Sec. 0.04. Powers and duties.
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Sec. 0.04. 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; and
(11)establish such other standards and regulations and do all acts necessary to carry
out the intent and purposes of this Act.