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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act is | ||||||
5 | amended by adding Section 15 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (20 ILCS 3930/15 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 15. Sex Offenses and Sex Offender Registration Task | ||||||
8 | Force. | ||||||
9 | (a) The General Assembly acknowledges that numerous | ||||||
10 | criminal offenses that are categorized as sex offenses are | ||||||
11 | serious crimes that affect some of the most vulnerable victims. | ||||||
12 | (1) The Sex Offender Database was created as a | ||||||
13 | statewide database for the purpose of making information | ||||||
14 | regarding sex offenders publicly available so that victims | ||||||
15 | may be aware of released offenders and law enforcement may | ||||||
16 | have a tool to identify potential perpetrators of current | ||||||
17 | offenses. In addition to the Registry, sex offenders may be | ||||||
18 | subject to specific conditions and prohibitions for a | ||||||
19 | period after the person's release from imprisonment that | ||||||
20 | restricts where the person may reside, travel, and work. | ||||||
21 | (2) The General Assembly recognizes that the current | ||||||
22 | Sex Offender Database and sex offender restrictions do not | ||||||
23 | assess or differentiate based upon the specific risks of |
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1 | each offender, potential threat to public safety, or an | ||||||
2 | offender's likelihood of re-offending. | ||||||
3 | (3) The General Assembly believes that a Task Force | ||||||
4 | should be created to ensure that law enforcement and | ||||||
5 | communities are able to identify high-risk sex offenders | ||||||
6 | and focus on monitoring those offenders to protect victims, | ||||||
7 | improve public safety, and maintain the seriousness of each | ||||||
8 | offense. | ||||||
9 | (b) The Sex Offenses and Sex Offender Registration Task | ||||||
10 | Force is hereby created. | ||||||
11 | (1) The Task Force shall examine current offenses that | ||||||
12 | require offenders to register as sex offenders, the current | ||||||
13 | data and research regarding evidence based practices, the | ||||||
14 | conditions, restrictions, and outcomes for registered sex | ||||||
15 | offenders, and the registration process. | ||||||
16 | (2) The Task Force shall hold public hearings at the | ||||||
17 | call of the co-chairpersons to receive testimony from the | ||||||
18 | public and make recommendations to the General Assembly | ||||||
19 | regarding legislative changes to more effectively classify | ||||||
20 | sex offenders based on their level of risk of re-offending, | ||||||
21 | better direct resources to monitor the most violent and | ||||||
22 | high risk offenders, and to ensure public safety. | ||||||
23 | (3) The Task Force shall be an independent Task Force | ||||||
24 | under the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority | ||||||
25 | for administrative purposes, and shall consist of the | ||||||
26 | following members: |
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1 | (A) the Executive Director of the Illinois | ||||||
2 | Criminal Justice Information Authority; | ||||||
3 | (B) the Director of Corrections, or his or her | ||||||
4 | designee; | ||||||
5 | (B-5) the Director of Juvenile Justice, or his or | ||||||
6 | her designee; | ||||||
7 | (C) 2 members of the House of Representatives | ||||||
8 | appointed by the Speaker of the House of | ||||||
9 | Representatives, one of whom shall serve as | ||||||
10 | co-chairperson; | ||||||
11 | (D) 2 members of the Senate appointed by the | ||||||
12 | President of the Senate, one of whom shall serve as a | ||||||
13 | co-chairperson; | ||||||
14 | (E) a member of the Senate appointed by the | ||||||
15 | Minority Leader of the Senate; | ||||||
16 | (F) a member of the House of Representatives | ||||||
17 | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | ||||||
18 | Representatives; | ||||||
19 | (G) the Director of State Police, or his or her | ||||||
20 | designee; | ||||||
21 | (H) the Superintendent of the Chicago Police | ||||||
22 | Department, or his or her designee; | ||||||
23 | (I) the Chairperson of the Juvenile Justice | ||||||
24 | Commission, or his or her designee; | ||||||
25 | (J) a representative of a statewide organization | ||||||
26 | against sexual assault, appointed by the Executive |
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1 | Director of the Authority; | ||||||
2 | (K) 2 academics or researchers who have studied | ||||||
3 | issues related to adult sex offending, appointed by the | ||||||
4 | Executive Director of the Authority; | ||||||
5 | (L) a representative of a legal organization that | ||||||
6 | works with adult sex offenders who focus on the | ||||||
7 | collateral consequences of conviction and | ||||||
8 | registration, appointed by the Executive Director of | ||||||
9 | the Authority; | ||||||
10 | (M) a representative of a statewide organization | ||||||
11 | representing probation and court services agencies in | ||||||
12 | this State, appointed by the Executive Director of the | ||||||
13 | Authority; | ||||||
14 | (N) a representative of a statewide organization | ||||||
15 | representing Illinois sheriffs, appointed by the | ||||||
16 | Executive Director of the Authority; | ||||||
17 | (O) a representative of a statewide organization | ||||||
18 | representing Illinois police chiefs, appointed by the | ||||||
19 | Executive Director of the Authority; | ||||||
20 | (P) 2 State's Attorneys to be appointed by the | ||||||
21 | Executive Director of the Authority; | ||||||
22 | (Q) 2 treatment providers who specialize in adult | ||||||
23 | treatment appointed by the Executive Director of the | ||||||
24 | Authority; | ||||||
25 | (R) a treatment provider who specializes in | ||||||
26 | working with victims of sex offenses, appointed by the |
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1 | Executive Director of the Authority; | ||||||
2 | (S) 2 representatives from community-based | ||||||
3 | organizations that work with adults convicted of sex | ||||||
4 | offenses on re-entry appointed by the Executive | ||||||
5 | Director of the Authority; | ||||||
6 | (T) a representative of a statewide organization | ||||||
7 | that represents or coordinates services for victims of | ||||||
8 | sex offenses, appointed by the Executive Director of | ||||||
9 | the Authority; | ||||||
10 | (U) a representative of a statewide organization | ||||||
11 | that represents or is comprised of individuals | ||||||
12 | convicted as adults of a sex offense who are currently | ||||||
13 | on a registry, appointed by the Executive Director of | ||||||
14 | the Authority; | ||||||
15 | (V) a public defender to be appointed by the | ||||||
16 | Executive Director of the Authority; and | ||||||
17 | (W) an appellate defender to be appointed by the | ||||||
18 | Executive Director of the Authority. | ||||||
19 | (c) The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority | ||||||
20 | may consult, contract, work in conjunction with, and obtain any | ||||||
21 | information from any individual, agency, association, or | ||||||
22 | research institution deemed appropriate by the Authority. | ||||||
23 | (d) The Task Force shall submit a written report of its | ||||||
24 | findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or | ||||||
25 | before January 1, 2018. | ||||||
26 | (e) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2019.
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