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1+104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2156 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Rachel Ventura SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-105 new Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Creates the Juvenile Detention Center Strategic Utilization Task Force to review and study the necessity of juvenile detention centers, complaints that arise out of the county juvenile detention centers in the State, and community-based alternatives to juvenile detention. Includes provisions about Task Force membership and duties. Provides that on or before January 1, 2026, the Task Force shall publish a final report of its findings and recommendations. Repeals the provisions on January 1, 2027. Effective immediately. LRB104 10595 RLC 20671 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2156 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Rachel Ventura SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-105 new 730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-105 new Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Creates the Juvenile Detention Center Strategic Utilization Task Force to review and study the necessity of juvenile detention centers, complaints that arise out of the county juvenile detention centers in the State, and community-based alternatives to juvenile detention. Includes provisions about Task Force membership and duties. Provides that on or before January 1, 2026, the Task Force shall publish a final report of its findings and recommendations. Repeals the provisions on January 1, 2027. Effective immediately. LRB104 10595 RLC 20671 b LRB104 10595 RLC 20671 b A BILL FOR
2+104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2156 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Rachel Ventura SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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311 1 AN ACT concerning government.
412 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
513 3 represented in the General Assembly:
614 4 Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
715 5 adding Section 3-2.5-105 as follows:
816 6 (730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-105 new)
9-7 Sec. 3-2.5-105. Child First Reform Task Force.
10-8 (a) The Child First Reform Task Force is created. The
11-9 purpose of the Task Force is to review and study the current
12-10 state of juvenile detention centers across the State. The Task
13-11 Force shall consider the conditions and administration of
14-12 individual juvenile detention centers, identify the resources
15-13 needed to consistently meet the minimum standards set by the
16-14 Department of Juvenile Justice and the Administrative Office
17-15 of the Illinois Courts, evaluate complaints arising out of
18-16 juvenile detention centers, identify best practices to provide
19-17 detention center care, propose community-based alternatives to
20-18 juvenile detention, and advise on the creation of the Youth
21-19 Advisory Agency with youth justice advisors and district youth
22-20 advisory offices in each circuit court district. The Task
23-21 Force shall also make recommendations for policy changes at
24-22 the Department of Juvenile Justice to support child-first
25-23 directives aligned with the policies and practices established
17+7 Sec. 3-2.5-105. Juvenile Detention Center Strategic
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19+9 (a) The Juvenile Detention Center Strategic Utilization
20+10 Task Force is created. The purpose of the Task Force is to
21+11 review and study the necessity of juvenile detention centers,
22+12 complaints that arise out of the county juvenile detention
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24+14 juvenile detention.
25+15 (b) The Task Force shall consist of the following members:
26+16 (1) A member of the Senate appointed by the President
27+17 of the Senate.
28+18 (2) A member of the Senate appointed by the Minority
29+19 Leader of the Senate.
30+20 (3) A member of the House appointed by the Speaker of
31+21 the House.
32+22 (4) A member of the House appointed by the Minority
33+23 Leader of the House.
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35-2 by the United Nations General Assembly on November 20, 1989,
36-3 and became effective as an international treaty on September
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38-5 (b) The Task Force shall consist of the following members:
39-6 (1) A member of the Senate appointed by the President
40-7 of the Senate.
41-8 (2) A member of the Senate appointed by the Minority
42-9 Leader of the Senate.
43-10 (3) A member of the House appointed by the Speaker of
44-11 the House.
45-12 (4) A member of the House appointed by the Minority
46-13 Leader of the House.
47-14 (5) A member appointed by the Director of Juvenile
48-15 Justice.
49-16 (6) A member appointed by the Director of Human
50-17 Rights.
51-18 (7) A member appointed by the Independent Juvenile
52-19 Ombudsperson.
53-20 (8) A member appointed by the Independent Juvenile
54-21 Ombudsperson who represents an organization that advocates
55-22 for a community-based rehabilitation or systems impacted
56-23 individuals.
57-24 (9) A member appointed by the Independent Juvenile
58-25 Ombudsperson who represents an organization that advocates
59-26 for juvenile justice reform.
37+104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2156 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Rachel Ventura SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
38+730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-105 new 730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-105 new
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70-1 (10) Two members appointed by the Illinois Juvenile
71-2 Justice Commission.
72-3 (11) A member appointed by the Director of the
73-4 Governor's Office of Management and Budget.
74-5 (12) One member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor
75-6 who is a member of a county board of a county operating a
76-7 county detention facility.
77-8 (13) One member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor
78-9 who is a juvenile detention officer, probation officer, or
79-10 other facility employee at a county detention facility who
80-11 makes the determination on whether to detain a juvenile at
81-12 the county detention facility.
82-13 (14) A member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor
83-14 from the Justice, Equity, and Opportunity Initiative.
84-15 (15) Two members appointed by the Director of Juvenile
85-16 Justice who are over the age of 18 and who have served any
86-17 amount of time in a county juvenile detention facility.
87-18 (16) A member appointed by the Director of the
88-19 Illinois State Police.
89-20 (17) A member appointed by the Secretary of Human
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91-22 The Task Force may include 2 additional members appointed
92-23 by the Illinois Supreme Court.
93-24 (c) Appointments to the Task Force shall be made within 90
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69+2 Justice.
70+3 (6) A member appointed by the Director of Human
71+4 Rights.
72+5 (7) A member appointed by the Independent Juvenile
73+6 Ombudsperson.
74+7 (8) A member appointed by the Independent Juvenile
75+8 Ombudsperson who represents an organization that advocates
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78+11 (9) A member appointed by the Independent Juvenile
79+12 Ombudsperson who represents an organization that advocates
80+13 for juvenile justice reform.
81+14 (10) A member appointed by the Illinois Juvenile
82+15 Justice Commission.
83+16 (11) A member appointed by the Director of the
84+17 Governor's Office of Management and Budget.
85+18 (12) Two members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor
86+19 who are members of a county board of a county operating a
87+20 county detention facility.
88+21 (13) Two members appointed by the Director of Juvenile
89+22 Justice who are over the age 18 and who have served any
90+23 amount of time in a county juvenile detention facility.
91+24 (c) Appointments to the Task Force shall be made within 30
9492 25 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
9593 26 104th General Assembly. Members shall serve without
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106104 1 compensation.
107-2 (d) The Task Force shall meet at the call of a co-chair at
108-3 least quarterly to fulfill its duties. The members of the Task
109-4 Force shall select 2 co-chairs from among themselves at their
110-5 first meeting.
105+2 (d) The Task Force shall meet at the call of a cochair at
106+3 least quarterly to fulfill its duties. The members appointed
107+4 by the Senate President and Speaker of the House of
108+5 Representatives shall serve as cochairs of the Task Force.
111109 6 (e) The Task Force shall:
112110 7 (1) engage community organizations, interested groups,
113111 8 and members of the public for the purpose of assessing:
114112 9 (A) community-based alternatives to detention and
115113 10 the adoption and implementation of such alternatives;
116114 11 (B) the needs of juveniles detained in county
117115 12 detention facilities;
118116 13 (C) strategic planning for a transition away from
119-14 juvenile detention facilities;
120-15 (D) the establishment of more accountability
121-16 between county facilities and the Department of
122-17 Juvenile Justice, or if there would be a benefit for
123-18 the State in operating detention centers for persons
124-19 awaiting sentencing or court determination, in lieu of
125-20 counties providing this service, when in extreme cases
126-21 the county detention center is unable to pass minimum
127-22 standards ;
128-23 (E) evidence-based best practices regarding the
129-24 delivery of services within detention centers,
130-25 including healthcare and education;
131-26 (F) the integration of restorative practices into
117+14 juvenile detention facilities; and
118+15 (D) if there would be a benefit for the State to
119+16 run detention centers for persons awaiting sentencing
120+17 or court determination for extreme cases in lieu of
121+18 counties providing this service;
122+19 (2) review available research and data on the benefits
123+20 of community-based alternatives to detention versus the
124+21 benefits of juvenile detention;
125+22 (3) review complaints and instances of noncompliance
126+23 arising out of each county juvenile detention facility in
127+24 the State; and
128+25 (4) make recommendations or suggestions for changes to
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142-1 the juvenile detention system, focusing on healing,
143-2 accountability, and community restoration;
144-3 (G) the implementation of child-first directives
145-4 within the Department of Juvenile Justice and
146-5 throughout the State;
147-6 (H) strategic planning for creating a Youth
148-7 Advisory Agency with district youth advisory offices
149-8 in each circuit court district;
150-9 (I) the implementation of youth justice advisors
151-10 within the Youth Advisory Agency to guide juveniles
152-11 through the juvenile justice process, including
153-12 through interactions with law enforcement, the courts,
154-13 and community-based alternatives to detention;
155-14 (J) how county juvenile detention facilities are
156-15 currently funded;
157-16 (K) how to encourage the Illinois Supreme Court
158-17 and relevant authorities to require, as a consistent
159-18 part of continuing education, training on child-first
160-19 directives, child rights, and the unique needs of
161-20 minors in the justice system; and
162-21 (L) the establishment of training requirements by
163-22 the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board
164-23 for law enforcement on child-first directives, child
165-24 rights, and the unique needs of minors in the justice
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167-26 (2) review available research and data on the benefits
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140+1 Unified Code of Corrections, including changes and
141+2 improvements to the juvenile detention system.
142+3 (f) On or before January 1, 2026, the Task Force shall
143+4 publish a final report of its findings and recommendations.
144+5 The report shall, at a minimum, detail findings and
145+6 recommendations related to the duties of the Task Force and
146+7 the following:
147+8 (1) the process and standards used to determine
148+9 whether a juvenile will be detained in a county facility;
149+10 (2) information and recommendations on detention
150+11 facility standards, including how to ensure compliance
151+12 with minimum standards, which facilities are chronically
152+13 noncompliant and reasons for noncompliance, including
153+14 specific instances of noncompliance, and penalties for
154+15 noncompliance; and
155+16 (3) strategic planning suggestions to transition away
156+17 from juvenile detention.
157+18 The final report shall be submitted to the General
158+19 Assembly, the Offices of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor,
159+20 the Chief Judge of each circuit court operating a county
160+21 detention facility, the county board of each county operating
161+22 a county detention facility, and the Office of the Attorney
162+23 General.
163+24 (g) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall provide
164+25 administrative support for the Task Force.
165+26 (h) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2027.
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178-1 of community-based alternatives to detention versus the
179-2 benefits of juvenile detention;
180-3 (3) review Administrative Office of the Illinois
181-4 Courts, Department of Juvenile Justice, and Independent
182-5 Ombudsperson monitoring reports to identify specific
183-6 instances of non-compliance arising out of county juvenile
184-7 detention facilities and patterns of noncompliance
185-8 Statewide; and
186-9 (4) make recommendations or suggestions for changes to
187-10 the County Shelter Care and Detention Home Act and the
188-11 Unified Code of Corrections, including changes and
189-12 improvements to the juvenile detention system.
190-13 (f) On or before January 1, 2026, the Task Force shall
191-14 publish a final report of its findings and non-binding
192-15 recommendations. The report shall, at a minimum, detail
193-16 findings and recommendations related to the duties of the Task
194-17 Force and the following:
195-18 (1) the process and standards used to determine
196-19 whether a juvenile will be detained in a county facility;
197-20 (2) information and recommendations on detention
198-21 facility standards, including how to ensure compliance
199-22 with minimum standards, which facilities are chronically
200-23 noncompliant and the reasons for noncompliance, including
201-24 specific instances of noncompliance, and penalties for
202-25 noncompliance;
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215-2 (4) how county juvenile detention facilities are
216-3 currently funded;
217-4 (5) recommendations on whether to establish more
218-5 accountability between county facilities and the
219-6 Department of Juvenile Justice, or whether the operation
220-7 of all detention centers should be transferred to the
221-8 Department of Juvenile Justice;
222-9 (6) how to incorporate restorative practices into the
223-10 juvenile justice system;
224-11 (7) implementing child-first directives throughout the
225-12 State;
226-13 (8) strategic planning suggestions on creating a Youth
227-14 Advisory Agency with youth justice advisors and district
228-15 youth advisory offices in each circuit court district;
229-16 (9) recommendations on the duties of youth justice
230-17 advisors and the role they will serve in assisting
231-18 juveniles through the juvenile justice process, including
232-19 through interactions with law enforcement, the courts, and
233-20 community-based alternatives to detention, and
234-21 recommendations on how many youth justice advisors to
235-22 staff for each circuit court district;
236-23 (10) strategic planning suggestions to encourage the
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250-1 unique needs of minors in the justice system; and
251-2 (11) strategic planning to require the Illinois Law
252-3 Enforcement Training Standards Board to establish training
253-4 for law enforcement on child-first directives, child
254-5 rights, and the unique needs of minors in the justice
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256-7 The final report shall be submitted to the General
257-8 Assembly, the Offices of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor,
258-9 the Chief Judge of each circuit court operating a county
259-10 detention facility, the county board of each county operating
260-11 a county detention facility, and the Office of the Attorney
261-12 General.
262-13 (g) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall provide
263-14 administrative support for the Task Force.
264-15 (h) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2028.
265-16 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
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