Full Text of SJR0015 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Joint Criminal Justice Reform Committee was a | 3 | | bicameral, bipartisan committee
created by House Joint | 4 | | Resolution 96 the 98th General Assembly to examine the Illinois | 5 | | criminal justice system; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Committee was tasked with examining the impact | 7 | | of the current sentencing structure, ensuring
that the | 8 | | enforcement and punishment of crimes do not disproportionately | 9 | | or unfairly affect certain racial, ethnic,
or minority groups, | 10 | | and developing solutions to address the issues that exist | 11 | | within the Illinois criminal justice
system; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The Committee held several public hearings | 13 | | regarding the efficiency and effectiveness of the criminal
| 14 | | justice system and the current sentencing schemes, receiving | 15 | | testimony from State and county agencies, national
policy | 16 | | organizations, advocacy groups, and community organizations; | 17 | | and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Pursuant to House Joint Resolution 96, the | 19 | | Committee timely submitted its report to the Illinois General
| 20 | | Assembly on December 1, 2014, outlining the activities of the | 21 | | Committee and topic areas stemming from public
hearings which | 22 | | require further consideration; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The Committee expired upon the adjournment of the | 2 | | 98th General Assembly; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Committee recognize that the | 4 | | issue of sentencing reform is so vast that 6 months
did not | 5 | | allow the necessary consideration of all aspects; members are | 6 | | committed to continuing to examine
the criminal justice and | 7 | | propose reform; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 10 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Joint Criminal Justice Reform | 11 | | Committee shall be recreated; it shall consist of 14 members of | 12 | | the General Assembly appointed as follows: (1) 4 members | 13 | | appointed by the President of the Senate, one of whom shall | 14 | | serve as a Co-Chairperson; (2) 4 members appointed by the | 15 | | Speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall | 16 | | serve as Co-Chairperson; (3) 3 members appointed by the | 17 | | Minority Leader of the Senate; and (4) 3 members appointed by | 18 | | the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; and be it | 19 | | further | 20 | | RESOLVED, That the Committee shall meet at least 3 times | 21 | | during each legislative session of the 99th
General Assembly to | 22 | | discuss recommendations for legislative proposals; during the |
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| 1 | | 2015 legislative session, the first meeting shall take place no | 2 | | later than February 28, 2015; the second meeting shall take | 3 | | place no later than April 10, 2015; and the third meeting shall | 4 | | take place no later than May 15, 2015; and be it further | 5 | | RESOLVED, That during the 2016 legislative session, the | 6 | | first meeting shall take place no later than the last session | 7 | | day of February 2016; the second meeting shall take place no | 8 | | later than March 31, 2016; and the third meeting shall take | 9 | | place no later than May 15, 2016; and be it further | 10 | | RESOLVED, That the Committee may hold public hearings, at | 11 | | the call of the Co-Chairpersons, to receive further
testimony | 12 | | regarding the efficiency and effectiveness of the Illinois | 13 | | criminal justice system and the impact of the
current | 14 | | sentencing scheme; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That the Committee shall submit a preliminary | 16 | | report to the General Assembly no later than May 31, 2015; the | 17 | | Committee shall submit a final report no later than May 31, | 18 | | 2016.
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