730 ILCS 195/1
Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Department of Juvenile Justice Mortality Review Team Act. (Source: P.A. 96-1378, eff. 7-29-10.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 730 ILCS 195 — Department of Juvenile Justice Mortality Review Team Act.
Illinois · statute · 730 ILCS 195 · 13 active provisions
730 ILCS 195/5
State policy
State policy. The following statements are the policy of this State: (1) Understanding that youth have different needs than adults, it is the mission of the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice to preserve public safety by reducing recidivism. Youth committed to the Department will receive individualized services pr…
730 ILCS 195/10
Definitions
Definitions. In this Act, unless the context requires otherwise: "Department" means the Department of Juvenile Justice. "Director" means the Director of Juvenile Justice. "Mortality review team" or "team" means a Department of Juvenile Justice mortality review team appointed pursuant to this Act. "Youth" means any pers…
730 ILCS 195/15
Mortality review teams; establishment
Mortality review teams; establishment. (a) Upon the occurrence of the death of any youth in the Department's custody, the Director shall appoint members and a chairperson to a mortality review team. The Director shall make the appointments within 30 days after the youth's death. (b) Each mortality review team shall con…
730 ILCS 195/20
Reviews of youth deaths
Reviews of youth deaths. (a) A mortality review team shall review every death of a youth that occurs within a facility of the Department or as the result of an act or incident occurring within a facility of the Department, including deaths resulting from suspected illness, injury, or self-harm or from an unknown cause.…
730 ILCS 195/25
Director's reply and additional report
Director's reply and additional report. (a) As soon as practicable, but not later than 90 days after receipt of the recommendations made by a team pursuant to subdivision (c)(4) of Section 20, the Director shall review and reply to each such recommendation. With respect to each recommendation made by a team, the Direct…
730 ILCS 195/30
Report to Executive Inspector General
Report to Executive Inspector General. Within 180 days after the Director submits a reply under subsection (a) of Section 25 concerning the implementation of a team's recommendation, the Director shall submit a further report to the chairperson of the team that made the recommendation and to the Executive Inspector Gen…
730 ILCS 195/35
Team access to information
Team access to information. (a) The Department shall provide to a mortality review team, on the request of the team's chairperson, all records and information in the Department's possession that are relevant to the team's review of a youth death. (b) The mortality review team shall have access to all records and inform…
730 ILCS 195/40
Public access to information
Public access to information. (a) Meetings of a mortality review team shall be closed to the public. Meetings of the mortality review teams are not subject to the Open Meetings Act, as provided in that Act. (b) Records and information provided to a mortality review team and records maintained by a team are confidential…
730 ILCS 195/45
Indemnification of team members
Indemnification of team members. The State shall indemnify and hold harmless members of a mortality review team for all their acts, omissions, decisions, or other conduct arising out of the scope of their service on the team, except for acts, omissions, decisions, or other conduct involving willful or wanton misconduct…
730 ILCS 195/90
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Effective date
Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 96-1378, eff. 7-29-10.)