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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2042 Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Establishes procedures for determining whether a child is fit to stand trial. Provides that the procedures apply to a child under the age of 21, regardless of whether the person is subject to the Act or prosecuted under the criminal laws of the State. Provides that unfitness may result from the presence of any condition or confluence of conditions, including, but not limited to, mental illness, substance use disorder, developmental disability, chronological immaturity, relative immaturity, or child traumatic stress. Provides that a diagnosis is not required for a finding of unfitness. Provides that a child is unfit when the child either: (1) lacks sufficient present ability to consult with the child's attorney with a reasonable degree of rational understanding, as evidenced by lacking the ability to disclose to the attorney facts pertinent to the proceedings at issue and to assist in the child's defense; or (2) lacks a rational or a factual understanding of the proceedings against the child, as evidenced by certain specified factors. Provides that the issue of the child's fitness to stand trial, to plead, or to be sentenced may be raised by the child's attorney, the State, or the court at any time before a plea is entered or before, during, or after trial. Provides that in making determinations on the issue of a child's fitness, the following burdens of proof and presumptions shall apply: (1) when the court finds a bona fide doubt as to the fitness of a child, the State bears the burden of proving that the child is fit by clear and convincing evidence; and (2) a child who is receiving medication shall not be presumed to be fit or unfit to stand trial solely by virtue of the receipt of that medication. Provides that the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission shall develop and recommend mechanisms to collect and analyze data, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, geography, age, and socioeconomic status, resulting from the implementation of these provisions. Provides that the report and recommendations shall be submitted to the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2024. Contains a severability provision. Effective July 1, 2023. LRB103 27654 RLC 54031 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2042 Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index See Index Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Establishes procedures for determining whether a child is fit to stand trial. Provides that the procedures apply to a child under the age of 21, regardless of whether the person is subject to the Act or prosecuted under the criminal laws of the State. Provides that unfitness may result from the presence of any condition or confluence of conditions, including, but not limited to, mental illness, substance use disorder, developmental disability, chronological immaturity, relative immaturity, or child traumatic stress. Provides that a diagnosis is not required for a finding of unfitness. Provides that a child is unfit when the child either: (1) lacks sufficient present ability to consult with the child's attorney with a reasonable degree of rational understanding, as evidenced by lacking the ability to disclose to the attorney facts pertinent to the proceedings at issue and to assist in the child's defense; or (2) lacks a rational or a factual understanding of the proceedings against the child, as evidenced by certain specified factors. Provides that the issue of the child's fitness to stand trial, to plead, or to be sentenced may be raised by the child's attorney, the State, or the court at any time before a plea is entered or before, during, or after trial. Provides that in making determinations on the issue of a child's fitness, the following burdens of proof and presumptions shall apply: (1) when the court finds a bona fide doubt as to the fitness of a child, the State bears the burden of proving that the child is fit by clear and convincing evidence; and (2) a child who is receiving medication shall not be presumed to be fit or unfit to stand trial solely by virtue of the receipt of that medication. Provides that the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission shall develop and recommend mechanisms to collect and analyze data, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, geography, age, and socioeconomic status, resulting from the implementation of these provisions. Provides that the report and recommendations shall be submitted to the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2024. Contains a severability provision. Effective July 1, 2023. LRB103 27654 RLC 54031 b LRB103 27654 RLC 54031 b A BILL FOR
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5	5	Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Establishes procedures for determining whether a child is fit to stand trial. Provides that the procedures apply to a child under the age of 21, regardless of whether the person is subject to the Act or prosecuted under the criminal laws of the State. Provides that unfitness may result from the presence of any condition or confluence of conditions, including, but not limited to, mental illness, substance use disorder, developmental disability, chronological immaturity, relative immaturity, or child traumatic stress. Provides that a diagnosis is not required for a finding of unfitness. Provides that a child is unfit when the child either: (1) lacks sufficient present ability to consult with the child's attorney with a reasonable degree of rational understanding, as evidenced by lacking the ability to disclose to the attorney facts pertinent to the proceedings at issue and to assist in the child's defense; or (2) lacks a rational or a factual understanding of the proceedings against the child, as evidenced by certain specified factors. Provides that the issue of the child's fitness to stand trial, to plead, or to be sentenced may be raised by the child's attorney, the State, or the court at any time before a plea is entered or before, during, or after trial. Provides that in making determinations on the issue of a child's fitness, the following burdens of proof and presumptions shall apply: (1) when the court finds a bona fide doubt as to the fitness of a child, the State bears the burden of proving that the child is fit by clear and convincing evidence; and (2) a child who is receiving medication shall not be presumed to be fit or unfit to stand trial solely by virtue of the receipt of that medication. Provides that the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission shall develop and recommend mechanisms to collect and analyze data, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, geography, age, and socioeconomic status, resulting from the implementation of these provisions. Provides that the report and recommendations shall be submitted to the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2024. Contains a severability provision. Effective July 1, 2023.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning courts.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 5. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by
15	15	5 adding Part 5A to Article V as follows:
16	16	6 (705 ILCS 405/Art. Pt. 5A heading new)
17	17	7 PART 5A. FITNESS TO STAND TRIAL
18	18	8 (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-101 new)
19	19	9 Sec. 5-5A-101. Purpose. This Part recognizes that children
20	20	10 are substantially different from adults and therefore creates
21	21	11 procedures to establish fitness to stand trial that
22	22	12 accommodate these differences. This Part is intended to
23	23	13 support children through practices that are trauma-informed
24	24	14 and that protect children's rights and dignity; questions of
25	25	15 interpretation shall be resolved in line with these practices.
26	26	16 This Part recognizes that the ability to understand charges
27	27	17 and to participate meaningfully in one's own defense evolve
28	28	18 gradually throughout childhood and early adulthood and that
29	29	19 each child deserves developmentally appropriate responses that
30	30	20 reflect the best understanding of the child's current
31	31	21 abilities.
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66	66	1 (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-105 new)
67	67	2 Sec. 5-5A-105. Definitions. As used in this Part:
68	68	3 "Child" means a person under the age of 21, regardless of
69	69	4 whether the person is subject to this Act or prosecuted under
70	70	5 the criminal laws of this State.
71	71	6 "Child traumatic stress" means exposure to one or more
72	72	7 traumatic events over the course of a child's life that result
73	73	8 in that child developing reactions that persist and that
74	74	9 interfere with the child's functional, social, adaptive, or
75	75	10 intellectual ability.
76	76	11 "Chronological immaturity" means a lack of functional,
77	77	12 social, adaptive, or intellectual ability due to chronological
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79	79	14 "Developmental disability" means a disability that is
80	80	15 attributable to an intellectual disability, cerebral palsy,
81	81	16 epilepsy, autism, a learning disability, or any other
82	82	17 condition that results in impaired functional, social,
83	83	18 adaptive, or intellectual ability.
84	84	19 "Mental illness" means a mental or emotional disorder that
85	85	20 substantially impairs a person's thought, perception of
86	86	21 reality, emotional process, judgment, behavior, or ability to
87	87	22 cope with the ordinary demands of life, but does not include
88	88	23 behavioral disorders.
89	89	24 "Relative immaturity" means a lack of functional, social,
90	90	25 adaptive, or intellectual ability when a child is compared to
91	91	26 other children of the same chronological age.
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102	102	1 "Substance use disorder" has the same meaning as provided
103	103	2 in Section 1-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Act.
104	104	3 (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-110 new)
105	105	4 Sec. 5-5A-110. Unfitness standard. Unfitness may result
106	106	5 from the presence of any condition or confluence of
107	107	6 conditions, including, but not limited to, mental illness,
108	108	7 substance use disorder, developmental disability,
109	109	8 chronological immaturity, relative immaturity, or child
110	110	9 traumatic stress. A diagnosis is not required for a finding of
111	111	10 unfitness. A child is unfit when the child either:
112	112	11 (1) lacks sufficient present ability to consult with
113	113	12 the child's attorney with a reasonable degree of rational
114	114	13 understanding, as evidenced by lacking the ability to
115	115	14 disclose to the attorney facts pertinent to the
116	116	15 proceedings at issue and to assist in the child's defense;
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118	118	17 (2) lacks a rational or a factual understanding of the
119	119	18 proceedings against the child, as evidenced by any one or
120	120	19 more of the following:
121	121	20 (A) a lack of ability to identify who the
122	122	21 participants are, including the judge, child's
123	123	22 attorney, State's Attorney, or qualified expert;
124	124	23 (B) a lack of ability to differentiate the
125	125	24 multiple roles a single participant could serve in
126	126	25 different proceedings the child is involved in;
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137	137	1 (C) a lack of understanding of the allegations in
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139	139	3 (D) a lack of understanding of the range of
140	140	4 possible dispositions that may be imposed in the
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142	142	6 (E) a lack of ability to use the factual
143	143	7 understandings and factors in subparagraphs (A)
144	144	8 through (D) of this subsection to make rational
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146	146	10 (F) a lack of any other factors that a qualified
147	147	11 expert deems relevant.
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149	149	13 Sec. 5-5A-115. Raising the issue of unfitness.
150	150	14 (a) The issue of the child's fitness to stand trial, to
151	151	15 plead, or to be sentenced may be raised by the child's
152	152	16 attorney, the State, or the court at any time before a plea is
153	153	17 entered or before, during, or after trial.
154	154	18 (b) When the issue of the child's fitness is raised, the
155	155	19 court must determine whether there is a bona fide doubt that
156	156	20 the child is fit. The court shall find a bona fide doubt when
157	157	21 evidence is presented or proffered that suggests that the
158	158	22 child could be unfit. If the court finds that there is a bona
159	159	23 fide doubt, the court shall order a fitness evaluation
160	160	24 pursuant to Section 5-5A-125 before proceeding further.
161	161	25 Nothing in this Section shall operate to extinguish any rights
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172	172	1 of a child established by attorney-client privilege.
173	173	2 (c) When a child is being prosecuted under the criminal
174	174	3 laws of this State pursuant to Section 5-130 or 5-805, the
175	175	4 criminal court shall apply the fitness standards in this Part.
176	176	5 If the issue of the child's fitness is raised prior to the
177	177	6 resolution of a transfer proceeding pursuant to Section 5-805,
178	178	7 the juvenile court shall apply the fitness standards as set
179	179	8 forth in this Part.
180	180	9 (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-120 new)
181	181	10 Sec. 5-5A-120. Burdens and presumptions. In making
182	182	11 determinations on the issue of a child's fitness, the
183	183	12 following burdens of proof and presumptions shall apply:
184	184	13 (1) when the court finds a bona fide doubt as to the
185	185	14 fitness of a child pursuant to Section 5-5A-115, the State
186	186	15 bears the burden of proving that the child is fit by clear
187	187	16 and convincing evidence; and
188	188	17 (2) a child who is receiving medication shall not be
189	189	18 presumed to be fit or unfit to stand trial solely by virtue
190	190	19 of the receipt of that medication.
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192	192	21 Sec. 5-5A-125. Fitness evaluation. When the court orders a
193	193	22 fitness evaluation pursuant to subsection (b) of Section
194	194	23 5-5A-115, the court must appoint one or more qualified experts
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206	206	1 whether the child is fit and must submit a report of the
207	207	2 expert's findings to the court pursuant to Section 5-5A-160.
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209	209	4 Sec. 5-5A-130. Location of evaluation. A fitness
210	210	5 evaluation ordered pursuant to subsection (b) of Section
211	211	6 5-5A-115 must be conducted in the least restrictive
212	212	7 environment for the child. The evaluation must be conducted in
213	213	8 person whenever possible. Video technology for a remote
214	214	9 evaluation may be used only as a last resort. If video
215	215	10 technology is used, it must be a secure platform.
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217	217	12 Sec. 5-5A-135. Qualification of experts. An expert
218	218	13 evaluating the child pursuant to Section 5-5A-125 must either
219	219	14 be a licensed clinical psychologist or psychiatrist with
220	220	15 training and experience in forensics, child development, and
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223	223	18 Sec. 5-5A-140. Timeline for evaluation. The fitness
224	224	19 evaluation ordered pursuant to subsection (b) of Section
225	225	20 5-5A-115 and report written pursuant to Section 5-5A-160 must
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227	227	22 to subsection (b) of Section 5-5A-115. The time for completion
228	228	23 of the fitness evaluation may be extended an additional 30
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241	241	3 Sec. 5-5A-145. Counsel at evaluation. The child's counsel
242	242	4 must be allowed to be present at the evaluation conducted, if
243	243	5 requested by child's counsel, pursuant to Section 5-5A-125.
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245	245	7 Sec. 5-5A-150. Statements made during evaluation. No
246	246	8 statement made by the child during the evaluation conducted
247	247	9 pursuant to Section 5-5A-125 shall be used against the child
248	248	10 in the current court proceedings or in any future proceedings.
249	249	11 No statement made by the child relating to the alleged offense
250	250	12 or other offenses shall be included in the report required
251	251	13 under Section 5-5A-160. The court must advise the child before
252	252	14 the evaluation takes place that no statement made during the
253	253	15 evaluation shall be used against the child.
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255	255	17 Sec. 5-5A-155. Recordings of evaluations and privacy.
256	256	18 (a) An evaluation of the child conducted pursuant to
257	257	19 Section 5-5A-125 shall be video recorded.
258	258	20 (b) The video recording of a fitness evaluation is
259	259	21 confidential and may be viewed only by the court, the expert
260	260	22 conducting the evaluation defined in Section 5-5A-125, the
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272	272	1 proceedings deemed necessary by the court and pursuant to
273	273	2 Section 5-910.
274	274	3 (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-160 new)
275	275	4 Sec. 5-5A-160. Contents of evaluation report.
276	276	5 (a) When an evaluation is conducted pursuant to Section
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278	278	7 the findings to the court. The evaluation report must detail
279	279	8 the methods and tools used during the evaluation and be made in
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281	281	10 (b) The evaluation report must contain:
282	282	11 (1) an assessment of any mental illness, substance use
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285	285	14 (A) the results of a mental status exam;
286	286	15 (B) a description of the history and current
287	287	16 status of any symptoms of any mental illness or
288	288	17 developmental disability, or both (a diagnosis is not
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290	290	19 (2) an assessment of the child's chronological and
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292	292	21 (3) an assessment of any child traumatic stress,
293	293	22 including a description of the child's history of exposure
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295	295	24 (4) an assessment of any other condition of the child
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308	308	2 (5) an assessment of the child's rational and factual
309	309	3 understandings related to fitness to stand trial, the
310	310	4 unfitness standard in Section 5-5A-110, and the
311	311	5 relationship of these abilities to any conditions of the
312	312	6 child as assessed in paragraphs (1) through (4);
313	313	7 (6) whether the expert, based on the evaluation and in
314	314	8 the expert's professional judgment, believes the child is
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316	316	10 (7) if the expert believes that the child is unfit,
317	317	11 whether the expert believes there is a substantial
318	318	12 probability that the child will attain fitness within the
319	319	13 statutory period to attain fitness;
320	320	14 (8) recommendations, if the expert believes the child
321	321	15 is unfit, including:
322	322	16 (A) services that would help the child attain
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324	324	18 (B) placement for services to attain fitness; and
325	325	19 (C) risk assessments needed prior to placement;
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327	327	21 (9) opinions on:
328	328	22 (A) the likelihood of the success of the services
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330	330	24 (B) the length of time anticipated to attain
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343	343	2 Sec. 5-5A-165. Hearing to determine fitness.
344	344	3 (a) When a bona fide doubt of fitness has been raised, the
345	345	4 court shall conduct a hearing to determine the issue of the
346	346	5 child's fitness within 30 days of receipt of the evaluation
347	347	6 report described in Section 5-5A-160, unless the timeline is
348	348	7 waived by the child's counsel.
349	349	8 (b) The child has the right to be present at every hearing
350	350	9 on the issue of the child's fitness.
351	351	10 (c) On the basis of the evidence before it, the court must
352	352	11 determine whether the child is unfit to stand trial pursuant
353	353	12 to Section 5-5A-110. If the court finds that the child is
354	354	13 unfit, the court shall determine:
355	355	14 (1) whether in-court assistance pursuant to Section
356	356	15 5-5A-190 would render the child fit; and
357	357	16 (2) whether there is a substantial probability that
358	358	17 the child, if provided with services to attain fitness
359	359	18 pursuant to Section 5-5A-170, will attain fitness within
360	360	19 the period to attain fitness set forth in Section
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362	362	21 (d) If the court finds that the child is unfit and there is
363	363	22 not a substantial probability the child will attain fitness
364	364	23 within the statutory period as set forth in Section 5-5A-175,
365	365	24 the court shall proceed under Section 5-5A-210.
366	366	25 (e) If the court finds the child is unfit but that there is
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378	378	1 within the period to attain fitness set forth in Section
379	379	2 5-5A-175, or if the court is unable to determine whether a
380	380	3 substantial probability exists, the court shall order the
381	381	4 child to receive services to attain fitness on either an
382	382	5 inpatient or outpatient basis. If the court is unable to
383	383	6 determine whether a substantial probability exists and orders
384	384	7 the child to receive services to attain fitness, the court
385	385	8 shall conduct a hearing as soon as possible following the
386	386	9 receipt of the report filed pursuant to Section 5-5A-180 to
387	387	10 determine whether there is a substantial probability that the
388	388	11 child will attain fitness within the statutory period.
389	389	12 (f) If the court finds that the child is unfit to stand
390	390	13 trial, it shall proceed pursuant to this Act. If the court
391	391	14 finds that the child could be rendered fit with in-court
392	392	15 assistance, the court shall order in-court assistance pursuant
393	393	16 to Section 5-5A-190.
394	394	17 (g) An order finding the child unfit to stand trial is a
395	395	18 final order for purposes of appeal by the State or the child.
396	396	19 (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-170 new)
397	397	20 Sec. 5-5A-170. Services to attain fitness.
398	398	21 (a) When the court orders services to attain fitness
399	399	22 pursuant to Section 5-5A-165, the court shall determine if the
400	400	23 child will receive services on an inpatient or outpatient
401	401	24 basis. If inpatient, the child shall be placed at a facility
402	402	25 approved by the Illinois Department of Human Services to
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413	413	1 provide residential, restoration care and treatment. If the
414	414	2 court orders the child to receive services on an outpatient
415	415	3 basis, such services shall be rendered in the community at a
416	416	4 program approved by the Illinois Department of Human Services.
417	417	5 Court-ordered services and placements shall be consistent with
418	418	6 the recommendations in the evaluation report. All services
419	419	7 shall be trauma-informed, developmentally appropriate, and
420	420	8 provided in the least restrictive environment considering the
421	421	9 needs and best interests of the child. A placement may be
422	422	10 ordered on an inpatient basis only when the child exhibits
423	423	11 needs warranting a hospital-level of care.
424	424	12 (b) Within 5 days of a court order for services to attain
425	425	13 fitness entered pursuant to Section 5-5A-165, the clerk of the
426	426	14 circuit court shall transmit to the Illinois Department of
427	427	15 Human Services, and any other agency or institution providing
428	428	16 services to attain fitness to the child, the following:
429	429	17 (1) a certified copy of the order to receive services
430	430	18 and the complete copy of any report on the child's fitness
431	431	19 prepared pursuant to this Part;
432	432	20 (2) the county and municipality in which the alleged
433	433	21 offense occurred;
434	434	22 (3) the county and municipality in which the arrest
435	435	23 took place;
436	436	24 (4) a copy of the arrest report, charges, and arrest
437	437	25 record; and
438	438	26 (5) all additional matters that the court directs the
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449	449	1 clerk to transmit.
450	450	2 (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-175 new)
451	451	3 Sec. 5-5A-175. Period to attain fitness. For a child
452	452	4 charged with a felony, the maximum total time a court may order
453	453	5 a child to receive services to attain fitness shall be one
454	454	6 year. For a child charged with a misdemeanor, the maximum
455	455	7 total period shall be no more than one year. The period to
456	456	8 attain fitness shall begin with the court's first finding of
457	457	9 unfitness during a fitness hearing pursuant to Section
458	458	10 5-5A-165.
459	459	11 (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-180 new)
460	460	12 Sec. 5-5A-180. Initial and subsequent progress reports.
461	461	13 (a) Within 30 days of entry of an order to receive services
462	462	14 to attain fitness pursuant to Sections 5-5A-170 and 5-5A-175,
463	463	15 the person in charge of supervising the child's services shall
464	464	16 file with the court an initial report assessing the program's
465	465	17 capacity to provide appropriate services for the child and
466	466	18 indicating the person's opinion as to the probability of the
467	467	19 child attaining fitness within the period to attain fitness
468	468	20 provided in Section 5-5A-175. If the initial report indicates
469	469	21 that there is a substantial probability that the child will
470	470	22 attain fitness within the allowed statutory period, the
471	471	23 supervisor shall also file a services plan which shall
472	472	24 include:
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483	483	1 (1) a description of the goals of services with
484	484	2 respect to rendering the child fit, a specification of the
485	485	3 proposed modalities of services, and an estimated
486	486	4 timetable for attainment of the goals; and
487	487	5 (2) an identification of the person in charge of
488	488	6 supervising the child's services.
489	489	7 (b) The supervisor shall submit a subsequent written
490	490	8 progress report to the court at least 7 days prior to the date
491	491	9 of any hearing on the issue of the child's fitness.
492	492	10 (c) If the supervisor determines that any of the following
493	493	11 circumstances are met, the supervisor shall notify the court
494	494	12 in writing as soon as possible but no later than 7 days after
495	495	13 the determination is made:
496	496	14 (1) if the supervisor believes that the child has
497	497	15 attained fitness;
498	498	16 (2) if the supervisor believes that there is not a
499	499	17 substantial probability that the child will attain
500	500	18 fitness, with services, within the period to attain
501	501	19 fitness under Section 5-5A-175; or
502	502	20 (3) if the supervisor believes a change in services or
503	503	21 placement is necessary.
504	504	22 (d) The initial and subsequent progress reports shall
505	505	23 contain:
506	506	24 (1) the clinical findings of the supervisor and the
507	507	25 facts upon which the findings are based;
508	508	26 (2) the opinion of the supervisor as to whether the
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519	519	1 child has attained fitness and as to whether the child is
520	520	2 making progress, with services, toward attaining fitness
521	521	3 within the period set in Section 5-5A-175;
522	522	4 (3) whether the current services to attain fitness and
523	523	5 placement continue to be in the least restrictive
524	524	6 environment necessary, whether a different level of care
525	525	7 is needed, and the basis for that recommendation; and
526	526	8 (4) any other changes in recommendations of services
527	527	9 to attain fitness.
528	528	10 (e) If the supervisor of the child's services determines,
529	529	11 pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection (d) of this Section,
530	530	12 that the child is not in the least restrictive environment
531	531	13 necessary to attain fitness, upon receipt of the progress
532	532	14 report, the court shall ensure that the child is immediately
533	533	15 moved to the least restrictive environment necessary.
534	534	16 (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-185 new)
535	535	17 Sec. 5-5A-185. Periodic hearings. Upon entry or
536	536	18 continuation of any order to receive services to attain
537	537	19 fitness, the court shall set a date for hearing to reexamine
538	538	20 the issue of the child's fitness not more than 90 days
539	539	21 thereafter. In addition, whenever the court receives a report
540	540	22 from the supervisor of the child's services pursuant to
541	541	23 paragraph (c) of Section 5-5A-180, the court shall set the
542	542	24 matter for a hearing within 14 days unless good cause is
543	543	25 demonstrated why the hearing cannot be held. On the date set,
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554	554	1 the court shall conduct a hearing to redetermine the child's
555	555	2 fitness pursuant to Section 5-5A-165.
556	556	3 (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-190 new)
557	557	4 Sec. 5-5A-190. In-court assistance to render a child fit.
558	558	5 (a) If the court determines that the child could be
559	559	6 rendered fit with in-court assistance under Section 5-5A-165,
560	560	7 the court shall order in-court assistance under subsection
561	561	8 (b). A child found unfit because of chronological immaturity
562	562	9 cannot be rendered fit with in-court assistance. A child found
563	563	10 unfit because of relative immaturity or child traumatic stress
564	564	11 cannot be rendered fit solely with in-court assistance.
565	565	12 (b) In-court assistance may include, but is not limited
566	566	13 to:
567	567	14 (1) appointment of a qualified translator who shall
568	568	15 simultaneously translate all court proceedings into a
569	569	16 language understood by the child; and
570	570	17 (2) appointment of an expert qualified to assist a
571	571	18 child who, because of a disability, is unable to
572	572	19 communicate with the child's attorney.
573	573	20 (c) If in-court assistance is provided, the case may
574	574	21 proceed to trial only if the court determines that in-court
575	575	22 assistance renders the child fit. In such cases, the court
576	576	23 shall state for the record the following:
577	577	24 (1) the qualifications and experience of the experts
578	578	25 or other persons appointed to provide in-court assistance
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589	589	1 to the child;
590	590	2 (2) the court's reasons for selecting or appointing
591	591	3 the particular experts or other persons to provide the
592	592	4 in-court assistance to the child;
593	593	5 (3) how the appointment of the particular expert or
594	594	6 other persons will serve the goal of rendering the child
595	595	7 fit, based on the appointee's qualifications and
596	596	8 experience, and the lack of functional, social, adaptive,
597	597	9 or intellectual abilities of the child; and
598	598	10 (4) any other factors considered by the court in
599	599	11 appointing the experts or other persons.
600	600	12 (d) A child adjudicated delinquent following a trial
601	601	13 conducted with in-court assistance provided under this Section
602	602	14 shall not be sentenced before a written report of social
603	603	15 investigation is presented to and considered by the court. The
604	604	16 written report of social investigation shall be prepared
605	605	17 pursuant to Section 5-701 and shall include a physical and
606	606	18 mental examination unless the court finds that the reports of
607	607	19 prior physical and mental examinations conducted pursuant to
608	608	20 this Part are adequate and recent enough to render additional
609	609	21 examinations unnecessary.
610	610	22 (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-195 new)
611	611	23 Sec. 5-5A-195. Time Credit. A sentence imposed on the
612	612	24 child in the pending case or in any other case arising out of
613	613	25 the same conduct shall be reduced by time spent:
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624	624	1 (1) in custody pursuant to orders issued under Section
625	625	2 5-5A-170 or pursuant to a commitment to the Department of
626	626	3 Human Services following a finding of unfitness under this
627	627	4 Part;
628	628	5 (2) in any court-ordered out-of-home placement;
629	629	6 including, but not limited to, a detention facility,
630	630	7 rehabilitation center, or inpatient hospital; or
631	631	8 (3) home detention or electronic monitoring pursuant
632	632	9 to Section 5-7A-110.
633	633	10 (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-200 new)
634	634	11 Sec. 5-5A-200. Court organization of records. Any report
635	635	12 filed with the court concerning diagnosis, evaluation
636	636	13 progress, or services made pursuant to this Part shall not be
637	637	14 placed in the child's court record but shall be maintained
638	638	15 separately by the clerk of the court and shall be available
639	639	16 only to the court or an appellate court, the State, the child,
640	640	17 the child's attorney, the child's parent or guardian, or a
641	641	18 facility or program that provides services to the child
642	642	19 pursuant to an order of the court. These records of the child
643	643	20 shall be privileged and shall not be disclosed except under
644	644	21 the conditions set forth in Section 5-910. Nothing in this
645	645	22 Section shall operate to extinguish any rights of a child
646	646	23 established by law, including, but not limited to:
647	647	24 attorney-client, physician-patient, psychologist-client, or
648	648	25 social worker-client privileges, except as otherwise provided
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659	659	1 by law.
660	660	2 (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-205 new)
661	661	3 Sec. 5-5A-205. Sentencing guidelines for a child who
662	662	4 attains fitness. The court shall not impose a commitment to
663	663	5 the Department of Juvenile Justice upon the child if the court
664	664	6 believes that because of the child's condition, such a
665	665	7 sentence would not be in the interests of society and the
666	666	8 child, or would subject the child to excessive hardship. In
667	667	9 addition to any other conditions of a sentence of conditional
668	668	10 discharge or probation, the court may require that the child
669	669	11 receive additional services for the child's condition.
670	670	12 (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-210 new)
671	671	13 Sec. 5-5A-210. Legal disposition if fitness cannot be
672	672	14 attained. The court shall dismiss the charges against the
673	673	15 child with prejudice if the court finds the child is unfit
674	674	16 under Section 5-5A-165 and that the child:
675	675	17 (1) cannot attain fitness within the period to attain
676	676	18 fitness defined in Section 5-5A-175 or that there is not a
677	677	19 substantial probability that the child will attain fitness
678	678	20 within the period to attain fitness defined under Section
679	679	21 5-5A-175; and
680	680	22 (2) cannot attain fitness with in-court assistance
681	681	23 pursuant to Section 5-5A-190.
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692	692	1 (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-215 new)
693	693	2 Sec. 5-5A-215. Follow-up study and recommendations. The
694	694	3 Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission shall develop and
695	695	4 recommend mechanisms to collect and analyze data,
696	696	5 disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, geography, age, and
697	697	6 socioeconomic status, resulting from the implementation of
698	698	7 this Part. The report and recommendations shall be submitted
699	699	8 to the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2024.
700	700	9 Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
701	701	10 severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
702	702	11 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
703	703	12 2023.
704	704	SB2042- 21 -LRB103 27654 RLC 54031 b 1 INDEX 2 Statutes amended in order of appearance 3 705 ILCS 405/Art. Pt. 5A 4 heading new5 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-101 new6 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-105 new7 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-110 new8 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-115 new9 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-120 new10 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-125 new11 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-130 new12 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-135 new13 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-140 new14 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-145 new15 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-150 new16 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-155 new17 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-160 new18 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-165 new19 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-170 new20 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-175 new21 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-180 new22 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-185 new23 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-190 new24 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-195 new25 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-200 new SB2042- 22 -LRB103 27654 RLC 54031 b SB2042- 21 -LRB103 27654 RLC 54031 b SB2042 - 21 - LRB103 27654 RLC 54031 b 1 INDEX 2 Statutes amended in order of appearance 3 705 ILCS 405/Art. Pt. 5A 4 heading new 5 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-101 new 6 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-105 new 7 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-110 new 8 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-115 new 9 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-120 new 10 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-125 new 11 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-130 new 12 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-135 new 13 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-140 new 14 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-145 new 15 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-150 new 16 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-155 new 17 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-160 new 18 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-165 new 19 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-170 new 20 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-175 new 21 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-180 new 22 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-185 new 23 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-190 new 24 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-195 new 25 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-200 new SB2042- 22 -LRB103 27654 RLC 54031 b SB2042 - 22 - LRB103 27654 RLC 54031 b
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707	707	1 INDEX
708	708	2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
709	709	3 705 ILCS 405/Art. Pt. 5A
710	710	4 heading new
711	711	5 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-101 new
712	712	6 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-105 new
713	713	7 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-110 new
714	714	8 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-115 new
715	715	9 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-120 new
716	716	10 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-125 new
717	717	11 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-130 new
718	718	12 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-135 new
719	719	13 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-140 new
720	720	14 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-145 new
721	721	15 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-150 new
722	722	16 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-155 new
723	723	17 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-160 new
724	724	18 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-165 new
725	725	19 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-170 new
726	726	20 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-175 new
727	727	21 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-180 new
728	728	22 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-185 new
729	729	23 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-190 new
730	730	24 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-195 new
731	731	25 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-200 new
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745	745	1 INDEX
746	746	2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
747	747	3 705 ILCS 405/Art. Pt. 5A
748	748	4 heading new
749	749	5 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-101 new
750	750	6 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-105 new
751	751	7 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-110 new
752	752	8 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-115 new
753	753	9 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-120 new
754	754	10 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-125 new
755	755	11 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-130 new
756	756	12 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-135 new
757	757	13 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-140 new
758	758	14 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-145 new
759	759	15 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-150 new
760	760	16 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-155 new
761	761	17 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-160 new
762	762	18 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-165 new
763	763	19 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-170 new
764	764	20 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-175 new
765	765	21 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-180 new
766	766	22 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-185 new
767	767	23 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-190 new
768	768	24 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-195 new
769	769	25 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-200 new
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