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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act is
5amended by adding Section 15 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 3930/15 new)
7    Sec. 15. Sex Offenses and Sex Offender Registration Task
8Force.
9    (a) The General Assembly acknowledges that numerous
10criminal offenses that are categorized as sex offenses are
11serious crimes that affect some of the most vulnerable victims.
12        (1) The Sex Offender Database was created as a
13    statewide database for the purpose of making information
14    regarding sex offenders publicly available so that victims
15    may be aware of released offenders and law enforcement may
16    have a tool to identify potential perpetrators of current
17    offenses. In addition to the Registry, sex offenders may be
18    subject to specific conditions and prohibitions for a
19    period after the person's release from imprisonment that
20    restricts where the person may reside, travel, and work.
21        (2) The General Assembly recognizes that the current
22    Sex Offender Database and sex offender restrictions do not
23    assess or differentiate based upon the specific risks of

 

 

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1    each offender, potential threat to public safety, or an
2    offender's likelihood of re-offending.
3        (3) The General Assembly believes that a Task Force
4    should be created to ensure that law enforcement and
5    communities are able to identify high-risk sex offenders
6    and focus on monitoring those offenders to protect victims,
7    improve public safety, and maintain the seriousness of each
8    offense.
9    (b) The Sex Offenses and Sex Offender Registration Task
10Force is hereby created.
11        (1) The Task Force shall examine current offenses that
12    require offenders to register as sex offenders, the current
13    data and research regarding evidence based practices, the
14    conditions, restrictions, and outcomes for registered sex
15    offenders, and the registration process.
16        (2) The Task Force shall hold public hearings at the
17    call of the co-chairpersons to receive testimony from the
18    public and make recommendations to the General Assembly
19    regarding legislative changes to more effectively classify
20    sex offenders based on their level of risk of re-offending,
21    better direct resources to monitor the most violent and
22    high risk offenders, and to ensure public safety.
23        (3) The Task Force shall be an independent Task Force
24    under the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
25    for administrative purposes, and shall consist of the
26    following members:

 

 

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1            (A) the Executive Director of the Illinois
2        Criminal Justice Information Authority;
3            (B) the Director of Corrections, or his or her
4        designee;
5            (B-5) the Director of Juvenile Justice, or his or
6        her designee;
7            (C) 2 members of the House of Representatives
8        appointed by the Speaker of the House of
9        Representatives, one of whom shall serve as
10        co-chairperson;
11            (D) 2 members of the Senate appointed by the
12        President of the Senate, one of whom shall serve as a
13        co-chairperson;
14            (E) a member of the Senate appointed by the
15        Minority Leader of the Senate;
16            (F) a member of the House of Representatives
17        appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
18        Representatives;
19            (G) the Director of State Police, or his or her
20        designee;
21            (H) the Superintendent of the Chicago Police
22        Department, or his or her designee;
23            (I) the Chairperson of the Juvenile Justice
24        Commission, or his or her designee;
25            (J) a representative of a statewide organization
26        against sexual assault, appointed by the Executive

 

 

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1        Director of the Authority;
2            (K) 2 academics or researchers who have studied
3        issues related to adult sex offending, appointed by the
4        Executive Director of the Authority;
5            (L) a representative of a legal organization that
6        works with adult sex offenders who focus on the
7        collateral consequences of conviction and
8        registration, appointed by the Executive Director of
9        the Authority;
10            (M) a representative of a statewide organization
11        representing probation and court services agencies in
12        this State, appointed by the Executive Director of the
13        Authority;
14            (N) a representative of a statewide organization
15        representing Illinois sheriffs, appointed by the
16        Executive Director of the Authority;
17            (O) a representative of a statewide organization
18        representing Illinois police chiefs, appointed by the
19        Executive Director of the Authority;
20            (P) 2 State's Attorneys to be appointed by the
21        Executive Director of the Authority;
22            (Q) 2 treatment providers who specialize in adult
23        treatment appointed by the Executive Director of the
24        Authority;
25            (R) a treatment provider who specializes in
26        working with victims of sex offenses, appointed by the

 

 

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1        Executive Director of the Authority;
2            (S) 2 representatives from community-based
3        organizations that work with adults convicted of sex
4        offenses on re-entry appointed by the Executive
5        Director of the Authority;
6            (T) a representative of a statewide organization
7        that represents or coordinates services for victims of
8        sex offenses, appointed by the Executive Director of
9        the Authority;
10            (U) a representative of a statewide organization
11        that represents or is comprised of individuals
12        convicted as adults of a sex offense who are currently
13        on a registry, appointed by the Executive Director of
14        the Authority;
15            (V) a public defender to be appointed by the
16        Executive Director of the Authority; and
17            (W) an appellate defender to be appointed by the
18        Executive Director of the Authority.
19    (c) The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
20may consult, contract, work in conjunction with, and obtain any
21information from any individual, agency, association, or
22research institution deemed appropriate by the Authority.
23    (d) The Task Force shall submit a written report of its
24findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or
25before January 1, 2018.
26    (e) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2019.