Bill Text: IL HB2563 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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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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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 HB2563 Introduced , by Rep. Robyn Gabel SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
705 ILCS 405/5-101
710 ILCS 35/1
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.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning courts.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by
changing Section 5-101 as follows:
(705 ILCS 405/5-101)
Sec. 5-101. Purpose and policy.
(1) It is the the intent of the General Assembly to promote
a juvenile justice system capable of dealing with the problem
of juvenile delinquency, a system that will protect the
community, impose accountability for violations of law and
equip juvenile offenders with competencies to live responsibly
and productively. To effectuate this intent, the General
Assembly declares the following to be important purposes of
this Article:
(a) To protect citizens from juvenile crime.
(b) To hold each juvenile offender directly
accountable for his or her acts.
(c) To provide an individualized assessment of each
alleged and adjudicated delinquent juvenile, in order to
rehabilitate and to prevent further delinquent behavior
through the development of competency in the juvenile
offender. As used in this Section, "competency" means the

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development of educational, vocational, social, emotional
and basic life skills which enable a minor to mature into a
productive member of society.
(d) To provide due process, as required by the
Constitutions of the United States and the State of
Illinois, through which each juvenile offender and all
other interested parties are assured fair hearings at which
legal rights are recognized and enforced.
(2) To accomplish these goals, juvenile justice policies
developed pursuant to this Article shall be designed to:
(a) Promote the development and implementation of
community-based programs designed to prevent unlawful and
delinquent behavior and to effectively minimize the depth
and duration of the minor's involvement in the juvenile
justice system;
(b) Provide secure confinement for minors who present a
danger to the community and make those minors understand
that sanctions for serious crimes, particularly violent
felonies, should be commensurate with the seriousness of
the offense and merit strong punishment;
(c) Protect the community from crimes committed by
minors;
(d) Provide programs and services that are
community-based and that are in close proximity to the
minor's home;
(e) Allow minors to reside within their homes whenever

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possible and appropriate and provide support necessary to
make this possible;
(f) Base probation treatment planning upon individual
case management plans;
(g) Include the minor's family in the case management
plan;
(h) Provide supervision and service coordination where
appropriate; implement and monitor the case management
plan in order to discourage recidivism;
(i) Provide post-release services to minors who are
returned to their families and communities after
detention;
(j) Hold minors accountable for their unlawful
behavior and not allow minors to think that their
delinquent acts have no consequence for themselves and
others.
(3) In all procedures under this Article, minors shall have
all the procedural rights of adults in criminal proceedings,
unless specifically precluded by laws that enhance the
protection of such minors. Minors shall not have the right to a
jury trial unless specifically provided by this Article.
(Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)
Section 10. The Uniform Mediation Act is amended by
changing Section 1 as follows:

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(710 ILCS 35/1)
Sec. 1. Title. This Act may be cited as the the Uniform
Mediation Act.
(Source: P.A. 93-399, eff. 1-1-04.)