Article 9 - Programs of the Department of Juvenile Justice


 
    (730 ILCS 5/Ch. III Art. 9 heading)
ARTICLE 9. PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE
(Source: P.A. 94‑696, eff. 6‑1‑06.)

    (730 ILCS 5/3‑9‑1)(from Ch. 38, par. 1003‑9‑1)
    Sec. 3‑9‑1. Educational Programs.
    (a) The Department of Juvenile Justice, subject to appropriation and with the cooperation of other State agencies that work with children, shall establish programming, the components of which shall include, but are not limited to:
        (1) Case management services.
        (2) Treatment modalities, including substance abuse
     treatment services, mental health services, and developmental disability services.
        (3) Prevocational education and career education
     services.
        (4) Diagnostic evaluation services/Medical screening.
        (5) Educational services.
        (6) Self‑sufficiency planning.
        (7) Independent living skills.
        (8) Parenting skills.
        (9) Recreational and leisure time activities.
        (10) Program evaluation.
        (11) Medical services.
    (b) All institutions or facilities housing persons of such age as to be subject to compulsory school attendance shall establish an educational program to provide such persons the opportunity to attain an elementary and secondary school education equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade in the public school systems of this State; and, in furtherance thereof, shall utilize assistance from local public school districts and State agencies in established curricula and staffing such program.
    (c) All institutions or facilities housing persons not subject to compulsory school attendance shall make available programs and training to provide such persons an opportunity to attain an elementary and secondary school education equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade in the public school systems of this State; and, in furtherance thereof, such institutions or facilities may utilize assistance from local public school districts and State agencies in creating curricula and staffing the program.
    (d) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall develop and establish a suicide reduction program in all institutions or facilities housing persons committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice. The program shall be designed to increase the life coping skills and self esteem of juvenile offenders and to decrease their propensity to commit self destructive acts.
(Source: P.A. 94‑696, eff. 6‑1‑06.)

    (730 ILCS 5/3‑9‑2)(from Ch. 38, par. 1003‑9‑2)
    Sec. 3‑9‑2. Work Training Programs.
    (a) The Department of Juvenile Justice, in conjunction with the private sector, may establish and offer work training to develop work habits and equip persons committed to it with marketable skills to aid in their community placement upon release. Committed persons participating in this program shall be paid wages similar to those of comparable jobs in the surrounding community. A portion of the wages earned shall go to the Department of Juvenile Justice to pay part of the committed person's room and board, a portion shall be deposited into the Violent Crime Victim's Assistance Fund to assist victims of crime, and the remainder shall be placed into a savings account for the committed person which shall be given to the committed person upon release. The Department shall promulgate rules to regulate the distribution of the wages earned.
    (b) The Department of Juvenile Justice may establish programs of incentive by achievement, participation in which shall be on a voluntary basis, to sell goods or services to the public with the net earnings distributed to the program participants subject to rules of the Department of Juvenile Justice.
(Source: P.A. 94‑696, eff. 6‑1‑06.)

    (730 ILCS 5/3‑9‑3)(from Ch. 38, par. 1003‑9‑3)
    Sec. 3‑9‑3. Day Release.
    (a) The Department of Juvenile Justice may institute day release programs for persons committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice and shall establish rules and regulations therefor.
    (b) The Department of Juvenile Justice may arrange with local schools, public or private agencies or persons approved by the Department for the release of persons committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice on a daily basis to the custody of such schools, agencies or persons for participation in programs or activities.
(Source: P.A. 94‑696, eff. 6‑1‑06.)

    (730 ILCS 5/3‑9‑4)(from Ch. 38, par. 1003‑9‑4)
    Sec. 3‑9‑4. Authorized Absence. The Department of Juvenile Justice may extend the limits of the place of confinement of a person committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice so that he may leave such place on authorized absence. Whether or not such person is to be accompanied shall be determined by the chief administrative officer of the institution or facility from which such authorized absence is granted. An authorized absence may be granted for a period of time determined by the Department of Juvenile Justice and any purpose approved by the Department of Juvenile Justice.
(Source: P.A. 94‑696, eff. 6‑1‑06.)

    (730 ILCS 5/3‑9‑5)(from Ch. 38, par. 1003‑9‑5)
    Sec. 3‑9‑5. Minimum Standards. The minimum standards under Article 7 shall apply to all institutions and facilities under the authority of the Department of Juvenile Justice.
(Source: P.A. 94‑696, eff. 6‑1‑06.)

    (730 ILCS 5/3‑9‑6)(from Ch. 38, par. 1003‑9‑6)
    Sec. 3‑9‑6. Unauthorized Absence. Whenever a person committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice absconds or absents himself or herself without authority to do so, from any facility or program to which he or she is assigned, he or she may be held in custody for return to the proper correctional official by the authorities or whomsoever directed, when an order is certified by the Director of Juvenile Justice or a person duly designated by the Director, with the seal of the Department of Juvenile Justice attached. The person so designated by the Director of Juvenile Justice with such seal attached may be one or more persons and the appointment shall be made as a ministerial one with no recordation or notice necessary as to the designated appointees. The order shall be directed to all sheriffs, coroners, police officers, keepers or custodians of jails or other detention facilities whether in or out of the State of Illinois, or to any particular person named in the order.
(Source: P.A. 94‑696, eff. 6‑1‑06.)

    (730 ILCS 5/3‑9‑7)(from Ch. 38, par. 1003‑9‑7)
    Sec. 3‑9‑7. Sexual abuse counseling programs.
    (a) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall establish and offer sexual abuse counseling to both victims of sexual abuse and sexual offenders in as many facilities as necessary to insure sexual abuse counseling throughout the State.
    (b) Any minor committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice for a sex offense as defined under the Sex Offender Management Board Act shall be required to undergo sex offender treatment by a treatment provider approved by the Board and conducted in conformance with the standards developed by the Sex Offender Management Board Act.
(Source: P.A. 93‑616, eff. 1‑1‑04; 94‑696, eff. 6‑1‑06.)