Bill Text: IL HB2563 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose and policy of the Delinquent Minors Article. Amends the Uniform Mediation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB2563 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HB2563-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning courts.
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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 Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 5-101 as follows:
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6 | (705 ILCS 405/5-101)
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7 | Sec. 5-101. Purpose and policy.
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8 | (1) It is the the intent of the General Assembly to promote | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | a juvenile justice
system
capable of dealing with the problem | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | of juvenile delinquency, a system that will
protect the | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | community, impose accountability for violations of law and | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | equip
juvenile offenders with competencies to live responsibly | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | and productively. To
effectuate this intent, the General | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Assembly declares the following to be
important
purposes of | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | this Article:
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16 | (a) To protect citizens from juvenile crime.
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17 | (b) To hold each juvenile offender directly | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | accountable for his or her
acts.
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19 | (c) To provide an individualized assessment of each | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | alleged and
adjudicated delinquent juvenile, in order to | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | rehabilitate and to prevent
further
delinquent
behavior | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | through the development of competency in the juvenile | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | offender.
As used in this Section, "competency" means the |
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1 | development of educational,
vocational, social, emotional | ||||||
2 | and basic life skills which enable a minor to
mature into a | ||||||
3 | productive member of society.
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4 | (d) To provide due process, as required by the | ||||||
5 | Constitutions of the United
States and the State of | ||||||
6 | Illinois, through which each juvenile offender and all
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7 | other interested parties are assured fair hearings at which | ||||||
8 | legal rights are
recognized and enforced.
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9 | (2) To accomplish these goals, juvenile justice policies | ||||||
10 | developed pursuant
to this Article shall be designed to:
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11 | (a) Promote the development and implementation of | ||||||
12 | community-based programs
designed to prevent unlawful and | ||||||
13 | delinquent behavior and to effectively
minimize the depth | ||||||
14 | and duration of the minor's involvement in the juvenile
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15 | justice system;
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16 | (b) Provide secure confinement for minors who present a | ||||||
17 | danger to the
community and make those minors understand | ||||||
18 | that sanctions for serious crimes,
particularly violent | ||||||
19 | felonies, should be commensurate with the seriousness of
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20 | the offense and merit strong punishment;
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21 | (c) Protect the community from crimes committed by | ||||||
22 | minors;
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23 | (d) Provide programs and services that are | ||||||
24 | community-based and that are in
close proximity to the | ||||||
25 | minor's home;
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26 | (e) Allow minors to reside within their homes whenever |
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1 | possible and
appropriate and provide support necessary to | ||||||
2 | make this possible;
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3 | (f) Base probation treatment planning upon individual | ||||||
4 | case management
plans;
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5 | (g) Include the minor's family in the case management | ||||||
6 | plan;
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7 | (h) Provide supervision and service coordination where | ||||||
8 | appropriate;
implement and monitor the case management | ||||||
9 | plan in order to discourage
recidivism;
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10 | (i) Provide post-release services to minors who are | ||||||
11 | returned to their
families and communities after | ||||||
12 | detention;
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13 | (j) Hold minors accountable for their unlawful | ||||||
14 | behavior and not allow
minors to think that their | ||||||
15 | delinquent acts have no consequence for themselves
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16 | others.
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17 | (3) In all procedures under this Article, minors shall have | ||||||
18 | all the
procedural rights of adults in criminal proceedings, | ||||||
19 | unless specifically
precluded by laws that enhance the | ||||||
20 | protection of such minors. Minors shall not
have the right to a | ||||||
21 | jury trial unless specifically provided by this Article.
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22 | (Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)
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23 | Section 10. The Uniform Mediation Act is amended by | ||||||
24 | changing Section 1 as follows:
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1 | (710 ILCS 35/1)
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2 | Sec. 1. Title. This Act may be cited as the
the Uniform | ||||||
3 | Mediation Act. | ||||||
4 | (Source: P.A. 93-399, eff. 1-1-04.)
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