Sen. Mike Jacobs

Filed: 3/28/2006

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4298

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4298, AS AMENDED, by
3 replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4 following:
 
5     "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
6 Interstate Sex Offender Task Force Act.
 
7     Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds as follows:
8     (1) That the protection of women and children from sexual
9 assault is critically important.
10     (2) That every state in the nation has a sex offender
11 registration law.
12     (3) That Illinois, as well as other states in the nation,
13 including Iowa and Missouri, have laws restricting where
14 convicted or registered sex offenders may reside.
15     (4) That the residency restrictions are not consistent
16 between states.
17     (5) That the disparity in residency restrictions and
18 registration requirements is of concern to communities and law
19 enforcement in Illinois.
20     (6) That it would benefit Illinois, its citizens, and its
21 border states, including Iowa and Missouri, for a task force to
22 be created to analyze the impact of the disparity between
23 states regarding registration requirements and residency
24 restrictions on convicted or registered sex offenders, or both.
 

 

 

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1     Section 10. Interstate Sex Offender Task Force.
2     (a) The Interstate Sex Offender Task Force is created.
3     (b) The Interstate Sex Offender Task Force shall convene
4 and initially meet not later than 30 days after the effective
5 date of this Act and shall meet thereafter as frequently as
6 necessary to carry out its duties as required by this Act.
7     (c) The Task Force shall consist of the Director of the
8 Illinois Department of Corrections (or the Director's
9 designee) who shall act as the Chair of the Task Force, the
10 Director of the Illinois Department of State Police (or the
11 Director's designee), the Attorney General (or the Attorney
12 General's designee), one member of the General Assembly
13 appointed by each of the following: the President of the
14 Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the
15 House of Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the House
16 of Representatives; together with one member designated by the
17 Illinois State's Attorneys Association, one member designated
18 by the Illinois Association of the Chiefs of Police, one member
19 designated by the Illinois Sheriffs' Association, and any
20 additional members the Chair of the Task Force may designate.
21     (d) The Task Force shall coordinate its meetings and
22 studies with such representatives of similar organizations in
23 the other states as may be appropriate, including but not
24 limited to those in Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, Kentucky, and
25 Missouri. Members of the Task Force shall serve without
26 compensation, but may be reimbursed for actual expenses as the
27 discretion of the Director of the Illinois Department of
28 Corrections from funds appropriated for that purpose.
29     (e) The Task Force shall examine the following:
30         (1) The systems of communication between states
31     regarding the interstate movement of registered sex
32     offenders.
33         (2) The laws of Illinois and its border states that

 

 

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1     restrict and affect where convicted or registered sex
2     offenders may reside.
3         (3) The extent to which law enforcement resources are
4     affected by residency restrictions.
5         (4) The impact of residency restrictions on the parole,
6     mandatory supervised release, and probation systems in
7     Illinois.
8     (f) The Illinois Department of Corrections shall provide
9 staff and administrative support services to the Task Force.
10     (g) The Task Force shall report its findings and
11 recommendations to the Governor, the Attorney General, and the
12 General Assembly no later than January 1, 2008.
 
13     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14 becoming law.".