Public Act 0481 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
Public Act 100-0481 |
HB2641 Enrolled | LRB100 08951 RLC 19096 b |
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
Protection of Individuals with Disabilities in the Criminal |
Justice System Task Force Act. |
Section 5. Protection of Individuals With Disabilities in |
the Criminal Justice System Task Force; members.
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(a) There is created the Protection of Individuals with |
Disabilities in the Criminal Justice System Task Force ("Task |
Force") consisting of 24 members, one member appointed by the |
Attorney General, one liaison of the Office of the Governor and |
14 other members appointed by the Governor, 2 circuit judges |
appointed by the Supreme Court, one member appointed by the |
State Treasurer, one member appointed by the Guardianship and |
Advocacy Commission, and 4 members of the General Assembly, one |
each appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, |
the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, the |
President of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the Senate. |
The appointments shall be made within 90 days after the |
effective date of this Act. |
(b) The members shall reflect the racial, ethnic, and |
geographic diversity and diversity of disabilities of
this |
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State and include: |
(1) Circuit judges who preside over criminal cases; |
(2) State's Attorneys; |
(3) Public Defenders; |
(4) representatives
of organizations that advocate for |
persons with developmental and
intellectual disabilities; |
(5) representatives of organizations that
advocate for |
persons with physical disabilities; |
(6) representatives
of organizations that advocate for |
persons with mental illness; |
(7)
representatives of organizations that advocate for |
adolescents and youth; |
(8) a representative from the Guardianship and |
Advocacy Commission; |
(9) sheriffs or their designees; |
(10) chiefs of municipal police departments or their |
designees; |
(11) individuals with disabilities; |
(12) parents or guardians of individuals with |
disabilities; |
(13) community-based providers of
services to persons |
with disabilities; and |
(14) a representative of a service coordination |
agency. |
(c) The following State officials shall serve as ex-officio |
members of the Task Force: |
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(1) a liaison of the Governor's Office; |
(2) the Attorney General or his or her designee; |
(3) the Director of State Police or his or her |
designee; |
(4) the Secretary of Human Services or his or her |
designee; |
(5) the Director of Corrections or his or her designee; |
(6) the Director of Juvenile Justice or his or her |
designee; |
(7) the Director of the Guardianship and Advocacy |
Commission or his or her designee; |
(8) the Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice |
Information Authority or his or her designee; and |
(9) the State Treasurer or his or her designee. |
(d) The members of the Task Force shall serve without |
compensation. |
(e) The Task Force members shall elect one of the appointed |
members to serve as a co-chair of the Task Force at the first |
meeting of the Task Force. The other co-chair shall be the |
liaison of the Governor's Office. |
(f) The Guardianship and Advocacy Commission shall provide |
administrative and other support to the Task Force.
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Section 10. Task Force duties. The Task Force shall |
consider issues that affect adults and juveniles with |
disabilities with respect to their involvement with the police, |
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detention and confinement in correctional facilities, |
representation by counsel, participation in the criminal |
justice system, communications with their families, awareness |
and accommodations for their disabilities, and concerns for the |
safety of the general public and individuals working in the |
criminal justice system. The Task Force shall make |
recommendations to the Governor and to the General Assembly |
regarding policies, procedures, legislation, and other actions |
that can be taken to protect the public safety and the |
well-being and rights of individuals with disabilities in the |
criminal justice system. |
Section 15. Meetings. The Task Force shall meet at least 4 |
times, with the first meeting taking place no later than 120 |
days after the effective date of this Act. |
Section 20. Report. The Task Force shall submit a report |
with its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the |
Attorney General, and to the General Assembly on or before |
March 31, 2018. |
Section 25. Repeal. This Act is repealed on June 30, 2018.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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