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| Public Act 101-0391 | ||||
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||
Protection of Individuals with Disabilities in the Criminal
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Justice System Task Force Act of 2019. | ||||
Section 5. Protection of Individuals with Disabilities in
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the Criminal Justice System Task Force; members. | ||||
(a) There is created the Protection of Individuals with
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Disabilities in the Criminal Justice System Task Force ("Task
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Force") consisting of 28 members, one member appointed by the
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Attorney General, one liaison of the Office of the Governor and
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15 other members appointed by the Governor, 2 circuit judges
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appointed by the Supreme Court, one member appointed by the
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State Treasurer, one member appointed by the Guardianship and
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Advocacy Commission, and 4 members of the General Assembly, one
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each appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
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the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, the
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President of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the Senate.
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The appointments shall be made within 90 days after the
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effective date of this Act. | ||||
(b) The members shall reflect the racial, ethnic, and
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geographic diversity and diversity of disabilities of this
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State and include: | ||
(1) Circuit judges who preside over criminal cases; | ||
(2) State's Attorneys; | ||
(3) Public Defenders; | ||
(4) representatives of organizations that advocate for
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persons with developmental and intellectual disabilities; | ||
(5) representatives of organizations that advocate for
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persons with physical disabilities; | ||
(6) representatives of organizations that advocate for
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persons with mental illness; | ||
(7) representatives of organizations that advocate for
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adolescents and youth; | ||
(8) a representative from the Guardianship and
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Advocacy Commission; | ||
(9) sheriffs or their designees; | ||
(10) chiefs of municipal police departments or their
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designees; | ||
(11) individuals with disabilities; | ||
(12) parents or guardians of individuals with
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disabilities; | ||
(13) community-based providers of services to persons
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with disabilities; | ||
(14) a representative of a service coordination
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agency; and | ||
(15) a representative of an organization that provides | ||
independent oversight of correctional facilities. | ||
(c) The following State officials shall serve as ex-officio
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members of the Task Force: | ||
(1) a liaison of the Governor's Office; | ||
(2) the Attorney General or his or her designee; | ||
(3) the Director of State Police or his or her
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designee; | ||
(4) the Secretary of Human Services or his or her
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designee; | ||
(5) the Director of Corrections or his or her designee; | ||
(6) the Director of Juvenile Justice or his or her
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designee; | ||
(7) the Director of the Guardianship and Advocacy
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Commission or his or her designee; | ||
(8) the Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice
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Information Authority or his or her designee; | ||
(9) the State Treasurer or his or her designee; | ||
(10) the Director of Children and Family Services or | ||
his or her designee; | ||
(11) the Department of Juvenile Justice Independent | ||
Juvenile Ombudsman; and | ||
(12) the Director of the Illinois Law Enforcement | ||
Training Standards Board. | ||
(d) The members of the Task Force shall serve without
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compensation. | ||
(e) The Task Force members shall elect one of the appointed
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members to serve as a co-chair of the Task Force at the first
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meeting of the Task Force. The other co-chair shall be the
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liaison of the Governor's Office. | ||
(f) The Guardianship and Advocacy Commission shall provide
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administrative and other support to the Task Force. | ||
Section 10. Task Force duties. The Task Force shall
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consider issues that affect adults and juveniles with
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disabilities with respect to their involvement with the police,
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detention and confinement in correctional facilities,
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representation by counsel, participation in the criminal
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justice system, communications with their families, awareness
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and accommodations for their disabilities, and concerns for the
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safety of the general public and individuals working in the
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criminal justice system. The Task Force shall make
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recommendations to the Governor and to the General Assembly
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regarding policies, procedures, legislation, and other actions
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that can be taken to protect the public safety and the
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well-being and rights of individuals with disabilities in the
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criminal justice system. | ||
Section 15. Meetings. The Task Force shall meet at least 4
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times, with the first meeting taking place no later than 120
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days after the effective date of this Act. | ||
Section 20. Report. The Task Force shall submit a report
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with its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the
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Attorney General, and to the General Assembly on or before
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September 30, 2020. | ||
Section 25. Repeal. This Act is repealed on January 1, | ||
2022.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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