HB2755ham001 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Arthur L. Turner

Filed: 5/23/2007

09500HB2755ham001 LRB095 00975 RLC 36804 a

AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2755

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2755 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act is amended by adding Section 7.6 as follows:

(20 ILCS 3930/7.6 new)

Sec. 7.6. Capital Crimes Database.

(a) Subject to appropriation, a Capital Crimes Database shall be created within the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA).

(b) The ICJIA shall collect and retain in the Capital Crimes Database all information on the prosecution, pendency, and disposition of capital and capital eligible cases in Illinois. The Capital Crimes Database shall serve as a repository for all of the foregoing collected information.

(c) The ICJIA shall develop administrative rules to provide for the coordination and collection of information in the Capital Crimes Database.

(d) Agencies required to provide information on capital cases to the ICJIA, as the ICJIA may request, for the Capital Crimes Database shall include, but not be limited to:

(1) Office of the Attorney General.

(2) Illinois Department of Corrections.

(3) Illinois State Police.

(4) All county State's Attorneys.

(5) All county public defenders.

(6) Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor.

(7) Office of the State Appellate Defender.

(e) Agencies requested to provide information on capital cases to the ICJIA for the Capital Crimes Database shall include, but not be limited to:

(1) Administrative Office of Illinois Courts.

(2) All county circuit court clerks.

(f) The ICJIA shall develop procedures and protocols for the submission of information relating to capital and capital eligible cases to the Database in conjunction with the agencies submitting information.

Section 10. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by changing Section 10.3 as follows:

(50 ILCS 705/10.3)

Sec. 10.3. Training of police officers to conduct electronic interrogations.

(a) From appropriations made to it for that purpose, the Board shall initiate, administer, and conduct training programs for permanent police officers, part-time police officers, and recruits on the methods and technical aspects of conducting electronic recordings of interrogations.

(b) Subject to appropriation, the Board shall develop technical guidelines for the mandated recording of custodial interrogations in all homicide investigations by law enforcement agencies. These guidelines shall be developed in conjunction with law enforcement agencies and technology accreditation groups to provide guidance for law enforcement agencies in implementing the mandated recording of custodial interrogations in all homicide investigations.

(Source: P.A. 93-206, eff. 7-18-03; 93-517, eff. 8-6-03.)".