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Sen. Robert Peters
Filed: 10/28/2025
 
 
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| 1 |  | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3492
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| 2 |  |     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3492 by replacing  | 
| 3 |  | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 |  |     "Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is  | 
| 5 |  | amended by changing Section 17a-9 as follows:
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| 6 |  |     (20 ILCS 505/17a-9)  (from Ch. 23, par. 5017a-9) | 
| 7 |  |     Sec. 17a-9. Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission.      | 
| 8 |  |     (a) There is hereby created the Illinois Juvenile Justice  | 
| 9 |  | Commission which shall consist of 25 persons appointed by the  | 
| 10 |  | Governor. The Chairperson of the Commission shall be appointed  | 
| 11 |  | by the Governor. Of the initial appointees, 8 shall serve a  | 
| 12 |  | one-year term, 8 shall serve a two-year term and 9 shall serve  | 
| 13 |  | a three-year term. Thereafter, each successor shall serve a  | 
| 14 |  | three-year term. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner  | 
| 15 |  | as original appointments. Once appointed, members shall serve  | 
| 16 |  | until their successors are appointed and qualified. Members  | 
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| 1 |  | shall serve without compensation, except they shall be  | 
| 2 |  | reimbursed for their actual expenses in the performance of  | 
| 3 |  | their duties. The Commission shall carry out the rights,  | 
| 4 |  | powers and duties established in subparagraph (3) of paragraph  | 
| 5 |  | (a) of Section 223 of the Federal "Juvenile Justice and  | 
| 6 |  | Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974", as now or hereafter  | 
| 7 |  | amended. The Commission shall determine the priorities for  | 
| 8 |  | expenditure of funds made available to the State by the  | 
| 9 |  | Federal Government pursuant to that Act. The Commission shall  | 
| 10 |  | have the following powers and duties: | 
| 11 |  |         (1) Development, review and final approval of the  | 
| 12 |  | State's juvenile justice plan for funds under the Federal  | 
| 13 |  | "Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974"; | 
| 14 |  |         (2) Review and approve or disapprove juvenile justice  | 
| 15 |  | and delinquency prevention grant applications to the  | 
| 16 |  | Department for federal funds under that Act; | 
| 17 |  |         (3) Annual submission of recommendations to the  | 
| 18 |  | Governor and the General Assembly concerning matters  | 
| 19 |  | relative to its function; | 
| 20 |  |         (4) Responsibility for the review of funds allocated  | 
| 21 |  | to Illinois under the "Juvenile Justice and Delinquency  | 
| 22 |  | Prevention Act of 1974" to ensure compliance with all  | 
| 23 |  | relevant federal laws and regulations;  | 
| 24 |  |         (5) Function as the advisory committee for the State  | 
| 25 |  | Youth and Community Services Program as authorized under  | 
| 26 |  | Section 17 of this Act, and in that capacity be authorized  | 
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| 1 |  | and empowered to assist and advise the Secretary of Human  | 
| 2 |  | Services on matters related to juvenile justice and  | 
| 3 |  | delinquency prevention programs and services; and | 
| 4 |  |         (5.5) Study and make recommendations to the General  | 
| 5 |  | Assembly regarding the availability of youth services to  | 
| 6 |  | reduce the use of detention and prevent deeper criminal  | 
| 7 |  | involvement and regarding the impact and advisability of  | 
| 8 |  | raising the minimum age of detention to 14, and develop a  | 
| 9 |  | process to assist in the implementation of the provisions  | 
| 10 |  | of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly; and     | 
| 11 |  |         (6) Study the impact of, develop timelines, and  | 
| 12 |  | propose a funding structure to accommodate the expansion  | 
| 13 |  | of the jurisdiction of the Illinois Juvenile Court to  | 
| 14 |  | include youth age 17 under the jurisdiction of the  | 
| 15 |  | Juvenile Court Act of 1987. The Commission shall submit a  | 
| 16 |  | report by December 31, 2011 to the General Assembly with  | 
| 17 |  | recommendations on extending juvenile court jurisdiction  | 
| 18 |  | to youth age 17 charged with felony offenses. | 
| 19 |  |     (b) On the effective date of this amendatory Act of the  | 
| 20 |  | 96th General Assembly, the Illinois Juvenile Jurisdiction Task  | 
| 21 |  | Force created by Public Act 95-1031 is abolished and its  | 
| 22 |  | duties are transferred to the Illinois Juvenile Justice  | 
| 23 |  | Commission as provided in paragraph (6) of subsection (a) of  | 
| 24 |  | this Section.  | 
| 25 |  | (Source: P.A. 96-1199, eff. 1-1-11.)
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| 1 |  |     Section 10. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by  | 
| 2 |  | changing Section 5-410 as follows:
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| 3 |  |     (705 ILCS 405/5-410) | 
| 4 |  |     Sec. 5-410. Non-secure custody or detention.  | 
| 5 |  |     (1) Placement of a minor away from his or her home must be  | 
| 6 |  | a last resort and the least restrictive alternative available.     | 
| 7 |  | Any minor arrested or taken into custody pursuant to this Act  | 
| 8 |  | who requires care away from the minor's home but who does not  | 
| 9 |  | require physical restriction shall be given temporary care in  | 
| 10 |  | a foster family home or other shelter facility designated by  | 
| 11 |  | the court. | 
| 12 |  |     (2)(a-1) On or after July 1, 2026 and before July 1, 2027,  | 
| 13 |  | any minor 12 years of age or older arrested pursuant to this  | 
| 14 |  | Act where there is probable cause to believe that the minor is  | 
| 15 |  | a delinquent minor and that secure custody is a matter of  | 
| 16 |  | immediate and urgent necessity, in light of a serious threat  | 
| 17 |  | to the physical safety of a person or persons in the community  | 
| 18 |  | or in order to secure the presence of the minor at the next  | 
| 19 |  | hearing, as evidenced by a demonstrable record of willful  | 
| 20 |  | failure to appear at a scheduled court hearing within the past  | 
| 21 |  | 12 months, may be kept or detained in an authorized detention  | 
| 22 |  | facility. On or after July 1, 2027, minors age 12 years of age  | 
| 23 |  | and under 13 years of age and charged with first degree murder,  | 
| 24 |  | aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated battery in  | 
| 25 |  | which a firearm was used in the offense, or aggravated  | 
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| 1 |  | vehicular hijacking, may be kept or detained in an authorized  | 
| 2 |  | detention facility and any minor 13 years of age or older  | 
| 3 |  | arrested pursuant to this Act where there is probable cause to  | 
| 4 |  | believe that the minor is a delinquent minor and that secure  | 
| 5 |  | custody is a matter of immediate and urgent necessity in light  | 
| 6 |  | of a serious threat to the physical safety of a person or  | 
| 7 |  | persons in the community, or to secure the presence of the  | 
| 8 |  | minor at the next hearing as evidenced by a demonstrable  | 
| 9 |  | record of willful failure to appear at a scheduled court  | 
| 10 |  | hearing within the past 12 months may be kept or detained in an  | 
| 11 |  | authorized detention facility. (a) Any minor 10 years of age  | 
| 12 |  | or older arrested pursuant to this Act where there is probable  | 
| 13 |  | cause to believe that the minor is a delinquent minor and that  | 
| 14 |  | (i) secure custody is a matter of immediate and urgent  | 
| 15 |  | necessity for the protection of the minor or of the person or  | 
| 16 |  | property of another, (ii) the minor is likely to flee the  | 
| 17 |  | jurisdiction of the court, or (iii) the minor was taken into  | 
| 18 |  | custody under a warrant, may be kept or detained in an  | 
| 19 |  | authorized detention facility. A minor under 13 years of age  | 
| 20 |  | shall not be admitted, kept, or detained in a detention  | 
| 21 |  | facility unless a local youth service provider, including a  | 
| 22 |  | provider through the Comprehensive Community Based Youth  | 
| 23 |  | Services network, has been contacted and has not been able to  | 
| 24 |  | accept the minor. No minor under 13 12 years of age shall be  | 
| 25 |  | detained in a county jail or a municipal lockup for more than 6  | 
| 26 |  | hours. | 
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| 1 |  |     (a-2) Probation and court services shall document and  | 
| 2 |  | share on a monthly basis with the Illinois Juvenile Justice  | 
| 3 |  | Commission each instance where alternatives to detention  | 
| 4 |  | failed or were lacking, including the basis for detention, the  | 
| 5 |  | providers who were contacted, and the reason alternatives were  | 
| 6 |  | rejected, lacking or denied. | 
| 7 |  |     (a-3) Instead of detention, minors under the age of 13 who  | 
| 8 |  | are in conflict with the law may be held accountable through a  | 
| 9 |  | community mediation program as set forth in Section 5-310 or  | 
| 10 |  | through other court-ordered intervention services.     | 
| 11 |  |     (a-5) For a minor arrested or taken into custody for  | 
| 12 |  | vehicular hijacking or aggravated vehicular hijacking, a  | 
| 13 |  | previous finding of delinquency for vehicular hijacking or  | 
| 14 |  | aggravated vehicular hijacking shall be given greater weight  | 
| 15 |  | in determining whether secured custody of a minor is a matter  | 
| 16 |  | of immediate and urgent necessity for the protection of the  | 
| 17 |  | minor or of the person or property of another.  | 
| 18 |  |     (b) The written authorization of the probation officer or  | 
| 19 |  | detention officer (or other public officer designated by the  | 
| 20 |  | court in a county having 3,000,000 or more inhabitants)  | 
| 21 |  | constitutes authority for the superintendent of any juvenile  | 
| 22 |  | detention home to detain and keep a minor for up to 40 hours,  | 
| 23 |  | excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and court-designated holidays.  | 
| 24 |  | These records shall be available to the same persons and  | 
| 25 |  | pursuant to the same conditions as are law enforcement records  | 
| 26 |  | as provided in Section 5-905. | 
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| 1 |  |     (b-4) The consultation required by paragraph (b-5) shall  | 
| 2 |  | not be applicable if the probation officer or detention  | 
| 3 |  | officer (or other public officer designated by the court in a  | 
| 4 |  | county having 3,000,000 or more inhabitants) utilizes a  | 
| 5 |  | scorable detention screening instrument, which has been  | 
| 6 |  | developed with input by the State's Attorney, to determine  | 
| 7 |  | whether a minor should be detained; however, paragraph (b-5)  | 
| 8 |  | shall still be applicable where no such screening instrument  | 
| 9 |  | is used or where the probation officer, detention officer (or  | 
| 10 |  | other public officer designated by the court in a county  | 
| 11 |  | having 3,000,000 or more inhabitants) deviates from the  | 
| 12 |  | screening instrument. | 
| 13 |  |     (b-5) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (b-4), if a  | 
| 14 |  | probation officer or detention officer (or other public  | 
| 15 |  | officer designated by the court in a county having 3,000,000  | 
| 16 |  | or more inhabitants) does not intend to detain a minor for an  | 
| 17 |  | offense which constitutes one of the following offenses, the  | 
| 18 |  | probation officer or detention officer (or other public  | 
| 19 |  | officer designated by the court in a county having 3,000,000  | 
| 20 |  | or more inhabitants) shall consult with the State's Attorney's  | 
| 21 |  | Office prior to the release of the minor: first degree murder,  | 
| 22 |  | second degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, criminal  | 
| 23 |  | sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated  | 
| 24 |  | battery with a firearm as described in Section 12-4.2 or  | 
| 25 |  | subdivision (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), or (e)(4) of Section  | 
| 26 |  | 12-3.05, aggravated or heinous battery involving permanent  | 
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| 1 |  | disability or disfigurement or great bodily harm, robbery,  | 
| 2 |  | aggravated robbery, armed robbery, vehicular hijacking,  | 
| 3 |  | aggravated vehicular hijacking, vehicular invasion, arson,  | 
| 4 |  | aggravated arson, kidnapping, aggravated kidnapping, home  | 
| 5 |  | invasion, burglary, or residential burglary. | 
| 6 |  |     (c) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (a), (d), or  | 
| 7 |  | (e), no minor shall be detained in a county jail or municipal  | 
| 8 |  | lockup for more than 12 hours, unless the offense is a crime of  | 
| 9 |  | violence in which case the minor may be detained up to 24  | 
| 10 |  | hours. For the purpose of this paragraph, "crime of violence"  | 
| 11 |  | has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1-10 of the Substance  | 
| 12 |  | Use Disorder Act. | 
| 13 |  |         (i) The period of detention is deemed to have begun  | 
| 14 |  | once the minor has been placed in a locked room or cell or  | 
| 15 |  | handcuffed to a stationary object in a building housing a  | 
| 16 |  | county jail or municipal lockup. Time spent transporting a  | 
| 17 |  | minor is not considered to be time in detention or secure  | 
| 18 |  | custody. | 
| 19 |  |         (ii) Any minor so confined shall be under periodic  | 
| 20 |  | supervision and shall not be permitted to come into or  | 
| 21 |  | remain in contact with adults in custody in the building. | 
| 22 |  |         (iii) Upon placement in secure custody in a jail or  | 
| 23 |  | lockup, the minor shall be informed of the purpose of the  | 
| 24 |  | detention, the time it is expected to last and the fact  | 
| 25 |  | that it cannot exceed the time specified under this Act. | 
| 26 |  |         (iv) A log shall be kept which shows the offense which  | 
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| 1 |  | is the basis for the detention, the reasons and  | 
| 2 |  | circumstances for the decision to detain, and the length  | 
| 3 |  | of time the minor was in detention. | 
| 4 |  |         (v) Violation of the time limit on detention in a  | 
| 5 |  | county jail or municipal lockup shall not, in and of  | 
| 6 |  | itself, render inadmissible evidence obtained as a result  | 
| 7 |  | of the violation of this time limit. Minors under 18 years  | 
| 8 |  | of age shall be kept separate from confined adults and may  | 
| 9 |  | not at any time be kept in the same cell, room, or yard  | 
| 10 |  | with adults confined pursuant to criminal law. Persons 18  | 
| 11 |  | years of age and older who have a petition of delinquency  | 
| 12 |  | filed against them may be confined in an adult detention  | 
| 13 |  | facility. In making a determination whether to confine a  | 
| 14 |  | person 18 years of age or older who has a petition of  | 
| 15 |  | delinquency filed against the person, these factors, among  | 
| 16 |  | other matters, shall be considered: | 
| 17 |  |             (A) the age of the person; | 
| 18 |  |             (B) any previous delinquent or criminal history of  | 
| 19 |  | the person; | 
| 20 |  |             (C) any previous abuse or neglect history of the  | 
| 21 |  | person; and | 
| 22 |  |             (D) any mental health or educational history of  | 
| 23 |  | the person, or both. | 
| 24 |  |     (d)(i) If a minor 12 years of age or older is confined in a  | 
| 25 |  | county jail in a county with a population below 3,000,000  | 
| 26 |  | inhabitants, then the minor's confinement shall be implemented  | 
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| 1 |  | in such a manner that there will be no contact by sight, sound,  | 
| 2 |  | or otherwise between the minor and adult prisoners. Minors 12  | 
| 3 |  | years of age or older must be kept separate from confined  | 
| 4 |  | adults and may not at any time be kept in the same cell, room,  | 
| 5 |  | or yard with confined adults. This paragraph (d)(i) shall only  | 
| 6 |  | apply to confinement pending an adjudicatory hearing and shall  | 
| 7 |  | not exceed 40 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and  | 
| 8 |  | court-designated holidays. To accept or hold minors during  | 
| 9 |  | this time period, county jails shall comply with all  | 
| 10 |  | monitoring standards adopted by the Department of Corrections  | 
| 11 |  | and training standards approved by the Illinois Law  | 
| 12 |  | Enforcement Training Standards Board. | 
| 13 |  |     (ii) To accept or hold minors, 12 years of age or older,  | 
| 14 |  | after the time period prescribed in paragraph (d)(i) of this  | 
| 15 |  | subsection (2) of this Section but not exceeding 7 days  | 
| 16 |  | including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays pending an  | 
| 17 |  | adjudicatory hearing, county jails shall comply with all  | 
| 18 |  | temporary detention standards adopted by the Department of  | 
| 19 |  | Corrections and training standards approved by the Illinois  | 
| 20 |  | Law Enforcement Training Standards Board. | 
| 21 |  |     (iii) To accept or hold minors 12 years of age or older,  | 
| 22 |  | after the time period prescribed in paragraphs (d)(i) and  | 
| 23 |  | (d)(ii) of this subsection (2) of this Section, county jails  | 
| 24 |  | shall comply with all county juvenile detention standards  | 
| 25 |  | adopted by the Department of Juvenile Justice. | 
| 26 |  |     (e) When a minor who is at least 15 years of age is  | 
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| 1 |  | prosecuted under the criminal laws of this State, the court  | 
| 2 |  | may enter an order directing that the juvenile be confined in  | 
| 3 |  | the county jail. However, any juvenile confined in the county  | 
| 4 |  | jail under this provision shall be separated from adults who  | 
| 5 |  | are confined in the county jail in such a manner that there  | 
| 6 |  | will be no contact by sight, sound, or otherwise between the  | 
| 7 |  | juvenile and adult prisoners. | 
| 8 |  |     (f) For purposes of appearing in a physical lineup, the  | 
| 9 |  | minor may be taken to a county jail or municipal lockup under  | 
| 10 |  | the direct and constant supervision of a juvenile police  | 
| 11 |  | officer. During such time as is necessary to conduct a lineup,  | 
| 12 |  | and while supervised by a juvenile police officer, the sight  | 
| 13 |  | and sound separation provisions shall not apply. | 
| 14 |  |     (g) For purposes of processing a minor, the minor may be  | 
| 15 |  | taken to a county jail or municipal lockup under the direct and  | 
| 16 |  | constant supervision of a law enforcement officer or  | 
| 17 |  | correctional officer. During such time as is necessary to  | 
| 18 |  | process the minor, and while supervised by a law enforcement  | 
| 19 |  | officer or correctional officer, the sight and sound  | 
| 20 |  | separation provisions shall not apply. | 
| 21 |  |     (3) If the probation officer or State's Attorney (or such  | 
| 22 |  | other public officer designated by the court in a county  | 
| 23 |  | having 3,000,000 or more inhabitants) determines that the  | 
| 24 |  | minor may be a delinquent minor as described in subsection (3)  | 
| 25 |  | of Section 5-105, and should be retained in custody but does  | 
| 26 |  | not require physical restriction, the minor may be placed in  | 
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| 1 |  | non-secure custody for up to 40 hours pending a detention  | 
| 2 |  | hearing. | 
| 3 |  |     (4) Any minor taken into temporary custody, not requiring  | 
| 4 |  | secure detention, may, however, be detained in the home of the  | 
| 5 |  | minor's parent or guardian subject to such conditions as the  | 
| 6 |  | court may impose. | 
| 7 |  |     (5) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 98-61  | 
| 8 |  | apply to a minor who has been arrested or taken into custody on  | 
| 9 |  | or after January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act  | 
| 10 |  | 98-61).  | 
| 11 |  | (Source: P.A. 103-22, eff. 8-8-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24.)
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| 12 |  |     Section 15. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by  | 
| 13 |  | adding Sections 3-2.5-25 and 3-2.5-105 as follows:
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| 14 |  |     (730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-25 new) | 
| 15 |  |     Sec. 3-2.5-25. Youth nonviolent crime resource program.     | 
| 16 |  |     (a) The Department shall provide resources to persons  | 
| 17 |  | under 18 years of age who have been adjudicated delinquent for  | 
| 18 |  | a nonviolent crime. For the purpose of this Section, a  | 
| 19 |  | nonviolent crime does not include the use or threat of force  | 
| 20 |  | toward a person. The resources shall include: | 
| 21 |  |         (1) mentoring; | 
| 22 |  |         (2) access to educational resources in collaboration  | 
| 23 |  | with the State Board of Education; | 
| 24 |  |         (3) employment training opportunities; | 
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| 1 |  |         (4) behavioral health services, including trauma  | 
| 2 |  | informed services; | 
| 3 |  |         (5) parent supports, including assistance applying for  | 
| 4 |  | public health programs available through the Department of  | 
| 5 |  | Human Services and other State agencies; and | 
| 6 |  |         (6) any other resources that the Department deems  | 
| 7 |  | helpful to youth convicted of nonviolent crimes. | 
| 8 |  |     (b) The Department may provide services through existing  | 
| 9 |  | or new service contracts with community agencies. | 
| 10 |  |     (c) The circuit courts and probation departments may refer  | 
| 11 |  | youth to this program. The Department shall not provide any  | 
| 12 |  | supervision of court-ordered conditions under this program. | 
| 13 |  |     (d) On or before July 1, 2028, the Department shall  | 
| 14 |  | publicize on its website the program created under this  | 
| 15 |  | Section and the process for referring eligible youth. | 
| 16 |  |     (e) The Department shall include the number of youth and  | 
| 17 |  | families served and a summary of the types of services  | 
| 18 |  | provided through this program in its annual report.
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| 19 |  |     (730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-105 new) | 
| 20 |  |     Sec. 3-2.5-105. Child First Reform Task Force. | 
| 21 |  |     (a) The Child First Reform Task Force is created. The  | 
| 22 |  | purpose of the Task Force is to review and study the current  | 
| 23 |  | state of juvenile detention centers across the State. The Task  | 
| 24 |  | Force shall consider the conditions and administration of  | 
| 25 |  | individual juvenile detention centers, identify the resources  | 
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| 1 |  | needed to consistently meet the minimum standards set by the  | 
| 2 |  | Department of Juvenile Justice and the Administrative Office  | 
| 3 |  | of the Illinois Courts, evaluate complaints arising out of  | 
| 4 |  | juvenile detention centers, identify best practices to provide  | 
| 5 |  | detention center care, propose community-based alternatives to  | 
| 6 |  | juvenile detention, and advise on the creation of the Youth  | 
| 7 |  | Advisory Agency with youth justice advisors and district youth  | 
| 8 |  | advisory offices in each circuit court district. The Task  | 
| 9 |  | Force shall also make recommendations for policy changes at  | 
| 10 |  | the Department of Juvenile Justice to support child-first  | 
| 11 |  | directives aligned with the policies and practices established  | 
| 12 |  | in the Convention on the Rights of the Child that was adopted  | 
| 13 |  | by the United Nations General Assembly on November 20, 1989,  | 
| 14 |  | and became effective as an international treaty on September  | 
| 15 |  | 2, 1990. | 
| 16 |  |     (b) The Task Force shall consist of the following members: | 
| 17 |  |         (1) A member of the Senate appointed by the President  | 
| 18 |  | of the Senate. | 
| 19 |  |         (2) A member of the Senate appointed by the Minority  | 
| 20 |  | Leader of the Senate. | 
| 21 |  |         (3) A member of the House appointed by the Speaker of  | 
| 22 |  | the House. | 
| 23 |  |         (4) A member of the House appointed by the Minority  | 
| 24 |  | Leader of the House. | 
| 25 |  |         (5) A member appointed by the Director of Juvenile  | 
| 26 |  | Justice. | 
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| 1 |  |         (6) A member appointed by the Director of Human  | 
| 2 |  | Rights. | 
| 3 |  |         (7) A member appointed by the Independent Juvenile  | 
| 4 |  | Ombudsperson. | 
| 5 |  |         (8) A member appointed by the Independent Juvenile  | 
| 6 |  | Ombudsperson who represents an organization that advocates  | 
| 7 |  | for a community-based rehabilitation or systems impacted  | 
| 8 |  | individuals. | 
| 9 |  |         (9) A member appointed by the Independent Juvenile  | 
| 10 |  | Ombudsperson who represents an organization that advocates  | 
| 11 |  | for juvenile justice reform. | 
| 12 |  |         (10) Two members appointed by the Illinois Juvenile  | 
| 13 |  | Justice Commission. | 
| 14 |  |         (11) A member appointed by the Director of the  | 
| 15 |  | Governor's Office of Management and Budget. | 
| 16 |  |         (12) One member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor  | 
| 17 |  | who is a member of a county board of a county operating a  | 
| 18 |  | county detention facility. | 
| 19 |  |         (13) One member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor  | 
| 20 |  | who is a juvenile detention officer, probation officer, or  | 
| 21 |  | other facility employee at a county detention facility who  | 
| 22 |  | makes the determination on whether to detain a juvenile at  | 
| 23 |  | the county detention facility.     | 
| 24 |  |         (14) A member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor  | 
| 25 |  | from the Justice, Equity, and Opportunity Initiative.     | 
| 26 |  |         (15) Two members appointed by the Director of Juvenile  | 
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| 1 |  | Justice who are over the age of 18 and who have served any  | 
| 2 |  | amount of time in a county juvenile detention facility. | 
| 3 |  |         (16) A member appointed by the Director of the  | 
| 4 |  | Illinois State Police. | 
| 5 |  |         (17) A member appointed by the Secretary of Human  | 
| 6 |  | Services.     | 
| 7 |  |     The Task Force may include 2 additional members appointed  | 
| 8 |  | by the Illinois Supreme Court.     | 
| 9 |  |     (c) Appointments to the Task Force shall be made within 90  | 
| 10 |  | days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the  | 
| 11 |  | 104th General Assembly. Members shall serve without  | 
| 12 |  | compensation. | 
| 13 |  |     (d) The Task Force shall meet at the call of a co-chair at  | 
| 14 |  | least quarterly to fulfill its duties. The members of the Task  | 
| 15 |  | Force shall select 2 co-chairs from among themselves at their  | 
| 16 |  | first meeting. | 
| 17 |  |     (e) The Task Force shall: | 
| 18 |  |         (1) engage community organizations, interested groups,  | 
| 19 |  | and members of the public for the purpose of assessing: | 
| 20 |  |             (A) community-based alternatives to detention and  | 
| 21 |  | the adoption and implementation of such alternatives; | 
| 22 |  |             (B) the needs of juveniles detained in county  | 
| 23 |  | detention facilities; | 
| 24 |  |             (C) strategic planning for a transition away from  | 
| 25 |  | juvenile detention facilities; | 
| 26 |  |             (D) the establishment of more accountability  | 
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| 1 |  | between county facilities and the Department of  | 
| 2 |  | Juvenile Justice, or if there would be a benefit for  | 
| 3 |  | the State in operating detention centers for persons  | 
| 4 |  | awaiting sentencing or court determination, in lieu of  | 
| 5 |  | counties providing this service, when in extreme cases  | 
| 6 |  | the county detention center is unable to pass minimum  | 
| 7 |  | standards; | 
| 8 |  |             (E) evidence-based best practices regarding the  | 
| 9 |  | delivery of services within detention centers,  | 
| 10 |  | including healthcare and education; | 
| 11 |  |             (F) the integration of restorative practices into  | 
| 12 |  | the juvenile detention system, focusing on healing,  | 
| 13 |  | accountability, and community restoration; | 
| 14 |  |             (G) the implementation of child-first directives  | 
| 15 |  | within the Department of Juvenile Justice and  | 
| 16 |  | throughout the State; | 
| 17 |  |             (H) strategic planning for creating a Youth  | 
| 18 |  | Advisory Agency with district youth advisory offices  | 
| 19 |  | in each circuit court district; | 
| 20 |  |             (I) the implementation of youth justice advisors  | 
| 21 |  | within the Youth Advisory Agency to guide juveniles  | 
| 22 |  | through the juvenile justice process, including  | 
| 23 |  | through interactions with law enforcement, the courts,  | 
| 24 |  | and community-based alternatives to detention; | 
| 25 |  |             (J) how county juvenile detention facilities are  | 
| 26 |  | currently funded; | 
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| 1 |  |             (K) how to encourage the Illinois Supreme Court  | 
| 2 |  | and relevant authorities to require, as a consistent  | 
| 3 |  | part of continuing education, training on child-first  | 
| 4 |  | directives, child rights, and the unique needs of  | 
| 5 |  | minors in the justice system; and | 
| 6 |  |             (L) the establishment of training requirements by  | 
| 7 |  | the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board  | 
| 8 |  | for law enforcement on child-first directives, child  | 
| 9 |  | rights, and the unique needs of minors in the justice  | 
| 10 |  | system;     | 
| 11 |  |         (2) review available research and data on the benefits  | 
| 12 |  | of community-based alternatives to detention versus the  | 
| 13 |  | benefits of juvenile detention; | 
| 14 |  |         (3) review Administrative Office of the Illinois  | 
| 15 |  | Courts, Department of Juvenile Justice, and Independent  | 
| 16 |  | Ombudsperson monitoring reports to identify specific  | 
| 17 |  | instances of non-compliance arising out of county juvenile  | 
| 18 |  | detention facilities and patterns of noncompliance  | 
| 19 |  | Statewide; and | 
| 20 |  |         (4) make recommendations or suggestions for changes to  | 
| 21 |  | the County Shelter Care and Detention Home Act and the  | 
| 22 |  | Unified Code of Corrections, including changes and  | 
| 23 |  | improvements to the juvenile detention system. | 
| 24 |  |     (f) On or before January 1, 2029, the Task Force shall  | 
| 25 |  | publish a final report of its findings and non-binding  | 
| 26 |  | recommendations. The report shall, at a minimum, detail  | 
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| 1 |  | findings and recommendations related to the duties of the Task  | 
| 2 |  | Force and the following: | 
| 3 |  |         (1) the process and standards used to determine  | 
| 4 |  | whether a juvenile will be detained in a county facility; | 
| 5 |  |         (2) information and recommendations on detention  | 
| 6 |  | facility standards, including how to ensure compliance  | 
| 7 |  | with minimum standards, which facilities are chronically  | 
| 8 |  | noncompliant and the reasons for noncompliance, including  | 
| 9 |  | specific instances of noncompliance, and penalties for  | 
| 10 |  | noncompliance; | 
| 11 |  |         (3) strategic planning suggestions to transition away  | 
| 12 |  | from juvenile detention; | 
| 13 |  |         (4) how county juvenile detention facilities are  | 
| 14 |  | currently funded; | 
| 15 |  |         (5) recommendations on whether to establish more  | 
| 16 |  | accountability between county facilities and the  | 
| 17 |  | Department of Juvenile Justice, or whether the operation  | 
| 18 |  | of all detention centers should be transferred to the  | 
| 19 |  | Department of Juvenile Justice; | 
| 20 |  |         (6) how to incorporate restorative practices into the  | 
| 21 |  | juvenile justice system; | 
| 22 |  |         (7) implementing child-first directives throughout the  | 
| 23 |  | State; | 
| 24 |  |         (8) strategic planning suggestions on creating a Youth  | 
| 25 |  | Advisory Agency with youth justice advisors and district  | 
| 26 |  | youth advisory offices in each circuit court district; | 
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| 1 |  |         (9) recommendations on the duties of youth justice  | 
| 2 |  | advisors and the role they will serve in assisting  | 
| 3 |  | juveniles through the juvenile justice process, including  | 
| 4 |  | through interactions with law enforcement, the courts, and  | 
| 5 |  | community-based alternatives to detention, and  | 
| 6 |  | recommendations on how many youth justice advisors to  | 
| 7 |  | staff for each circuit court district; | 
| 8 |  |         (10) strategic planning suggestions to encourage the  | 
| 9 |  | Illinois Supreme Court and relevant authorities to  | 
| 10 |  | require, as a consistent part of continuing education,  | 
| 11 |  | training on child-first directives, child rights, and the  | 
| 12 |  | unique needs of minors in the justice system; and | 
| 13 |  |         (11) strategic planning to require the Illinois Law  | 
| 14 |  | Enforcement Training Standards Board to establish training  | 
| 15 |  | for law enforcement on child-first directives, child  | 
| 16 |  | rights, and the unique needs of minors in the justice  | 
| 17 |  | system.     | 
| 18 |  |     The final report shall be submitted to the General  | 
| 19 |  | Assembly, the Offices of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor,  | 
| 20 |  | the Chief Judge of each circuit court operating a county  | 
| 21 |  | detention facility, the county board of each county operating  | 
| 22 |  | a county detention facility, and the Office of the Attorney  | 
| 23 |  | General. | 
| 24 |  |     (g) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall provide  | 
| 25 |  | administrative support for the Task Force. | 
| 26 |  |     (h) This Section is repealed on June 1, 2029.    
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