Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
Filed: 3/29/2016
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5572
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5572 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act | ||||||
5 | is 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 |
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1 | offenses. In addition to the Registry, sex offenders may be | ||||||
2 | subject to specific conditions and prohibitions for a | ||||||
3 | period after the person's release from imprisonment that | ||||||
4 | restricts where the person may reside, travel, and work. | ||||||
5 | (2) The General Assembly recognizes that the current | ||||||
6 | Sex Offender Database and sex offender restrictions do not | ||||||
7 | assess or differentiate based upon the specific risks of | ||||||
8 | each offender, potential threat to public safety, or an | ||||||
9 | offender's likelihood of reoffending. | ||||||
10 | (3) The General Assembly believes that a Task Force | ||||||
11 | should be created to ensure that law enforcement and | ||||||
12 | communities are able to identify high-risk sex offenders | ||||||
13 | and focus on monitoring those offenders to protect victims, | ||||||
14 | improve public safety, and maintain the seriousness of each | ||||||
15 | offense. | ||||||
16 | (b) The Sex Offenses and Sex Offender Registration Task | ||||||
17 | Force is hereby created. | ||||||
18 | (1) The Task Force shall examine current offenses that | ||||||
19 | require offenders to register as sex offenders, the | ||||||
20 | conditions and restrictions for registered sex offenders, | ||||||
21 | and the registration process. | ||||||
22 | (2) The Task Force shall hold public hearings at the | ||||||
23 | call of the co-chairpersons to receive testimony from the | ||||||
24 | public and make recommendations to the General Assembly | ||||||
25 | regarding legislative changes to more effectively classify | ||||||
26 | sex offenders based on their level of risk of re-offending, |
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1 | better direct resources to monitor the most violent and | ||||||
2 | high risk offenders, and to ensure public safety. | ||||||
3 | (3) The Task Force shall be an independent Task Force | ||||||
4 | under the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority | ||||||
5 | for administrative purposes, and shall consist of the | ||||||
6 | following members: | ||||||
7 | (A) the Director of Corrections, or his or her | ||||||
8 | designee; | ||||||
9 | (B) 2 members of the House of Representatives | ||||||
10 | appointed by the Speaker of the House of | ||||||
11 | Representatives, one of whom shall serve as | ||||||
12 | co-chairperson; | ||||||
13 | (C) 2 members of the Senate appointed by the | ||||||
14 | President of the Senate, one of whom shall serve as a | ||||||
15 | co-chairperson; | ||||||
16 | (D) a member of the Senate appointed by the | ||||||
17 | Minority Leader of the Senate; | ||||||
18 | (E) a member of the House of Representatives | ||||||
19 | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | ||||||
20 | Representatives; | ||||||
21 | (F) the Director of State Police, or his or her | ||||||
22 | designee; | ||||||
23 | (G) the Superintendent of the Chicago Police | ||||||
24 | Department, or his or her designee; | ||||||
25 | (H) the Chairperson of the Juvenile Justice | ||||||
26 | Commission, or his or her designee; |
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1 | (I) a representative of a statewide organization | ||||||
2 | against sexual assault, appointed by the Executive | ||||||
3 | Director of the Authority; | ||||||
4 | (J) a representative of a statewide organization | ||||||
5 | representing probation and court services agencies in | ||||||
6 | this State, appointed by the Executive Director of the | ||||||
7 | Authority; | ||||||
8 | (K) a representative of a statewide organization | ||||||
9 | representing Illinois sheriffs, appointed by the | ||||||
10 | Executive Director of the Authority; | ||||||
11 | (L) a representative of a statewide organization | ||||||
12 | representing Illinois police chiefs, appointed by the | ||||||
13 | Executive Director of the Authority; | ||||||
14 | (M) 2 State's Attorneys to be appointed by the | ||||||
15 | members of the Task Force; and | ||||||
16 | (N) 2 sex offender treatment providers, appointed | ||||||
17 | by the Executive Director of the Authority. | ||||||
18 | (c) The Task Force shall submit a written report of its | ||||||
19 | findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or | ||||||
20 | before January 1, 2018. | ||||||
21 | (d) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2019. ".
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