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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
4 there is created a Custodial Interrogation Task Force to: (1)
5 examine whether need exists to require audio and video
6 recordings of custodial interrogations intended for
7 evidentiary use in criminal proceedings; (2) examine what
8 other jurisdictions have done in this respect, whether
9 mandated by law or on a voluntary basis; (3) examine the
10 fiscal impact that implementation of audio and video
11 recording requirements might have on the State and units of
12 local government; and (4) make recommendations, including
13 cost estimates and operational guidelines, for audio and
14 video recording requirements for custodial interrogations in
15 Illinois; and be it further
16 RESOLVED, That the Task Force is composed of 15 members,
17 2 members of the House of Representatives appointed by the
18 Speaker of the House, 2 members of the House of
19 Representatives appointed by the Minority Leader of the
20 House, 2 citizens appointed by the Speaker of the House, and
21 one representative from each of the following organizations
22 appointed by the Speaker of the House: the Cook County Public
23 Defender's Office; the Fraternal Order of Police; the
24 Department of State Police; the State's Attorneys
25 Association; the Illinois Criminal Justice Information
26 Authority; Citizens Alert; the MacArthur Justice Center of
27 the University of Chicago; the Cook County State's Attorney's
28 Office; and the Cook County Bar Association; and be it
29 further
30 RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall choose its chair and
31 other officers, but the members of the Task Force shall
32 receive no compensation for their services as members of the
33 Task Force but may be reimbursed for their services as
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1 members of the Task Force; and be it further
2 RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall hold at least 4
3 public hearings, 2 of which must take place in a county with
4 a population of over 2,000,000 inhabitants, and seek the
5 assistance of any State agency in the performance of its
6 duties; and be it further
7 RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall report its findings
8 and recommendations to the House by the 1999 veto session.