HJ0018 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HJ0018 LRB096 10978 RLC 21256 r

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, On January 1, 2009, Public Act 95-773, known as the Cindy Bischof Law took effect; and

WHEREAS, The Law requires that when a person is charged with a violation of an order of protection, the court shall order the respondent to undergo a risk assessment evaluation at an Illinois Department of Human Services protocol approved partner abuse intervention program and permits, on the results of the risk assessment and the other circumstances of the violation, the court to order that the person, as a condition of bail, be placed under electronic surveillance and permits the court to order an offender who is sentenced to probation or conditional discharge for a violation of an order of protection be placed under electronic surveillance, and requires that as a condition of parole or mandatory supervised release that a person convicted of a violation of an order of protection be placed under electronic surveillance; and

WHEREAS, The Law requires the supervising authority to use the best available global positioning technology to track domestic violence offenders; and

WHEREAS, The General Assembly finds that a Task Force to facilitate the implementation of the Cindy Bischof Law is necessary; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Cindy Bischof Law Implementation Task Force is created; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of 23 members appointed as follows:

(1) 2 members appointed by the President of the Senate of which one member shall be a Senator and one shall be a member of the public;

(2) 2 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate of which one member shall be a Senator and one shall be a member of the public;

(3) 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives of which one member shall be a Representative and one shall be a member of the public;

(4) 2 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives of which one member shall be a Representative and one shall be a member of the public;

(5) one member representing the Illinois Attorney General appointed by the Attorney General;

(6) one member representing the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts appointed by the Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts;

(7) one member representing the Office of the Governor appointed by the Governor;

(8) one member representing the Cindy Bischof Memorial Council appointed by that Council;

(9) one member representing the Illinois Family Violence Coordinating Council appointed by that Council;

(10) one member representing the Illinois Department of Human Services, Bureau of Domestic & Sexual Violence Prevention appointed by the Secretary of Human Services;

(11) one member representing the Illinois Department of Corrections-Parole Division appointed by the Director of Corrections;

(12) one member representing the Illinois State's Attorneys Association appointed by that Association;

(13) one member representing the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police appointed by that Association;

(14) one member representing the Illinois Sheriffs' Association appointed by that Association;

(15) one member representing the Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women's Network appointed by that Network;

(16) one member representing the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence appointed by that Coalition;

(17) one member representing the Office of the Cook County State's Attorney appointed by the Cook County State's Attorney;

(18) one member representing the Illinois Probation and Court Services Departments appointed by the Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts; and

(19) one member representing the Cook County Adult Probation Services Department appointed by the chief probation officer of Cook County; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall choose its chairperson and such other officers as it deems necessary, and seek the assistance of legislative staff and such other experts as it deems necessary; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall facilitate the implementation of the Cindy Bischof Law and study the progress of implementation of the Cindy Bischof Law; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force shall receive no compensation as members of the Task Force but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred by the members in performance of their duties as members of the Task Force from appropriations made for such purpose; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall make its recommendations on the progress of implementation of the Cindy Bischof Law and shall submit a report of its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly by September 1, 2009 and shall make quarterly reports to the Governor and the General Assembly thereafter.