Public Act 0474 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
Public Act 102-0474 |
HB3317 Enrolled | LRB102 11671 KMF 17005 b |
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AN ACT concerning domestic violence.
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WHEREAS, This Act is dedicated to the memory of Colton |
Miller and the countless lives that have been lost as a result
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of domestic violence; therefore |
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
Domestic Violence Task Force Act. |
Section 5. Public policy.
The purpose of this Act is to |
establish a consistent, uniform statewide system to protect |
victims and survivors of domestic violence, while holding |
offenders accountable. |
Section 10. Task Force; creation. The Domestic Violence |
Task Force, also known as Colton's Task Force, is created. The |
Task Force shall: |
(1) conduct a comprehensive review of the process, |
operation, and enforcement of current domestic violence laws |
across the State; |
(2) identify gaps in the process, operation, and |
enforcement of those laws; |
(3) develop recommendations to address those gaps; and |
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(4) establish a framework for specialized protective |
networks for victims, treatment options for victims and |
offenders, and specialty courts for the accumulation of |
specialized domestic violence skills for courts. |
Section 15. Task Force membership. |
(a) The Domestic Violence Task Force shall be composed of |
the following members: |
(1) 2 judges appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court, |
at least one of whom shall have experience with domestic |
violence cases; |
(2) the Director of the Administrative Office of the |
Illinois Courts, or the Director's designee; |
(3) one probation officer appointed by the Chief |
Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court who has significant |
experience with domestic violence cases; |
(4) the Attorney General, or the Attorney General's |
designee; |
(5) the Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice |
Information Authority, or the Director's designee; |
(6) the following public members appointed by the |
Governor: |
(A) 2 members representing victims' rights |
organizations; |
(B) 2 members representing State's Attorneys based |
on recommendations from the Illinois State's Attorneys |
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Association, both of which shall have experience with |
domestic violence cases; |
(C) 2 members representing law enforcement, both |
of which shall have experience with domestic violence |
cases; and |
(D) one member representing family law lawyers who |
shall have experience with domestic violence cases |
based on a recommendation from a statewide bar |
association; and |
(7) the Director of the Illinois State Police, or the |
Director's designee; |
(8) the Secretary of Human Services, or the |
Secretary's designee; |
(9) one Representative appointed by the Speaker of the |
House of Representatives; |
(10) one Representative appointed by the Minority |
Leader of the House of Representatives; |
(11) one Senator appointed by the President of the |
Senate; |
(12) one Senator appointed by the Minority Leader of |
the Senate; |
(13) 4 members who are survivors of domestic violence, |
one appointed
by the Speaker of the House of |
Representatives, one appointed by the Minority Leader of |
the House of
Representatives, one appointed by the |
President of the
Senate, and one appointed by the Minority |
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Leader of the
Senate; and |
(14) one member who is a survivor of domestic |
violence, appointed by the
Governor.
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(b) The designated appointing authority listed in |
subsection (a) shall have the authority to replace any of the |
authority's appointed members.
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(c) The Chair of the Task Force shall be selected by a |
majority vote of the members of the Task Force. |
(d) Task Force members shall not be compensated for their |
service on the Task Force. |
Section 20. Administrative support and duties.
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(a) The Family Violence Coordinating Council within the |
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority shall provide |
administrative support to the Task Force. |
(b) The Task Force shall review available research, best |
practices, and effective interventions to formulate |
recommendations. |
(c) The Task Force shall produce a report detailing the |
Task Force's findings and making recommendations. The Task |
Force shall submit a report of its findings and |
recommendations to the General Assembly and the Governor on or |
before September 1, 2022.
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Section 25. Repeal. This Act is repealed on September 1, |
2027.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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