Bill Text: IL HB1346 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the Department of Juvenile Justice Mortality Review Team Act. Provides that each mortality review team shall consist of at least one member who is a representative of a bar association, law school, or legal academic organization.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-05-31 - Third Reading - Lost; 028-031-000 [HB1346 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB1346-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the Department of Juvenile Justice Mortality Review Team Act. Provides that each mortality review team shall consist of at least one member who is a representative of a bar association, law school, or legal academic organization.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-05-31 - Third Reading - Lost; 028-031-000 [HB1346 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB1346-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Department of Juvenile Justice Mortality | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Review Team Act is amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
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6 | (730 ILCS 195/15)
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7 | Sec. 15. Mortality review teams; establishment. | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) Upon the occurrence of the death of any youth in the | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Department's custody, the Director shall appoint members and a | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | chairperson to a mortality review team. The Director shall make | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | the appointments within 30 days after the youth's death. | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | (b) Each mortality review team shall consist of at least | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | one member from each of the following categories:
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14 | (1) Pediatrician or other physician. | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | (2) Representative of the Department. | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | (3) State's Attorney or State's Attorney | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | representative. | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | (4) Representative of a local law enforcement agency. | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | (5) Psychologist or psychiatrist. | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | (6) Representative of a local health department. | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | (7) Designee of the Board of Education of the | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | Department of Juvenile Justice School District created | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | under Section 13-40 of the School Code. |
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1 | (8) Coroner or forensic pathologist. | ||||||
2 | (9) Representative of a juvenile justice advocacy | ||||||
3 | organization. | ||||||
4 | (10) Representative of a local hospital, trauma | ||||||
5 | center, or provider of emergency medical services. | ||||||
6 | (11) Representative of the Department of State Police. | ||||||
7 | (12) Representative of the Office of the Governor's | ||||||
8 | Executive Inspector General. | ||||||
9 | (13) Representative of a bar association, law school, | ||||||
10 | or legal academic organization. | ||||||
11 | A mortality review team may make recommendations to the | ||||||
12 | Director concerning additional appointments.
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13 | (c) Each mortality review team member must have | ||||||
14 | demonstrated experience or an interest in welfare of youth in | ||||||
15 | State custody.
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16 | (d) The mortality review teams shall be funded in the | ||||||
17 | Department's annual budget to provide for the travel expenses | ||||||
18 | of team members and professional services engaged by the team.
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19 | (e) If a death of a youth in the Department's custody | ||||||
20 | occurs while a prior youth death is under review by a team | ||||||
21 | pursuant to this Act, the Director may request that the team | ||||||
22 | review the subsequent death. | ||||||
23 | (f) Upon the conclusion of all reporting required under | ||||||
24 | Sections 20, 25, and 30 with respect to a death reviewed by a | ||||||
25 | team, all appointments to the team shall expire.
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26 | (Source: P.A. 96-1378, eff. 7-29-10.)
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