SB2569 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB095 19796 RLC 46179 b

95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB2569

Introduced 2/15/2008, by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

730 ILCS 5/3-19-11 new
730 ILCS 5/3-19-12 new

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Creates the Methamphetamine Abusers Pilot Program at the Vermilion County Juvenile Detention Center and at the Vermilion County Jail. Provides that the Program shall be established upon adoption of a resolution or ordinance by the Vermilion County Board and with the consent of the Secretary of Human Services. Provides that a person convicted of the unlawful possession of methamphetamine under the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, after an assessment by a designated program licensed under the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act that the person is a methamphetamine abuser or addict and may benefit from treatment for his or her abuse or addiction, may be ordered by the court to be committed to the Program. Provides that the Program shall consist of medical and psychiatric treatment for the abuse or addiction for a period of at least 90 days and not to exceed 180 days.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning criminal law.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by adding Sections 3-19-11 and 3-19-12 as follows:

(730 ILCS 5/3-19-11 new)

Sec. 3-19-11. Methamphetamine abusers pilot program; Vermilion County Juvenile Detention Center.

(a) There is created the Methamphetamine Abusers Pilot Program at the Vermilion County Juvenile Detention Center. The Program shall be established upon adoption of a resolution or ordinance by the Vermilion County Board and with the consent of the Secretary of Human Services.

(b) A person convicted of the unlawful possession of methamphetamine under Section 60 of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, after an assessment by a designated program licensed under the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act that the person is a methamphetamine abuser or addict and may benefit from treatment for his or her abuse or addiction, may be ordered by the court to be committed to the Program established under this Section.

(c) The Program shall consist of medical and psychiatric treatment for the abuse or addiction for a period of at least 90 days and not to exceed 180 days. A treatment plan for each person participating in the Program shall be approved by the court in consultation with the Department of Human Services. The Secretary of Human Services shall appoint a Program Administrator to operate the Program who shall be licensed to provide residential treatment for alcoholism and other drug abuse and dependency.

(d) Persons committed to the Program who are 17 years of age or older shall be separated from minors under 17 years of age who are detained in the Juvenile Detention Center and there shall be no contact between them.

(e) Upon the establishment of the Pilot Program, the Secretary of Human Services shall inform the chief judge of each judicial circuit of this State of the existence of the Program and its date of termination.

(f) The Secretary of Human Services, after consultation with the Program Administrator, shall determine the effectiveness of the Program in rehabilitating methamphetamine abusers and addicts committed to the Program. The Secretary shall prepare a report based on his or her assessment of the effectiveness of the Program and shall submit the report to the Governor and General Assembly within one year after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly and each year thereafter that the Program continues operation.

(730 ILCS 5/3-19-12 new)

Sec. 3-19-12. Methamphetamine abusers pilot program; Vermilion County Jail.

(a) There is created the Methamphetamine Abusers Pilot Program at the Vermilion County Jail. The Program shall be established upon adoption of a resolution or ordinance by the Vermilion County Board and with the consent of the Secretary of Human Services.

(b) A person convicted of the unlawful possession of methamphetamine under Section 402 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, after an assessment by a designated program licensed under the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act that the person is a methamphetamine abuser or addict and may benefit from treatment for his or her abuse or addiction, may be ordered by the court to be committed to the Program established under this Section.

(c) The Program shall consist of medical and psychiatric treatment for the abuse or addiction for a period of at least 90 days and not to exceed 180 days. A treatment plan for each person participating in the Program shall be approved by the court in consultation with the Department of Human Services. The Secretary of Human Services shall appoint a Program Administrator to operate the Program who shall be licensed to provide residential treatment for alcoholism and other drug abuse and dependency.

(d) Upon the establishment of the Pilot Program, the Secretary of Human Services shall inform the chief judge of each judicial circuit of this State of the existence of the Program and its date of termination.

(e) The Secretary of Human Services, after consultation with the Program Administrator, shall determine the effectiveness of the Program in rehabilitating methamphetamine abusers and addicts committed to the Program. The Secretary shall prepare a report based on his or her assessment of the effectiveness of the Program and shall submit the report to the Governor and General Assembly within one year after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly and each year thereafter that the Program continues operation.