Sen. Michael W. Halpin
Filed: 4/9/2024
 
 

 
 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3353

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3353, AS AMENDED, 
3by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 
4following:
 
5    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
6Community-Based Corrections Task Force Act.
 
7    Section 5. Community-Based Corrections Task Force; 
8creation. The Community-Based Corrections Task Force is 
9created. The Task Force shall study and develop innovative 
10ways to introduce community-based corrections and 
11rehabilitation into the State's correctional system and 
12develop a community-based correctional program that would 
13support or remove barriers to community-based corrections in 
14Illinois, with a focus on pretrial services and those 
15sentenced to probation. 
 
 
 
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1    Section 10. Task Force; duties. The Task Force shall have 
2the following duties:
3    (1) Engage community organizations, interested groups, and 
4members of the public for the purpose of assessing:
5        (A) community-based alternatives to detention and the 
6    adoption and implementation of such alternatives; and
7        (B) the benefits of specialty courts in rehabilitating 
8    justice involved individuals.
9    (2) Review available research and data on the efficacy of 
10community-based alternatives to detention at the local, State, 
11and national level.
12    (3) Make recommendations or suggestions for changes to the 
13Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, the Unified Code of 
14Correction, and other relevant statutes.
 
15    Section 15. Task Force members. 
16    (a) The Task Force shall consist of the following members:
17        (1) 4 members appointed by the Senate President, 
18    including 2 members of the Senate and 2 members of the 
19    public, with one member of the Senate, appointed by the 
20    Senate President, to serve as chair of the Task Force; 
21        (2) 4 members appointed by the Senate Minority Leader, 
22    including 2 members of the Senate and 2 members of the 
23    public; 
24        (3) 4 members appointed by the Speaker of the House, 
25    including 2 members of the House and 2 members of the 
 
 
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1    public; 
2        (4) 4 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
3    House of Representatives, including 2 members of the House 
4    and 2 members of the public;
5        (5) a member appointed by the Prisoner Review Board;
6        (6) a member appointed by the Illinois Criminal 
7    Justice Information Authority;
8        (7) a member from a statewide organization that 
9    represents public defenders appointed by the State 
10    Appellate Defender;
11        (8) a member who represents problem-solving courts 
12    appointed by the Administrative Office of the Illinois 
13    Courts;
14        (9) a member who represents an organization that 
15    provides reentry services appointed by the Department of 
16    Corrections Parole Division;
17        (10) a member appointed by the Governor's Office of 
18    Management and Budget;
19        (11) 5 graduates of specialty courts appointed by the 
20    Governor; 
21        (12) 2 retired specialty court judges appointed by the 
22    Governor;
23        (13) the Executive Director of the Illinois Sentencing 
24    Policy Advisory Council, or his or her designee;
25        (14) a member who represents the State's Attorneys 
26    Association appointed by the Governor;
 
 
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1        (15) a member who represents the Illinois Sheriffs' 
2    Association appointed by the Governor;
3        (16) a member who represents downstate courts 
4    appointed by the Governor;
5        (17) a member who represents Cook County Courts 
6    appointed by the Governor; and
7        (18) a member who represents adult probation appointed 
8    by the Governor.
9    (b) Appointments to the Task Force shall be made within 90 
10days after the effective date of this Act.
11    (c) The Task Force shall meet no less than 5 times.
12    (d) The members of the Task Force shall serve without 
13compensation.
14    (e) The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority 
15shall provide administrative and technical support for the 
16Task Force and is responsible for ensuring that the 
17requirements of the Task Force are met.
 
18    Section 20. Report. 
19    (a) On or before December 31, 2025, the Task Force shall 
20publish a final report of its findings, developments, and 
21recommendations and after the publication of its final report 
22the Task Force shall be dissolved. The report shall, at a 
23minimum, detail findings and recommendations related to the 
24duties of the Task Force and the following:
25        (1) information and recommendations related to the 
 
 
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1    benefits of community-based corrections and specialty 
2    courts; and
3        (2) the development and implementation of a new 
4    community-based corrections program.
5    (b) The final report shall be shared with the following:
6        (1) the General Assembly; and
7        (2) the Offices of the Governor and Lieutenant 
8    Governor.
 
9    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
10becoming law.".