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Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
Filed: 2/16/2006
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09400HB5288ham001 |
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LRB094 16587 RLC 55761 a |
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5288
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5288 by replacing |
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| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by |
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| changing Section 5-4-3a as follows:
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| (730 ILCS 5/5-4-3a) |
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| Sec. 5-4-3a. DNA testing backlog accountability. |
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| (a) On or before February 1, 2005 and on or before August
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| February 1 of each year thereafter, the Department of State |
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| Police shall report to the Governor and both houses of the |
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| General Assembly the following information: |
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| (1) the extent of the backlog of cases awaiting testing |
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| or awaiting DNA analysis by that Department, including but |
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| not limited to those tests conducted under Section 5-4-3, |
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| as of June 30
December 31 of the previous fiscal year, with |
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| the backlog being defined as all cases awaiting forensic |
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| testing whether in the physical custody of the State Police |
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| or in the physical custody of local law enforcement, |
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| provided that the State Police have written notice of any |
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| evidence in the physical custody of local law enforcement |
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| prior to June 1 of that year; and |
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| (2) what measures have been and are being taken to |
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| reduce that backlog and the estimated costs or expenditures |
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| in doing so. |