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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, It has recently come to light that there may have
3been a sexual assault purposefully prevented from being
4reported in Champaign; and
 
5    WHEREAS, The Champaign County State's Attorney stated that
6she was initially hesitant to investigate the sexual assault
7because her budget did not provide for the convening of a grand
8jury; therefore, be it
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
10HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
11the State's Attorney Proper Funding Task Force is established
12to:
13         (1) Study the current funding levels of state's
14    attorneys' offices in Illinois and their ability to
15    effectively represent the State's interests and protect
16    the people in this State at the current funding levels;
17         (2) Study the optimal funding for state's attorneys'
18    offices in the State; and
19         (3) Make recommendations to improve the funding to
20    state's attorneys' offices across the State; and be it
21    further
 
22    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the

 

 

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1following members appointed by the Governor no later than 30
2days after the adoption of this resolution:
3        (1) Two members who are assistant state's attorneys
4    from the Cook County State's Attorney's Office;
5        (2) Five members who are state's attorneys or assistant
6    state's attorneys from five counties other than Cook
7    County;
8        (3) One Cook County circuit judge experienced in the
9    litigation of criminal law matters;
10        (4) One circuit judge from outside of Cook County
11    experienced in the litigation of criminal law matters; and
12        (5) One representative from the Office of the State's
13    Attorney Appellate Prosecutor; and be it further
 
14    RESOLVED, That Task Force members shall serve without
15compensation but may be reimbursed for their expenses incurred
16in performing their duties; if a vacancy occurs in the Task
17Force membership, the vacancy shall be filled in the same
18manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the
19Task Force; and be it further
 
20    RESOLVED, That The Task Force shall hold a minimum of one
21public hearing per month; at the public hearings, the Task
22Force shall take testimony from state's attorneys, victims of
23crimes prosecuted by state's attorneys, and any other person
24the Task Force believes would aid the Task Force's examination

 

 

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1and recommendations; the Task Force may meet at such other
2times as it deems appropriate; and be it further
 
3    RESOLVED, That the Office of the State's Attorney Appellate
4Prosecutor shall provide administrative and other support to
5the Task Force; and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall prepare a report that
7summarizes its work and makes recommendations; the Task Force
8shall submit its report to the Governor and the General
9Assembly no later than December 31, 2020 and is dissolved upon
10the filing of its report.