Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
Filed: 4/20/2015
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 733




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 733 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
 
4    "Section 5. The Park District Code is amended  by adding 
5Section 8-23a as follows:
 
6    (70 ILCS 1205/8-23a  new)
7    Sec. 8-23a. Application for volunteers; disclosure of sex 
8offenses; penalty for failure to disclose.
9    (a) For purposes of this Section, "sex offense" means:
10        (1) any offense defined in Sections 11-6, 11-9 through 
11    11-9.5, inclusive,  and 11-30, of the Criminal Code of 1961 
12    or the Criminal Code of 2012; Sections 11-14 through 11-21, 
13    inclusive, of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal 
14    Code of 2012; Sections 11-23 (if punished as a Class 3 
15    felony), 11-24, 11-25, and 11-26 of the Criminal Code of 
16    1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012; and Sections 11-1.20, 
 
 
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1    11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60, 12-4.9, 12-13, 12-14, 
2    12-14.1, 12-15, 12-16, 12-32, 12-33, and 12C-45 of the 
3    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
4        (2) any attempt to commit any of the offenses listed in 
5    paragraph (1) of this definition;
6        (3) any offense committed or attempted in any other 
7    state that, if committed or attempted in this State, would 
8    have been punishable as one or more of the offenses listed 
9    in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this definition; and
10        (4) sexual or physical abuse of any minor under 18 
11    years of age that subjects a perpetrator to proceedings 
12    under Article II of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
13    (b) For purposes of this Section, "volunteer" means any 
14individual who  without compensation or benefits reports to, and 
15is under the direct supervision of, a park district's 
16administrative staff and provides personal services to a park 
17district recreational program that is offered to children. 
18    (c) Every park district shall require volunteers to 
19complete an application prior to beginning any work as a 
20volunteer.  The application shall include, but shall not be 
21limited to, a question for the applicant to answer concerning 
22whether they have been convicted of or found to be the 
23perpetrator of a sex offense.  No park district shall knowingly 
24engage a volunteer who has been convicted of or found to be the 
25perpetrator of a sex offense and shall terminate the services 
26of the volunteer upon discovery of such offense.
 
 
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1    (d) If a current volunteer with a park district is 
2convicted of or found to be the perpetrator of a sex offense, 
3the volunteer shall immediately disclose the conviction or 
4finding to the park district.
5    (e) Failure of a volunteer to disclose that they are a sex 
6offender pursuant to this Section is a Class 3 felony. Any 
7person who is convicted for a violation under this subsection 
8for a second or subsequent time is guilty of a Class 2 felony. 
9Any person convicted of a violation under this subsection 
10shall, in addition to any other penalty required by law, be 
11required to serve a minimum period of 7 days confinement in the 
12local county jail, and the court shall impose a mandatory 
13minimum fine of $500. These fines shall be deposited in the Sex 
14Offender Registration Fund.
 
 
15    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
16becoming law.".