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| | SB3405 Engrossed | | LRB103 38173 AWJ 68306 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section |
| 5 | | 5-1189 as follows:
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| 6 | | (55 ILCS 5/5-1189 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 5-1189. Transportation to problem-solving courts. |
| 8 | | (a) As used in this Section, "problem-solving court" means |
| 9 | | a court program regulated under the Drug Court Treatment Act, |
| 10 | | the Juvenile Drug Court Treatment Act, the Mental Health Court |
| 11 | | Treatment Act, or the Veterans and Servicemembers Court |
| 12 | | Treatment Act. |
| 13 | | (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county |
| 14 | | may use funds designated by law or ordinance for |
| 15 | | transportation purposes to fund rides for persons to attend |
| 16 | | problem-solving courts. The county may enter into an |
| 17 | | intergovernmental agreement with another unit of local |
| 18 | | government for the purposes of this Section. |