Rep. David A. Welter

Filed: 2/27/2020

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4262

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4262 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Domestic Violence Task Force Act.
 
6    Section 5. Public policy. The purpose of this Act is to
7establish a consistent, uniform statewide criminal justice
8system to protect victims and survivors of domestic violence,
9while holding offenders accountable.
 
10    Section 10. Task Force; creation. The Domestic Violence is
11created. The Task Force shall:
12    (1) conduct a comprehensive review of the process,
13operation, and enforcement of current domestic violence laws
14across the State;
15    (2) identify gaps in the process, operation and enforcement

 

 

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1of those laws;
2    (3) develop recommendations to address those gaps;
3    (4) establish a framework for specialized protective
4networks for victims, treatment options for victims and
5offenders, and specialty courts for the accumulation of
6specialized domestic violence skills for courts; and
7    (5) review the need for special consideration for
8conditions of bail in cases involving domestic violence within
9the ongoing changes brought on bail reform.
 
10    Section 15. Task Force membership.
11    (a) The Intergovernmental Task Force shall be composed of
12the following members:
13        (1) 2 judges appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court,
14    at least one of which shall have experience with domestic
15    violence cases;
16        (2) the Director of the Administrative Office of the
17    Illinois Courts or the Director's designee;
18        (3) one probation officer appointed by the Chief
19    Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court who has significant
20    experience with domestic violence cases;
21        (4) the Attorney General, or the Attorney General's
22    designee;
23        (5) the Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice
24    Information Authority, or the Director's designee;
25        (6) the following public members appointed by the

 

 

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1    Governor:
2            (A) 2 members representing victims' rights
3        organizations;
4            (B) 2 members representing State's Attorneys based
5        on recommendations from the Illinois State's Attorneys
6        Association, both of which shall have experience with
7        domestic violence cases; and
8            (C) 2 members representing law enforcement, both
9        of which shall have experience with domestic violence
10        cases;
11        (7) the Director of the Illinois State Police, or the
12    Director's designee;
13        (8) the Secretary of Human Services or the Secretary's
14    designee;
15        (9) one Representative appointed by the Speaker of the
16    House of Representatives;
17        (10) one Representative appointed by the Minority
18    Leader of the House of Representatives who shall serve as
19    Chair of the Task Force;
20        (11) one Senator appointed by the President of the
21    Senate;
22        (12) one Senator appointed by the Minority Leader of
23    the Senate;
24        (13) one member representing attorneys whose primary
25    practices are family law and who has experience with
26    domestic violence cases based on a recommendation from a

 

 

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1    statewide bar association;
2        (14) 4 members who are survivors of domestic violence
3    representing victims of domestic violence, one appointed
4    by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one
5    appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
6    Representatives, one appointed by the President of the
7    Senate, and one appointed by the Minority Leader of the
8    Senate; and
9        (15) one member who is a survivor of domestic violence
10    representing victims of domestic violence appointed by the
11    Governor.
12    (b) The designated appointing authority listed in
13subsection (a) shall have the authority to replace any of the
14authority's appointed members.
15    (c) The members of the Task Force shall receive no
16compensation for their services on the Task Force.
 
17    Section 20. Duties.
18    (a) The Task Force shall review available research, best
19practices, and effective interventions to formulate
20recommendations.
21    (b) The Task Force shall produce a report detailing the
22Task Force's findings and making recommendations. The Task
23Force shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations
24to the General Assembly and the Governor on or before September
251, 2022.
 

 

 

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1    Section 25. Repeal. This Act is repealed on September 1,
22027.
 
3    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
4becoming law.".