Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough

Filed: 4/13/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 83

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 83, AS AMENDED, by
3replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by
6changing Section 5-750 as follows:
 
7    (705 ILCS 405/5-750)
8    Sec. 5-750. Commitment to the Department of Juvenile
9Justice.
10    (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this Section,
11when any delinquent has been adjudged a ward of the court under
12this Act, the court may commit him or her to the Department of
13Juvenile Justice, if it finds that (a) his or her parents,
14guardian or legal custodian are unfit or are unable, for some
15reason other than financial circumstances alone, to care for,
16protect, train or discipline the minor, or are unwilling to do

 

 

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1so, and the best interests of the minor and the public will not
2be served by placement under Section 5-740, or; (b) it is
3necessary to ensure the protection of the public from the
4consequences of criminal activity of the delinquent; and (b)
5commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice is the least
6restrictive alternative based on evidence that efforts were
7made to locate less restrictive alternatives to secure
8confinement and the reasons why efforts were unsuccessful in
9locating a less restrictive alternative to secure confinement.
10Before the court commits a minor to the Department of Juvenile
11Justice, it shall make a finding that secure confinement is
12necessary, following a review of the following individualized
13factors:
14        (A) Age of the minor.
15        (B) Criminal background of the minor.
16        (C) Review of results of any assessments of the minor,
17    including child centered assessments such as the CANS.
18        (D) Educational background of the minor, indicating
19    whether the minor has ever been assessed for a learning
20    disability, and if so what services were provided as well
21    as any disciplinary incidents at school.
22        (E) Physical, mental and emotional health of the minor,
23    indicating whether the minor has ever been diagnosed with a
24    health issue and if so what services were provided and
25    whether the minor was compliant with services.
26        (F) Community based services that have been provided to

 

 

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1    the minor, and whether the minor was compliant with the
2    services, and the reason the services were unsuccessful.
3        (G) Services within the Department of Juvenile Justice
4    that will meet the individualized needs of the minor.
5    (1.5) Before the court commits a minor to the Department of
6Juvenile Justice, the court must find reasonable efforts have
7been made to prevent or eliminate the need for the minor to be
8removed from the home, or reasonable efforts cannot, at this
9time, for good cause, prevent or eliminate the need for
10removal, and removal from home is in the best interests of the
11minor, the minor's family, and the public.
12    (2) When a minor of the age of at least 13 years is
13adjudged delinquent for the offense of first degree murder, the
14court shall declare the minor a ward of the court and order the
15minor committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice until the
16minor's 21st birthday, without the possibility of parole,
17furlough, or non-emergency authorized absence for a period of 5
18years from the date the minor was committed to the Department
19of Juvenile Justice, except that the time that a minor spent in
20custody for the instant offense before being committed to the
21Department of Juvenile Justice shall be considered as time
22credited towards that 5 year period. Nothing in this subsection
23(2) shall preclude the State's Attorney from seeking to
24prosecute a minor as an adult as an alternative to proceeding
25under this Act.
26    (3) Except as provided in subsection (2), the commitment of

 

 

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1a delinquent to the Department of Juvenile Justice shall be for
2an indeterminate term which shall automatically terminate upon
3the delinquent attaining the age of 21 years unless the
4delinquent is sooner discharged from parole or custodianship is
5otherwise terminated in accordance with this Act or as
6otherwise provided for by law.
7    (4) When the court commits a minor to the Department of
8Juvenile Justice, it shall order him or her conveyed forthwith
9to the appropriate reception station or other place designated
10by the Department of Juvenile Justice, and shall appoint the
11Director of Juvenile Justice legal custodian of the minor. The
12clerk of the court shall issue to the Director of Juvenile
13Justice a certified copy of the order, which constitutes proof
14of the Director's authority. No other process need issue to
15warrant the keeping of the minor.
16    (5) If a minor is committed to the Department of Juvenile
17Justice, the clerk of the court shall forward to the
18Department:
19        (a) the disposition ordered;
20        (b) all reports;
21        (c) the court's statement of the basis for ordering the
22    disposition; and
23        (d) all additional matters which the court directs the
24    clerk to transmit.
25    (6) Whenever the Department of Juvenile Justice lawfully
26discharges from its custody and control a minor committed to

 

 

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1it, the Director of Juvenile Justice shall petition the court
2for an order terminating his or her custodianship. The
3custodianship shall terminate automatically 30 days after
4receipt of the petition unless the court orders otherwise.
5(Source: P.A. 94-696, eff. 6-1-06.)".