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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB3557 Introduced 2/14/2020, by Sen. John F. Curran SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission Act. Provides that 3 members of the Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission shall be members of a law enforcement organization representing law enforcement officers in a county of more than 3,000,000 inhabitants (instead of "3 members of the public who are not attorneys and who are not officers or employees of the Judicial Branch").
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| | SB3557 | | LRB101 18505 LNS 67956 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning human rights.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief |
| 5 | | Commission Act is amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
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| 6 | | (775 ILCS 40/20)
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| 7 | | Sec. 20. Membership; chair; meetings; quorum. |
| 8 | | (a) The Commission shall consist of 8 voting members as
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| 9 | | follows: |
| 10 | | (1) One shall be a retired Circuit Court Judge.
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| 11 | | (2) One shall be a former prosecuting attorney. |
| 12 | | (3) One shall be a law school professor. |
| 13 | | (4) One shall be engaged in the practice of criminal
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| 14 | | defense law. |
| 15 | | (5) Three shall be members of a law enforcement |
| 16 | | organization representing law enforcement officers in a |
| 17 | | county of more than 3,000,000 inhabitants the public who |
| 18 | | are not
attorneys and who are not officers or employees of |
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Judicial branch. |
| 20 | | (6) One shall be a former public defender. |
| 21 | | The members of the Commission shall be appointed by the |
| 22 | | Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. Members |
| 23 | | may be re-appointed for additional terms, as provided for under |
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| 1 | | Section 25. |
| 2 | | (a-1) The Governor shall also appoint
alternate Commission |
| 3 | | members for the Commission members he or
she has appointed to |
| 4 | | serve in the event of scheduling
conflicts, conflicts of |
| 5 | | interest, disability, or other
disqualification arising in a |
| 6 | | particular case. Where an alternate member is called upon to |
| 7 | | serve in a particular place, the alternate member shall vote in |
| 8 | | the place of, and otherwise exercise the same powers as, the |
| 9 | | member which he or she is replacing. The alternate
member shall |
| 10 | | have the same qualifications for appointment as
the original |
| 11 | | member. In making the appointments, the Governor shall make a |
| 12 | | good faith effort to appoint members
with different |
| 13 | | perspectives of the justice system. The
Governor shall also |
| 14 | | consider geographical
location, gender, and racial diversity |
| 15 | | in making the
appointments.
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| 16 | | (b) The retired judge who is appointed as a member under |
| 17 | | subsection
(a) shall serve as Chair of the Commission. The |
| 18 | | Commission
shall have its initial meeting no later than one |
| 19 | | month after the appointment of a quorum of members of the |
| 20 | | Commission,
at the call of the Chair. The Commission shall meet |
| 21 | | a minimum
of once every 6 months and may also meet more often |
| 22 | | at the call
of the Chair. The Commission shall meet at such |
| 23 | | time and place
as designated by the Chair, in accordance with |
| 24 | | the provisions of the Open Meetings Act. Notice of the meetings |
| 25 | | shall be
given at such time and manner as provided by the rules |
| 26 | | of the
Commission, in accordance with the provisions of the |