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20 ILCS 4026/ Sex Offender Management Board Act.

(20 ILCS 4026/1)     Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Sex Offender Management Board Act. (Source: P.A. 90‑133, eff. 7‑22‑97.)

(20 ILCS 4026/5)     Sec. 5. Legislative declaration. The General Assembly hereby declares that the comprehensive evaluation, identification, counseling, and continued monitoring of sex offenders who are subject to the supervision of the criminal or juvenile justice systems or mental health systems is necessary in order to work toward the elimination of recidivism by such offenders. Therefore, the General Assembly hereby creates a program which standardizes the evaluation, identification, counseling, and continued monitoring of sex offenders at each stage of the criminal or juvenile justice systems or mental health systems so that those offenders will curtail recidivistic behavior and the protection of victims and potential victims will be enhanced. The General Assembly recognizes that some sex offenders cannot or will not respond to counseling and that, in creating the program described in this Act, the General Assembly does not intend to imply that all sex offenders can be successful in counseling. (Source: P.A. 90‑133, eff. 7‑22‑97; 90‑793, eff. 8‑14‑98.)

(20 ILCS 4026/10)     Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:     (a) "Board" means the Sex Offender Management Board created in Section 15.     (b) "Sex offender" means any person who is convicted or found delinquent in the State of Illinois, or under any substantially similar federal law or law of another state, of any sex offense or attempt of a sex offense as defined in subsection (c) of this Section, or any former statute of this State that defined a felony sex offense, or who has been certified as a sexually dangerous person under the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act or declared a sexually violent person under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act, or any substantially similar federal law or law of another state.     (c) "Sex offense" means any felony or misdemeanor offense described in this subsection (c) as follows:         (1) Indecent solicitation of a child, in violation of

Section 11‑6 of the Criminal Code of 1961;

(2) Indecent solicitation of an adult, in violation

of Section 11‑6.5 of the Criminal Code of 1961;

(3) Public indecency, in violation of Section 11‑9 of

the Criminal Code of 1961;

(4) Sexual exploitation of a child, in violation of

Section 11‑9.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961;

(5) Sexual relations within families, in violation of

Section 11‑11 of the Criminal Code of 1961;

(6) Soliciting for a juvenile prostitute, in

violation of Section 11‑15.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961;

(7) Keeping a place of juvenile prostitution, in

violation of Section 11‑17.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961;

(8) Patronizing a juvenile prostitute, in violation

of Section 11‑18.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961;

(9) Juvenile pimping, in violation of Section 11‑19.1

of the Criminal Code of 1961;

(10) Exploitation of a child, in violation of Section

11‑19.2 of the Criminal Code of 1961;

(11) Child pornography, in violation of Section

11‑20.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961;

(12) Harmful material, in violation of Section 11‑21

of the Criminal Code of 1961;

(13) Criminal sexual assault, in violation of Section

12‑13 of the Criminal Code of 1961;

(14) Aggravated criminal sexual assault, in violation

of Section 12‑14 of the Criminal Code of 1961;

(15) Predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, in

violation of Section 12‑14.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961;

(16) Criminal sexual abuse, in violation of Section

12‑15 of the Criminal Code of 1961;

(17) Aggravated criminal sexual abuse, in violation

of Section 12‑16 of the Criminal Code of 1961;

(18) Ritualized abuse of a child, in violation of

Section 12‑33 of the Criminal Code of 1961;

(19) An attempt to commit any of the offenses

enumerated in this subsection (c); or

(20) Any felony offense under Illinois law that is

sexually motivated.

(d) "Management" means counseling, monitoring, and supervision of any sex offender that conforms to the standards created by the Board under Section 15.     (e) "Sexually motivated" means one or more of the facts of the underlying offense indicates conduct that is of a sexual nature or that shows an intent to engage in behavior of a sexual nature. (Source: P.A. 93‑616, eff. 1‑1‑04.)

(20 ILCS 4026/15)     Sec. 15. Sex Offender Management Board; creation; duties.     (a) There is created the Sex Offender Management Board, which shall consist of 24 members. The membership of the Board shall consist of the following persons:         (1) Two members appointed by the Governor

representing the judiciary, one representing juvenile court matters and one representing adult criminal court matters;

(2) One member appointed by the Governor representing

Probation Services;

(3) One member appointed by the Governor representing

the Department of Corrections;

(4) One member appointed by the Governor representing

the Department of Human Services;

(5) One member appointed by the Governor representing

the Illinois State Police;

(6) One member appointed by the Governor representing

the Department of Children and Family Services;

(7) One member appointed by the Attorney General

representing the Office of the Attorney General;

(8) Two members appointed by the Attorney General who

are licensed mental health professionals with documented expertise in the treatment of sex offenders;

(9) Two members appointed by the Attorney General who

are State's Attorneys or assistant State's Attorneys, one representing juvenile court matters and one representing felony court matters;

(10) One member being the Cook County State's

Attorney or his or her designee;

(11) One member being the Director of the State's

Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor or his or her designee;

(12) One member being the Cook County Public Defender

or his or her designee;

(13) Two members appointed by the Governor who are

representatives of law enforcement, one juvenile officer and one sex crime investigator;

(14) Two members appointed by the Attorney General

who are recognized experts in the field of sexual assault and who can represent sexual assault victims and victims' rights organizations;

(15) One member being the State Appellate Defender or

his or her designee;

(16) One member being the President of the Illinois

Polygraph Society or his or her designee;

(17) One member being the Executive Director of the

Criminal Justice Information Authority or his or her designee;

(18) One member being the President of the Illinois

Chapter of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers or his or her designee; and

(19) One member representing the Illinois Principal

Association.

(b) The Governor and the Attorney General shall appoint a presiding officer for the Board from among the board members appointed under subsection (a) of this Section, which presiding officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and the Attorney General.     (c) Each member of the Board shall demonstrate substantial expertise and experience in the field of sexual assault.     (d) (1) Any member of the Board created in subsection (a) of this Section who is appointed under paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (a) of this Section shall serve at the pleasure of the official who appointed that member, for a term of 5 years and may be reappointed. The members shall serve without additional compensation.     (2) Any member of the Board created in subsection (a) of this Section who is appointed under paragraphs (8) through (14) of subsection (a) of this Section shall serve for a term of 5 years and may be reappointed. The members shall serve without compensation.     (3) The travel costs associated with membership on the Board created in subsection (a) of this Section will be reimbursed subject to availability of funds.     (e) The first meeting of this Board shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this Act.     (f) The Board shall carry out the following duties:         (1) Not later than December 31, 2001, the Board shall

develop and prescribe separate standardized procedures for the evaluation and identification of the offender and recommend behavior management, monitoring, and treatment based upon the knowledge that sex offenders are extremely habituated and that there is no known cure for the propensity to commit sex abuse. The Board shall develop and implement measures of success based upon a no‑cure policy for intervention. The Board shall develop and implement methods of intervention for sex offenders which have as a priority the physical and psychological safety of victims and potential victims and which are appropriate to the needs of the particular offender, so long as there is no reduction of the safety of victims and potential victims.

(2) Not later than December 31, 2001, the Board shall

develop separate guidelines and standards for a system of programs for the evaluation and treatment of both juvenile and adult sex offenders which shall be utilized by offenders who are placed on probation, committed to the Department of Corrections or Department of Human Services, or placed on mandatory supervised release or parole. The programs developed under this paragraph (f) shall be as flexible as possible so that the programs may be utilized by each offender to prevent the offender from harming victims and potential victims. The programs shall be structured in such a manner that the programs provide a continuing monitoring process as well as a continuum of counseling programs for each offender as that offender proceeds through the justice system. Also, the programs shall be developed in such a manner that, to the extent possible, the programs may be accessed by all offenders in the justice system.

(3) There is established the Sex Offender Management

Board Fund in the State Treasury into which funds received under any provision of law or from public or private sources shall be deposited, and from which funds shall be appropriated for the purposes set forth in Section 19 of this Act, Section 5‑6‑3 of the Unified Code of Corrections, and Section 3 of the Sex Offender Registration Act, and the remainder shall be appropriated to the Sex Offender Management Board for planning and research.

(4) The Board shall develop and prescribe a plan to

research and analyze the effectiveness of the evaluation, identification, and counseling procedures and programs developed under this Act. The Board shall also develop and prescribe a system for implementation of the guidelines and standards developed under paragraph (2) of this subsection (f) and for tracking offenders who have been subjected to evaluation, identification, and treatment under this Act. In addition, the Board shall develop a system for monitoring offender behaviors and offender adherence to prescribed behavioral changes. The results of the tracking and behavioral monitoring shall be a part of any analysis made under this paragraph (4).

(g) The Board may promulgate rules as are necessary to carry out the duties of the Board.     (h) The Board and the individual members of the Board shall be immune from any liability, whether civil or criminal, for the good faith performance of the duties of the Board as specified in this Section. (Source: P.A. 93‑616, eff. 1‑1‑04.)

(20 ILCS 4026/16)     Sec. 16. Sex offender evaluation and identification required.     (a) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, each felony sex offender who is to be considered for probation shall be required as part of the pre‑sentence or social investigation to submit to an evaluation for treatment, an evaluation for risk, and procedures for monitoring of behavior to protect victims and potential victims developed pursuant to item (1) of subsection (f) of Section 15 of this Act.     (b) The evaluation required by subsection (a) of this Section shall be by an evaluator approved by the Sex Offender Management Board and shall be at the expense of the person evaluated, based upon that person's ability to pay for such treatment. (Source: P.A. 93‑616, eff. 1‑1‑04.)

(20 ILCS 4026/17)     Sec. 17. Sentencing of sex offenders; treatment based upon evaluation and identification required.     (a) Each felony sex offender sentenced by the court for a sex offense shall be required as a part of any sentence to probation, conditional release, or periodic imprisonment to undergo treatment based upon the recommendations of the evaluation made pursuant to Section 16 or based upon any subsequent recommendations by the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts or the county probation department, whichever is appropriate. Any such treatment and monitoring shall be at a facility or with a person approved by the Board and at such offender's own expense based upon the offender's ability to pay for such treatment.     (b) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, each sex offender placed on parole or mandatory supervised release by the Prisoner Review Board shall be required as a condition of parole to undergo treatment based upon any evaluation or subsequent reevaluation regarding such offender during the offender's incarceration or any period of parole. Any such treatment shall be by an individual approved by the Board and at the offender's expense based upon the offender's ability to pay for such treatment. (Source: P.A. 93‑616, eff. 1‑1‑04.)

(20 ILCS 4026/18)     Sec. 18. Sex offender treatment contracts with providers. The county probation department or the Department of Human Services shall not employ or contract with and shall not allow a sex offender to employ or contract with any individual or entity to provide sex offender evaluation or treatment services pursuant to this Act unless the sex offender evaluation or treatment services provided are by an individual approved by the Board pursuant to item (2) of subsection (f) of Section 15 of this Act. (Source: P.A. 93‑616, eff. 1‑1‑04.)

    (20 ILCS 4026/19)
    Sec. 19. Sex Offender Management Board Fund.
    (a) Any and all practices endorsed or required under this Act, including but not limited to evaluation, treatment, or monitoring of programs that are or may be developed by the agency providing supervision or the Department of Corrections shall be at the expense of the person evaluated or treated, based upon the person's ability to pay. If it is determined by the agency providing supervision or the Department of Corrections that the person does not have the ability to pay for practices endorsed or required by this Act, the agency providing supervision of the sex offender shall request reimbursement for services required under this Act for which the agency has provided funding. The agency providing supervision or the Department of Corrections shall develop factors to be considered and criteria to determine a person's ability to pay. The Sex Offender Management Board shall coordinate the expenditures of moneys from the Sex Offender Management Board Fund. The Board shall allocate moneys deposited in this Fund among the agency providing supervision or the Department of Corrections.
    (b) Up to 20% of this Fund shall be retained by the Sex Offender Management Board for administrative costs, including staff, incurred pursuant to this Act.
    (c) Monies expended for this Fund shall be used to supplement, not replace offenders' self‑pay, or county appropriations for probation and court services.
    (d) Interest earned on monies deposited in this Fund may be used by the Board for its administrative costs and expenses.
    (e) In addition to the funds provided by the sex offender, counties, or Departments providing treatment, the Board shall explore funding sources including but not limited to State, federal, and private funds.
(Source: P.A. 93‑616, eff. 1‑1‑04; 94‑706, eff. 6‑1‑06.)

(20 ILCS 4026/20)     Sec. 20. Report to the General Assembly. Upon completion of the duties prescribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (f) of Section 15, the Board shall make a report to the General Assembly regarding the standardized procedures developed under this Act, the standardized programs developed under this Act, the plans for implementation developed under this Act, and the plans for research and analysis developed under this Act. (Source: P.A. 90‑133, eff. 7‑22‑97.)

(20 ILCS 4026/95)     Sec. 95. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 90‑133, eff. 7‑22‑97; text omitted.)

(20 ILCS 4026/99)     Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 90‑133, eff. 7‑22‑97.)