CNTY&JUV DETENTION CENTERS
- Introduced Feb 2, 2024
- In committee Feb 2, 2024
- Died
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Amends the County Shelter Care and Detention Home Act. Provides that the Director of Juvenile Justice may impose a civil penalty of $100,000 for each violation of the minimum standards or instance of noncompliance in the 3 months after the date of the notice from the Department and after a hearing conducted by the Department of Juvenile Justice after providing at least 30 days' notice to the county board or board of…
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Amends the County Shelter Care and Detention Home Act. Provides that the Director of Juvenile Justice may impose a civil penalty of $100,000 for each violation of the minimum standards or instance of noncompliance in the 3 months after the date of the notice from the Department and after a hearing conducted by the Department of Juvenile Justice after providing at least 30 days' notice to the county board or board of county commissioners. Allows for enforcement of the civil penalty in circuit court and for the civil penalty to be deposited into the Redeploy Illinois Program Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Redeploy Illinois Program Fund. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Creates the Juvenile Detention Center Strategic Utilization Task Force to review and study the necessity of juvenile detention centers, complaints that arise out of the county juvenile detention centers in the State of Illinois, and community-based alternatives to juvenile detention. Includes provisions about Task Force membership and duties. Repeals the provisions on January 1, 2026. Provides that, if a county juvenile detention and shelter care facility is not in compliance with the Department of Juvenile Justice's standards after 3 (rather than 6) months have elapsed from the giving of a notice of noncompliance, the Director of Corrections or the Director of Juvenile Justice may petition the appropriate court for an order requiring such facility to comply with the standards established by the Department or for other appropriate relief. Effective immediately.
Every action
4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Rachel Ventura
- SenateFirst Reading
- CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
- SenateSession Sine Die
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
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Rachel VenturaD Primary sponsor · District 43
From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.