Rep. Bob Biggins
Filed: 5/1/2008
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5801
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5801 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 is | ||||||
5 | amended by adding Article V as follows: | ||||||
6 | (750 ILCS 60/Art. V heading new)
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7 | ARTICLE V | ||||||
8 | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | ||||||
9 | TRAINING AND PROTOCOLS | ||||||
10 | (750 ILCS 60/501 new) | ||||||
11 | Sec. 501. Domestic violence training and protocols. | ||||||
12 | (a) Circuit judges and associate judges assigned to | ||||||
13 | domestic violence cases, as defined in paragraph (3) of Section | ||||||
14 | 103 of this Act, shall participate in domestic violence | ||||||
15 | training. The training shall be developed and administered by |
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1 | the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts. | ||||||
2 | (b) The Office of the State's Attorney shall develop or | ||||||
3 | update existing protocols to educate victims of domestic | ||||||
4 | violence requesting the issuance of orders of protection. | ||||||
5 | (c) The Office of the State's Attorney shall: | ||||||
6 | (1) refer each victim of a domestic violence offense to | ||||||
7 | individualized support and advocacy; | ||||||
8 | (2) develop additional techniques and protocols that | ||||||
9 | will enhance Assistant State's Attorneys in prosecuting | ||||||
10 | domestic violence cases; | ||||||
11 | (3) develop protocols to facilitate early | ||||||
12 | identification of individuals with the propensity to | ||||||
13 | commit escalating violence; | ||||||
14 | (4)
refer victims of domestic violence to accessible | ||||||
15 | civil legal services; and | ||||||
16 | (5) refer victims of domestic violence to such services | ||||||
17 | that provide counseling, shelter, day care, or emergency | ||||||
18 | financial assistance. | ||||||
19 | (d) All domestic violence protocols to be developed or | ||||||
20 | updated pursuant to this Section shall incorporate applicable | ||||||
21 | best practices, principals and guidelines of the most current | ||||||
22 | domestic violence protocol developed for law enforcement, | ||||||
23 | prosecution and the judiciary by the Illinois Criminal Justice | ||||||
24 | and Information Authority. ".
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