the Juvenile Division of the Department of Corrections. LRB103 29175 RLC 55562 b LRB103 29175 RLC 55562 b A BILL FOR
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2116 Introduced , by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Department of Juvenile Justice assuming the duties of the Juvenile Division of the Department of Corrections.
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1 AN ACT concerning corrections.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
5 changing Section 3-2.5-15 as follows:
6 (730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-15)
7 Sec. 3-2.5-15. Department of Juvenile Justice; assumption
8 of duties of the Juvenile Division.
9 (a) The The Department of Juvenile Justice shall assume
10 the rights, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the
11 Juvenile Division of the Department of Corrections. Personnel,
12 books, records, property, and unencumbered appropriations
13 pertaining to the Juvenile Division of the Department of
14 Corrections shall be transferred to the Department of Juvenile
15 Justice on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
16 94th General Assembly. Any rights of employees or the State
17 under the Personnel Code or any other contract or plan shall be
18 unaffected by this transfer.
19 (b) Department of Juvenile Justice personnel who are hired
20 by the Department on or after the effective date of this
21 amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly and who
22 participate or assist in the rehabilitative and vocational
23 training of delinquent youths, supervise the daily activities
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2116 Introduced , by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-15 730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-15
730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-15
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Department of Juvenile Justice assuming the duties of the Juvenile Division of the Department of Corrections.
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1 involving direct and continuing responsibility for the youth's
2 security, welfare and development, or participate in the
3 personal rehabilitation of delinquent youth by training,
4 supervising, and assisting lower level personnel who perform
5 these duties must be over the age of 21 and have any bachelor's
6 or advanced degree from an accredited college or university.
7 This requirement shall not apply to security, clerical, food
8 service, and maintenance staff that do not have direct and
9 regular contact with youth. The degree requirements specified
10 in this subsection (b) are not required of persons who provide
11 vocational training and who have adequate knowledge in the
12 skill for which they are providing the vocational training.
13 (c) Subsection (b) of this Section does not apply to
14 personnel transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice on
15 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General
16 Assembly.
17 (d) The Department shall be under the direction of the
18 Director of Juvenile Justice as provided in this Code.
19 (e) The Director shall organize divisions within the
20 Department and shall assign functions, powers, duties, and
21 personnel as required by law. The Director may create other
22 divisions and may assign other functions, powers, duties, and
23 personnel as may be necessary or desirable to carry out the
24 functions and responsibilities vested by law in the
25 Department. The Director may, with the approval of the Office
26 of the Governor, assign to and share functions, powers,
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1 duties, and personnel with other State agencies such that
2 administrative services and administrative facilities are
3 provided by a shared administrative service center. Where
4 possible, shared services which impact youth should be done
5 with child-serving agencies. These administrative services may
6 include, but are not limited to, all of the following
7 functions: budgeting, accounting related functions, auditing,
8 human resources, legal, procurement, training, data collection
9 and analysis, information technology, internal investigations,
10 intelligence, legislative services, emergency response
11 capability, statewide transportation services, and general
12 office support.
13 (f) The Department of Juvenile Justice may enter into
14 intergovernmental cooperation agreements under which minors
15 adjudicated delinquent and committed to the Department of
16 Juvenile Justice may participate in county juvenile impact
17 incarceration programs established under Section 3-6039 of the
18 Counties Code.
19 (g) The Department of Juvenile Justice must comply with
20 the ethnic and racial background data collection procedures
21 provided in Section 4.5 of the Criminal Identification Act.
22 (h) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall implement a
23 wellness program to support health and wellbeing among staff
24 and service providers within the Department of Juvenile
25 Justice environment. The Department of Juvenile Justice shall
26 establish response teams to provide support to employees and
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1 staff affected by events that are both duty-related and not
2 duty-related and provide training to response team members.
3 The Department's wellness program shall be accessible to any
4 Department employee or service provider, including contractual
5 employees and approved volunteers. The wellness program may
6 include information sharing, education and activities designed
7 to support health and well-being within the Department's
8 environment. Access to wellness response team support shall be
9 voluntary and remain confidential.
10 (Source: P.A. 102-616, eff. 1-1-22.)
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