SB3573sam001 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Omar Aquino

Filed: 3/3/2020

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3573

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3573 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Judicial Quality Act.

Section 5. Education and training program. Subject to appropriation, the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts may develop and implement an ongoing education and training program for judges and relevant court personnel, including guardians ad litem, regarding domestic violence, child abuse, racial bias in sentencing, cultural competency, and the impact of trauma on youth brain development. The education and training program shall:

(1) be conducted quarterly;

(2) include the latest, best practices from evidence-based and peer-reviewed research;

(3) be designed to improve the ability of courts to recognize and respond to the impact of child abuse, domestic violence, racial bias in sentencing, and trauma on all victims, specifically youth; and

(4) include hearing live testimony from people who have been sentenced to 20 years or more on the impact of long-term sentencing and incarceration.

Documentation showing completion of classes shall be available to the public upon request and recorded with the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts.".