103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB2535
 
Introduced 3/7/2023, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
20 ILCS 3930/7.3 new

     Amends the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act. Creates the Youth Nonviolent Crimes Resource Program. Provides that the Criminal Justice Information Authority shall provide resources to people under the age of 18 who have committed a nonviolent crime. Provides that these resources shall include youth employment initiatives throughout the State, access to educational resources in collaboration with the Illinois State Board of Education, and parental mentorship training conducted by the Department of Human Services. Provides that the Authority shall develop a mentorship initiative for youth that have been convicted of a nonviolent crime. Provides that the Authority may establish a grant program for non-profit organizations. Provides that the Authority shall publish this program on its website by no later than January 1, 2024. Effective immediately.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act 
5is amended  by adding Section 7.3 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 3930/7.3 new)
7    Sec. 7.3. Youth Nonviolent Crimes Resource Program.
8    (a) The Authority shall provide resources to people under 
9the age of 18 who have committed a nonviolent crime. The 
10resources shall include:
11        (1) youth employment initiatives throughout the State;
12        (2) access to educational resources in collaboration 
13    with the Illinois State Board of Education;
14        (3) parental mentorship training in collaboration with 
15    the Department of Human Services; and
16        (4) any other resources that the Authority deems 
17    helpful to youth convicted of nonviolent crimes.
18    (b) The Authority shall develop a mentorship initiative 
19for youth that have been convicted of a nonviolent crime 
20through which the Authority shall provide the  affected youth 
21with counseling offered by a trained trauma therapist. The 
22Authority shall also provide all necessary documentation for 
23the  affected youth to apply for the Supplemental Nutrition 
 
 
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1Assistance Program (SNAP) and any other public aid offered 
2through the State. 
3    (c) The Authority may establish a program  through which it 
4may offer grants to non-profit organizations that provide  the 
5services described in subsections (a) and (b), and the 
6Authority may contract with  non-profit organizations to 
7provide those services.
8    (d) By no later than January 1, 2024, the Authority shall 
9publicize on its website the program created under this 
10Section.
 
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
12becoming law.