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Sen. Mattie Hunter
Filed: 4/11/2008
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| AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2476
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2476 by replacing |
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| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
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| Commission to Study Disproportionate Justice Impact Act.
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| Section 5. Purpose. There is created a Commission to Study |
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| Disproportionate Justice Impact. The Commission shall: |
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| (1) study the nature and extent of the harm caused to |
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| minority communities through the practical application of |
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| the violation and sentencing provisions of the Illinois |
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| Vehicle Code, the Criminal Code of 1961, the Cannabis |
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| Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the |
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| Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, and |
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| the Unified Code of Corrections; |
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| (2) develop specific findings on the nature and extent |
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| of the harm caused to minority communities; and |
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| (3) offer recommendations for legislation and policy |
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| changes to address the disproportionate impact that even |
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| facially neutral laws can have on minority communities.
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| Section 10. Composition. The Commission shall be composed |
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| of the following members: |
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| (a) Two members of the Senate appointed by the Senate |
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| President, one of whom the President shall designate to |
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| serve as co-chair, and two members of the Senate appointed |
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| by the Minority Leader of the Senate. |
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| (b) Two members of the House of Representatives |
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| appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, |
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| one of whom the Speaker shall designate to serve as |
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| co-chair, and two members of the House of Representatives |
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| appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of |
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| Representatives. |
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| (c) The following persons or their designees: |
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| (1)
the Attorney General, |
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| (2)
the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook |
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| County, |
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the Director of State Police, |
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the Superintendent of the Chicago Police |
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| Department, |
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| (5) the sheriff of Cook County, |
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the State Appellate Defender, |
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the Cook County Public Defender, |
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the Director of the Office of the State's |
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| Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, |
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| (9) the Cook County State's Attorney, |
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the Executive Director of the Criminal |
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| Justice Information Authority, |
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the Director of Corrections, |
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| (12) the Director of Juvenile Justice, and |
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the Executive Director of the Illinois |
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| African-American Family Commission.
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| (d) The co-chairs may name up to 8 persons, |
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| representing minority communities within Illinois, groups |
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| involved in the improvement of the administration of |
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| justice, behavioral health, criminal justice, law |
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| enforcement, and the rehabilitation of former inmates, |
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| community groups, and other interested parties.
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| Section 15. Compensation; support. The members of the |
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| Commission shall serve without compensation, but may be |
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| reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred as a result of |
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| their duties as members of the Commission from funds |
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| appropriated by the General Assembly for that purpose. The |
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| Criminal Justice Information Authority shall provide staff and |
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| administrative support services to the Commission.
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| Section 20. Meetings; report. The Commission shall hold |
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| one or more public hearings, at which public testimony shall be |