2005 Illinois Code - Chapter 20 Executive Branch 20 ILCS 4027/ Illinois Violence Prevention Act of 1995.
(20 ILCS 4027/1)
Sec. 1.
Short title.
This Act may be cited as the Illinois Violence Prevention Act of 1995.
(Source: P.A. 89‑353, eff. 8‑17‑95.)
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(20 ILCS 4027/5)
Sec. 5.
Purpose.
The purpose of this Act is to plan, coordinate,
evaluate,
and fund public health and public safety approaches to violence prevention in
the State.
(Source: P.A. 89‑353, eff. 8‑17‑95.)
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(20 ILCS 4027/10)
Sec. 10.
Illinois Violence Prevention Authority.
There is hereby created
the Illinois Violence Prevention Authority (hereafter "Authority") which shall
be chaired jointly by the Attorney General and the Director of Public Health
and shall also include: the Secretary of Human
Services (or his or her designee) plus 2 additional representatives of the
Department of Human Services designated by the Secretary; the director or
designee of the following departments of State government: the
Department of State
Police, the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, the
Department of Children and Family Services, the Department on
Aging, the
State Board of Education, and the Department of Corrections; the chair or
designee of the Authority's Youth Advisory Board, who is entitled to vote as a
member of the Authority if 16 years of age or older; and 10 public
members representing health,
criminal justice, and civic associations or organizations working in the area
of violence prevention, 5 each appointed by the Attorney General and
the
Director of Public Health. Appointed members serve 3‑year terms and may be
reappointed for an unlimited number of terms.
(Source: P.A. 91‑284, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(20 ILCS 4027/15)
Sec. 15.
Responsibilities of the Authority.
(a) The responsibilities of
the Authority shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Coordination of Statewide violence prevention |
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efforts and development of a statewide plan that incorporates public health and public safety approaches to violence prevention in families, communities, and schools.
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(2) Seeking and receiving funds that may be
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available from private and public sources for violence prevention.
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(3) Distribution of grants, pursuant to available
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appropriations and other funds received for purposes of this Act, to community or statewide organizations that address violence prevention in a comprehensive and collaborative manner, including, but not limited to:
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(i) Community‑based youth violence prevention
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programs, such as mentoring programs, after‑school programs, and job training or development;
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(ii) Implementation and evaluation of
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comprehensive school‑based violence prevention programs from prekindergarten through 12th grade;
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(iii) Early childhood intervention programs
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designed to prevent violence and identify and serve young children and families at risk;
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(iv) Family violence and sexual assault
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(v) Programs that integrate violence prevention
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initiatives with alcohol and substance abuse prevention efforts;
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(vi) Programs that integrate violence prevention
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services with health care provision;
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(vii) Innovative community policing or law
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enforcement approaches to violence prevention; and
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(4) Provision of technical assistance and training
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to help building the capacity of communities, organizations, and systems to develop, implement, and evaluate violence prevention programs.
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(b) The Authority may utilize a reasonable amount of appropriations from
the Violence Prevention Fund for costs associated with administering this Act,
and may, by the co‑chairpersons designated in Section 10, appoint an Executive
Director or contract with a not‑for‑profit or other agency for any or all
administrative functions related to this Act.
(Source: P.A. 89‑353, eff. 8‑17‑95.)
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(20 ILCS 4027/20)
Sec. 20.
Violence Prevention Fund.
There is hereby established the
Violence Prevention Fund in the State Treasury into which funds received from
private, state, or federal sources specifically for violence prevention may be
deposited, and from which funds shall be appropriated to the Illinois Violence
Prevention Authority.
(Source: P.A. 89‑353, eff. 8‑17‑95.)
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(20 ILCS 4027/25)
Sec. 25.
(Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 92‑409, eff.
8‑17‑01. Repealed internally, eff. 7‑1‑05.)
(20 ILCS 4027/95)
Sec. 95.
(Amendatory provisions; text omitted).
(Source: P.A. 89‑353, eff. 8‑17‑95; text omitted.)
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(20 ILCS 4027/100)
Sec. 100.
(Amendatory provisions; text omitted).
(Source: P.A. 89‑353, eff. 8‑17‑95; text omitted.)
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(20 ILCS 4027/999)
Sec. 999.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon becoming law.
(Source: P.A. 89‑353, eff. 8‑17‑95.)
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