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| Public Act 096-1199 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended | ||||
by changing Section 17a-9 as follows: | ||||
(20 ILCS 505/17a-9) (from Ch. 23, par. 5017a-9) | ||||
Sec. 17a-9. Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission. | ||||
(a) There is hereby created
the Illinois Juvenile Justice | ||||
Commission which shall consist of 25 persons
appointed by the | ||||
Governor.
The Chairperson of the Commission shall be appointed | ||||
by the Governor. Of
the initial appointees, 8 shall serve a | ||||
one-year term, 8 shall serve a two-year
term and 9 shall serve | ||||
a three-year term. Thereafter, each successor
shall serve a | ||||
three-year term. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner
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as original appointments. Once appointed, members shall serve | ||||
until their
successors are appointed and qualified. Members | ||||
shall serve without
compensation,
except they shall be | ||||
reimbursed for their actual expenses in the performance
of | ||||
their duties.
The Commission shall carry out the rights, powers | ||||
and duties established
in subparagraph (3) of paragraph (a) of | ||||
Section 223 of the Federal "Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency | ||||
Prevention Act of 1974", as now or hereafter amended.
The | ||||
Commission shall determine the priorities for expenditure of | ||||
funds made
available to the State by the Federal Government | ||
pursuant to that Act.
The Commission shall have the following | ||
powers and duties: | ||
(1) Development, review and final approval of the | ||
State's juvenile justice
plan for funds under the Federal | ||
"Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Act of 1974"; | ||
(2) Review and approve or disapprove juvenile justice | ||
and delinquency
prevention grant applications to the | ||
Department for federal funds under that Act; | ||
(3) Annual submission of recommendations to the | ||
Governor and the General
Assembly concerning matters | ||
relative to its function; | ||
(4) Responsibility for the review of funds allocated to | ||
Illinois under
the "Juvenile Justice and Delinquency | ||
Prevention Act of 1974" to ensure
compliance with all | ||
relevant federal laws and regulations; and | ||
(5) Function as the advisory committee for the State
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Youth and Community Services Program as authorized under | ||
Section 17 of this
Act, and in that capacity be authorized | ||
and empowered to assist and advise the
Secretary of Human | ||
Services on matters related to juvenile
justice and | ||
delinquency prevention programs and services; and . | ||
(6) Study the impact of, develop timelines, and propose | ||
a funding structure to accommodate the expansion of the | ||
jurisdiction of the Illinois Juvenile Court to include | ||
youth age 17 under the jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court | ||
Act of 1987. The Commission shall submit a report by | ||
December 31, 2011 to the General Assembly with | ||
recommendations on extending juvenile court jurisdiction | ||
to youth age 17 charged with felony offenses. | ||
(b) On the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | ||
96th General Assembly, the Illinois Juvenile Jurisdiction Task | ||
Force created by Public Act 95-1031 is abolished and its duties | ||
are transferred to the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission as | ||
provided in paragraph (6) of subsection (a) of this Section. | ||
(Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
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(705 ILCS 405/5-121 rep.) | ||
Section 10. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by | ||
repealing Section 5-121. | ||