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| 1 | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||||
| 5 | Resentencing Task Force Act. | ||||||
| 6 | Section 5. Purpose; findings. The State is committed to | ||||||
| 7 | ensuring that sentences of imprisonment continue to advance | ||||||
| 8 | the interest of justice and promote public safety. The task | ||||||
| 9 | force is created by recognizing that in this State, once a | ||||||
| 10 | person is sentenced, there are few meaningful opportunities | ||||||
| 11 | for release. | ||||||
| 12 | Section 10. Resentencing Task Force; creation. There is | ||||||
| 13 | created the Resentencing Task Force. The task force shall | ||||||
| 14 | study innovative ways to reduce the prison population in | ||||||
| 15 | Illinois from initiations of resentencing motions filed by | ||||||
| 16 | State's Attorneys, the Illinois Department of Corrections and | ||||||
| 17 | the judicial branch.
The task force further aims to | ||||||
| 18 | acknowledge that employees who work for the Illinois | ||||||
| 19 | Department of Corrections and other members of law enforcement | ||||||
| 20 | may be affected by the reduction of the prison population. | ||||||
| 21 | This task force shall also consider ways to train and refocus | ||||||
| 22 | the workforce in communities where many jobs are with the | ||||||
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| 1 | Illinois Department of Corrections and law enforcement.
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| 2 | Section 15. Task Force Members. | ||||||
| 3 | (a) The Resentencing Task Force shall consist of the | ||||||
| 4 | following members: | ||||||
| 5 | (1) a member of the House of Representatives appointed | ||||||
| 6 | by the Speaker of
the House;
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| 7 | (2) a member of the House of Representatives appointed | ||||||
| 8 | by the Minority
Leader of the House; | ||||||
| 9 | (3) a member of the Senate appointed by the President | ||||||
| 10 | of the Senate; | ||||||
| 11 | (4) a member of the Senate appointed by the Minority | ||||||
| 12 | Leader of the Senate; | ||||||
| 13 | (5) a member appointed by a statewide agency that | ||||||
| 14 | represents State's
Attorneys and is elected to a county of | ||||||
| 15 | under one million people or his or her
designee; | ||||||
| 16 | (6) a member appointed by a statewide agency that | ||||||
| 17 | represents State's
Attorneys;
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| 18 | (7) a member appointed by the Office of the State | ||||||
| 19 | Appellate Defender; | ||||||
| 20 | (8) a member appointed by an organization that | ||||||
| 21 | advocates for victims' rights; | ||||||
| 22 | (9) a member appointed by an organization that | ||||||
| 23 | advocates for sentencing
reform; | ||||||
| 24 | (10) a member appointed by an organization | ||||||
| 25 | representing the interests of
members of a labor union; | ||||||
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| 1 | (11) a member appointed by the Illinois Sentencing | ||||||
| 2 | Policy Advisory Council; and | ||||||
| 3 | (12) a retired judge appointed by the Governor. | ||||||
| 4 | (b) The task force shall meet no less than 4 times and | ||||||
| 5 | shall provide recommendations for legislation to the General | ||||||
| 6 | Assembly and the Governor's Office on or before January 1, | ||||||
| 7 | 2022. | ||||||
| 8 | (c) The members of the task force shall serve without | ||||||
| 9 | compensation. | ||||||
| 10 | (d) The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority | ||||||
| 11 | shall provide administrative and technical support for the | ||||||
| 12 | task force and are responsible for appointing a chairperson | ||||||
| 13 | and ensuring the requirements of the task force are met. | ||||||
| 14 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 15 | becoming law. | ||||||