Bill
SB 1525
One-time $10 million General Revenue Fund grant to ICJIA to fund Community Healing Resource Centers operations and grants that support trauma healing and community services.
Status: Enacted as Public Act 25-120 (2025). Effective date: July 1, 2025.
Summary
- SB 1525 appropriates $10,000,000 from the Illinois General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA).
- The funds are designated for grants to Community Healing Resource Centers (CHRC) for their operational expenses.
- The appropriation is phrased as "$10,000,000, or so much of that amount as may be necessary," indicating a one-time allotment with some flexibility in amount spent.
Sponsor and procedural history (selected)
- Introduced in the Illinois Senate by Sen. Adriane Johnson (filed Feb 4, 2025).
- Passed both legislative chambers, amended in the House, and enacted as Public Act 25-120 (2025).
- Effective July 1, 2025.
- Companion bill: HB 2557.
Key provisions and changes
- Financial: A one-time appropriation of $10 million from the General Revenue Fund to ICJIA.
- Purpose: ICJIA is authorized to use these funds to make grants to Community Healing Resource Centers to cover operational costs.
- Administration: ICJIA is the designated administering agency; the bill text provided does not include detailed grant criteria, eligibility rules, reporting requirements, or oversight language.
Who is affected
- Community Healing Resource Centers (CHRC): eligible to receive operational grants administered by ICJIA.
- Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority: charged with distributing the grant funds.
- Illinois General Revenue Fund / state budget: reduced by the appropriation amount.
- Indirect beneficiaries: communities served by CHRCs (e.g., individuals receiving trauma recovery, community-based healing, violence interruption, or reentry supports).
Potential impacts and notes
- Operational support: The funding provides short-term financial support to CHRCs, helping sustain services such as healing, trauma-informed care, and community-based alternatives to traditional criminal justice responses.
- Fiscal impact: $10 million is a one-time appropriation from the General Revenue Fund; the bill does not specify multi-year funding.
- Implementation details: The bill text as provided does not define grant eligibility criteria, application processes, performance measures, or reporting/oversight provisions. Those will be determined administratively by ICJIA unless additional statutory language or rules apply.
- Related legislation: Companion HB 2557 tracks similar substance.
Document note
- The materials supplied also included unrelated Arizona statutory text concerning career technical education districts. The summary above reflects the Illinois SB 1525 appropriation for CHRCs (title: $ICJIA-GRANT CHRC), which is the operative subject for this bill number and legislative actions listed.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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