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91_HR0585
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The State of Missouri has adopted the use of
3 drug courts, and this program has reduced the number of
4 repeat offenders significantly; of their 869 graduates, only
5 4% have been re-arrested for any offense; and
6 WHEREAS, The program uses alternative methods to monitor
7 first time drug users in order to make sure they finish the
8 program and remain drug free; the program saves Missouri tax
9 dollars, and the cost to put a person in treatment is almost
10 half of the cost of housing that person in a prison; and
11 WHEREAS, The State of Illinois could potentially use this
12 type of program to reduce the number of inmates, increase
13 available tax dollars for other programs, and make the State
14 a safer place to live, and the State of Missouri's program
15 could be an excellent guide for developing drug courts in
16 Illinois; therefore, be it
17 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
18 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
19 a task force to study the Missouri drug courts is established
20 with the purpose of developing such a program in Illinois;
21 the task force shall consist of four House members appointed
22 by the Speaker, four House members appointed by the Minority
23 Leader, a representative from the Department of Corrections
24 appointed by the Director of Corrections, and a
25 representative from the Cook County State's Attorney's Office
26 appointed by the Cook County State's Attorney; and be it
27 further
28 RESOLVED, That the task force shall meet at such times as
29 necessary and shall issue a report of its findings and
30 conclusions to the House and to the Governor before the 2000
31 veto session; and be it further
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1 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to Governor George H. Ryan.