Drug court grant program.
    (a) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall establish a program to administer grants to local drug courts. Grant moneys may be used for the following purposes:

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 301/55-25

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

         (1) treatment or other clinical intervention through
    
an appropriately licensed provider;
        (2) monitoring, supervision, and clinical case
    
management via probation, Department Designated Programs, or licensed treatment providers;
        (3) transportation of the offender to required
    
appointments;
        (4) interdisciplinary and other training of both
    
clinical and legal professionals who are involved in the local drug court;
        (5) other activities including data collection
    
related to drug court operation and purchase of software or other administrative tools to assist in the overall management of the local system; or
        (6) court appointed special advocate programs.
     (b) The position of Statewide Drug Court Coordinator is created as a full-time position within the Department. The Statewide Drug Court Coordinator shall be responsible for the following:
         (1) coordinating training, technical assistance, and
    
overall support to drug courts in Illinois;
        (2) assisting in the development of new drug courts
    
and advising local partnerships on appropriate practices;
        (3) collecting data from local drug court
    
partnerships on drug court operations and aggregating that data into an annual report to be presented to the General Assembly; and
        (4) acting as a liaison between the State and the
    
Illinois Association of Drug Court Professionals.