SB1399 Summary

• Renames "Juvenile Electronic Home Detention Law" to "Juvenile Electronic Monitoring and Home Detention Law" throughout the Juvenile Court Act to standardize terminology for detention programs.

• Establishes electronic monitoring program for juvenile drug court as a less restrictive alternative to detention, subject to Chief Judge approval and evidence-based risk assessment.

• Updates references to "electronic monitoring or home detention" throughout the Unified Code of Corrections to replace inconsistent language and clarify that these programs apply to adult offenders in various contexts including post-sentencing, parole, and release programs.

• Adds "aftercare specialist" employed by the Department of Juvenile Justice to the list of supervisory positions covered under custodial sexual misconduct provisions, making it illegal for such staff to engage in sexual conduct with those under their supervision.

• Makes technical corrections including grammar fixes and standardizes terminology related to electronic monitoring programs across juvenile and adult corrections statutes.