97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1232

 

Introduced 02/08/11, by Rep. Rita Mayfield

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
725 ILCS 240/3  from Ch. 70, par. 503
725 ILCS 240/7  from Ch. 70, par. 507

    Amends the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act. Provides that any crime victim or his or her family, or both, may apply to the Attorney General for financial assistance from moneys collected by the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Fund. Provides that the Attorney General shall consider factors that he or she deems appropriate in selecting crime victims and their families that will receive moneys from the Fund. Provides that if the Attorney General selects a crime victim or his or her family, or both, to receive moneys from the Fund, the Attorney General shall issue a voucher to be presented to the State Comptroller, who shall examine the voucher in accordance with the State Comptroller Act, and if he or she is satisfied that the voucher meets the requirements of law, the Comptroller shall draw a warrant and present it to the State Treasurer to be countersigned by the State Treasurer. Provides that the warrant shall be returned to the Attorney General who shall mail the warrant to the crime victim or his or her family, or both, for payment of moneys from the Fund for financial assistance to the crime victim or his or her family, or both. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act is
5amended by changing Sections 3 and 7 as follows:
 
6    (725 ILCS 240/3)  (from Ch. 70, par. 503)
7    Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act:
8    (a) "Advisory Commission" means the Violent Crimes
9Advisory Commission created in Section 4 of this Act;
10    (b) "Fund" means the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Fund
11created in Section 10 of this Act;
12    (c) "Agency" or "agencies" means any federal, State, local
13or private entity which provides, operates or coordinates
14victim and witness assistance programs; .
15    (d) "Crime victim" has the meaning ascribed to it in
16Section 3 of the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act.
17(Source: P.A. 83-908.)
 
18    (725 ILCS 240/7)  (from Ch. 70, par. 507)
19    Sec. 7. Administration of Fund. The Attorney General shall
20administer the disbursement of monies collected by the Fund in
21accordance with the following procedures.
22    (a) Any public or private nonprofit agency may apply to the

 

 

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1Attorney General for selection and funding as a victim and
2witness assistance center pursuant to this Act.
3    (a-5) Any crime victim or his or her family, or both, may
4apply to the Attorney General for financial assistance from
5moneys collected by the Fund. The Attorney General shall
6consider factors that he or she deems appropriate in selecting
7crime victims and their families that will receive moneys from
8the Fund. If the Attorney General selects a crime victim or his
9or her family, or both, to receive moneys from the Fund, the
10Attorney General shall issue a voucher to be presented to the
11State Comptroller, who shall examine the voucher in accordance
12with Section 9 of the State Comptroller Act, and if he or she
13is satisfied that the voucher meets the requirements of law,
14the Comptroller shall draw a warrant and present it to the
15State Treasurer to be countersigned by the State Treasurer. The
16warrant shall be returned to the Attorney General who shall
17mail the warrant to the crime victim or his or her family, or
18both, for payment of moneys from the Fund for financial
19assistance to the crime victim or his or her family, or both.
20    (b) The Attorney General shall consider the following
21factors together with any other circumstances he or she deems
22appropriate in selecting victim and witness assistance centers
23applicants to receive funds and to be designated as victim and
24witness assistance centers:
25        (1) Stated goals of applicants;
26        (2) Commitment and ability to provide the services

 

 

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1    described in Section 8 of this Act;
2        (3) Number of people to be served and the needs of the
3    community;
4        (4) Evidence of community support;
5        (5) Organizational structure of the agency;
6        (6) Maximization of volunteers.
7    (c) After evaluation of all applicants, the Attorney
8General shall select a number of applicants which the Attorney
9General deems qualified under this Act for designation to
10receive funding pursuant to this Act as individual crime
11victims or family members of crime victims or for the
12establishment and operation of the centers. Funding contracts
13shall be entered into by the Attorney General with each
14designated victim and witness assistance center applicant on an
15annual basis. The Attorney General may impose matching funds
16requirements on victim and witness assistance center grant
17recipients. The Attorney General may evaluate each victim and
18witness assistance center recipient prior to each fund
19dispersal and cancel the remaining term of any contract in
20which the recipient has failed to meet the contract
21requirements or for any good cause.
22(Source: P.A. 90-139, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
23    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
24becoming law.