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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 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is | ||||||
5 | amended by adding Article 106G as follows: | ||||||
6 | (725 ILCS 5/Art. Art. 106G heading new) | ||||||
7 | ARTICLE 106G. COMMISSION ON CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS | ||||||
8 | (725 ILCS 5/106G-5 new) | ||||||
9 | Sec. 106G-5. Commission on Children of Incarcerated | ||||||
10 | Parents created. | ||||||
11 | (a) The Commission on Children of Incarcerated Parents, | ||||||
12 | hereinafter referred to as the Commission, is created within | ||||||
13 | the Department of Human Services and shall reflect the | ||||||
14 | diversity of the State of Illinois, including geographic, | ||||||
15 | racial and ethnic diversity and diversity of life experience. | ||||||
16 | The Commission shall be
responsible for implementing and | ||||||
17 | coordinating the recommendations of the Task Force on Children | ||||||
18 | of Incarcerated Parents. | ||||||
19 | (b) No later than 90 days after the effective date of this | ||||||
20 | amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, the following | ||||||
21 | representatives from relevant stakeholder groups shall be | ||||||
22 | appointed to the Commission by the Lieutenant Governor unless |
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1 | otherwise stated: | ||||||
2 | (1) one female who has previously been incarcerated | ||||||
3 | and has been directly impacted by policies relating to | ||||||
4 | children of incarcerated parents; | ||||||
5 | (2) two individuals who have been directly impacted by | ||||||
6 | policies relating to children of incarcerated parents, one | ||||||
7 | of whom is between the ages of 17 and 24 at the time of | ||||||
8 | appointment; | ||||||
9 | (3) three representatives from community-based | ||||||
10 | providers or community organizations that provide services | ||||||
11 | to address the trauma of incarceration through social | ||||||
12 | services, advocacy, or the provision of legal services; | ||||||
13 | (4) one individual who has been directly impacted by
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14 | the Department of Juvenile Justice policies
relating to | ||||||
15 | children of incarcerated parents and is
between the ages | ||||||
16 | of 17 and 24 at the time of
appointment; | ||||||
17 | (5) the Lieutenant Governor, or his or her designee; | ||||||
18 | (6) the Secretary of Human Services, or his or her | ||||||
19 | designee; | ||||||
20 | (7) the Director of Children and Family Services, or | ||||||
21 | his or her designee; | ||||||
22 | (8) the Cook County Public Guardian, or his or her
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23 | designee; | ||||||
24 | (9) the Director of Juvenile Justice, or his or her | ||||||
25 | designee; | ||||||
26 | (10) the Director of Corrections, or his or her |
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1 | designee; | ||||||
2 | (11) the President of the Illinois Sheriffs' | ||||||
3 | Association, or his or her designee; | ||||||
4 | (12) the Cook County Sheriff, or his or her designee; | ||||||
5 | (13) the Director of the Illinois State Police, or his | ||||||
6 | or her designee; | ||||||
7 | (14) the Chief of the Chicago Police Department, or | ||||||
8 | his or her designee; | ||||||
9 | (15) the Executive Director of the Illinois Law | ||||||
10 | Enforcement Training Standards Board, or his or her | ||||||
11 | designee; | ||||||
12 | (16) the Attorney General, or his or her designee; | ||||||
13 | (17) one member who represents the court system; | ||||||
14 | (18) one member from an organization that facilitates | ||||||
15 | visitation between incarcerated parents and children; | ||||||
16 | (19) one member who is a researcher or member of an | ||||||
17 | academic profession and has studied issues related to the | ||||||
18 | impact of incarceration on youth; | ||||||
19 | (20) one member who represents an organization with | ||||||
20 | expertise in gender-responsive practices and assessing the | ||||||
21 | impact of incarceration on women; and | ||||||
22 | (21)
one male who has previously been incarcerated and | ||||||
23 | has been directly impacted by policies relating to | ||||||
24 | children of incarcerated parents. | ||||||
25 | (c) In this Section, "an individual who has been directly | ||||||
26 | impacted by policies relating to children of incarcerated |
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1 | parents" means a person who has been convicted of, | ||||||
2 | adjudicated, or pled guilty to, one or more felonies, who was | ||||||
3 | sentenced to a term of imprisonment, and who has been | ||||||
4 | separated from his or her children as a result of | ||||||
5 | imprisonment. | ||||||
6 | (d) Commission members shall serve without compensation. | ||||||
7 | The term of a member of the Commission, other than a member | ||||||
8 | listed under paragraphs (5) through (16) of subsection (b), | ||||||
9 | shall expire 4 years after the date of the member's | ||||||
10 | appointment. | ||||||
11 | (e) Once all its members have been appointed as provided | ||||||
12 | in this Section, the Commission may exercise any power, | ||||||
13 | perform any function, or take any action in furtherance of its | ||||||
14 | purposes and goals. The Commission shall: | ||||||
15 | (1) meet at least 4 times per year beginning within 30 | ||||||
16 | days after the appointment of a quorum of its members; | ||||||
17 | (2) identify resources, strategies, and legislative | ||||||
18 | proposals to support the full administration and | ||||||
19 | implementation of the Task Force on Children of | ||||||
20 | Incarcerated Parents recommendations; | ||||||
21 | (3) develop a strategic plan that outlines specific | ||||||
22 | goals, information-gathering activities, benchmarks, and | ||||||
23 | timelines toward achieving the purpose of the Commission | ||||||
24 | to fully implement the recommendations of the Task Force | ||||||
25 | on Children of Incarcerated Parents; and | ||||||
26 | (4) deliver an annual report to the General Assembly |
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1 | and to the Governor to be posted on the websites of the | ||||||
2 | Governor and General Assembly and provide to the public an | ||||||
3 | annual report on its progress. A draft of the report shall | ||||||
4 | be released for public comment, and feedback and shall be | ||||||
5 | solicited from relevant stakeholders, including | ||||||
6 | individuals impacted by parental incarceration, law | ||||||
7 | enforcement, and advocates from local governmental family | ||||||
8 | services agencies and nonprofit service providers. | ||||||
9 | (f) The General Assembly may appropriate funds to the | ||||||
10 | Department of Human Services for the purpose of funding the | ||||||
11 | work of the Commission or services provided under this | ||||||
12 | Section.
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