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, and community-based alternatives to juvenile detention. Includes provisions about Task Force membership and duties. Provides that on or before January 1, 2026, the Task Force shall publish a final report of its findings and recommendations. Repeals the provisions on January 1, 2027. Effective immediately.
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1: Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Changes the name of the Task Force to the Child First Reform Task Force and creates it within the Juvenile Justice Commission. Provides that the purpose of the Task Force is to review and study the current state of juvenile detention centers across the State. The Task Force shall consider the conditions and administration of individual juvenile detention centers, identify the resources needed to consistently meet the minimum standards set by the Department of Juvenile Justice and the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, evaluate complaints arising out of juvenile detention centers, identify best practices to provide detention center care, propose community-based alternatives to juvenile detention, and advise on the creation of the Youth Advisory Agency with youth justice advisors and district youth advisory offices in each circuit court district. Requires the Task Force to also make recommendations for policy changes at the Department of Juvenile Justice to support child-first directives aligned with the policies and practices established in the Convention on the Rights of the Child that was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on November 20, 1989. Adds to membership on the Task Force, a member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor from the Justice, Equity, and Opportunity Initiative, a member appointed by the Secretary of Human Services, and a member appointed by the Director of the Illinois State Police. Adds additional duties to the Task Force. Provides that the members of the Task Force shall select 2 co-chairs from among themselves at their first meeting. Provides that the Juvenile Justice Commission (rather than the Department of Juvenile Justice) shall provide administrative support for the Task Force. Provides that the provisions are repealed on January 1, 2028 (rather than January 1, 2027). makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3: Provides that the Task Force shall have one member (rather than 2 members) appointed by the Lieutenant Governor who is a member of a county board of a county operating a county detention facility. Adds to the Task Force one member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor who is a juvenile detention officer, probation officer, or other facility employee at a county detention facility who makes the determination on whether to detain a juvenile at the county detention facility. Provides that the Task Force may include 2 additional members appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court. Deletes a provision providing that the Task Force is created within the Juvenile Justice Commission. Provides that the Department of Juvenile Justice (rather than the Juvenile Justice Commission) shall provide administrative support for the Task Force.
House Floor Amendment No. 2: Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Property Tax Code. Makes changes concerning the following: claims for refunds; billing; tax deeds; the maximum income limitation under the Low-Income Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption; subdivisions; eligibility under the Energy Assistance Act; multi-township assessors; tax certificates; and affordable housing programs. Amends the Fox Waterway Agency Act. Allows the Agency to impose property taxes, subject to referendum approval. Effective immediately.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 730 ILCS 5/3
Engrossed: 730 ILCS 5/3