725 ILCS 185/0.04: Powers and duties.

(Text of Section from P.A. 104-466)

(a) The Office shall provide pretrial services as provided in Section 7 to circuit courts or counties without existing pretrial services agencies.

(b) The Office shall develop, establish, adopt, and enforce uniform standards for pretrial services in this State.

(c) The Office may:

(1) hire and train State employed pretrial personnel;

(2) establish qualifications for pretrial officers as to hiring, promotion, and training;

(3) establish a system of training and orientation for local pretrial services agencies;

(4) develop standards and approve employee compensation schedules for local pretrial services agencies;

(5) establish a system of uniform forms;

(6) develop standards for a system of recordkeeping for local pretrial services agencies;

(7) gather statistics and develop research for planning of pretrial services in Illinois;

(8) establish a means of verifying the conditions for reimbursement under this Act for local pretrial services agencies and develop criteria for approved costs for reimbursement;

(9) monitor and evaluate all pretrial programs operated by local pretrial services agencies;

(10) review and approve annual plans submitted by local pretrial services agencies; and

(11) establish such other standards and regulations and do all acts necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of this Act.

(d) Subject to appropriation, in State Fiscal Year 2027 only, the Office may expend funds relating to the organization and administrative responsibilities of the Office of the State Public Defender established by the State Public Defender Act.

(Text of Section from P.A. 104-551)

Powers and duties.

(a) The Office shall provide pretrial services as provided in Section 7 to circuit courts or counties without existing pretrial services agencies.

(b) The Office shall develop, establish, adopt, and enforce uniform standards for pretrial services in this State.

(c) The Office may:

(1) hire and train State employed pretrial personnel;

(2) establish qualifications for pretrial officers as to hiring, promotion, and training;

(3) establish a system of training and orientation for local pretrial services agencies;

(4) develop standards and approve employee compensation schedules for local pretrial services agencies;

(5) establish a system of uniform forms;

(6) develop standards for a system of recordkeeping for local pretrial services agencies;

(7) gather statistics and develop research for planning of pretrial services in Illinois;

(8) establish a means of verifying the conditions for reimbursement under this Act for local pretrial services agencies and develop criteria for approved costs for reimbursement;

(9) monitor and evaluate all pretrial programs operated by local pretrial services agencies;

(10) review and approve annual plans submitted by local pretrial services agencies;

(11) establish such other standards and regulations and do all acts necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of this Act;

(12) create and manage grant initiatives that support the duties and objectives of this Act and may provide financial assistance to eligible counties, public agencies, or other qualified entities to strengthen and improve pretrial services statewide; and

(13) reimburse counties for reasonable and necessary costs for pretrial expenses, subject to criteria established by the Office and available funding.