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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, On January 1, 2009, Public Act 95-773, known as 
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the Cindy Bischof Law took effect; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Law requires that when a person is charged 
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with a violation of an order
of protection,
the court shall 
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order the respondent to undergo a risk
assessment evaluation at 
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an Illinois Department of Human
Services protocol approved 
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partner abuse intervention program and permits, on the results 
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of the risk assessment and the other
circumstances of the 
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violation, the court to order that the
person, as a condition 
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of bail, be placed under electronic
surveillance and permits 
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the court to  order an offender who is sentenced to
probation or 
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conditional discharge for a violation of an order
of protection 
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be placed under electronic surveillance, and  requires that as a 
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condition of parole or mandatory supervised release that a 
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person convicted of a violation of an order
of protection be 
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placed under electronic surveillance; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Law requires the supervising authority to use 
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the best available global
positioning technology to track 
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domestic violence offenders; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The General Assembly finds that a Task Force to 
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facilitate the implementation of the Cindy Bischof Law is 
 


 






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necessary; therefore, be it

 


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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
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SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Cindy Bischof Law 
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Implementation Task Force is created; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of 23 members

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appointed as follows:
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        (1) 2 members appointed by the President of the Senate 
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    of which one member shall be a Senator and one shall be a 
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    member of the public;    

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        (2) 2 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
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    Senate of which one member shall be a Senator and one shall 
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    be a member of the public;
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        (3)  2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
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    Representatives of which one member shall be a 
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    Representative and one shall be a member of the public;
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        (4) 2 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
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    House of Representatives of which one member shall be a 
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    Representative and one shall be a member of the public;
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        (5)  one member representing the Illinois Attorney 
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    General appointed by the Attorney General;
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        (6)  one member representing the Administrative Office 
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    of the  Illinois Courts appointed by the Director of the 
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    Administrative Office of the  Illinois Courts;
 


 






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        (7)  one member representing the Office of the Governor 
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    appointed by the Governor;
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        (8)  one member representing the Cindy Bischof Memorial 
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    Council appointed by that Council;
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        (9)  one member representing the Illinois Family 
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    Violence Coordinating Council appointed by that Council;
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        (10)  one member representing the Illinois Department 
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    of Human Services, Bureau of Domestic & Sexual Violence 
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    Prevention appointed by the Secretary of Human Services;
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        (11)  one member representing the Illinois Department 
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    of Corrections-Parole Division appointed by the Director 
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    of Corrections;
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        (12)  one member representing the Illinois State's 
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    Attorneys Association appointed by that Association;
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        (13)  one member representing the Illinois Association 
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    of Chiefs of Police appointed by that Association;
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        (14)  one member representing the Illinois Sheriffs' 
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    Association appointed by that Association;
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        (15)  one member representing the Chicago Metropolitan 
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    Battered Women's Network appointed by that Network;
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        (16)  one member representing the Illinois Coalition 
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    Against Domestic Violence appointed by that Coalition;
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        (17)  one member representing the Office of the Cook 
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    County State's Attorney appointed by the Cook County 
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    State's Attorney;
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        (18)  one member representing the Illinois Probation 
 


 






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    and Court Services Departments appointed by the Director of 
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    the Administrative Office of the  Illinois Courts; and
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        (19)  one member representing the Cook County Adult 
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    Probation Services Department appointed by the chief 
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    probation officer of Cook County; and be it further 
 
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    RESOLVED,  That the Task Force shall choose its chairperson 
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and such other officers as it deems necessary, and seek the 
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assistance of legislative staff and such other experts as it 
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deems necessary; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall facilitate the 
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implementation of the Cindy Bischof Law and study the progress 
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of implementation of the Cindy Bischof Law; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force shall receive 
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no compensation as members of the Task Force but may be 
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reimbursed for actual expenses incurred by the members in 
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performance of their duties as members of the Task Force from 
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appropriations made for such purpose; and be it further  
 
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    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall make its 
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recommendations on the progress of implementation  of the Cindy 
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Bischof Law and shall submit a report of its findings to the 
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Governor and the General Assembly by September 1, 2009 and 
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shall make quarterly reports to the Governor and the General 
 


 






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Assembly thereafter.