Public Act 102-0474
 
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    AN ACT concerning domestic violence.
  
 
    WHEREAS, This Act is dedicated to the memory of Colton 
Miller and the countless lives that have been lost as a result

of domestic violence; therefore
 
    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 
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  
    (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 
        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 
    Leader of the
Senate; and
        (14) one member who is a survivor of domestic 
    violence, appointed by the
Governor.

    (b)  The designated appointing authority listed in 
subsection (a) shall have the authority to replace any of the 
authority's appointed members.

    (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.


    (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.

 
    Section 25. Repeal. This Act is repealed on September 1, 
2027. 
 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.