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91_HB2710

 
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 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  Juvenile  Court  Act  of 1987 by
 2    changing Section 6-12.

 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:

 5        Section  5.  The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by
 6    changing Section 6-12 as follows:

 7        (705 ILCS 405/6-12)
 8        Sec. 6-12.  County juvenile justice councils.
 9        (1)  Each county, or group of  counties  pursuant  to  an
10    intergovernmental  agreement,  in  the  State of Illinois may
11    establish a  county  juvenile  justice  council  ("council").
12    Each  of  the  following  county  officers  shall designate a
13    representative to serve on  the  council:  the  sheriff,  the
14    State's  Attorney,  Chief  Probation  Officer, and the county
15    board.  In  addition,  the  chief  judge  may   designate   a
16    representative to serve on the council.
17             (a)  The  council  shall  organize  itself and elect
18        from its members a chairperson and such officers  as  are
19        deemed  necessary.   Until  a chairperson is elected, the
20        State's Attorney shall serve as interim chairperson.
21             (b)  The  chairperson   shall   appoint   additional
22        members   of  the  council  as  is  deemed  necessary  to
23        accomplish the purposes  of  this  Article  and  whenever
24        possible  shall  appoint  a  local  Chief of Police and a
25        representative of a community youth service provider. The
26        additional members may include, but are not  limited  to,
27        representatives   of   local  law  enforcement,  juvenile
28        justice  agencies,  schools,  businesses,  and  community
29        organizations.
30             (c)  The county juvenile justice council shall  meet
31        from  time  to  time, but no less than semi-annually, for
 
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 1        the  purpose  of  encouraging  the  initiation   of,   or
 2        supporting  ongoing, interagency cooperation and programs
 3        to address juvenile delinquency and juvenile crime.
 4        (2)  The purpose of a county juvenile justice council  is
 5    to  provide  a forum for the development of a community-based
 6    interagency assessment of the local juvenile justice  system,
 7    to  develop a county juvenile justice plan for the prevention
 8    of juvenile delinquency, and to make recommendations  to  the
 9    county   board,   or  county  boards,  for  more  effectively
10    utilizing  existing  community  resources  in  dealing   with
11    juveniles  who  are found to be involved in crime, or who are
12    truant or have been suspended or expelled from school.    The
13    county  juvenile justice plan shall include relevant portions
14    of local crime prevention and  public  safety  plans,  school
15    improvement  and  school  safety  plans,  and  the  plans  or
16    initiatives  of  other public and private entities within the
17    county that are concerned  with  dropout  prevention,  school
18    safety,   the  prevention  of  juvenile  crime  and  criminal
19    activity by youth gangs.
20        (3)  The  duties  and  responsibilities  of  the   county
21    juvenile justice council include, but are not limited to:
22             (a)  Developing a county juvenile justice plan based
23        upon  utilization  of  the  resources of law enforcement,
24        school  systems,  park  programs,  sports  entities,  and
25        others in  a  cooperative  and  collaborative  manner  to
26        prevent or discourage juvenile crime.
27             (b)  Entering  into  a  written  county  interagency
28        agreement   specifying   the   nature   and   extent   of
29        contributions   each   signatory   agency  will  make  in
30        achieving the goals of the county juvenile  justice  plan
31        and their commitment to the sharing of information useful
32        in carrying out the goals of the interagency agreement to
33        the extent authorized by law.
34             (c)  Applying  for  and  receiving public or private
 
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 1        grants, to  be  administered  by  one  of  the  community
 2        partners,  that  support  one  or  more components of the
 3        county juvenile justice plan.
 4             (d)  Providing  a  forum  for  the  presentation  of
 5        interagency  recommendations  and   the   resolution   of
 6        disagreements  relating  to  the  contents  of the county
 7        interagency agreement or the performance by  the  parties
 8        of their respective obligations under the agreement.
 9             (e)  Assisting  and  directing  the efforts of local
10        community support organizations and volunteer  groups  in
11        providing  enrichment programs and other support services
12        for clients of local juvenile detention centers.
13             (f)  Developing and making available  a  county-wide
14        or  multi-county  resource  guide  for  minors in need of
15        prevention,  intervention,   psycho-social,   educational
16        support,  and  other  services needed to prevent juvenile
17        delinquency.
18        (4)  The council shall have no role in  the  charging  or
19    prosecution of juvenile offenders. insert A
20        (5) In addition to its other duties and responsibilities,
21    the   county  juvenile  justice  council  shall  develop  and
22    implement a community alternative policing project.
23    (Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)

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