SB2290 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB2290

Introduced 2/10/2023, by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 2605/2605-625 new

Amends the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall establish a Uniform Statewide Crime Statistics Task Force within 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides for the appointment of the members to the Task Force by the Director of the Illinois State Police. Provides that the Task Force shall meet at least monthly to assist the Illinois State Police in the development and implementation of an integrated software system for gathering and publishing crime data from all law enforcement agencies throughout the State. Requires submission, within one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act, of a final report and recommendations to the Director of the Illinois State Police with, at a minimum, the following information: progress on the development of the integrated software system, what the expected cost would be to implement the integrated software system, and what protocols on accessing and updating the information should be implemented. Dissolves the Task Force and repeals the provisions 2 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 1. Findings. The General Assembly finds:

(1) As data tracking is necessary to develop effective solutions to lower crime and to prioritize limited resources, an integrated and accurate data system will allow law enforcement agencies to better serve victims, to analyze responses, and to strive to eliminate racial disparities in the local and State responses to crime.

(2) Aside from allowing local prosecutors and police to calibrate their response to crime trends, updated data will allow State leaders and policymakers to effectively hone their legislative responses and to distribute resources to successful strategies.

(3) An integrated software system would better assist law enforcement agencies in keeping Illinois communities safe from crime.

Section 5. The Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section 2605-625 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2605/2605-625 new)

Sec. 2605-625. Uniform Statewide Crime Statistics Task Force.

(a) The Illinois State Police shall establish a Uniform Statewide Crime Statistics Task Force within 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.

(b) The Task Force shall include the following members appointed by the Director of the Illinois State Police:

(1) Two individuals representing the Illinois State Police.

(2) Two individuals from an organization representing State's Attorneys in Illinois.

(3) Two individuals from an organization representing Illinois chiefs of police.

(4) Two individuals from an organization representing sworn officers of Illinois law enforcement agencies.

(5) Two individuals representing the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention of the Department of Human Services.

(6) Two individuals from a membership organization whose mission is to stop domestic violence.

(7) Two individuals from the Office of the Secretary of State.

(8) Two individuals representing the Department of Innovation and Technology.

The Director of the Illinois State Police, or his or her designee, shall serve as Chair of the Task Force. Members shall serve for the entirety of the Task Force without compensation. If a vacancy occurs in the Task Force membership, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(c) The Illinois State Police shall provide administrative and other support to the Task Force.

(d) The Task Force shall meet at least monthly to assist the Illinois State Police in the development and implementation of an integrated software system for gathering and publishing crime data from all law enforcement agencies throughout the State.

(e) At the conclusion of its work, the Task Force shall submit, no later than one year after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, a final report and recommendations to the Director of the Illinois State Police that reports, at a minimum, on the development of the integrated software system, what the expected cost would be to implement the integrated software system, and what protocols on accessing and updating the information should be implemented.

(f) The Task Force is dissolved and this Section is repealed 2 years after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.