DPT JUV JUST-MORTALITY REVIEW House SponsorsRep. Arthur L. Turner and Esther Golar Senate Sponsors(Sen. Terry Link) 7/29/2010HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1378 New Act5 ILCS 120/2from Ch. 102, par. 425 ILCS 140/7from Ch. 116, par. 207 Creates the Department of Juvenile Justice Mortality Review Team Act and amends the Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that upon the occurrence of the death of any youth in the Department of Juvenile Justice's custody, the Director of Juvenile Justice shall appoint members and a chairperson to a mortality review team. Provides for membership of the teams. Provides for a team's review of every death of a youth that occurs within a facility of the Department or as the result of an act or incident occurring within a facility of the Department, including as the result of suspected illness, injury, self-harm, or unknown cause. Provides for a team's recommendations to the Director of Juvenile Justice and for the Director's reply; also requires the Director to submit a report to the Executive Inspector General appointed by the Governor under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Provides that team meetings are not subject to the Open Meetings Act and that records and information provided to or maintained by a team are not subject to inspection and copying under the Freedom of Information Act. Provides for indemnification of team members. Effective immediately.House Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that State policy includes a requirement that the response to the death of a youth committed to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice must include a determination of the factors contributing to the death. Adds, as a member of a mortality review team, a representative of the Office of the Governor's Executive Inspector General. Provides that the Director of Juvenile Justice may (instead of shall) request that a team review a subsequent death if the death occurs while a prior youth death is under review. Provides that a mortality review team's evaluation of means by which a death might have been prevented is not limited to the evaluation of specified "systems" of the Department of Juvenile Justice. Provides that one of a mortality review team's purposes is to recommend (instead of promote) continuing education and training for Department of Juvenile Justice staff. 1/20/2010HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Arthur L. Turner 1/21/2010HouseFirst Reading 1/21/2010HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/22/2010HouseAssigned to Juvenile Justice Reform Committee 3/10/2010HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Juvenile Justice Reform Committee 3/10/2010HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Juvenile Justice Reform Committee; by Voice Vote 3/10/2010HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Juvenile Justice Reform Committee; 008-000-000 3/10/2010HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/25/2010HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/25/2010HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 3/26/2010HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-001-000 3/26/2010HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar 4/6/2010SenateArrive in Senate 4/6/2010SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/6/2010SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link 4/6/2010SenateFirst Reading 4/6/2010SenateReferred to Assignments 4/13/2010SenateAssigned to Criminal Law 4/22/2010SenateDo Pass Criminal Law; 007-000-000 4/22/2010SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 23, 2010 4/27/2010SenateSecond Reading 4/27/2010SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 28, 2010 5/4/2010SenateThird Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 5/4/2010HousePassed Both Houses 6/2/2010HouseSent to the Governor 7/29/2010HouseGovernor Approved 7/29/2010HouseEffective Date July 29, 2010 7/29/2010HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1378