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Full Text of HJR0018  96th General Assembly

HJ0018 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


 


 
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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, On January 1, 2009, Public Act 95-773, known as
3 the Cindy Bischof Law took effect; and
 
4     WHEREAS, The Law requires that when a person is charged
5 with a violation of an order of protection, the court shall
6 order the respondent to undergo a risk assessment evaluation at
7 an Illinois Department of Human Services protocol approved
8 partner abuse intervention program and permits, on the results
9 of the risk assessment and the other circumstances of the
10 violation, the court to order that the person, as a condition
11 of bail, be placed under electronic surveillance and permits
12 the court to order an offender who is sentenced to probation or
13 conditional discharge for a violation of an order of protection
14 be placed under electronic surveillance, and requires that as a
15 condition of parole or mandatory supervised release that a
16 person convicted of a violation of an order of protection be
17 placed under electronic surveillance; and
 
18     WHEREAS, The Law requires the supervising authority to use
19 the best available global positioning technology to track
20 domestic violence offenders; and
 
21     WHEREAS, The General Assembly finds that a Task Force to
22 facilitate the implementation of the Cindy Bischof Law is

 

 

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1 necessary; therefore, be it
 
2     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
4 SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Cindy Bischof Law
5 Implementation Task Force is created; and be it further
 
6     RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of 23 members
7 appointed as follows:
8         (1) 2 members appointed by the President of the Senate
9     of which one member shall be a Senator and one shall be a
10     member of the public;    
11         (2) 2 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the
12     Senate of which one member shall be a Senator and one shall
13     be a member of the public;
14         (3) 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of
15     Representatives of which one member shall be a
16     Representative and one shall be a member of the public;
17         (4) 2 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the
18     House of Representatives of which one member shall be a
19     Representative and one shall be a member of the public;
20         (5) one member representing the Illinois Attorney
21     General appointed by the Attorney General;
22         (6) one member representing the Administrative Office
23     of the Illinois Courts appointed by the Director of the
24     Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts;

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1 Assembly thereafter.