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    AN ACT concerning criminal law.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:

 
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    Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended  by 
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adding Article 17 to Chapter III as follows:
 
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    (730 ILCS 5/Ch. III Art. 17 heading new)

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ARTICLE 17. 
METHAMPHETAMINE ABUSERS PILOT PROGRAMS

 
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    (730 ILCS 5/3-17-5  new)
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    Sec. 3-17-5. Methamphetamine abusers pilot program; 
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Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center.
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    (a) There is created the Methamphetamine Abusers Pilot 
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Program at the Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center.  The 
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Program shall be established upon adoption of a resolution or 
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ordinance by the Franklin County Board and with the consent of 
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the Secretary of Human Services.
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    (b) A person convicted of the unlawful possession of 
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methamphetamine under Section 402 of the Illinois Controlled 
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Substances Act, after an assessment by a designated program 
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licensed under the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and 
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Dependency Act that the person is a methamphetamine abuser or 
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addict and may benefit from treatment for his or her abuse or 
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addiction, may be  ordered by the court to be committed to the 
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Program established under this Section.
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    (c) The Program shall consist of medical and psychiatric 
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treatment for the abuse or addiction for a period of at least 
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90 days and not to exceed 180 days.  A treatment plan for each 
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person participating in the Program shall be approved by the 
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court in consultation with the Department of Human Services.  
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The Secretary of Human Services shall appoint a Program 
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Administrator to operate the Program who shall be licensed to 
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provide residential treatment for alcoholism and other drug 
 


 






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abuse and dependency.
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    (d) Persons committed to the Program who are 17 years of 
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age or older shall be separated from minors under 17 years of 
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age who are detained in the Juvenile Detention Center and there 
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shall be no contact between  them.
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    (e) Upon the establishment of the Pilot Program, the 
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Secretary of Human Services shall inform the chief judge of 
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each judicial circuit of this State of the existence of the 
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Program and its date of termination.
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    (f) The Secretary of Human Services, after consultation 
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with the Program Administrator, shall determine the 
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effectiveness of the Program in rehabilitating methamphetamine 
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abusers and addicts committed to the Program.  The Secretary 
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shall prepare a report based on his or her assessment of the 
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effectiveness of the Program and shall submit the report to the 
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Governor and General Assembly within one year after the 
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effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General 
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Assembly and each year thereafter that the Program continues 
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operation.
 
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    (730 ILCS 5/3-17-10 new)

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    Sec. 3-17-10. Methamphetamine abusers pilot program; 
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Franklin County Jail.
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    (a) There is created the Methamphetamine Abusers Pilot 
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Program at the Franklin County Jail.  The Program shall be 
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established upon adoption of a resolution or ordinance by the 
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Franklin County Board and with the consent of the Secretary of 
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Human Services.
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    (b) A person convicted of the unlawful possession of 
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methamphetamine under Section 402 of the Illinois Controlled 
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Substances Act, after an assessment by a designated program 
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licensed under the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and 
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Dependency Act that the person is a methamphetamine abuser or 
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addict and may benefit from treatment for his or her abuse or 
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addiction, may be  ordered by the court to be committed to the 
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Program established under this Section.
 


 






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    (c) The Program shall consist of medical and psychiatric 
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treatment for the abuse or addiction for a period of at least 
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90 days and not to exceed 180 days.  A treatment plan for each 
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person participating in the Program shall be approved by the 
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court in consultation with the Department of Human Services.  
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The Secretary of Human Services shall appoint a Program 
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Administrator to operate the Program who shall be licensed to 
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provide residential treatment for alcoholism and other drug 
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abuse and dependency.
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    (d) Upon the establishment of the Pilot Program, the 
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Secretary of Human Services shall inform the chief judge of 
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each judicial circuit of this State of the existence of the 
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Program and its date of termination.
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    (e) The Secretary of Human Services, after consultation 
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with the Program Administrator, shall determine the 
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effectiveness of the Program in rehabilitating methamphetamine 
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abusers and addicts committed to the Program.  The Secretary 
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shall prepare a report based on his or her assessment of the 
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effectiveness of the Program and shall submit the report to the 
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Governor and General Assembly within one year after the 
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effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General 
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Assembly and each year thereafter that the Program continues 
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operation.