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1 AN ACT to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 by
2 adding Article 106E.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
6 amended by adding Article 106E as follows:
7 (725 ILCS 5/Article 106E heading new)
8 ARTICLE 106E. TASK FORCE ON PROFESSIONAL
9 PRACTICE IN THE ILLINOIS JUSTICE SYSTEMS
10 (725 ILCS 5/106E-5 new)
11 Sec. 106E-5. Purpose for task force. The Illinois
12 General Assembly takes notice that some public defenders and
13 assistant prosecutors in the Illinois criminal justice
14 systems are often reimbursed at salary levels below
15 reasonable rates for private practice. The criminal and
16 juvenile justice systems in Illinois have become increasingly
17 technical and complex due to countless piecemeal amendments
18 to the Criminal Code of 1961, this Code, the Juvenile Court
19 Act of 1987, and the Unified Code of Corrections. It is
20 increasingly difficult to remain current on legislative
21 amendments and court decisions in the rapidly changing
22 justice systems of Illinois. Increases in levels of arrests
23 have led to increased criminal and juvenile prosecutions
24 throughout Illinois resulting in higher caseloads for
25 attorneys practicing in the justice system. Rapid changes in
26 technology have resulted in changes in court processing of
27 criminal and juvenile offenders that require concomitant
28 technological resources for attorneys practicing in the
29 justice system. Defender services in some areas of Illinois
30 are covered by a single part-time attorney. Local county
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1 boards are increasingly challenged to adequately fund local
2 systems of justice.
3 In order for the State to protect its moral and ethical
4 integrity, the State must ensure a justice system that is
5 staffed by attorneys prepared to render competent
6 representation. The Illinois General Assembly shall
7 establish an independent, non-partisan Task Force on
8 Professional Practice in the Illinois Justice Systems to
9 study appropriate levels of caseloads, adequate salary
10 structures, technological needs, and other issues affecting
11 the recruitment and retention of attorneys in the Illinois
12 justice system.
13 (725 ILCS 5/106E-10 new)
14 Sec. 106E-10. Task Force on Professional Practice in the
15 Illinois Justice Systems. The Task Force on Professional
16 Practice in the Illinois Justice Systems shall be comprised
17 of 19 members who shall serve without compensation and who
18 shall be appointed as follows:
19 (1) One member appointed by the President of the Senate.
20 (2) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
21 Senate.
22 (3) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of
23 Representatives.
24 (4) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
25 House of Representatives.
26 (5) One member appointed by the Governor.
27 (6) One member appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court.
28 (7) One member appointed by the Illinois Public Defender
29 Association.
30 (8) Three members appointed by the Illinois Appellate
31 Prosecutors Association.
32 (9) Three members appointed by the Office of the State
33 Appellate Defender.
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1 (10) One member appointed by the Office of the Attorney
2 General.
3 (11) One member appointed by the Illinois State's
4 Attorneys' Association.
5 (12) One member appointed by the Illinois Attorneys for
6 Criminal Justice.
7 (13) One member appointed by the Office of the Public
8 Defender of Cook County.
9 (14) One member appointed by the Office of the State's
10 Attorney of Cook County.
11 (15) One member appointed by the Illinois State Bar
12 Association.
13 The Task Force shall be convened and chaired by the
14 member appointed by the Illinois State Bar Association. The
15 Task Force shall be staffed by the Illinois State Bar
16 Association.
17 The Task Force shall report its findings and
18 recommendations to the Governor, the General Assembly, and to
19 the Illinois Supreme Court no later than 9 months after the
20 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General
21 Assembly.
22 (725 ILCS 5/106E-15 new)
23 Sec. 106E-15. Repeal. This Article is repealed December
24 31, 2000.
25 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
26 becoming law.
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