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SB 1315

JUV CT-REIMBURSEMENT-PLACEMENT

104th Regular Session Introduced by Cristina Castro and 1 co-sponsor

Illinois bill: DCFS must reimburse counties for youth in care placement costs (including transport and medical/mental health), at detention center rates.

Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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Bill Summary · SB 1315

Summary — SB 1315

Note: The provided document contains two different bills numbered SB 1315 from different states. This summary treats each separately.

Illinois — SB 1315 (Juvenile Court Act amendment)

Primary sponsor: Sen. Cristina Castro

Purpose / Intent

To ensure continuity of care for juveniles who are “youth in care” of the State (i.e., in or recently in the custody of the Department of Children and Family Services, DCFS) when they become involved in the juvenile justice system, by requiring DCFS to reimburse county probation departments for placement costs.

Key provisions

  • Amends Section 5-501 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 to require the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to reimburse any county probation department for costs of placement for any youth in care.
  • Reimbursable costs explicitly include transportation and medical or mental‑health services.
  • Placement costs must be reimbursed at the detention center’s “usual and customary” rate.
  • Accompanying legislative findings emphasize the need for an adequate continuum of care and reduced disruption of services for youth in care who enter juvenile court/detention.

Who is affected

  • DCFS (state agency): assumes a new reimbursement obligation to counties.
  • County probation departments and juvenile detention centers: become eligible to receive state reimbursement for placements and associated services for youth in state care.
  • Youth in care (and their families): intended benefit is continuity of services and fewer unnecessary or prolonged detention placements.
  • County and local budgets: may see reduced placement-related costs if reimbursement is provided; state budget impact will depend on caseload and rates.

Fiscal/operational impact

  • Increases potential DCFS expenditures (amount unspecified). Costs will vary by volume of placements and per‑diem/rate structures at detention centers and service costs (transportation, medical/behavioral health).
  • May reduce fiscal pressure on county probation departments.

Procedural status

  • Introduced 01/28/2025 by Sen. Cristina Castro. Referred to Assignments. Companion: HB 3965.
  • (No final enactment or further committee action recorded in the provided excerpt.)

Arizona — SB 1315 (Amendments to Ariz. Rev. Stat. §§ 41‑1604.13 & 41‑1612)

Primary sponsor listed: Sen. J.D. Mesnard

Note: This is a distinct bill text included in the materials that amends Arizona Department of Corrections statutes addressing home arrest and a community treatment program for imprisoned women and their children.

Purpose / Intent

  • Expand home arrest eligibility to include participants in a “community treatment program for imprisoned women and their children.”
  • Require the Department of Corrections to contract with a nonprofit to establish and operate a community treatment center (subject to funding) within one year of the amendment’s effective date.

Key provisions (selected)

  • Adds explicit eligibility for home arrest to inmates who are participants in the community treatment program (notwithstanding other exclusions).
  • Restates and retains home arrest conditions: active electronic monitoring (minimum one year), employment/beneficial activity participation, drug/alcohol testing, residence restrictions, supervision fees.
  • Fees and limits: electronic monitoring fee between $1/day and the program’s cost (adjusted if unable to pay); monthly home‑arrest supervision fee at least $65 (reduced if unable to pay); drug testing fee up to program cost.
  • Operational limits: supervising corrections officer ratio ≤ 1:25.
  • Requires the Department to, within one year of the amendment’s effective date and subject to funding, contract with an experienced nonprofit to establish and operate a community treatment center and permit transfer of eligible women to live with their child(ren) in the center.

Who is affected

  • Incarcerated women who have recently given birth or otherwise meet program eligibility — may be transferred to community treatment and become eligible for home arrest under program participation.
  • Arizona Department of Corrections: program establishment and contracting responsibilities; enforcement of home arrest conditions and fee collection.
  • Victims, courts, and law enforcement: existing notification and hearing processes around home arrest remain.

Procedural status

  • Introduced 02/14/2025 by Sen. J.D. Mesnard; status in provided excerpt: “Rule 3-9(a) / Re‑referred to Assignments.” (Additional committee activity and readings appear in the record.)

If you’d like, I can:
- Pull out the exact statutory language changes and show the replaced/added text line‑by‑line.
- Draft a short fiscal-impact outline estimating potential state costs for the Illinois reimbursement provision (requires assumptions about placement volume and rates).

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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