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Public Act 099-0873 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act is | ||||
amended by adding Section 15 as follows: | ||||
(20 ILCS 3930/15 new) | ||||
Sec. 15. Sex Offenses and Sex Offender Registration Task | ||||
Force. | ||||
(a) The General Assembly acknowledges that numerous | ||||
criminal offenses that are categorized as sex offenses are | ||||
serious crimes that affect some of the most vulnerable victims. | ||||
(1) The Sex Offender Database was created as a | ||||
statewide database for the purpose of making information | ||||
regarding sex offenders publicly available so that victims | ||||
may be aware of released offenders and law enforcement may | ||||
have a tool to identify potential perpetrators of current | ||||
offenses. In addition to the Registry, sex offenders may be | ||||
subject to specific conditions and prohibitions for a | ||||
period after the person's release from imprisonment that | ||||
restricts where the person may reside, travel, and work. | ||||
(2) The General Assembly recognizes that the current | ||||
Sex Offender Database and sex offender restrictions do not | ||||
assess or differentiate based upon the specific risks of |
each offender, potential threat to public safety, or an | ||
offender's likelihood of re-offending. | ||
(3) The General Assembly believes that a Task Force | ||
should be created to ensure that law enforcement and | ||
communities are able to identify high-risk sex offenders | ||
and focus on monitoring those offenders to protect victims, | ||
improve public safety, and maintain the seriousness of each | ||
offense. | ||
(b) The Sex Offenses and Sex Offender Registration Task | ||
Force is hereby created. | ||
(1) The Task Force shall examine current offenses that | ||
require offenders to register as sex offenders, the current | ||
data and research regarding evidence based practices, the | ||
conditions, restrictions, and outcomes for registered sex | ||
offenders, and the registration process. | ||
(2) The Task Force shall hold public hearings at the | ||
call of the co-chairpersons to receive testimony from the | ||
public and make recommendations to the General Assembly | ||
regarding legislative changes to more effectively classify | ||
sex offenders based on their level of risk of re-offending, | ||
better direct resources to monitor the most violent and | ||
high risk offenders, and to ensure public safety. | ||
(3) The Task Force shall be an independent Task Force | ||
under the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority | ||
for administrative purposes, and shall consist of the | ||
following members: |
(A) the Executive Director of the Illinois | ||
Criminal Justice Information Authority; | ||
(B) the Director of Corrections, or his or her | ||
designee; | ||
(B-5) the Director of Juvenile Justice, or his or | ||
her designee; | ||
(C) 2 members of the House of Representatives | ||
appointed by the Speaker of the House of | ||
Representatives, one of whom shall serve as | ||
co-chairperson; | ||
(D) 2 members of the Senate appointed by the | ||
President of the Senate, one of whom shall serve as a | ||
co-chairperson; | ||
(E) a member of the Senate appointed by the | ||
Minority Leader of the Senate; | ||
(F) a member of the House of Representatives | ||
appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | ||
Representatives; | ||
(G) the Director of State Police, or his or her | ||
designee; | ||
(H) the Superintendent of the Chicago Police | ||
Department, or his or her designee; | ||
(I) the Chairperson of the Juvenile Justice | ||
Commission, or his or her designee; | ||
(J) a representative of a statewide organization | ||
against sexual assault, appointed by the Executive |
Director of the Authority; | ||
(K) 2 academics or researchers who have studied | ||
issues related to adult sex offending, appointed by the | ||
Executive Director of the Authority; | ||
(L) a representative of a legal organization that | ||
works with adult sex offenders who focus on the | ||
collateral consequences of conviction and | ||
registration, appointed by the Executive Director of | ||
the Authority; | ||
(M) a representative of a statewide organization | ||
representing probation and court services agencies in | ||
this State, appointed by the Executive Director of the | ||
Authority; | ||
(N) a representative of a statewide organization | ||
representing Illinois sheriffs, appointed by the | ||
Executive Director of the Authority; | ||
(O) a representative of a statewide organization | ||
representing Illinois police chiefs, appointed by the | ||
Executive Director of the Authority; | ||
(P) 2 State's Attorneys to be appointed by the | ||
Executive Director of the Authority; | ||
(Q) 2 treatment providers who specialize in adult | ||
treatment appointed by the Executive Director of the | ||
Authority; | ||
(R) a treatment provider who specializes in | ||
working with victims of sex offenses, appointed by the |
Executive Director of the Authority; | ||
(S) 2 representatives from community-based | ||
organizations that work with adults convicted of sex | ||
offenses on re-entry appointed by the Executive | ||
Director of the Authority; | ||
(T) a representative of a statewide organization | ||
that represents or coordinates services for victims of | ||
sex offenses, appointed by the Executive Director of | ||
the Authority; | ||
(U) a representative of a statewide organization | ||
that represents or is comprised of individuals | ||
convicted as adults of a sex offense who are currently | ||
on a registry, appointed by the Executive Director of | ||
the Authority; | ||
(V) a public defender to be appointed by the | ||
Executive Director of the Authority; and | ||
(W) an appellate defender to be appointed by the | ||
Executive Director of the Authority. | ||
(c) The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority | ||
may consult, contract, work in conjunction with, and obtain any | ||
information from any individual, agency, association, or | ||
research institution deemed appropriate by the Authority. | ||
(d) The Task Force shall submit a written report of its | ||
findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or | ||
before January 1, 2018. | ||
(e) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2019.
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