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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning courts.
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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 Access to Justice Act is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 25 as follows:
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| 6 | | (705 ILCS 95/25)
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| 7 | | Sec. 25. Statutory Court Fee Task Force. |
| 8 | | (a) There is hereby created the Statutory Court Fee Task |
| 9 | | Force. The purpose of the Task Force is to conduct a thorough |
| 10 | | review of the various statutory fees imposed or assessed on |
| 11 | | criminal defendants and civil litigants. |
| 12 | | (b) The Task Force shall consist of 15 members, appointed |
| 13 | | as follows: one each by the Speaker of the House of |
| 14 | | Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of |
| 15 | | Representatives, the President of the Senate, and the Minority |
| 16 | | Leader of the Senate; 2 by the association representing circuit |
| 17 | | court clerks; 2 by the Governor, and 7 by the Supreme Court. |
| 18 | | (c) At the direction of the Supreme Court, the |
| 19 | | Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts shall provide |
| 20 | | administrative support to the Task Force. |
| 21 | | (d) The Task Force shall submit a report containing its |
| 22 | | findings and any recommendations to the Supreme Court and the |
| 23 | | General Assembly by June 1, 2016 2014.
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