Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
Filed: 4/6/2011
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 440
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 440 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Illinois Latino Family Commission Act is | ||||||
5 | amended by adding Section 35 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (20 ILCS 3983/35 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 35. The Secure Communities Action Task Force; | ||||||
8 | suspension of Secure Communities Memorandum of Agreement. | ||||||
9 | (a) The Secure Communities Memorandum of Agreement between | ||||||
10 | the State and the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement | ||||||
11 | Agency is aimed at removing undocumented individuals who have | ||||||
12 | committed serious criminal offenses. Current data suggests | ||||||
13 | that between 44% and 78% of undocumented individuals detained | ||||||
14 | by law enforcement in Illinois were not detained on criminal | ||||||
15 | charges; the national average is 27%. This disparity suggests | ||||||
16 | that current implementation efforts are not aligned with the |
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1 | purpose of the program and result in an unnecessary burden to | ||||||
2 | jails and local taxpayers and decreased security statewide. | ||||||
3 | Therefore, the Secure Communities Memorandum of Agreement is | ||||||
4 | hereby suspended until a study is conducted by the Secure | ||||||
5 | Communities Action Task Force created in subsection (b) of this | ||||||
6 | Section. | ||||||
7 | (b) The Secure Communities Action Task Force is hereby | ||||||
8 | created. The Task Force shall consist of 9 members appointed as | ||||||
9 | follows: 2 members appointed by the Senate President; 2 members | ||||||
10 | appointed by the Senate Minority Leader; 2 members appointed by | ||||||
11 | the Speaker of the House of Representatives; 2 members | ||||||
12 | appointed by the House Minority Leader; one member, to serve as | ||||||
13 | chair, appointed by the Governor. Membership of the Secure | ||||||
14 | Communities Action Task Force shall be representative of law | ||||||
15 | enforcement, affected communities, and immigration and human | ||||||
16 | rights advocacy groups. Members shall serve without | ||||||
17 | compensation, but may be reimbursed for expenses associated | ||||||
18 | with the Secure Communities Task Force. The Secure Communities | ||||||
19 | Task Force may accept donated services and other resources that | ||||||
20 | may be necessary to complete the work of the Task Force from | ||||||
21 | not-for-profit organizations. The Department of Human Rights | ||||||
22 | shall provide administrative and other support to the Task | ||||||
23 | Force. The Secure Communities Action Task Force shall begin to | ||||||
24 | conduct business upon the appointment of all members. The | ||||||
25 | Secure Communities Action Task Force shall review data and | ||||||
26 | conduct additional investigations concerning the Secure |
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1 | Communities Memorandum of Agreement, including hearings in | ||||||
2 | participating counties, and shall report its findings and | ||||||
3 | recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly no | ||||||
4 | later than June 30, 2012. The Task Force is dissolved upon | ||||||
5 | submission of the report. | ||||||
6 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
7 | becoming law.".
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