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Sen. Scott M. Bennett
Filed: 5/19/2017
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2641
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2641 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
| 5 | | Protection of Individuals with Disabilities in the Criminal |
| 6 | | Justice System Task Force Act.
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| 7 | | Section 5. Protection of Individuals With Disabilities in |
| 8 | | the Criminal Justice System Task Force; members.
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| 9 | | (a) There is created the Protection of Individuals with |
| 10 | | Disabilities in the Criminal Justice System Task Force ("Task |
| 11 | | Force") consisting of 24 members, one member appointed by the |
| 12 | | Attorney General, one liaison of the Office of the Governor and |
| 13 | | 14 other members appointed by the Governor, 2 circuit judges |
| 14 | | appointed by the Supreme Court, one member appointed by the |
| 15 | | State Treasurer, one member appointed by the Guardianship and |
| 16 | | Advocacy Commission, and 4 members of the General Assembly, one |
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| 1 | | each appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, |
| 2 | | the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, the |
| 3 | | President of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the Senate. |
| 4 | | The appointments shall be made within 90 days after the |
| 5 | | effective date of this Act. |
| 6 | | (b) The members shall reflect the racial, ethnic, and |
| 7 | | geographic diversity and diversity of disabilities of
this |
| 8 | | State and include: |
| 9 | | (1) Circuit judges who preside over criminal cases; |
| 10 | | (2) State's Attorneys; |
| 11 | | (3) Public Defenders; |
| 12 | | (4) representatives
of organizations that advocate for |
| 13 | | persons with developmental and
intellectual disabilities; |
| 14 | | (5) representatives of organizations that
advocate for |
| 15 | | persons with physical disabilities; |
| 16 | | (6) representatives
of organizations that advocate for |
| 17 | | persons with mental illness; |
| 18 | | (7)
representatives of organizations that advocate for |
| 19 | | adolescents and youth; |
| 20 | | (8) a representative from the Guardianship and |
| 21 | | Advocacy Commission; |
| 22 | | (9) sheriffs or their designees; |
| 23 | | (10) chiefs of municipal police departments or their |
| 24 | | designees; |
| 25 | | (11) individuals with disabilities; |
| 26 | | (12) parents or guardians of individuals with |
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| 1 | | disabilities; |
| 2 | | (13) community-based providers of
services to persons |
| 3 | | with disabilities; and |
| 4 | | (14) a representative of a service coordination |
| 5 | | agency. |
| 6 | | (c) The following State officials shall serve as ex-officio |
| 7 | | members of the Task Force: |
| 8 | | (1) a liaison of the Governor's Office; |
| 9 | | (2) the Attorney General or his or her designee; |
| 10 | | (3) the Director of State Police or his or her |
| 11 | | designee; |
| 12 | | (4) the Secretary of Human Services or his or her |
| 13 | | designee; |
| 14 | | (5) the Director of Corrections or his or her designee; |
| 15 | | (6) the Director of Juvenile Justice or his or her |
| 16 | | designee; |
| 17 | | (7) the Director of the Guardianship and Advocacy |
| 18 | | Commission or his or her designee; |
| 19 | | (8) the Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice |
| 20 | | Information Authority or his or her designee; and |
| 21 | | (9) the State Treasurer or his or her designee. |
| 22 | | (d) The members of the Task Force shall serve without |
| 23 | | compensation. |
| 24 | | (e) The Task Force members shall elect one of the appointed |
| 25 | | members to serve as a co-chair of the Task Force at the first |
| 26 | | meeting of the Task Force. The other co-chair shall be the |
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| 1 | | liaison of the Governor's Office. |
| 2 | | (f) The Guardianship and Advocacy Commission shall provide |
| 3 | | administrative and other support to the Task Force.
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| 4 | | Section 10. Task Force duties. The Task Force shall |
| 5 | | consider issues that affect adults and juveniles with |
| 6 | | disabilities with respect to their involvement with the police, |
| 7 | | detention and confinement in correctional facilities, |
| 8 | | representation by counsel, participation in the criminal |
| 9 | | justice system, communications with their families, awareness |
| 10 | | and accommodations for their disabilities, and concerns for the |
| 11 | | safety of the general public and individuals working in the |
| 12 | | criminal justice system. The Task Force shall make |
| 13 | | recommendations to the Governor and to the General Assembly |
| 14 | | regarding policies, procedures, legislation, and other actions |
| 15 | | that can be taken to protect the public safety and the |
| 16 | | well-being and rights of individuals with disabilities in the |
| 17 | | criminal justice system.
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| 18 | | Section 15. Meetings. The Task Force shall meet at least 4 |
| 19 | | times, with the first meeting taking place no later than 120 |
| 20 | | days after the effective date of this Act.
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| 21 | | Section 20. Report. The Task Force shall submit a report |
| 22 | | with its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the |
| 23 | | Attorney General, and to the General Assembly on or before |