Public Act 094-0989
 		





HB4298 Enrolled
LRB094 15751 RLC 50964 b






    AN ACT concerning criminal law.

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

 
    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
Interstate Sex Offender Task Force Act.


 
    Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds as follows:
    (1) That the protection of women and children from sexual 
assault is critically important.
    (2) That every state in the nation has a sex offender  
registration law.


    (3) That Illinois, as well as other states in the nation, 
including Iowa and Missouri, have laws restricting where 
convicted or registered sex offenders may reside.
    (4)  That the residency restrictions are not consistent 
between states.
    (5) That the disparity in residency restrictions and 
registration requirements is of concern to communities and law 
enforcement in Illinois.
    (6) That it would benefit Illinois, its citizens, and its 
border states, including Iowa and Missouri, for a task force to 
be created to analyze the impact of the disparity between 
states regarding registration requirements and residency 
restrictions on convicted or registered sex offenders, or both.

 
    Section 10. Interstate Sex Offender Task Force. 
    (a)  The Interstate Sex Offender Task Force is created.
    (b) The Interstate Sex Offender Task Force shall convene 
and initially meet not later than 30 days after the effective 
date of this Act and shall meet thereafter as frequently as 
necessary to carry out its duties as required by this Act.
    (c) The Task Force shall consist of members representing 
the Illinois Department of Corrections, the Illinois State 
Police, the Office of the Illinois Attorney General, statewide 
sexual assault victim service providers, and such other 
criminal justice and law enforcement entities and 
organizations as deemed appropriate by the Illinois State 
Police.
    (d) The Task Force shall coordinate its meetings and 
studies with such representatives of similar organizations in 
the other states as may be appropriate, including but not 
limited to those in Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, Kentucky, and 
Missouri.
    (e)  The Task Force shall examine the following:
        (1) The systems of communication between states 
    regarding the interstate movement of registered sex 
    offenders.


        (2) The laws of Illinois and its border states that 
    restrict and affect where convicted or registered sex 
    offenders may reside.


        (3) The extent to which law enforcement resources are 
    affected by residency restrictions.


        (4) The impact of residency restrictions on the parole, 
    mandatory supervised release, and probation systems in 
    Illinois. 
    (f) The Illinois Department of Corrections shall provide 
staff and administrative support services to the Task Force.
    (g) The Task Force shall report its findings and 
recommendations to the Governor, the Attorney General, and the 
General Assembly no later than January 1, 2007.


 

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




Effective Date:  7/3/2006