Rep. David A. Welter

Filed: 3/12/2020

 

 


 

 


 
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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 system to protect
8victims and survivors of domestic violence, while holding
9offenders accountable.
 
10    Section 10. Task Force; creation. The Domestic Violence
11Task Force is created. 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 by bail reform.
 
10    Section 15. Task Force membership.
11    (a) The Domestic Violence Task Force shall be composed of
12the following members:
13        (1) 2 judges appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court,
14    at least one of whom 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;
8            (C) 2 members representing law enforcement, both
9        of which shall have experience with domestic violence
10        cases; and
11            (D) one member representing family law lawyers who
12        shall have experience with domestic violence cases
13        based on a recommendation from a statewide bar
14        association;
15        (7) the Director of the Illinois State Police, or the
16    Director's designee;
17        (8) the Secretary of Human Services or the Secretary's
18    designee;
19        (9) one Representative appointed by the Speaker of the
20    House of Representatives;
21        (10) one Representative appointed by the Minority
22    Leader of the House of Representatives;
23        (11) one Senator appointed by the President of the
24    Senate;
25        (12) one Senator appointed by the Minority Leader of
26    the Senate;

 

 

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1        (13) 4 members who are survivors of domestic violence,
2    one appointed by the Speaker of the House of
3    Representatives, one appointed by the Minority Leader of
4    the House of Representatives, one appointed by the
5    President of the Senate, and one appointed by the Minority
6    Leader of the Senate; and
7        (14) one member who is a survivor of domestic violence,
8    appointed by the Governor.
9    (b) The designated appointing authority listed in
10subsection (a) shall have the authority to replace any of the
11authority's appointed members.
12    (c) The Chair of the Task Force shall be selected by a
13majority vote of the members of the Task Force.
14    (d) Task Force members shall not be compensated for their
15service on the Task Force.
 
16    Section 20. Administrative support and duties.
17    (a) The Family Violence Coordinating Council within the
18Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority shall provide
19administrative support to the Task Force.
20    (b) The Task Force shall review available research, best
21practices, and effective interventions to formulate
22recommendations.
23    (c) The Task Force shall produce a report detailing the
24Task Force's findings and making recommendations. The Task
25Force shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations

 

 

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1to the General Assembly and the Governor on or before September
21, 2022.
 
3    Section 25. Repeal. This Act is repealed on September 1,
42027.
 
5    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
6becoming law.".