HB4621 - PRETRIAL SERVICES

6 Co-Sponsors

Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. In the amendatory changes to the Pretrial Services Act, deletes a provision which specifies that the Mandatory Arbitration Fund may be used to reimburse approved costs for pretrial services. Amends the Substance Use Disorder Act. Provides that a State or local government agency that employs a probation officer, as defined in the Probation and Probation Officers Act, shall be exempt from the provisions requiring the officer to possess opioid antagonists and from requiring the agency to establish a policy to control the acquisition, storage, transportation, and administration of such opioid antagonists and from providing training in the administration of opioid antagonists. In the amendatory changes to the Pretrial Services Act, provides that nothing in the amendatory Act shall be constructed to invalidate, diminish, or otherwise interfere with any collective bargaining agreement or representation rights under the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, if applicable. Provides that pretrial services shall be provided by a local pretrial services agency or the Office of Statewide Pretrial Services. Provides that if a report of a pretrial services agency is filed with the court, the court shall deny public access to the report. Effective immediately, except that the amendatory changes to the Pretrial Services Act take effect on July 1, 2025.