Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB3368 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3368 Introduced 2/7/2024, by Sen. Lakesia Collins SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index Amends the Delinquent Minors Article of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Adds a Part concerning fitness to stand trial. Specifies the unfitness standard for a child. Sets forth procedures to raise the issue of the unfitness of a child. Provides for the legal disposition of a child if fitness cannot be attained. Provides that no facility of the Department of Human Services shall be utilized for performing a fitness evaluation. Provides that the child's counsel must be allowed to be present at the evaluation conducted, if requested by the child's counsel. Provides that when the court orders services to attain fitness, the court shall determine if the child will receive services on an inpatient or outpatient basis. If inpatient, the child shall be placed at a facility approved by the Department of Human Services to provide residential, restoration care and treatment. Provides that if the court orders the child to receive services on an outpatient basis, such services shall be rendered in the community at a program approved by the Department of Human Services. Provides that for a child charged with a misdemeanor, the maximum total period shall be no longer than the length of the sentence that could be imposed if the child were adjudicated delinquent of the misdemeanor offense for which the child was charged, or one year whichever is shorter. Contains a severability provision. Effective July 1, 2024. LRB103 38627 RLC 68764 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3368 Introduced 2/7/2024, by Sen. Lakesia Collins SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index See Index Amends the Delinquent Minors Article of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Adds a Part concerning fitness to stand trial. Specifies the unfitness standard for a child. Sets forth procedures to raise the issue of the unfitness of a child. Provides for the legal disposition of a child if fitness cannot be attained. Provides that no facility of the Department of Human Services shall be utilized for performing a fitness evaluation. Provides that the child's counsel must be allowed to be present at the evaluation conducted, if requested by the child's counsel. Provides that when the court orders services to attain fitness, the court shall determine if the child will receive services on an inpatient or outpatient basis. If inpatient, the child shall be placed at a facility approved by the Department of Human Services to provide residential, restoration care and treatment. Provides that if the court orders the child to receive services on an outpatient basis, such services shall be rendered in the community at a program approved by the Department of Human Services. Provides that for a child charged with a misdemeanor, the maximum total period shall be no longer than the length of the sentence that could be imposed if the child were adjudicated delinquent of the misdemeanor offense for which the child was charged, or one year whichever is shorter. Contains a severability provision. Effective July 1, 2024. LRB103 38627 RLC 68764 b LRB103 38627 RLC 68764 b A BILL FOR
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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. V 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
78	78	13 age.
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.
88	88	23 "Relative immaturity" means a lack of functional, social,
89	89	24 adaptive, or intellectual ability when a child is compared to
90	90	25 other children of the same chronological age.
91	91	26 "Substance use disorder" has the meaning given to that
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102	102	1 term in Section 1-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Act.
103	103	2 (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-110 new)
104	104	3 Sec. 5-5A-110. Unfitness standard. Unfitness may result
105	105	4 from the presence of any condition or confluence of
106	106	5 conditions, including, but not limited to, mental illness,
107	107	6 substance use disorder, developmental disability,
108	108	7 chronological immaturity, relative immaturity, or child
109	109	8 traumatic stress. Other than chronological immaturity, any of
110	110	9 these conditions could look differently in similarly aged
111	111	10 children. A diagnosis is not required for a finding of
112	112	11 unfitness. A child is unfit when the child either:
113	113	12 (1) lacks sufficient present ability to consult with the
114	114	13 child's attorney with a reasonable degree of rational
115	115	14 understanding, as evidenced by lacking the ability to disclose
116	116	15 to the attorney facts pertinent to the proceedings at issue
117	117	16 and to assist in the child's defense; or
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 more
120	120	19 of the following:
121	121	20 (A) a lack of ability to identify who the participants
122	122	21 are, including the judge, child's attorney, State's
123	123	22 Attorney, or qualified expert;
124	124	23 (B) a lack of ability to differentiate the multiple
125	125	24 roles a single participant could serve in different
126	126	25 proceedings the child is involved in;
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137	137	1 (C) a lack of understanding of the allegations in the
138	138	2 petition for adjudication of delinquency;
139	139	3 (D) a lack of understanding of the range of possible
140	140	4 dispositions that may be imposed in the proceedings;
141	141	5 (E) a lack of ability to use the factual
142	142	6 understandings and factors in (A) through (D) of this
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144	144	8 (F) a lack of any other factors that a qualified
145	145	9 expert deems relevant.
146	146	10 (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-115 new)
147	147	11 Sec. 5-5A-115. Raising the issue of unfitness.
148	148	12 (a) The issue of the child's fitness to stand trial, to
149	149	13 plead, or to be sentenced may be raised by the child's
150	150	14 attorney, the State, or the court at any time before a plea is
151	151	15 entered or before, during, or after trial.
152	152	16 (b) When the issue of the child's fitness is raised, the
153	153	17 court must determine whether there is a bona fide doubt that
154	154	18 the child is fit. The court shall find a bona fide doubt when
155	155	19 evidence is presented or proffered that suggests that the
156	156	20 child could be unfit. If the court finds that there is a bona
157	157	21 fide doubt, the court shall order a fitness evaluation under
158	158	22 Section 5-5A-125 before proceeding further. Nothing in this
159	159	23 Section shall operate to extinguish any rights of a child
160	160	24 established by attorney-client privilege.
161	161	25 (c) When a child is being prosecuted under the criminal
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172	172	1 laws of this State under Section 5-130 or 5-805, the criminal
173	173	2 court shall apply the fitness standards in this Part. If the
174	174	3 issue of the child's fitness is raised prior to the resolution
175	175	4 of a transfer proceeding under Section 5-805, the juvenile
176	176	5 court shall apply the fitness standards as set forth in this
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178	178	7 (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-120 new)
179	179	8 Sec. 5-5A-120. Burdens and presumptions. In making
180	180	9 determinations concerning a child's fitness, the following
181	181	10 burdens of proof and presumptions shall apply:
182	182	11 (1) when the court finds a bona fide doubt as to the
183	183	12 fitness of a child under Section 5-5A-115, the State bears
184	184	13 the burden of proving that the child is fit by clear and
185	185	14 convincing evidence; and
186	186	15 (2) a child who is receiving medication shall not be
187	187	16 presumed to be fit or unfit to stand trial solely by virtue
188	188	17 of the receipt of that medication.
189	189	18 (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-125 new)
190	190	19 Sec. 5-5A-125. Fitness evaluation. When the court orders a
191	191	20 fitness evaluation under subsection (b) of Section 5-5A-115,
192	192	21 the court must appoint one or more qualified experts under
193	193	22 Section 5-5A-135. Each expert must evaluate whether the child
194	194	23 is fit and must submit a report of the expert's findings to the
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206	206	1 by the Department of Human Services shall be ordered to
207	207	2 perform, in the expert's official capacity, an initial fitness
208	208	3 examination under this Section.
209	209	4 (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-130 new)
210	210	5 Sec. 5-5A-130. Location of evaluation. A fitness
211	211	6 evaluation ordered under subsection (b) of Section 5-5A-115
212	212	7 must be conducted in the least restrictive environment for the
213	213	8 child. The evaluation must be conducted in person whenever
214	214	9 possible. Video technology for a remote evaluation may be used
215	215	10 only as a last resort. If video technology is used, it must be
216	216	11 a secure platform. No facility of the Department of Human
217	217	12 Services shall be utilized for this purpose.
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219	219	14 Sec. 5-5A-135. Qualification of experts. An expert
220	220	15 evaluating the child under Section 5-5A-125 must either be a
221	221	16 licensed clinical psychologist or psychiatrist with training
222	222	17 and experience in forensics, child development, and child
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225	225	20 Sec. 5-5A-140. Timeline for evaluation. The fitness
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227	227	22 and report written under Section 5-5A-160 must be completed
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239	239	1 (b) of Section 5-5A-115. The time for completion of the
240	240	2 fitness evaluation may be extended an additional 30 days for
241	241	3 good cause if the child is not in custody.
242	242	4 (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-145 new)
243	243	5 Sec. 5-5A-145. Counsel at evaluation. The child's counsel
244	244	6 must be allowed to be present at the evaluation conducted, if
245	245	7 requested by the child's counsel, under Section 5-5A-125.
246	246	8 (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-150 new)
247	247	9 Sec. 5-5A-150. Statements made during evaluation. No
248	248	10 statement made by the child during the evaluation conducted
249	249	11 under Section 5-5A-125 shall be used against the child in the
250	250	12 current court proceedings or in any future proceedings. No
251	251	13 statement made by the child relating to the alleged offense or
252	252	14 other offenses shall be included in the report required under
253	253	15 Section 5-5A-160. The court must advise the child before the
254	254	16 evaluation takes place that no statement made during the
255	255	17 evaluation shall be used against the child.
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257	257	19 Sec. 5-5A-155. Recordings of evaluations and privacy.
258	258	20 (a) An evaluation of the child conducted under Section
259	259	21 5-5A-125 shall be video recorded.
260	260	22 (b) The video recording of a fitness evaluation is
261	261	23 confidential and may be viewed only by the court, the expert
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272	272	1 conducting the evaluation defined in Section 5-5A-125, the
273	273	2 child's attorney, the State, and any other expert in the
274	274	3 proceedings deemed necessary by the court and under Section
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277	277	6 Sec. 5-5A-160. Contents of evaluation report.
278	278	7 (a) When an evaluation is conducted under Section
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280	280	9 the findings to the court. The evaluation report must detail
281	281	10 the methods and tools used during the evaluation and be made in
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283	283	12 (b) The evaluation report must contain:
284	284	13 (1) An assessment of any mental illness, substance use
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287	287	16 (A) the results of a mental status exam;
288	288	17 (B) a description of the history and current
289	289	18 status of any symptoms of any mental illness or
290	290	19 developmental disability, or both (a diagnosis is not
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292	292	21 (2) an assessment of the child's chronological and
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294	294	23 (3) an assessment of any child traumatic stress,
295	295	24 including a description of the child's history of exposure
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307	307	1 (4) an assessment of any other condition of the child
308	308	2 that could impact the child's functional abilities related
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310	310	4 (5) an assessment of the child's rational and factual
311	311	5 understandings related to fitness to stand trial, the
312	312	6 unfitness standard in Section 5-5A-110, and the
313	313	7 relationship of these abilities to any conditions of the
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315	315	9 (6) whether the expert, based on the evaluation and in
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318	318	12 (7) if the expert believes that the child is unfit,
319	319	13 whether the expert believes there is a substantial
320	320	14 probability that the child will attain fitness within the
321	321	15 statutory period to attain fitness;
322	322	16 (8) recommendations, if the expert believes the child
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324	324	18 (A) services that would help the child attain
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326	326	20 (B) placement for services to attain fitness; and
327	327	21 (C) risk assessments needed prior to placement;
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329	329	23 (9) opinions on:
330	330	24 (A) the likelihood of the success of the services
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332	332	26 (B) the length of time anticipated to attain
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345	345	3 Sec. 5-5A-165. Hearing to determine fitness.
346	346	4 (a) When a bona fide doubt of fitness has been raised, the
347	347	5 court shall conduct a hearing to determine the issue of the
348	348	6 child's fitness within 30 days of receipt of the evaluation
349	349	7 report described in Section 5-5A-160, unless the timeline is
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351	351	9 (b) The child has the right to be present at every hearing
352	352	10 on the issue of the child's fitness.
353	353	11 (c) On the basis of the evidence before it, the court must
354	354	12 determine whether the child is unfit to stand trial pursuant
355	355	13 to Section 5-5A-110. If the court finds that the child is
356	356	14 unfit, the court shall determine:
357	357	15 (1) whether in-court assistance under Section 5-5A-190
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359	359	17 (2) whether there is a substantial probability that
360	360	18 the child, if provided with services to attain fitness
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362	362	20 period to attain fitness set forth in Section 5-5A-175.
363	363	21 (d) If the court finds that the child is unfit and there is
364	364	22 not a substantial probability the child will attain fitness
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366	366	24 the court shall proceed under Section 5-5A-210.
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378	378	1 a substantial probability that the child will become fit
379	379	2 within the period to attain fitness set forth in Section
380	380	3 5-5A-175, or if the court is unable to determine whether a
381	381	4 substantial probability exists, the court shall order the
382	382	5 child to receive services to attain fitness at a placement
383	383	6 under Section 5-5A-170. If the court is unable to determine
384	384	7 whether a substantial probability exists and orders the child
385	385	8 to receive services to attain fitness, the court shall conduct
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387	387	10 report filed under Section 5-5A-180 to determine whether there
388	388	11 is a substantial probability that the child will attain
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390	390	13 (f) If the court finds that the child is unfit to stand
391	391	14 trial, it shall proceed under this Act. If the court finds that
392	392	15 the child could be rendered fit with in-court assistance, the
393	393	16 court shall order in-court assistance pursuant to Section
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395	395	18 (g) An order finding the child unfit to stand trial is a
396	396	19 final order for purposes of appeal by the State or the child.
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398	398	21 Sec. 5-5A-170. Services to attain fitness.
399	399	22 (a) When the court orders services to attain fitness under
400	400	23 Section 5-5A-165, the court shall determine if the child will
401	401	24 receive services on an inpatient or outpatient basis. If
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413	413	1 the Department of Human Services to provide residential,
414	414	2 restoration care and treatment. If the court orders the child
415	415	3 to receive services on an outpatient basis, such services
416	416	4 shall be rendered in the community at a program approved by the
417	417	5 Department of Human Services. Court-ordered services and
418	418	6 placements shall be consistent with the recommendations in the
419	419	7 evaluation report. All services shall be trauma-informed,
420	420	8 developmentally appropriate, and provided in the least
421	421	9 restrictive environment considering the needs and best
422	422	10 interests of the child. A placement may be ordered on an
423	423	11 inpatient basis only when the child exhibits needs warranting
424	424	12 a hospital level of care.
425	425	13 (b) Within 5 days of a court order for services to attain
426	426	14 fitness entered under Section 5-5A-165, the clerk of the
427	427	15 circuit court shall transmit, to the Department of Human
428	428	16 Services, and any other agency or institution providing
429	429	17 services to attain fitness to the child, the following:
430	430	18 (1) a certified copy of the order to receive services
431	431	19 and the complete copy of any report on the child's fitness
432	432	20 prepared under this Part;
433	433	21 (2) the county and municipality in which the alleged
434	434	22 offense occurred;
435	435	23 (3) the county and municipality in which the arrest
436	436	24 took place;
437	437	25 (4) a copy of the arrest report, charges, and arrest
438	438	26 record; and
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449	449	1 (5) all additional matters that the court directs the
450	450	2 clerk to transmit.
451	451	3 (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-175 new)
452	452	4 Sec. 5-5A-175. Period to attain fitness. For a child
453	453	5 charged with a felony, the maximum total time a court may order
454	454	6 a child to receive services to attain fitness shall be one
455	455	7 year. For a child charged with a misdemeanor, the maximum
456	456	8 total period shall be no longer than the length of the sentence
457	457	9 that could be imposed if the child were adjudicated delinquent
458	458	10 of the misdemeanor offense for which the child was charged, or
459	459	11 one year whichever is shorter. The period to attain fitness
460	460	12 shall begin with the court's first finding of unfitness during
461	461	13 a fitness hearing under Section 5-5A-165.
462	462	14 (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-180 new)
463	463	15 Sec. 5-5A-180. Initial and subsequent progress reports.
464	464	16 (a) Within 30 days of entry of an order to receive services
465	465	17 to attain fitness under Sections 5-5A-170 and 5-5A-175, the
466	466	18 person in charge of supervising the child's services shall
467	467	19 file with the court an initial report assessing the program's
468	468	20 capacity to provide appropriate services for the child and
469	469	21 indicating the person's opinion as to the probability of the
470	470	22 child attaining fitness within the period to attain fitness
471	471	23 provided in Section 5-5A-175. If the initial report indicates
472	472	24 that there is a substantial probability that the child will
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483	483	1 attain fitness within the allowed statutory period, the
484	484	2 supervisor shall also file a services plan which shall
485	485	3 include:
486	486	4 (1) a description of the goals of services to attain
487	487	5 fitness with respect to rendering the child fit, a
488	488	6 specification of the proposed modalities of services, and
489	489	7 an estimated timetable for attainment of the goals; and
490	490	8 (2) an identification of the person in charge of
491	491	9 supervising the child's services.
492	492	10 (b) The supervisor shall submit a subsequent written
493	493	11 progress report to the court at least 7 days prior to the date
494	494	12 of any hearing on the issue of the child's fitness.
495	495	13 (c) If the supervisor determines that any of the following
496	496	14 circumstances are met, the supervisor shall notify the court
497	497	15 in writing as soon as possible but no later than 7 days after
498	498	16 the determination is made:
499	499	17 (1) if the supervisor believes that the child has
500	500	18 attained fitness;
501	501	19 (2) if the supervisor believes that there is not a
502	502	20 substantial probability that the child will attain
503	503	21 fitness, with services, within the period to attain
504	504	22 fitness under Section 5-5A-175; or
505	505	23 (3) if the supervisor believes a change in services or
506	506	24 placement is necessary.
507	507	25 (d) The initial and subsequent progress reports shall
508	508	26 contain:
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519	519	1 (1) the clinical findings of the supervisor and the
520	520	2 facts upon which the findings are based;
521	521	3 (2) the opinion of the supervisor as to whether the
522	522	4 child has attained fitness and as to whether the child is
523	523	5 making progress, with services, toward attaining fitness
524	524	6 within the period set in Section 5-5A-175;
525	525	7 (3) whether the current services to attain fitness and
526	526	8 placement continue to be in the least restrictive
527	527	9 environment necessary, whether a different level of care
528	528	10 is needed, and the basis for that recommendation; and
529	529	11 (4) any other changes in recommendations of services
530	530	12 to attain fitness.
531	531	13 (e) If the supervisor of the child's services determines,
532	532	14 under paragraph (3) of subsection (d) of this Section, that
533	533	15 the child is not in the least restrictive environment
534	534	16 necessary to attain fitness, upon receipt of the progress
535	535	17 report, the court shall ensure that the child is immediately
536	536	18 moved to the least restrictive environment necessary.
537	537	19 (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-185 new)
538	538	20 Sec. 5-5A-185. Periodic hearings. Upon entry or
539	539	21 continuation of any order to receive services to attain
540	540	22 fitness, the court shall set a date for hearing to reexamine
541	541	23 the issue of the child's fitness not more than 90 days
542	542	24 thereafter. In addition, whenever the court receives a report
543	543	25 from the supervisor of the child's services under subsection
544	544
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554	554	1 (c) of Section 5-5A-180, the court shall set the matter for a
555	555	2 hearing within 14 days unless good cause is demonstrated why
556	556	3 the hearing cannot be held. On the date set, the court shall
557	557	4 conduct a hearing to redetermine the child's fitness under
558	558	5 Section 5-5A-165.
559	559	6 (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-190 new)
560	560	7 Sec. 5-5A-190. In-court assistance to render a child fit.
561	561	8 (a) If the court determines that the child could be
562	562	9 rendered fit with in-court assistance under Section 5-5A-165,
563	563	10 the court shall order in-court assistance under subsection
564	564	11 (b). A child found unfit because of chronological immaturity
565	565	12 cannot be rendered fit with in-court assistance. A child found
566	566	13 unfit because of relative immaturity or child traumatic stress
567	567	14 cannot be rendered fit solely with in-court assistance.
568	568	15 (b) In-court assistance may include, but is not limited
569	569	16 to:
570	570	17 (1) appointment of a qualified translator who shall
571	571	18 simultaneously translate all court proceedings into a
572	572	19 language understood by the child; and
573	573	20 (2) appointment of an expert qualified to assist a
574	574	21 child who, because of a disability, is unable to
575	575	22 communicate with the child's attorney.
576	576	23 (c) If in-court assistance is provided, the case may
577	577	24 proceed to trial only if the court determines that in-court
578	578	25 assistance renders the child fit. In such cases, the court
579	579
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589	589	1 shall state for the record the following:
590	590	2 (1) the qualifications and experience of the experts
591	591	3 or other persons appointed to provide in-court assistance
592	592	4 to the child;
593	593	5 (2) the court's reasons for selecting or appointing
594	594	6 the particular experts or other persons to provide the
595	595	7 in-court assistance to the child;
596	596	8 (3) how the appointment of the particular expert or
597	597	9 other persons will serve the goal of rendering the child
598	598	10 fit, based on the appointee's qualifications and
599	599	11 experience, and the lack of functional, social, adaptive,
600	600	12 or intellectual abilities of the child; and
601	601	13 (4) any other factors considered by the court in
602	602	14 appointing the experts or other persons.
603	603	15 (d) A child adjudicated delinquent following a trial
604	604	16 conducted with in-court assistance provided under this Section
605	605	17 shall not be sentenced before a written report of social
606	606	18 investigation is presented to and considered by the court. The
607	607	19 written report of social investigation shall be prepared under
608	608	20 Section 5-701 and shall include a physical and mental
609	609	21 examination unless the court finds that the reports of prior
610	610	22 physical and mental examinations conducted under this Part are
611	611	23 adequate and recent enough to render additional examinations
612	612	24 unnecessary.
613	613	25 (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-195 new)
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624	624	1 Sec. 5-5A-195. Time credit. A sentence imposed on the
625	625	2 child in the pending case or in any other case arising out of
626	626	3 the same conduct shall be reduced by time spent:
627	627	4 (1) in custody under orders issued under Section
628	628	5 5-5A-170 or under a commitment to the Department of Human
629	629	6 Services following a finding of unfitness under this Part;
630	630	7 (2) in any court-ordered out-of-home placement;
631	631	8 including, but not limited to, a detention facility,
632	632	9 rehabilitation center, or inpatient hospital; or
633	633	10 (3) home detention or electronic monitoring pursuant
634	634	11 to Section 5-7A-110.
635	635	12 (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-200 new)
636	636	13 Sec. 5-5A-200. Court organization of records. Any report
637	637	14 filed with the court concerning diagnosis, evaluation,
638	638	15 progress, or services made under this Part shall not be placed
639	639	16 in the child's court record but shall be maintained separately
640	640	17 by the clerk of the court and shall be available only to the
641	641	18 court or an appellate court, the State, the child, the child's
642	642	19 attorney, the child's parent or guardian, or a facility or
643	643	20 program that provides services to the child under an order of
644	644	21 the court. These records of the child shall be privileged and
645	645	22 shall not be disclosed except under the conditions set forth
646	646	23 in Section 5-910. Nothing in this Section shall operate to
647	647	24 extinguish any rights of a child established by law,
648	648	25 including, but not limited to: attorney-client,
649	649
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652	652
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659	659	1 physician-patient, psychologist-client, or social
660	660	2 worker-client privileges, except as otherwise provided by law.
661	661	3 (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-205 new)
662	662	4 Sec. 5-5A-205. Sentencing guidelines for a child who
663	663	5 attains fitness. The court shall not impose a commitment to
664	664	6 the Department of Juvenile Justice upon the child if the court
665	665	7 believes that because of the child's condition, such a
666	666	8 sentence would not be in the interests of society and the
667	667	9 child, or would subject the child to excessive hardship. In
668	668	10 addition to any other conditions of a sentence of conditional
669	669	11 discharge or probation, the court may require that the child
670	670	12 receive additional services for the child's condition.
671	671	13 (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-210 new)
672	672	14 Sec. 5-5A-210. Legal disposition if fitness cannot be
673	673	15 attained. The court shall dismiss the charges against the
674	674	16 child with prejudice if the court finds the child is unfit
675	675	17 under Section 5-5A-165 and that the child:
676	676	18 (1) cannot attain fitness within the period to attain
677	677	19 fitness defined in Section 5-5A-175 or that there is not a
678	678	20 substantial probability that the child will attain fitness
679	679	21 within the period to attain fitness defined under Section
680	680	22 5-5A-175; and
681	681	23 (2) cannot attain fitness with in-court assistance
682	682	24 under Section 5-5A-190.
683	683
684	684
685	685
686	686
687	687
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692	692	SB3368 - 20 - LRB103 38627 RLC 68764 b
693	693	1 (705 ILCS 405/5-5A-215 new)
694	694	2 Sec. 5-5A-215. Follow-up study and recommendations. The
695	695	3 Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission shall develop and
696	696	4 recommend mechanisms to collect and analyze data,
697	697	5 disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, geography, age, and
698	698	6 socioeconomic status, resulting from the implementation of
699	699	7 this Part. The report and recommendations shall be submitted
700	700	8 to the General Assembly by January 1, 2024.
701	701	9 Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
702	702	10 severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
703	703	11 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
704	704	12 2024.
705	705	SB3368- 21 -LRB103 38627 RLC 68764 b 1 INDEX 2 Statutes amended in order of appearance 3 705 ILCS 405/Art. V 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 SB3368- 22 -LRB103 38627 RLC 68764 b SB3368- 21 -LRB103 38627 RLC 68764 b SB3368 - 21 - LRB103 38627 RLC 68764 b 1 INDEX 2 Statutes amended in order of appearance 3 705 ILCS 405/Art. V 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 SB3368- 22 -LRB103 38627 RLC 68764 b SB3368 - 22 - LRB103 38627 RLC 68764 b
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708	708	1 INDEX
709	709	2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
710	710	3 705 ILCS 405/Art. V Pt. 5A
711	711	4 heading new
712	712	5 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-101 new
713	713	6 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-105 new
714	714	7 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-110 new
715	715	8 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-115 new
716	716	9 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-120 new
717	717	10 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-125 new
718	718	11 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-130 new
719	719	12 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-135 new
720	720	13 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-140 new
721	721	14 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-145 new
722	722	15 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-150 new
723	723	16 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-155 new
724	724	17 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-160 new
725	725	18 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-165 new
726	726	19 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-170 new
727	727	20 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-175 new
728	728	21 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-180 new
729	729	22 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-185 new
730	730	23 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-190 new
731	731	24 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-195 new
732	732	25 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-200 new
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735	735
736	736
737	737
738	738
739	739
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741	741
742	742
743	743
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745	745	SB3368 - 21 - LRB103 38627 RLC 68764 b
746	746	1 INDEX
747	747	2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
748	748	3 705 ILCS 405/Art. V Pt. 5A
749	749	4 heading new
750	750	5 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-101 new
751	751	6 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-105 new
752	752	7 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-110 new
753	753	8 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-115 new
754	754	9 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-120 new
755	755	10 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-125 new
756	756	11 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-130 new
757	757	12 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-135 new
758	758	13 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-140 new
759	759	14 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-145 new
760	760	15 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-150 new
761	761	16 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-155 new
762	762	17 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-160 new
763	763	18 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-165 new
764	764	19 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-170 new
765	765	20 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-175 new
766	766	21 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-180 new
767	767	22 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-185 new
768	768	23 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-190 new
769	769	24 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-195 new
770	770	25 705 ILCS 405/5-5A-200 new
771	771
772	772
773	773
774	774
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