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| | 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB2079 Introduced 2/26/2021, by Sen. Cristina Castro SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Voices of Immigrant Communities Empowering Survivors (VOICES) Act. Provides that if the Designated Certifying Official cannot determine that the requester is a victim of a qualifying criminal activity, the Designated Certifying Official shall provide written notice to the person or the person's representative
explaining why the available evidence does not support a finding that the person is a victim of qualifying criminal activity. Provides that the Designated Certifying Official shall submit the notice to the address provided in the request and shall provide contact information should the requester desire to appeal the decision. Provides that the Designated Certifying Official shall accept all appeals and must respond to the appeals within 60 business days.
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| | SB2079 | | LRB102 16580 RLC 21977 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning government.
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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 Voices of Immigrant Communities Empowering |
| 5 | | Survivors (VOICES) Act is amended by adding Section 20 as |
| 6 | | follows:
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| 7 | | (5 ILCS 825/20 new) |
| 8 | | Sec. 20. . Denials. If the Designated Certifying Official |
| 9 | | cannot determine that the requester is a victim of a |
| 10 | | qualifying criminal activity, the Designated Certifying |
| 11 | | Official shall provide written notice to the person or the |
| 12 | | person's representative
explaining why the available evidence |
| 13 | | does not support a finding that the person is a victim of |
| 14 | | qualifying criminal activity. The Designated Certifying |
| 15 | | Official shall submit the notice to the address provided in |
| 16 | | the request and shall provide contact information should the |
| 17 | | requester desire to appeal the decision. The Designated |
| 18 | | Certifying Official shall accept all appeals and must respond |
| 19 | | to the appeals within 60 business days.
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