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Public Act 103-0798 Public Act 0798 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Public Act 103-0798 | HB2323 Enrolled | LRB103 28598 AWJ 54979 b |
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| AN ACT concerning State government. | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | represented in the General Assembly: | Section 1. Findings. The General Assembly finds: | (1) As data tracking is necessary to develop effective | solutions to lower crime and to prioritize limited | resources, an integrated and accurate data system will | allow law enforcement agencies to better serve victims, to | analyze responses, and to strive to eliminate racial | disparities in the local and State responses to crime. | (2) Aside from allowing local prosecutors and police | to calibrate their response to crime trends, updated data | will allow State leaders and policymakers to effectively | hone their legislative responses and to distribute | resources to successful strategies. | (3) An integrated software system would better assist | law enforcement agencies in keeping Illinois communities | safe from crime. | Section 5. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act | is amended by changing Section 7 and by adding Section 7.11 as | follows: | (20 ILCS 3930/7) (from Ch. 38, par. 210-7) |
| Sec. 7. Powers and duties. The Authority shall have the | following powers, duties, and responsibilities: | (a) To develop and operate comprehensive information | systems for the improvement and coordination of all | aspects of law enforcement, prosecution, and corrections; | (b) To define, develop, evaluate, and correlate State | and local programs and projects associated with the | improvement of law enforcement and the administration of | criminal justice; | (c) To act as a central repository and clearing house | for federal, state, and local research studies, plans, | projects, proposals, and other information relating to all | aspects of criminal justice system improvement and to | encourage educational programs for citizen support of | State and local efforts to make such improvements; | (d) To undertake research studies to aid in | accomplishing its purposes; | (e) To monitor the operation of existing criminal | justice information systems in order to protect the | constitutional rights and privacy of individuals about | whom criminal history record information has been | collected; | (f) To provide an effective administrative forum for | the protection of the rights of individuals concerning | criminal history record information; | (g) To issue regulations, guidelines, and procedures |
| which ensure the privacy and security of criminal history | record information consistent with State and federal laws; | (h) To act as the sole administrative appeal body in | the State of Illinois to conduct hearings and make final | determinations concerning individual challenges to the | completeness and accuracy of criminal history record | information; | (i) To act as the sole, official, criminal justice | body in the State of Illinois to conduct annual and | periodic audits of the procedures, policies, and practices | of the State central repositories for criminal history | record information to verify compliance with federal and | state laws and regulations governing such information; | (j) To advise the Authority's Statistical Analysis | Center; | (k) To apply for, receive, establish priorities for, | allocate, disburse, and spend grants of funds that are | made available by and received on or after January 1, 1983 | from private sources or from the United States pursuant to | the federal Crime Control Act of 1973, as amended, and | similar federal legislation, and to enter into agreements | with the United States government to further the purposes | of this Act, or as may be required as a condition of | obtaining federal funds; | (l) To receive, expend, and account for such funds of | the State of Illinois as may be made available to further |
| the purposes of this Act; | (m) To enter into contracts and to cooperate with | units of general local government or combinations of such | units, State agencies, and criminal justice system | agencies of other states for the purpose of carrying out | the duties of the Authority imposed by this Act or by the | federal Crime Control Act of 1973, as amended; | (n) To enter into contracts and cooperate with units | of general local government outside of Illinois, other | states' agencies, and private organizations outside of | Illinois to provide computer software or design that has | been developed for the Illinois criminal justice system, | or to participate in the cooperative development or design | of new software or systems to be used by the Illinois | criminal justice system; | (o) To establish general policies concerning criminal | justice information systems and to promulgate such rules, | regulations, and procedures as are necessary to the | operation of the Authority and to the uniform | consideration of appeals and audits; | (p) To advise and to make recommendations to the | Governor and the General Assembly on policies relating to | criminal justice information systems; | (q) To direct all other agencies under the | jurisdiction of the Governor to provide whatever | assistance and information the Authority may lawfully |
| require to carry out its functions; | (r) To exercise any other powers that are reasonable | and necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of the | Authority under this Act and to comply with the | requirements of applicable State or federal law or | regulation; | (s) To exercise the rights, powers, and duties which | have been vested in the Authority by the Illinois Uniform | Conviction Information Act; | (t) (Blank); | (u) To exercise the rights, powers, and duties vested | in the Authority by the Illinois Public Safety Agency | Network Act; | (v) To provide technical assistance in the form of | training to local governmental entities within Illinois | requesting such assistance for the purposes of procuring | grants for gang intervention and gang prevention programs | or other criminal justice programs from the United States | Department of Justice; | (w) To conduct strategic planning and provide | technical assistance to implement comprehensive trauma | recovery services for violent crime victims in underserved | communities with high levels of violent crime, with the | goal of providing a safe, community-based, culturally | competent environment in which to access services | necessary to facilitate recovery from the effects of |
| chronic and repeat exposure to trauma. Services may | include, but are not limited to, behavioral health | treatment, financial recovery, family support and | relocation assistance, and support in navigating the legal | system; and | (x) To coordinate statewide violence prevention | efforts and assist in the implementation of trauma | recovery centers and analyze trauma recovery services. The | Authority shall develop, publish, and facilitate the | implementation of a 4-year statewide violence prevention | plan, which shall incorporate public health, public | safety, victim services, and trauma recovery centers and | services. | The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly | shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report as required | by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization Act, and | filing such additional copies with the State Government Report | Distribution Center for the General Assembly as is required | under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State Library Act. | (Source: P.A. 99-938, eff. 1-1-18; 100-373, eff. 1-1-18; | 100-575, eff. 1-8-18; 100-621, eff. 7-20-18; 100-1148, eff. | 12-10-18.) | (20 ILCS 3930/7.11 new) | Sec. 7.11. Uniform Statewide Crime Statistics Task Force. | (a) The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority |
| shall establish a Uniform Statewide Crime Statistics Task | Force within 120 days after the effective date of this | amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly. | (b) The Task Force shall include the following members | appointed by the Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal | Justice Information Authority: | (1) Up to 2 individuals representing the Illinois | State Police. | (2) Up to 2 individuals from an organization | representing State's Attorneys in Illinois. | (3) Up to 2 individuals from an organization | representing Illinois chiefs of police. | (4) Up to 2 individuals from an organization | representing sworn officers of Illinois law enforcement | agencies. | (5) Up to 2 individuals representing the Office of | Firearm Violence Prevention of the Department of Human | Services. | (6) Up to 2 individuals from a membership organization | whose mission is to stop domestic or firearm violence. | (7) Up to 2 individuals from the Office of the | Secretary of State. | (8) Up to 2 individuals representing the Department of | Innovation and Technology. | (9) Up to 2 individuals from a statewide organization | exclusively representing retailers of all types and sizes. |
| (10) Up to 2 individuals representing the Department | of Public Health. | (11) Up to 2 individuals representing the Illinois | Criminal Justice Information Authority. | (12) Up to 2 individuals representing Illinois | institutions of higher education working on Illinois crime | statistics research. | (13) Up to 2 individuals from an organization | representing Illinois sheriffs. | (14) Up to 2 individuals representing the Office of | the Illinois Attorney General. | (15) Up to 2 individuals from an organization | representing Illinois coroners and medical examiners. | (16) Up to 2 individuals from the Illinois Sentencing | Policy Advisory Council. | The Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice | Information Authority, or the Executive Director's designee, | shall serve as Chair of the Task Force. Members shall serve for | the entirety of the Task Force without compensation. If a | vacancy occurs in the Task Force membership, the vacancy shall | be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for | the entirety of the Task Force. | (c) The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority | shall provide administrative and technical support to the Task | Force. | (d) The Task Force shall meet at least quarterly to assist |
| in the development and implementation of an integrated | software system for gathering and publishing crime data from | all law enforcement agencies throughout the State. | (e) The Task Force shall submit, no later than 18 months | after the first convening of the Task Force, a final report to | the Governor, General Assembly, and the Executive Director of | the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority that shall | include, at a minimum, recommendations on the development of | the integrated software system, the estimated cost of the | implementation and maintenance of the integrated software | system, and protocols on accessing and updating the | information that should be implemented. | (f) The Task Force is dissolved and this Section is | repealed 2 years after the effective date of this amendatory | Act of the 103rd General Assembly. |
Effective Date: 1/1/2025
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