(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: (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. an appropriately licensed provider; management via probation, Department Designated Programs, or licensed treatment providers; appointments; clinical and legal professionals who are involved in the local drug court; related to drug court operation and purchase of software or other administrative tools to assist in the overall management of the local system; or overall support to drug courts in Illinois; and advising local partnerships on appropriate practices; partnerships on drug court operations and aggregating that data into an annual report to be presented to the General Assembly; and Illinois Association of Drug Court Professionals.
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