103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB2454

 

Introduced 2/15/2023, by Rep. Lakesia Collins

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/13-44.4  from Ch. 122, par. 13-44.4
705 ILCS 405/5-710
730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-100

    Amends the School Code. Deletes provision that beginning in 1972, the Board of Education shall, by November 15, adopt an annual budget for the use of education moneys for the next school year which it deems necessary to defray all necessary expenses and liabilities of the district, and in such annual budget shall specify the objects and purposes of each item and the amount needed for each object or purpose. Deletes that the budget shall contain a statement of cash on hand at the beginning of the fiscal year, an estimate of the cash expected to be received during such fiscal year from all sources, an estimate of the expenditure contemplated for such fiscal year, and a statement of the estimated cash expected to be on hand at the end of such year. Deletes that prior to the adoption of the annual educational budget, this budget shall be submitted to the Department of Corrections and the State Board of Education for incorporation. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Deletes a provision that permits a guilty minor to be committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice for an offense that is a Class 3 or Class 4 felony violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act if the commitment occurs upon a third or subsequent judicial finding of a violation of probation for substantial noncompliance with court-ordered treatment or programming. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that, upon the discharge of a youth, the Department of Juvenile Justice may continue to provide services to the youth for up to 12 months to allow the youth to participate in vocational, rehabilitative, or supportive programs. Provides that the continuance of services may be requested by the youth, the youth's parent or guardian, or the Director of Juvenile Justice. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
513-44.4 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/13-44.4)  (from Ch. 122, par. 13-44.4)
7    Sec. 13-44.4. Department of Corrections Reimbursement and
8Education Fund; budget. All moneys received from the Common
9School Fund, federal aid and grants, vocational and
10educational funds and grants, and gifts and grants by
11individuals, foundations and corporations for educational
12purposes shall be deposited into the Department of Corrections
13Reimbursement and Education Fund in the State Treasury. Moneys
14in the Department of Corrections Reimbursement and Education
15Fund may be used, subject to appropriation, to pay the expense
16of the schools and school district of the Department of
17Corrections together with and supplemental to regular
18appropriations to the Department for educational purposes,
19including, but not limited to, the cost of teacher salaries,
20supplies and materials, building upkeep and costs,
21transportation, scholarships, non-academic salaries,
22equipment and other school costs.
23    Beginning in 1972, the Board of Education shall, by

 

 

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1November 15, adopt an annual budget for the use of education
2moneys for the next school year which it deems necessary to
3defray all necessary expenses and liabilities of the district,
4and in such annual budget shall specify the objects and
5purposes of each item and the amount needed for each object or
6purpose. The budget shall contain a statement of cash on hand
7at the beginning of the fiscal year, an estimate of the cash
8expected to be received during such fiscal year from all
9sources, an estimate of the expenditure contemplated for such
10fiscal year, and a statement of the estimated cash expected to
11be on hand at the end of such year. Prior to the adoption of
12the annual educational budget, this budget shall be submitted
13to the Department of Corrections and the State Board of
14Education for incorporation.
15(Source: P.A. 90-9, eff. 7-1-97; 90-587, eff. 7-1-98.)
 
16    Section 10. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by
17changing Section 5-710 as follows:
 
18    (705 ILCS 405/5-710)
19    Sec. 5-710. Kinds of sentencing orders.
20    (1) The following kinds of sentencing orders may be made
21in respect of wards of the court:
22        (a) Except as provided in Sections 5-805, 5-810, and
23    5-815, a minor who is found guilty under Section 5-620 may
24    be:

 

 

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1            (i) put on probation or conditional discharge and
2        released to his or her parents, guardian or legal
3        custodian, provided, however, that any such minor who
4        is not committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice
5        under this subsection and who is found to be a
6        delinquent for an offense which is first degree
7        murder, a Class X felony, or a forcible felony shall be
8        placed on probation;
9            (ii) placed in accordance with Section 5-740, with
10        or without also being put on probation or conditional
11        discharge;
12            (iii) required to undergo a substance abuse
13        assessment conducted by a licensed provider and
14        participate in the indicated clinical level of care;
15            (iv) on and after January 1, 2015 (the effective
16        date of Public Act 98-803) and before January 1, 2017,
17        placed in the guardianship of the Department of
18        Children and Family Services, but only if the
19        delinquent minor is under 16 years of age or, pursuant
20        to Article II of this Act, a minor under the age of 18
21        for whom an independent basis of abuse, neglect, or
22        dependency exists. On and after January 1, 2017,
23        placed in the guardianship of the Department of
24        Children and Family Services, but only if the
25        delinquent minor is under 15 years of age or, pursuant
26        to Article II of this Act, a minor for whom an

 

 

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1        independent basis of abuse, neglect, or dependency
2        exists. An independent basis exists when the
3        allegations or adjudication of abuse, neglect, or
4        dependency do not arise from the same facts, incident,
5        or circumstances which give rise to a charge or
6        adjudication of delinquency;
7            (v) placed in detention for a period not to exceed
8        30 days, either as the exclusive order of disposition
9        or, where appropriate, in conjunction with any other
10        order of disposition issued under this paragraph,
11        provided that any such detention shall be in a
12        juvenile detention home and the minor so detained
13        shall be 10 years of age or older. However, the 30-day
14        limitation may be extended by further order of the
15        court for a minor under age 15 committed to the
16        Department of Children and Family Services if the
17        court finds that the minor is a danger to himself or
18        others. The minor shall be given credit on the
19        sentencing order of detention for time spent in
20        detention under Sections 5-501, 5-601, 5-710, or 5-720
21        of this Article as a result of the offense for which
22        the sentencing order was imposed. The court may grant
23        credit on a sentencing order of detention entered
24        under a violation of probation or violation of
25        conditional discharge under Section 5-720 of this
26        Article for time spent in detention before the filing

 

 

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1        of the petition alleging the violation. A minor shall
2        not be deprived of credit for time spent in detention
3        before the filing of a violation of probation or
4        conditional discharge alleging the same or related act
5        or acts. The limitation that the minor shall only be
6        placed in a juvenile detention home does not apply as
7        follows:
8            Persons 18 years of age and older who have a
9        petition of delinquency filed against them may be
10        confined in an adult detention facility. In making a
11        determination whether to confine a person 18 years of
12        age or older who has a petition of delinquency filed
13        against the person, these factors, among other
14        matters, shall be considered:
15                (A) the age of the person;
16                (B) any previous delinquent or criminal
17            history of the person;
18                (C) any previous abuse or neglect history of
19            the person;
20                (D) any mental health history of the person;
21            and
22                (E) any educational history of the person;
23            (vi) ordered partially or completely emancipated
24        in accordance with the provisions of the Emancipation
25        of Minors Act;
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1        license or driving privileges suspended for such time
2        as determined by the court but only until he or she
3        attains 18 years of age;
4            (viii) put on probation or conditional discharge
5        and placed in detention under Section 3-6039 of the
6        Counties Code for a period not to exceed the period of
7        incarceration permitted by law for adults found guilty
8        of the same offense or offenses for which the minor was
9        adjudicated delinquent, and in any event no longer
10        than upon attainment of age 21; this subdivision
11        (viii) notwithstanding any contrary provision of the
12        law;
13            (ix) ordered to undergo a medical or other
14        procedure to have a tattoo symbolizing allegiance to a
15        street gang removed from his or her body; or
16            (x) placed in electronic monitoring or home
17        detention under Part 7A of this Article.
18        (b) A minor found to be guilty may be committed to the
19    Department of Juvenile Justice under Section 5-750 if the
20    minor is at least 13 years and under 20 years of age,
21    provided that the commitment to the Department of Juvenile
22    Justice shall be made only if the minor was found guilty of
23    a felony offense or first degree murder. The court shall
24    include in the sentencing order any pre-custody credits
25    the minor is entitled to under Section 5-4.5-100 of the
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1    is in custody before being released upon the request of a
2    parent, guardian or legal custodian shall also be
3    considered as time spent in custody.
4        (c) When a minor is found to be guilty for an offense
5    which is a violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances
6    Act, the Cannabis Control Act, or the Methamphetamine
7    Control and Community Protection Act and made a ward of
8    the court, the court may enter a disposition order
9    requiring the minor to undergo assessment, counseling or
10    treatment in a substance use disorder treatment program
11    approved by the Department of Human Services.
12    (2) Any sentencing order other than commitment to the
13Department of Juvenile Justice may provide for protective
14supervision under Section 5-725 and may include an order of
15protection under Section 5-730.
16    (3) Unless the sentencing order expressly so provides, it
17does not operate to close proceedings on the pending petition,
18but is subject to modification until final closing and
19discharge of the proceedings under Section 5-750.
20    (4) In addition to any other sentence, the court may order
21any minor found to be delinquent to make restitution, in
22monetary or non-monetary form, under the terms and conditions
23of Section 5-5-6 of the Unified Code of Corrections, except
24that the "presentencing hearing" referred to in that Section
25shall be the sentencing hearing for purposes of this Section.
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1ordered by the court to pay some or all of the restitution on
2the minor's behalf, pursuant to the Parental Responsibility
3Law. The State's Attorney is authorized to act on behalf of any
4victim in seeking restitution in proceedings under this
5Section, up to the maximum amount allowed in Section 5 of the
6Parental Responsibility Law.
7    (5) Any sentencing order where the minor is committed or
8placed in accordance with Section 5-740 shall provide for the
9parents or guardian of the estate of the minor to pay to the
10legal custodian or guardian of the person of the minor such
11sums as are determined by the custodian or guardian of the
12person of the minor as necessary for the minor's needs. The
13payments may not exceed the maximum amounts provided for by
14Section 9.1 of the Children and Family Services Act.
15    (6) Whenever the sentencing order requires the minor to
16attend school or participate in a program of training, the
17truant officer or designated school official shall regularly
18report to the court if the minor is a chronic or habitual
19truant under Section 26-2a of the School Code. Notwithstanding
20any other provision of this Act, in instances in which
21educational services are to be provided to a minor in a
22residential facility where the minor has been placed by the
23court, costs incurred in the provision of those educational
24services must be allocated based on the requirements of the
25School Code.
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1Department of Juvenile Justice for a period of time in excess
2of that period for which an adult could be committed for the
3same act. The court shall include in the sentencing order a
4limitation on the period of confinement not to exceed the
5maximum period of imprisonment the court could impose under
6Chapter V of the Unified Code of Corrections.
7    (7.5) In no event shall a guilty minor be committed to the
8Department of Juvenile Justice or placed in detention when the
9act for which the minor was adjudicated delinquent would not
10be illegal if committed by an adult.
11    (7.6) In no event shall a guilty minor be committed to the
12Department of Juvenile Justice for an offense which is a Class
134 felony under Section 19-4 (criminal trespass to a
14residence), 21-1 (criminal damage to property), 21-1.01
15(criminal damage to government supported property), 21-1.3
16(criminal defacement of property), 26-1 (disorderly conduct),
17or 31-4 (obstructing justice) of the Criminal Code of 2012.
18    (7.75) In no event shall a guilty minor be committed to the
19Department of Juvenile Justice for an offense that is a Class 3
20or Class 4 felony violation of the Illinois Controlled
21Substances Act unless the commitment occurs upon a third or
22subsequent judicial finding of a violation of probation for
23substantial noncompliance with court-ordered treatment or
24programming.
25    (8) A minor found to be guilty for reasons that include a
26violation of Section 21-1.3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the

 

 

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1Criminal Code of 2012 shall be ordered to perform community
2service for not less than 30 and not more than 120 hours, if
3community service is available in the jurisdiction. The
4community service shall include, but need not be limited to,
5the cleanup and repair of the damage that was caused by the
6violation or similar damage to property located in the
7municipality or county in which the violation occurred. The
8order may be in addition to any other order authorized by this
9Section.
10    (8.5) A minor found to be guilty for reasons that include a
11violation of Section 3.02 or Section 3.03 of the Humane Care
12for Animals Act or paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of Section
1321-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or paragraph (4) of
14subsection (a) of Section 21-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012
15shall be ordered to undergo medical or psychiatric treatment
16rendered by a psychiatrist or psychological treatment rendered
17by a clinical psychologist. The order may be in addition to any
18other order authorized by this Section.
19    (9) In addition to any other sentencing order, the court
20shall order any minor found to be guilty for an act which would
21constitute, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child,
22aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual assault,
23aggravated criminal sexual abuse, or criminal sexual abuse if
24committed by an adult to undergo medical testing to determine
25whether the defendant has any sexually transmissible disease
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1virus (HIV) or any other identified causative agency of
2acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Any medical test
3shall be performed only by appropriately licensed medical
4practitioners and may include an analysis of any bodily fluids
5as well as an examination of the minor's person. Except as
6otherwise provided by law, the results of the test shall be
7kept strictly confidential by all medical personnel involved
8in the testing and must be personally delivered in a sealed
9envelope to the judge of the court in which the sentencing
10order was entered for the judge's inspection in camera. Acting
11in accordance with the best interests of the victim and the
12public, the judge shall have the discretion to determine to
13whom the results of the testing may be revealed. The court
14shall notify the minor of the results of the test for infection
15with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The court shall
16also notify the victim if requested by the victim, and if the
17victim is under the age of 15 and if requested by the victim's
18parents or legal guardian, the court shall notify the victim's
19parents or the legal guardian, of the results of the test for
20infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The
21court shall provide information on the availability of HIV
22testing and counseling at the Department of Public Health
23facilities to all parties to whom the results of the testing
24are revealed. The court shall order that the cost of any test
25shall be paid by the county and may be taxed as costs against
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1    (10) When a court finds a minor to be guilty the court
2shall, before entering a sentencing order under this Section,
3make a finding whether the offense committed either: (a) was
4related to or in furtherance of the criminal activities of an
5organized gang or was motivated by the minor's membership in
6or allegiance to an organized gang, or (b) involved a
7violation of subsection (a) of Section 12-7.1 of the Criminal
8Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, a violation of any
9Section of Article 24 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
10Criminal Code of 2012, or a violation of any statute that
11involved the wrongful use of a firearm. If the court
12determines the question in the affirmative, and the court does
13not commit the minor to the Department of Juvenile Justice,
14the court shall order the minor to perform community service
15for not less than 30 hours nor more than 120 hours, provided
16that community service is available in the jurisdiction and is
17funded and approved by the county board of the county where the
18offense was committed. The community service shall include,
19but need not be limited to, the cleanup and repair of any
20damage caused by a violation of Section 21-1.3 of the Criminal
21Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 and similar damage to
22property located in the municipality or county in which the
23violation occurred. When possible and reasonable, the
24community service shall be performed in the minor's
25neighborhood. This order shall be in addition to any other
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1the minor in the custody of the Department of Juvenile
2Justice. For the purposes of this Section, "organized gang"
3has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 10 of the Illinois
4Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act.
5    (11) If the court determines that the offense was
6committed in furtherance of the criminal activities of an
7organized gang, as provided in subsection (10), and that the
8offense involved the operation or use of a motor vehicle or the
9use of a driver's license or permit, the court shall notify the
10Secretary of State of that determination and of the period for
11which the minor shall be denied driving privileges. If, at the
12time of the determination, the minor does not hold a driver's
13license or permit, the court shall provide that the minor
14shall not be issued a driver's license or permit until his or
15her 18th birthday. If the minor holds a driver's license or
16permit at the time of the determination, the court shall
17provide that the minor's driver's license or permit shall be
18revoked until his or her 21st birthday, or until a later date
19or occurrence determined by the court. If the minor holds a
20driver's license at the time of the determination, the court
21may direct the Secretary of State to issue the minor a judicial
22driving permit, also known as a JDP. The JDP shall be subject
23to the same terms as a JDP issued under Section 6-206.1 of the
24Illinois Vehicle Code, except that the court may direct that
25the JDP be effective immediately.
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1(Source: P.A. 101-2, eff. 7-1-19; 101-79, eff. 7-12-19;
2101-159, eff. 1-1-20; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
3    Section 15. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
4changing Section 3-2.5-100 as follows:
 
5    (730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-100)
6    Sec. 3-2.5-100. Length of aftercare release; discharge.
7    (a) The aftercare release term of a youth committed to the
8Department under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 shall be as set
9out in Section 5-750 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, unless
10sooner terminated under subsection (b) of this Section, as
11otherwise provided by law, or as ordered by the court. The
12aftercare release term of youth committed to the Department as
13a habitual or violent juvenile offender under Section 5-815 or
145-820 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 shall continue until
15the youth's 21st birthday unless sooner terminated under
16subsection (c) of this Section, as otherwise provided by law,
17or as ordered by the court.
18    (b) Provided that the youth is in compliance with the
19terms and conditions of his or her aftercare release, the
20Department of Juvenile Justice may reduce the period of a
21releasee's aftercare release by 90 days upon the releasee
22receiving a high school diploma or upon passage of high school
23equivalency testing during the period of his or her aftercare
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1aftercare release shall be available only to youth who have
2not previously earned a high school diploma or who have not
3previously passed high school equivalency testing.
4    (c) The Department of Juvenile Justice may discharge a
5youth from aftercare release and his or her commitment to the
6Department in accordance with subsection (3) of Section 5-750
7of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, if it determines that he or
8she is likely to remain at liberty without committing another
9offense.
10    (d) Upon the discharge of a youth, the Department may
11continue to provide services to the youth for up to 12 months
12to allow the youth to participate in vocational,
13rehabilitative, or supportive programs. The continuance of
14services may be requested by the youth, the youth's parent or
15guardian, or the Director of Juvenile Justice.
16(Source: P.A. 99-628, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
17    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18becoming law.