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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB1037
Introduced 2/6/2009, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Gang Crime Witness Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a
Section concerning funding.
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A BILL FOR
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SB1037 |
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LRB096 07110 RLC 17196 b |
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| AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Gang Crime Witness Protection Act is amended |
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| by changing Section 5-15 as follows:
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| (725 ILCS 172/5-15)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed July 1, 2012)
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| Sec. 5-15. Funding. The
The Department of State Police, in |
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| consultation with
the Attorney General, shall promulgate rules |
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| for the implementation of the Gang
Crime Witness Protection |
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| Program. Assistance shall be subject to the following
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| limitations:
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| (a) Funds shall be limited to payment of the following:
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| (1) temporary living costs;
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| (2) moving expenses;
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| (3) rent;
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| (4) security deposits; and
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| (5) other appropriate expenses of relocation or |
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| transition;
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| (b) Approval of applications made by State's Attorneys |
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| shall be
conditioned upon county funding for costs at a |
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| level of at least 25%, unless
this requirement is waived by |
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| the administrator, in accordance with promulgated
rules, |