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| 1 | AN ACT concerning business.
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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 Recyclable Metal Purchase Registration Law | ||||||
| 5 | is amended by changing Section 6.5 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (815 ILCS 325/6.5) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 6.5. Recyclable Metal Theft Task Force. | ||||||
| 8 | (a) The Recyclable Metal Theft Task Force is created within | ||||||
| 9 | the Office of the Secretary of State. The Office of the | ||||||
| 10 | Secretary of State shall provide administrative support for the | ||||||
| 11 | Task Force. The Task Force shall consist of the members | ||||||
| 12 | designated in subsections (b) and (c). | ||||||
| 13 | (b) Members of the Task Force representing the State shall | ||||||
| 14 | be appointed as follows: | ||||||
| 15 | (1) Two members of the Senate appointed one each by the | ||||||
| 16 | President of the Senate and by the Minority Leader of the | ||||||
| 17 | Senate; | ||||||
| 18 | (2) Two members of the House of Representatives | ||||||
| 19 | appointed one each by the Speaker of the House of | ||||||
| 20 | Representatives and by the Minority Leader of the House of | ||||||
| 21 | Representatives; | ||||||
| 22 | (3) One member representing the Office of the Secretary | ||||||
| 23 | of State appointed by the Secretary of State; and | ||||||
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| 1 | (4) Two members representing the Department of State | ||||||
| 2 | Police appointed by the Director of State Police, one of | ||||||
| 3 | whom must represent the State Police Academy. | ||||||
| 4 | (c) The members appointed under subsection (b) shall select | ||||||
| 5 | from their membership a chairperson. The chairperson shall | ||||||
| 6 | appoint the public members of the Task Force as follows: | ||||||
| 7 | (1) One member representing municipalities in this | ||||||
| 8 | State with consideration given to persons recommended by an | ||||||
| 9 | organization representing municipalities in this State; | ||||||
| 10 | (2) Five chiefs of police from various geographical | ||||||
| 11 | areas of the State with consideration given to persons | ||||||
| 12 | recommended by an organization representing chiefs of | ||||||
| 13 | police in this State; | ||||||
| 14 | (3) One representative of a public utility | ||||||
| 15 | headquartered in Illinois; | ||||||
| 16 | (4) One representative of recyclable metal dealers in | ||||||
| 17 | Illinois; | ||||||
| 18 | (5) One representative of scrap metal suppliers in | ||||||
| 19 | Illinois; | ||||||
| 20 | (6) One representative of insurance companies offering | ||||||
| 21 | homeowners insurance in this State; and | ||||||
| 22 | (7) One representative of rural electric cooperatives | ||||||
| 23 | in Illinois; and . | ||||||
| 24 | (8) One representative of a local exchange carrier | ||||||
| 25 | doing business in Illinois. | ||||||
| 26 | (d) The Task Force shall endeavor to establish a | ||||||
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| 1 | collaborative effort to combat recyclable metal theft | ||||||
| 2 | throughout the State and assist in developing regional task | ||||||
| 3 | forces, as determined necessary, to combat recyclable metal | ||||||
| 4 | theft. The Task Force shall consider and develop long-term | ||||||
| 5 | solutions, both legislative and enforcement-driven, for the | ||||||
| 6 | rising problem of recyclable metal thefts in this State. | ||||||
| 7 | (e) Each year, the Task Force shall review the | ||||||
| 8 | effectiveness of its efforts in deterring and investigating the | ||||||
| 9 | problem of recyclable metal theft and in assisting in the | ||||||
| 10 | prosecution of persons engaged in recyclable metal theft. The | ||||||
| 11 | Task Force shall by October 31 of each year report its findings | ||||||
| 12 | and recommendations to the General Assembly and the Governor.
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| 13 | (Source: P.A. 99-52, eff. 1-1-16.)
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