101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB3557

 

Introduced 2/14/2020, by Sen. John F. Curran

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
775 ILCS 40/20

    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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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning human rights.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief
5Commission Act is amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
 
6    (775 ILCS 40/20)
7    Sec. 20. Membership; chair; meetings; quorum.
8    (a) The Commission shall consist of 8 voting members as
9follows:
10        (1) One shall be a retired Circuit Court Judge.
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
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
19    the Judicial branch.
20        (6) One shall be a former public defender.
21    The members of the Commission shall be appointed by the
22Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. Members
23may be re-appointed for additional terms, as provided for under

 

 

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1Section 25.
2    (a-1) The Governor shall also appoint alternate Commission
3members for the Commission members he or she has appointed to
4serve in the event of scheduling conflicts, conflicts of
5interest, disability, or other disqualification arising in a
6particular case. Where an alternate member is called upon to
7serve in a particular place, the alternate member shall vote in
8the place of, and otherwise exercise the same powers as, the
9member which he or she is replacing. The alternate member shall
10have the same qualifications for appointment as the original
11member. In making the appointments, the Governor shall make a
12good faith effort to appoint members with different
13perspectives of the justice system. The Governor shall also
14consider geographical location, gender, and racial diversity
15in making the appointments.
16    (b) The retired judge who is appointed as a member under
17subsection (a) shall serve as Chair of the Commission. The
18Commission shall have its initial meeting no later than one
19month after the appointment of a quorum of members of the
20Commission, at the call of the Chair. The Commission shall meet
21a minimum of once every 6 months and may also meet more often
22at the call of the Chair. The Commission shall meet at such
23time and place as designated by the Chair, in accordance with
24the provisions of the Open Meetings Act. Notice of the meetings
25shall be given at such time and manner as provided by the rules
26of the Commission, in accordance with the provisions of the

 

 

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1Open Meetings Act. A majority of the voting members shall
2constitute a quorum. All Commission votes shall be by majority
3vote of the voting members appointed.
4(Source: P.A. 96-223, eff. 8-10-09.)