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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The Taser gun has been used by law enforcement and 
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correctional officers to subdue suspects and prisoners; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Many injuries and even some deaths have been 
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attributed to the misuse of Taser guns by law enforcement and 
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correctional officers; and 
 
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    WHEREAS, There are no uniform standards on the use of Taser 
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guns by law enforcement and correctional officers; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Amnesty International has documented  that the 
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Taser gun has been used as an instrument of torture; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Several law enforcement agencies have limited the 
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use of the Taser gun in subduing suspects and prisoners; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The House recognizes the need to study the use and 
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misuse of the Taser gun by law enforcement and correctional 
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officers; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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there is created the Task Force on Taser Gun Use consisting of  
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9 members, one each appointed by the Speaker of the House
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Representatives, the House Minority Leader, the Senate 
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President, and the
Senate
Minority Leader; and 5 members of the 
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public appointed by the Governor; and be it further


 
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    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall study the uses and 
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misuse of Taser guns by law enforcement and correctional 
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officers and shall make recommendations to the House on 
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suggested legislation concerning the use or restrictions on use  
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of Taser guns by law enforcement and correctional officers and 
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such other recommendations concerning Taser guns as the Task 
 


 






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Force deems appropriate; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall choose its chairperson 
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and such other officers as it deems appropriate; and be it 
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further 
 
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    RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force shall receive 
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no compensation for their services as members of the Task Force 
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but may be reimbursed for travel and other expenses incurred by 
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them for their service on the Task Force from appropriations 
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made to them by the General Assembly for those  purposes; and be 
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it further  
 
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    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall file its 
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recommendations with the Clerk of the House of Representatives 
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by December 31, 2006 and shall terminate its activities by 
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January 10, 2007.