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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1885
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 1885 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
4 "Section 5. The Attorney General Act is amended by
5 adding Section 6.6 as follows:
6 (15 ILCS 205/6.6 new)
7 Sec. 6.6. Officer of Civil Rights.
8 (a) The Attorney General shall designate within the
9 Office of the Attorney General an Officer of Civil Rights.
10 The Officer of Civil Rights shall have the duty to
11 investigate grievances against any prosecutor who has
12 allegedly failed to carry out his or her official duties by
13 failing to prosecute a case when there was substantial
14 evidence warranting the prosecution of the case.
15 (b) The Officer of Civil Rights may initiate
16 investigations of prosecutors under this Section concerning
17 allegations made by private citizens and citizens groups. The
18 findings of each investigation conducted pursuant to this
19 Section shall be reported to the Attorney Registration and
20 Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court. Any such
21 findings shall be subject to the Freedom of Information Act.
22 A person who refers an allegation of misconduct or provides
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1 testimony or other assistance to the Office of Civil Rights
2 under this Section shall not be subject to discrimination in
3 employment or other retaliation as a result of that referral
4 or other assistance.
5 (c) For the purpose of this Section, the term
6 "prosecutor" means the Attorney General, an attorney employed
7 by the Office of the Attorney General, a state's attorney, or
8 an attorney who is employed by a state's attorney.".