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 1                       HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly takes notice  that
 3    some  public  defenders  and  assistant  prosecutors  in  the
 4    Illinois  criminal  justice  systems  are often burdened with
 5    heavy caseloads that prevent the high quality of justice that
 6    Illinois citizens deserve; and

 7        WHEREAS, In order for the State to protect its moral  and
 8    ethical  integrity,  the  State  must ensure a justice system
 9    that is staffed by attorneys able to give adequate  attention
10    to each case; and

11        WHEREAS,  A task force should be established on caseloads
12    in the Illinois justice systems to study  appropriate  levels
13    of   caseloads  and  to  make  recommendations  on  caseloads
14    solutions for  reducing  current  caseloads  and  maintaining
15    future caseloads at appropriate levels; therefore be it

16        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
17    NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,  THE
18    SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Task Force on Caseloads in
19    the   Illinois  Justice  Systems  is  created  and  shall  be
20    comprised of 19 members who shall serve without  compensation
21    and who shall be appointed as follows:
22        (1)  One member appointed by the President of the Senate;
23        (2)  One  member  appointed by the Minority Leader of the
24    Senate;
25        (3)  One member appointed by the Speaker of the House  of
26    Representatives;
27        (4)  One  member  appointed by the Minority Leader of the
28    House of Representatives;
29        (5)  One member appointed by the Governor;
30        (6)  One member appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court;
31        (7)  One member appointed by the Illinois Public Defender
32    Association;
 
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 1        (8) Three members appointed  by  the  Illinois  Appellate
 2    Prosecutors Association;
 3        (9)  Three  members  appointed by the Office of the State
 4    Appellate Defender;
 5        (10)  One member appointed by the Office of the  Attorney
 6    General;
 7        (11)  One   member  appointed  by  the  Illinois  State's
 8    Attorneys' Association;
 9        (12)  One member appointed by the Illinois Attorneys  for
10    Criminal Justice;
11        (13)  One  member  appointed  by the Office of the Public
12    Defender of Cook County;
13        (14)  One member appointed by the Office of  the  State's
14    Attorney of Cook County; and
15        (15)  One  member  appointed  by  the  Illinois State Bar
16    Association;
17        The Task  Force  shall  select  one  of  its  members  as
18    chairperson; and be it further

19        RESOLVED,  That  the Task Force shall report its findings
20    and recommendations to the Governor,  the  General  Assembly,
21    and  to  the  Illinois Supreme Court no later than October 1,
22    2002.

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