101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4262

 

Introduced 1/27/2020, by Rep. David A. Welter

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act

    Creates the Domestic Violence Task Force Act. Creates the Domestic Violence Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall: (1) conduct a comprehensive review of the process, operation, and enforcement of current domestic violence laws across the State; (2) identify gaps in the process, operation, and enforcement of those laws; (3) develop recommendations to address those gaps; (4) establish a framework for specialized protective networks for victims, treatment options for victims and offenders, and specialty courts for the accumulation of specialized domestic violence skills for courts; and (5) review the need for special consideration for conditions of bail in cases involving domestic violence within the ongoing changes brought on bail reform. Establishes membership and appointment of the Task Force. Provides that the Attorney General shall provide administrative support to the Task Force. Provides that the Attorney General, or the Attorney General's designee, shall be the chair of the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall review available research, best practices, and effective interventions to formulate recommendations. Provides that the Task Force shall produce a report detailing the Task Force's findings and recommendations. Provides that the Task Force shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly and the Governor on or before September 1, 2022. Repeals the Act on September 1, 2027. Effective immediately.


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1    AN ACT in relation to State government.
 
2    WHEREAS, Based on Illinois and national domestic violence
3data, the General Assembly finds that:
4        (1) on average, nearly 20 people per minute are
5    physically abused by an intimate partner;
6        (2) one in 3 women, and one in 4 men have experienced
7    some form of physical violence by an intimate partner;
8        (3) 19% of domestic violence incidents involves a
9    weapon;
10        (4) the presence of a gun in a domestic violence
11    situation increases the risk of homicide by 500%;
12        (5) intimate partner violence accounts for 15% of all
13    violent crime;
14        (6) victims of violence from intimate partners endure a
15    minimum of 7 incidents of abuse before agreeing to court
16    intervention; and
17        (7) children within intimate partner physical violence
18    families are in need of protection, counselling, and
19    empowerment to break the cycle of violence and
20    co-dependence; and
 
21    WHEREAS, The General Assembly finds that domestic violence
22is not limited by socio-economic factors, nor by geographic
23factors, and is truly a statewide concern; and
 
24    WHEREAS, The General Assembly finds that there is a need

 

 

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1for a comprehensive examination of how to improve protection
2for victims of domestic violence and their family members, and
3how to reduce the cycle of domestic violence; and
 
4    WHEREAS, This Act is dedicated to the memory of Colton
5Miller and the countless lives that have been lost as a result
6of domestic violence; therefore
 
7    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
8represented in the General Assembly:
 
9    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
10Domestic Violence Task Force Act.
 
11    Section 5. Public policy. The purpose of this Act is to
12establish a consistent, uniform statewide criminal justice
13system to protect victims and survivors of domestic violence,
14while holding offenders accountable.
 
15    Section 10. Task Force; creation. The Domestic Violence is
16created. The Task Force shall:
17    (1) conduct a comprehensive review of the process,
18operation, and enforcement of current domestic violence laws
19across the State;
20    (2) identify gaps in the process, operation and enforcement
21of those laws;

 

 

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1    (3) develop recommendations to address those gaps;
2    (4) establish a framework for specialized protective
3networks for victims, treatment options for victims and
4offenders, and specialty courts for the accumulation of
5specialized domestic violence skills for courts; and
6    (5) review the need for special consideration for
7conditions of bail in cases involving domestic violence within
8the ongoing changes brought on bail reform.
 
9    Section 15. Task Force membership.
10    (a) The Intergovernmental Task Force shall be composed of
11the following members:
12        (1) 2 judges appointed by the Chief Justice of the
13    Illinois Supreme Court, at least one of which shall have
14    experience with domestic violence cases;
15        (2) the Executive Director of the Administrative
16    Office of the Illinois Courts or the Executive Director's
17    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, who shall serve as chair of the Task Force;
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) 2 members representing victims of domestic
12        violence;
13        (7) the Director of the Illinois State Police, or the
14    Director's designee;
15        (8) the Secretary of Human Services or the Secretary's
16    designee;
17        (9) one Representative appointed by the Speaker of the
18    House of Representatives;
19        (10) one Representative appointed by the Minority
20    Leader of the House of Representatives;
21        (11) one Senator appointed by the President of the
22    Senate; and
23        (12) one Senator appointed by the Minority Leader of
24    the Senate.
25    (b) The designated appointing authority listed in
26subsection (a) shall have the authority to replace any of the

 

 

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1authority's appointed members.
 
2    Section 20. Administrative support and duties.
3    (a) The Attorney General shall provide administrative
4support to the Task Force.
5    (b) The Task Force shall review available research, best
6practices, and effective interventions to formulate
7recommendations.
8    (c) The Task Force shall produce a report detailing the
9Task Force's findings and making recommendations. The Task
10Force shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations
11to the General Assembly and the Governor on or before September
121, 2022.
 
13    Section 25. Repeal. This Act is repealed on September 1,
142027.
 
15    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
16becoming law.