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1 AN ACT concerning courts.


2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 5. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by 
5changing Section 6-12 as follows:




6 (705 ILCS 405/6-12)



7 Sec. 6-12. County juvenile justice councils. 

8 (1) Each county, region or subset of a county, or group of 
9counties pursuant to an intergovernmental
agreement, in the 
10State of Illinois may establish a county juvenile
justice 
11council
("council"). Each of the following county and regional 
12officers shall designate a
representative to serve on the 
13council: local law enforcement, the State Board of Education, 
14the Department of Human Services, the Juvenile Temporary 
15Detention Center, the Chamber of Commerce, the sheriff, the 
16State's Attorney, the Public Defender,
Chief Probation 
17Officer, and
the county board.
In addition, the chief judge may 
18designate a representative to serve on the
council.


19  (a) The council shall organize itself and elect from 
20 its members a
chairperson and such
officers as are deemed 
21 necessary. Until a chairperson is elected, the Justice 
22 Advisory Council Director or his or her designee, or if the 
23 county has no Justice Advisory Council Director, the 
 
 
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1 State's Attorney, or his or her designee, State's
Attorney 
2 shall serve as interim chairperson.


3  (b) The chairperson shall appoint additional members 
4 of the council as is
deemed necessary to accomplish the 
5 purposes of this Article and whenever
possible shall 
6 appoint a local Chief of Police and a representative of a

7 community youth service provider.
The additional
members 
8 shall may include, but are not limited to, representatives 
9 of
local law enforcement, juvenile justice agencies, faith 
10 organizations, schools, businesses, and
community 
11 organizations.


12  (c) The county juvenile justice council shall meet 
13 monthly from time to time, but
no less than semi-annually, 
14 for the purpose of encouraging the initiation of,
or 
15 supporting ongoing, interagency cooperation and programs 
16 to address juvenile
delinquency and juvenile crime.

17  (d) Local Advisory Committees, or "LACs", may 
18 represent local communities in each township. Twenty 
19 percent of each LAC shall be composed of local-justice 
20 involved youths aged 16-21. At least one youth and one 
21 adult from each LAC shall serve on their local Juvenile 
22 Justice Council. Each LAC shall establish a monthly meeting 
23 schedule, and shall bring their local issues, concerns, and 
24 recommendations to the Juvenile Justice Council. 
25 (2) The purpose of a county juvenile justice council is to 
26provide a forum
for the development of a community-based 
 
 
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1interagency assessment of the local
juvenile justice system, to 
2develop a county juvenile justice plan for the
prevention of 
3juvenile delinquency, and to make recommendations to the county

4board, or county boards, for more effectively utilizing 
5existing community
resources in dealing with juveniles who are 
6found to be involved in crime, or
who are truant or have been 
7suspended or expelled from school. The county
juvenile justice 
8plan shall include relevant portions of local crime prevention

9and public safety plans, school improvement and school safety 
10plans, and the
plans or initiatives of other public and private 
11entities within the county
that are concerned with dropout 
12prevention, school safety, the prevention of
juvenile crime and 
13criminal activity by youth gangs.

14 (3) The duties and responsibilities of the county juvenile 
15justice council
include, but are not limited to:


16  (a) Developing a county juvenile justice plan based 
17 upon utilization of
the resources of law enforcement, 
18 school systems, park programs, sports
entities, and others 
19 in a cooperative and collaborative manner to prevent or

20 discourage juvenile crime.


21  (b) Entering into a written county interagency 
22 agreement specifying the
nature and extent of 
23 contributions each signatory agency will make in achieving

24 the goals of the county juvenile justice plan and their 
25 commitment to the
sharing of information useful in carrying 
26 out the goals of the interagency
agreement to the extent 
 
 
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1 authorized by law.


2  (c) Applying for and receiving public or private 
3 grants, to be
administered by one of the
community 
4 partners, that support one or more components of the county 
5 juvenile
justice plan.


6  (d) (Blank). Providing a forum for the presentation of 
7 interagency recommendations
and the resolution of 
8 disagreements relating to the contents of the county

9 interagency agreement or the performance by the parties of 
10 their respective
obligations under the agreement.

11  (d-5) Facilitating community based collaboration and 
12 perspective on oversight, research, and evaluation of 
13 activities, programs, and policies directed towards and 
14 impacting the lives of juveniles. 

15  (e) Assisting and directing the efforts of local 
16 community support
organizations and volunteer groups in 
17 providing enrichment programs and other
support services 
18 for clients of local juvenile detention centers.


19  (f) Developing and making available a county-wide or 
20 multi-county resource
guide for minors in need of 
21 prevention, intervention, psycho-social,
educational 
22 support, and other services needed to prevent juvenile 
23 delinquency.

24 (4) The council shall have no role in the charging or 
25prosecution of
juvenile offenders.

26(Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)