Topic:
Juvenile justice
(Nekritz, D-Buffalo Grove; Raoul, D-Chicago) prohibits a minor from being incarcerated for a Class 3 or 4 felony violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. It makes an exception for a third or subsequent judicial finding of a violation of probation for substantial noncompliance with court-ordered treatment or programming. Limits the current five-year mandatory probation to minors found guilty of first-degree murder, and probation terms for Class X and forcible felonies are reduced to a minimum of three years, two years, or 18 months depending on the offense. Passed both chambers.