Section 725 ILCS 185/0.04 - [Effective 7/1/2025] 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.Added by P.A. 103-0602,§ 10, eff. 7/1/2025.