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92_HB3563

 
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 1        AN ACT concerning attorneys.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 1.  Short title.  This Act may be  cited  as  the
 5    Career Criminal Justice Attorney Retention Act.

 6        Section 5.  As used in this Act:
 7        "Eligible  attorney"  means  an  attorney who is employed
 8    full-time as an assistant State's attorney, assistant  public
 9    defender,  assistant  appellate defender, assistant appellate
10    prosecutor, non-supervisory legal aid attorney, and assistant
11    attorney general whose application under Section 10  of  this
12    Act  has  been accepted and authorized by the State Treasurer
13    to receive assistance to encourage retention by professionals
14    in the criminal justice system.

15        Section  10.  Stipend.  Beginning  2  years   after   the
16    effective date of this Act, an eligible attorney may apply to
17    the State Treasurer on forms furnished by the State Treasurer
18    for an annual stipend.
19        To  be  accepted for a stipend, an eligible attorney must
20    meet the following qualifications:
21             (a)  the attorney is currently licensed to  practice
22        law in the State of Illinois;
23             (b)  the  attorney  signs  a  statement  agreeing to
24        remain in his or her present employment for at least  one
25        year after receiving the stipend and;
26             (c)  the  attorney  has been employed as an eligible
27        attorney for the previous 2 years before applying.
28        An eligible attorney must apply each year for  a  stipend
29    repayment.
30        The  amount  of  the  annual stipend is $3,500 and may be
 
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 1    received by an eligible attorney for 5 years.
 2        The amount of the annual stipend shall  be  adjusted  for
 3    inflation  each  July 1 using the Consumer Price Index of the
 4    Bureau of Labor Standards of the U.S. Department of Labor.
 5        If an eligible attorney receives a  stipend  and  resigns
 6    his  or her position, the eligible attorney must repay to the
 7    State 1/12th of the amount of the  annual  stipend  for  each
 8    month  left  in  the  stipend  year that he or she was not an
 9    eligible attorney.

10        Section 15.  Funding.  The General  Assembly  shall  make
11    appropriations  to  the  State  Treasurer for annual stipends
12    under this Act.

13        Section 20.  Rules.  The State Treasurer must adopt rules
14    for the implementation of this Act.

15        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
16    becoming law.

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