Public Act 103-0982
 
SB3353 EnrolledLRB103 38200 RLC 68333 b

    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Community-Based Corrections Task Force Act.
 
    Section 5. Community-Based Corrections Task Force;
creation. The Community-Based Corrections Task Force is
created. The Task Force shall study and develop innovative
ways to introduce community-based corrections and
rehabilitation into the State's correctional system and
develop a community-based correctional program that would
support or remove barriers to community-based corrections in
Illinois, with a focus on pretrial services and those
sentenced to probation.
 
    Section 10. Task Force; duties. The Task Force shall have
the following duties:
    (1) Engage community organizations, interested groups, and
members of the public for the purpose of assessing:
        (A) community-based alternatives to detention and the
    adoption and implementation of such alternatives; and
        (B) the benefits of specialty courts in rehabilitating
    justice involved individuals.
    (2) Review available research and data on the efficacy of
community-based alternatives to detention at the local, State,
and national level.
    (3) Make recommendations or suggestions for changes to the
Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, the Unified Code of
Correction, and other relevant statutes.
 
    Section 15. Task Force members.
    (a) The Task Force shall consist of the following members:
        (1) 4 members appointed by the Senate President,
    including 2 members of the Senate and 2 members of the
    public, with one member of the Senate, appointed by the
    Senate President, to serve as chair of the Task Force;
        (2) 4 members appointed by the Senate Minority Leader,
    including 2 members of the Senate and 2 members of the
    public;
        (3) 4 members appointed by the Speaker of the House,
    including 2 members of the House and 2 members of the
    public;
        (4) 4 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the
    House of Representatives, including 2 members of the House
    and 2 members of the public;
        (5) a member appointed by the Prisoner Review Board;
        (6) a member appointed by the Illinois Criminal
    Justice Information Authority;
        (7) a member from a statewide organization that
    represents public defenders appointed by the State
    Appellate Defender;
        (8) a member who represents problem-solving courts
    appointed by the Administrative Office of the Illinois
    Courts;
        (9) a member who represents an organization that
    provides reentry services appointed by the Department of
    Corrections Parole Division;
        (10) a member appointed by the Governor's Office of
    Management and Budget;
        (11) 5 graduates of specialty courts appointed by the
    Governor;
        (12) 2 retired specialty court judges appointed by the
    Governor;
        (13) the Executive Director of the Illinois Sentencing
    Policy Advisory Council, or his or her designee;
        (14) a member who represents the State's Attorneys
    Association appointed by the Governor;
        (15) a member who represents the Illinois Sheriffs'
    Association appointed by the Governor;
        (16) a member who represents downstate courts
    appointed by the Governor;
        (17) a member who represents Cook County Courts
    appointed by the Governor; and
        (18) a member who represents adult probation appointed
    by the Governor.
    (b) Appointments to the Task Force shall be made within 90
days after the effective date of this Act.
    (c) The Task Force shall meet no less than 5 times.
    (d) The members of the Task Force shall serve without
compensation.
    (e) The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
shall provide administrative and technical support for the
Task Force and is responsible for ensuring that the
requirements of the Task Force are met.
 
    Section 20. Report.
    (a) On or before December 31, 2025, the Task Force shall
publish a final report of its findings, developments, and
recommendations and after the publication of its final report
the Task Force shall be dissolved. The report shall, at a
minimum, detail findings and recommendations related to the
duties of the Task Force and the following:
        (1) information and recommendations related to the
    benefits of community-based corrections and specialty
    courts; and
        (2) the development and implementation of a new
    community-based corrections program.
    (b) The final report shall be shared with the following:
        (1) the General Assembly; and
        (2) the Offices of the Governor and Lieutenant
    Governor.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/9/2024