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    AN ACT concerning State government.

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



 
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    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the  
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Commission to Study Disproportionate Justice Impact Act.
 
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    Section 5. Purpose. There is created a Commission to Study 
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Disproportionate Justice Impact.  The Commission shall:
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        (1) study the nature and extent of the harm caused to 
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    minority communities through the practical application of 
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    the violation and sentencing provisions of the Illinois 
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    Vehicle Code, the Criminal Code of 1961, the Cannabis 
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    Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the 
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    Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, and 
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    the Unified Code of Corrections;
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        (2) develop specific findings on the nature and extent 
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    of the harm caused to minority communities; and 
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        (3) offer recommendations for legislation and policy 
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    changes to address the disproportionate impact that even 
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    facially neutral laws can have on minority communities.
 
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    Section 10. Composition.   The Commission shall be composed 
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of the following members:
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        (a) Two members of the Senate appointed by the Senate 
 


 






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    President, one of whom the President shall designate to 
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    serve as co-chair, and two members of the Senate appointed 
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    by the Minority Leader of the Senate.
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        (b) Two members of the House of Representatives 
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    appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 
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    one of whom the Speaker shall designate to serve as 
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    co-chair, and two members of the House of Representatives 
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    appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of 
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    Representatives.
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        (c) The following persons or their designees:
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            (1)
the Attorney General,
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            (2)
the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook 
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        County,
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            (3)
the Director of State Police,
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            (4)
the Superintendent of the Chicago Police 
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        Department,
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            (5) the sheriff of Cook County,
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            (6)
the State Appellate Defender,
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            (7)
the Cook County Public Defender,
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            (8)
the Director of the Office of the State's 
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        Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor,
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            (9) the Cook County State's Attorney,
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            (10)
the Executive Director of the Criminal 
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        Justice Information Authority,
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            (11)
the Director of Corrections, 
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            (12) the Director of Juvenile Justice, and
 


 






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the Executive Director of the Illinois 
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        African-American Family Commission.


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        (d) The co-chairs may name up to 8 persons, 
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    representing minority communities within Illinois, groups 
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    involved in the improvement of the administration of 
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    justice, behavioral health, criminal justice, law 
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    enforcement, and the rehabilitation of former inmates, 
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    community groups, and other interested parties.


 
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    Section 15. Compensation; support.   The members of the 
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Commission shall serve without compensation, but may be 
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reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred as a result of 
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their duties as members of the Commission from funds 
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appropriated by the General Assembly for that purpose.  The 
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Criminal Justice Information Authority shall provide staff and 
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administrative support services to the Commission.  
 
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    Section 20. Meetings; report.    The Commission shall hold 
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one or more public hearings, at which public testimony shall be 
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heard.  The Commission shall report its findings and 
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recommendations to the General Assembly on or before December 
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31, 2009, after which the Commission shall dissolve.