O'BRIEN-CURRY,JULIE-LINDNER-SOTO-MCKEON, FEIGENHOLTZ AND YARBROUGH. New Act Creates the Drug Court Treatment Act. Permits the chief judge of each judicial circuit to establish a drug court program. Provides that the prosecutor and the defendant may agree that the defendant may be admitted to the program with the approval of the court. Contains provisions concerning eligibility for the program, assessment of defendants, and operation of the program. Provides that the program shall include a regimen of graduated requirements and rewards and sanctions, including but not limited to: fines, fees, costs, restitution, incarceration, individual and group therapy, drug analysis testing, close monitoring for a minimum of 30 days and supervision of progress, educational or vocational counseling as appropriate, and other requirements necessary to fulfill the drug court program. Sets forth dispositional options for defendants who successfully complete the program and those who fail to do so. FISCAL NOTE (Office of the Illinois Courts) House Bill 633 would increase judicial workloads and demands on other resources of the judicial branch in the judicial circuits that elect to establish a drug court program. It should be noted, however, that the positive effects of drug court pro- grams may ultimately reduce demands on other parts of the court system, and that drug court programs may vary substantially among the judicial circuits. Therefore, it is not possible to determine the fiscal impact of HB 633 on the judicial branch at this time. JUDICIAL NOTE (Office of the Illinois Courts) House Bill 633 would increase judicial workloads in judicial circuits that choose to establish a drug court program. It is not possible to determine whether the impact of the bill would be to increase or decrease the number of judges needed in the State. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. (Tabled March 26, 2001) Provides that the chief judge may determine the manner in which a defendant is admitted into a drug court program. Eliminates provision requiring the prosecutor to agree to the defendant's admission into a drug court program. Also eliminates provision that the prosecutor must agree that the defendant is addicted to or of using drugs before the court orders an assessment of the defendant. FEB-06-2001 H FILED WITH CLERK FEB-06-2001 H FIRST READING FEB-06-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-07-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUD-CRIMINAL FEB-07-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR CURRY,JULIE FEB-13-2001 H FISCAL NOTE FILED FEB-13-2001 H JUDICIAL NOTE FILED FEB-13-2001 H COMMITTEE JUD-CRIMINAL FEB-14-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR LINDNER FEB-14-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR SOTO FEB-16-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MCKEON MAR-05-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FEIGENHOLTZ MAR-14-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR YARBROUGH MAR-16-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-JUD-CRIMINAL H MAR-16-2001 H ADOPTED MAR-16-2001 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 013-000-000 HJUB MAR-16-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-22-2001 H MOTION FILED TO TABLE HA #1 MAR-22-2001 H -O'BRIEN MAR-22-2001 H MOTION REFERRED TO HRUL MAR-22-2001 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-26-2001 H MOTION TO TABLE HA #1 MAR-26-2001 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/004-000-000 MAR-26-2001 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-26-2001 H MOTION TO TABLE AMENDMENT - PREVAILED 01 MAR-26-2001 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE APR-06-2001 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL JAN-07-2003 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary