Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

Filed: 4/15/2016

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5572

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5572, AS AMENDED, by
3replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act
6is amended by adding Section 15 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 3930/15 new)
8    Sec. 15. Sex Offenses and Sex Offender Registration Task
9Force.
10    (a) The General Assembly acknowledges that numerous
11criminal offenses that are categorized as sex offenses are
12serious crimes that affect some of the most vulnerable victims.
13        (1) The Sex Offender Database was created as a
14    statewide database for the purpose of making information
15    regarding sex offenders publicly available so that victims
16    may be aware of released offenders and law enforcement may

 

 

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1    have a tool to identify potential perpetrators of current
2    offenses. In addition to the Registry, sex offenders may be
3    subject to specific conditions and prohibitions for a
4    period after the person's release from imprisonment that
5    restricts where the person may reside, travel, and work.
6        (2) The General Assembly recognizes that the current
7    Sex Offender Database and sex offender restrictions do not
8    assess or differentiate based upon the specific risks of
9    each offender, potential threat to public safety, or an
10    offender's likelihood of re-offending.
11        (3) The General Assembly believes that a Task Force
12    should be created to ensure that law enforcement and
13    communities are able to identify high-risk sex offenders
14    and focus on monitoring those offenders to protect victims,
15    improve public safety, and maintain the seriousness of each
16    offense.
17    (b) The Sex Offenses and Sex Offender Registration Task
18Force is hereby created.
19        (1) The Task Force shall examine current offenses that
20    require offenders to register as sex offenders, the current
21    data and research regarding evidence based practices, the
22    conditions, restrictions, and outcomes for registered sex
23    offenders, and the registration process.
24        (2) The Task Force shall hold public hearings at the
25    call of the co-chairpersons to receive testimony from the
26    public and make recommendations to the General Assembly

 

 

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1    regarding legislative changes to more effectively classify
2    sex offenders based on their level of risk of re-offending,
3    better direct resources to monitor the most violent and
4    high risk offenders, and to ensure public safety.
5        (3) The Task Force shall be an independent Task Force
6    under the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
7    for administrative purposes, and shall consist of the
8    following members:
9            (A) the Executive Director of the Illinois
10        Criminal Justice Information Authority;
11            (B) the Director of Corrections, or his or her
12        designee;
13            (C) 2 members of the House of Representatives
14        appointed by the Speaker of the House of
15        Representatives, one of whom shall serve as
16        co-chairperson;
17            (D) 2 members of the Senate appointed by the
18        President of the Senate, one of whom shall serve as a
19        co-chairperson;
20            (E) a member of the Senate appointed by the
21        Minority Leader of the Senate;
22            (F) a member of the House of Representatives
23        appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
24        Representatives;
25            (G) the Director of State Police, or his or her
26        designee;

 

 

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1            (H) the Superintendent of the Chicago Police
2        Department, or his or her designee;
3            (I) the Chairperson of the Juvenile Justice
4        Commission, or his or her designee;
5            (J) a representative of a statewide organization
6        against sexual assault, appointed by the Executive
7        Director of the Authority;
8            (K) 2 academics or researchers who have studied
9        issues related to adult sex offending, appointed by the
10        Executive Director of the Authority;
11            (L) a representative of a legal organization that
12        works with adult sex offenders who focus on the
13        collateral consequences of conviction and
14        registration, appointed by the Executive Director of
15        the Authority;
16            (M) a representative of a statewide organization
17        representing probation and court services agencies in
18        this State, appointed by the Executive Director of the
19        Authority;
20            (N) a representative of a statewide organization
21        representing Illinois sheriffs, appointed by the
22        Executive Director of the Authority;
23            (O) a representative of a statewide organization
24        representing Illinois police chiefs, appointed by the
25        Executive Director of the Authority;
26            (P) 2 State's Attorneys to be appointed by the

 

 

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1        Executive Director of the Authority;
2            (Q) 2 treatment providers who specialize in adult
3        treatment appointed by the Executive Director of the
4        Authority;
5            (R) a treatment provider who specializes in
6        working with victims of sex offenses, appointed by the
7        Executive Director of the Authority;
8            (S) 2 representatives from community-based
9        organizations that work with adults convicted of sex
10        offenses on re-entry appointed by the Executive
11        Director of the Authority;
12            (T) a representative of a statewide organization
13        that represents or coordinates services for victims of
14        sex offenses, appointed by the Executive Director of
15        the Authority;
16            (U) a representative of a statewide organization
17        that represents or is comprised of individuals
18        convicted as adults of a sex offense who are currently
19        on a registry, appointed by the Executive Director of
20        the Authority;
21            (V) a public defender to be appointed by the
22        Executive Director of the Authority; and
23            (W) an appellate defender to be appointed by the
24        Executive Director of the Authority.
25    (c) The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
26may consult, contract, work in conjunction with, and obtain any

 

 

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1information from any individual, agency, association, or
2research institution deemed appropriate by the Authority.
3    (d) The Task Force shall submit a written report of its
4findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or
5before January 1, 2018.
6    (e) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2019.".