Bill Text: IL HB3010 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule, the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts and the Department of Juvenile Justice shall adopt necessary administrative rules governing the employment and qualifications of personnel serving county-operated juvenile detention centers to permit the employment of personnel that possess less than a bachelor's degree, including the hiring of applicants that possess a high school diploma or high school equivalency certificate and are otherwise determined to be qualified for the position. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule, the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts and the Department of Juvenile Justice shall adopt necessary administrative rules governing personnel and training to facilitate appropriate training and qualification of county correctional officers to serve within county-operated juvenile detention centers as determined as needed by the county sheriff.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-06 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB3010 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB3010-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3010 Introduced , by Rep. Dave Severin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-15
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule, the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts and the Department of Juvenile Justice shall adopt necessary administrative rules governing the employment and qualifications of personnel serving county-operated juvenile detention centers to permit the employment of personnel that possess less than a bachelor's degree, including the hiring of applicants that possess a high school diploma or high school equivalency certificate and are otherwise determined to be qualified for the position. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule, the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts and the Department of Juvenile Justice shall adopt necessary administrative rules governing personnel and training to facilitate appropriate training and qualification of county correctional officers to serve within county-operated juvenile detention centers as determined as needed by the county sheriff.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
changing Section 3-2.5-15 as follows:
(730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-15)
Sec. 3-2.5-15. Department of Juvenile Justice; assumption
of duties of the Juvenile Division.
(a) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall assume the
rights, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Juvenile
Division of the Department of Corrections. Personnel, books,
records, property, and unencumbered appropriations pertaining
to the Juvenile Division of the Department of Corrections
shall be transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice on
the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General
Assembly. Any rights of employees or the State under the
Personnel Code or any other contract or plan shall be
unaffected by this transfer.
(b) Department of Juvenile Justice personnel who are hired
by the Department on or after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly and who
participate or assist in the rehabilitative and vocational
training of delinquent youths, supervise the daily activities

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involving direct and continuing responsibility for the youth's
security, welfare and development, or participate in the
personal rehabilitation of delinquent youth by training,
supervising, and assisting lower level personnel who perform
these duties must: (1) be over the age of 21 and (2) have a
high school diploma or equivalent and either (A) a bachelor's
or advanced degree from an accredited college or university or
(B) 2 or more years of experience providing direct care to
youth in the form of residential care, coaching, case
management, or mentoring. This requirement shall not apply to
security, clerical, food service, and maintenance staff that
do not have direct and regular contact with youth. The degree
requirements specified in this subsection (b) are not required
of persons who provide vocational training and who have
adequate knowledge in the skill for which they are providing
the vocational training.
(c) Subsection (b) of this Section does not apply to
personnel transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice on
the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General
Assembly.
(d) The Department shall be under the direction of the
Director of Juvenile Justice as provided in this Code.
(e) The Director shall organize divisions within the
Department and shall assign functions, powers, duties, and
personnel as required by law. The Director may create other
divisions and may assign other functions, powers, duties, and

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personnel as may be necessary or desirable to carry out the
functions and responsibilities vested by law in the
Department. The Director may, with the approval of the Office
of the Governor, assign to and share functions, powers,
duties, and personnel with other State agencies such that
administrative services and administrative facilities are
provided by a shared administrative service center. Where
possible, shared services which impact youth should be done
with child-serving agencies. These administrative services may
include, but are not limited to, all of the following
functions: budgeting, accounting related functions, auditing,
human resources, legal, procurement, training, data collection
and analysis, information technology, internal investigations,
intelligence, legislative services, emergency response
capability, statewide transportation services, and general
office support.
(f) The Department of Juvenile Justice may enter into
intergovernmental cooperation agreements under which minors
adjudicated delinquent and committed to the Department of
Juvenile Justice may participate in county juvenile impact
incarceration programs established under Section 3-6039 of the
Counties Code.
(g) The Department of Juvenile Justice must comply with
the ethnic and racial background data collection procedures
provided in Section 4.5 of the Criminal Identification Act.
(h) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall implement a

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wellness program to support health and wellbeing among staff
and service providers within the Department of Juvenile
Justice environment. The Department of Juvenile Justice shall
establish response teams to provide support to employees and
staff affected by events that are both duty-related and not
duty-related and provide training to response team members.
The Department's wellness program shall be accessible to any
Department employee or service provider, including contractual
employees and approved volunteers. The wellness program may
include information sharing, education and activities designed
to support health and well-being within the Department's
environment. Access to wellness response team support shall be
voluntary and remain confidential.
(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule,
the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts and the
Department of Juvenile Justice shall adopt necessary
administrative rules governing the employment and
qualifications of personnel serving county-operated juvenile
detention centers to permit the employment of personnel that
possess less than a bachelor's degree, including the hiring of
applicants that possess a high school diploma or high school
equivalency certificate and are otherwise determined to be
qualified for the position. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law or rule, the Administrative Office of the
Illinois Courts and the Department of Juvenile Justice shall
adopt necessary administrative rules governing personnel and

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