July 20, 2016 Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission Meeting

Audience

Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission Members and Staff. The public is welcome to attend.

Date/Time

July 20, 2016, 9:00am to 1:00pm

Location

• 401 S Clinton
  1st Floor
  Chicago, IL
• Call In: 888-4944032
  Code: 5329547331#

Agenda

1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Minutes
4. Fiscal Update
   1. FY17 Contracts Update and Budget Discussion
   2. ICOY Contract Update
5. State Budget Discussion
6. Committee Updates & Motions
   1. DMC/RED
   2. Executive Committee
   3. JDAI
      1. Compliance Update
   4. Planning & Grants
   5. Youth Advisory Board
7. Other Project Updates
8. Notable Legislation
9. New Business
10. Public Comment
11. Next Meeting
    September 21, 2016
12. Adjournment

Minutes

1. Call to Order
   Meeting was called to order at 9:10am, quorum present at 9:26am.
2. Roll Call
   Chairman George Timberlake, Co-Chairperson Lisa Jacobs, Rodney Ahitow, Julie Biehl, Jacqueline Bullard, Shelley Davis, Esther Franco-Payne, George Hill, Arnetra Jackson, Ben Roe, Mary Reynolds, Angela Rudolph, Rick Velasquez and Dana Weiner. Guests: Nora Collins-Mandeville, Illinois Coalition on Youth (ICOY); Lily Gleicher, Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority; Leslie Helmcamp, Fiscal Policy Center Voices for Illinois Children. Staff: Karima Douglas, Ron Smith and Julie Stremlau.
3. Approval of Minutes
   Commissioner Velasquez motioned to approve, Commissioner Hill seconded. May Minutes approved.
4. Fiscal Update
   Chairman Timberlake talked about the lack of a budget and the stop gap budget. Vice Chairperson Jacobs further explained what we believe this means to the Commission and the State overall and explained that the guests with us today will try to provide more detail on the subject.
   1. FY17 Contracts Update and Budget Discussion
      Vice Chairperson Jacobs explained the current expenditures, those remaining and the new FY17 current grants. She explained that Karrie Rueter, DHS Associate Director-Division of Youth Intervention Services, will be at the next Commission meeting to explain the new contracts, funding, system improvement contracts, GATA, etc.
   2. ICOY Contract Update
      Karima Doulas gave the ICOY update. She explained about their deliverables and programs. She discussed their current budget and noted that the funds received from the IJJC have decreased in the past few years. There is a need to adjust where they allocate this money. She explained the tasks that ICOY fulfills for the Commission and what should continue moving forward.
      Commissioner Biehl asked the group to consider funding 5 youth to attend the National Youth Summit. Commissioner Biehl motioned and Vice Chairperson Jacobs seconded the motion. All in favor, motion passed to fund up to $5,000 for the youth.
5. State Budget Discussion
   Leslie Helmcamp, Policy Analyst for the Fiscal Policy Center Voices for Illinois Children, explained her organization and the current fiscal issues with the stop gap budget, etc. The handout she shared gave an overview of where Illinois stands in terms of the current stop gap budget, revenue or lack of and debt. Illinois must raise revenue or make major cuts to make up for the billions in back payments owed. There was a discussion on what can be done to provide services. Nora Collins-Mandeville further explained her spreadsheet of ICOY's analysis of funding for DHS services. The Commission talked about the issues with Illinois' current budget situation and providers closing doors, etc. The group reflected on how this affects the Commission overall? The members believe the Commission should do a formal presentation and inform the legislators that this is what the Commission believes are necessary at this time. What programs are the most important to sustain at this time. The group discussed working toward closing DJJ facilities as they are not at full capacity and focus on community treatment. They discussed establishing a fund that would cover areas for treatment when facilities close. The Commission wants to know what can it do to assist in this area and what is IJJC's role? The Commission will look at Juvenile Justice overall and what the Commission should focus on and develop a plan. The Executive Committee will finalize and vote on this plan. Chairman Timberlake proposed that the Executive Committee work on the budget issues and how they affect IJJC and Illinois. Commissioner Hill motioned and Commissioner Bullard seconded the motion to create a fiscal document that addresses the budget issues, IJJC and Illinois. The motion includes the approval of the Commission to allow the Executive Committee to approve this new policy prior to the next full Commission meeting. The proposed policy will be shared by email with Commission members for their input. All in favor, motion passed.
6. Committee Updates & Motions
   1. DMC/RED
      Commissioner Franco Payne presented the DMC update. She explained the DMC Committee is finalizing their goals and discussing areas of focus. IL requested Technical Assistance from OJJDP for DMC. IL also attended the JJC conference in April. We need to use the resources and push this work statewide.
   2. Executive Committee
      None noted.
   3. JDAI/Compliance Update
      The JDAI update was facilitated by Ron Smith and Karima Douglas. Ron explained the Compliance Manual was submitted and briefly discussed the new requirements. He reported that some law enforcement agencies have not yet fully adjusted to the Raise the Age legislation, which may put us over our Jail Removal limit but this report only contained a nine month report so we were in compliance. For the Sight and Sound core requirement we are well in compliance. There were 194 violations of the Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders core requirement-due to raise the age legislation and we may be near our compliance limits next year. We have 162 right now. The new Federal report is daunting. JDAI partners and the juvenile officers association are aware of the new federal requirements. Maintaining compliance requires constant communication with law enforcement agencies and juvenile officers. For example, Illinois has 900 plus lock ups; a facility may have zero violations for long periods of time and then they will have some. Commissioner Bullard expressed concern with Will County and a violation of a youth held for 244 days due to "not following school rules". Vice Chairperson Jacobs asked how the IJJC can spot those issues in the JMIS system and to stop this type of thing from happening. Vice Chairperson Jacobs will consult with Susan Witkin about the JMIS aspect of this data. Commissioners Jacobs, Weiner, Biehl and Susan Witkin will address this issue and report back. Commissioner Velasquez indicated there is Redeploy money for the Will county area. Those funds should not be given if they continue with their violations. It was also noted we need better coding for the reason for the youth in Detention. Last year the IJJC sent warning letters to those counties committing violations. Susan will highlight the issues found and share with the group. The September Commission Meeting will cover the JDAI Committee's focus areas.
   4. Planning & Grants
      Vice Chairperson Jacobs updated the group on the current FY16 and FY17 contracts. The new contracts will be in place very soon. DHS is in the process of de-obligating unspent FY16 funding.
   5. Youth Advisory Board- None Noted.
7. Notable Legislation
   None noted.
8. New Business
   None noted. 
9. Public Comment
   None noted.
10. Next Meeting
    September 21, 2016
11. Adjournment
    Commissioner Rudolph motioned to adjourn. Commissioner Hill seconded the motion, meeting adjourned at 1:05pm.