Sen. Mattie Hunter

Filed: 4/11/2008

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2476

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2476 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5 Commission to Study Disproportionate Justice Impact Act.
 
6     Section 5. Purpose. There is created a Commission to Study
7 Disproportionate Justice Impact. The Commission shall:
8         (1) study the nature and extent of the harm caused to
9     minority communities through the practical application of
10     the violation and sentencing provisions of the Illinois
11     Vehicle Code, the Criminal Code of 1961, the Cannabis
12     Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
13     Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, and
14     the Unified Code of Corrections;
15         (2) develop specific findings on the nature and extent
16     of the harm caused to minority communities; and

 

 

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1         (3) offer recommendations for legislation and policy
2     changes to address the disproportionate impact that even
3     facially neutral laws can have on minority communities.
 
4     Section 10. Composition. The Commission shall be composed
5 of the following members:
6         (a) Two members of the Senate appointed by the Senate
7     President, one of whom the President shall designate to
8     serve as co-chair, and two members of the Senate appointed
9     by the Minority Leader of the Senate.
10         (b) Two members of the House of Representatives
11     appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
12     one of whom the Speaker shall designate to serve as
13     co-chair, and two members of the House of Representatives
14     appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
15     Representatives.
16         (c) The following persons or their designees:
17             (1) the Attorney General,
18             (2) the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook
19         County,
20             (3) the Director of State Police,
21             (4) the Superintendent of the Chicago Police
22         Department,
23             (5) the sheriff of Cook County,
24             (6) the State Appellate Defender,
25             (7) the Cook County Public Defender,

 

 

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1             (8) the Director of the Office of the State's
2         Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor,
3             (9) the Cook County State's Attorney,
4             (10) the Executive Director of the Criminal
5         Justice Information Authority,
6             (11) the Director of Corrections,
7             (12) the Director of Juvenile Justice, and
8             (13) the Executive Director of the Illinois
9         African-American Family Commission.
10         (d) The co-chairs may name up to 8 persons,
11     representing minority communities within Illinois, groups
12     involved in the improvement of the administration of
13     justice, behavioral health, criminal justice, law
14     enforcement, and the rehabilitation of former inmates,
15     community groups, and other interested parties.
 
16     Section 15. Compensation; support. The members of the
17 Commission shall serve without compensation, but may be
18 reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred as a result of
19 their duties as members of the Commission from funds
20 appropriated by the General Assembly for that purpose. The
21 Criminal Justice Information Authority shall provide staff and
22 administrative support services to the Commission.
 
23     Section 20. Meetings; report. The Commission shall hold
24 one or more public hearings, at which public testimony shall be

 

 

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1 heard. The Commission shall report its findings and
2 recommendations to the General Assembly on or before December
3 31, 2009, after which the Commission shall dissolve.".