Sen. Steve McClure

Filed: 4/15/2021

 

 


 

 


 
10200SB1275sam001LRB102 11045 KMF 25249 a

1
AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1275

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1275 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
5changing Section 3-3-1 as follows:
 
6    (730 ILCS 5/3-3-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-1)
7    Sec. 3-3-1. Establishment and appointment of Prisoner
8Review Board.
9    (a) There shall be a Prisoner Review Board independent of
10the Department which shall be:
11        (1) the paroling authority for persons sentenced under
12    the law in effect prior to the effective date of this
13    amendatory Act of 1977;
14        (1.2) the paroling authority for persons eligible for
15    parole review under Section 5-4.5-115;
16        (1.5) (blank);

 

 

10200SB1275sam001- 2 -LRB102 11045 KMF 25249 a

1        (2) the board of review for cases involving the
2    revocation of sentence credits or a suspension or
3    reduction in the rate of accumulating the credit;
4        (3) the board of review and recommendation for the
5    exercise of executive clemency by the Governor;
6        (4) the authority for establishing release dates for
7    certain prisoners sentenced under the law in existence
8    prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of
9    1977, in accordance with Section 3-3-2.1 of this Code;
10        (5) the authority for setting conditions for parole
11    and mandatory supervised release under Section 5-8-1(a) of
12    this Code, and determining whether a violation of those
13    conditions warrant revocation of parole or mandatory
14    supervised release or the imposition of other sanctions;
15    and
16        (6) the authority for determining whether a violation
17    of aftercare release conditions warrant revocation of
18    aftercare release.
19    (b) The Board shall consist of 15 persons appointed by the
20Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. One
21member of the Board shall be designated by the Governor to be
22Chairman and shall serve as Chairman at the pleasure of the
23Governor. The members of the Board shall have had at least 5
24years of actual experience in the fields of penology,
25corrections work, law enforcement, sociology, law, education,
26social work, medicine, psychology, other behavioral sciences,

 

 

10200SB1275sam001- 3 -LRB102 11045 KMF 25249 a

1or a combination thereof. At least 6 members so appointed must
2have at least 3 years experience in the field of juvenile
3matters. No more than 8 Board members may be members of the
4same political party. A person may not serve as a member of the
5Prisoner Review Board who has been convicted of a felony under
6the laws of this State, another state, or of the United States.
7    Each member of the Board shall serve on a full-time basis
8and shall not hold any other salaried public office, whether
9elective or appointive, nor any other office or position of
10profit, nor engage in any other business, employment, or
11vocation. The Chairman of the Board shall receive $35,000 a
12year, or an amount set by the Compensation Review Board,
13whichever is greater, and each other member $30,000, or an
14amount set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is
15greater.
16    (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section,
17the term of each member of the Board who was appointed by the
18Governor and is in office on June 30, 2003 shall terminate at
19the close of business on that date or when all of the successor
20members to be appointed pursuant to this amendatory Act of the
2193rd General Assembly have been appointed by the Governor,
22whichever occurs later. As soon as possible, the Governor
23shall appoint persons to fill the vacancies created by this
24amendatory Act.
25    Of the initial members appointed under this amendatory Act
26of the 93rd General Assembly, the Governor shall appoint 5

 

 

10200SB1275sam001- 4 -LRB102 11045 KMF 25249 a

1members whose terms shall expire on the third Monday in
2January 2005, 5 members whose terms shall expire on the third
3Monday in January 2007, and 5 members whose terms shall expire
4on the third Monday in January 2009. Their respective
5successors shall be appointed for terms of 6 years from the
6third Monday in January of the year of appointment. Each
7member shall serve until his or her successor is appointed and
8qualified.
9    Any member may be removed by the Governor for
10incompetence, neglect of duty, malfeasance or inability to
11serve.
12    (d) The Chairman of the Board shall be its chief executive
13and administrative officer. The Board may have an Executive
14Director; if so, the Executive Director shall be appointed by
15the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The
16salary and duties of the Executive Director shall be fixed by
17the Board.
18(Source: P.A. 100-1182, eff. 6-1-19; 101-288, eff. 1-1-20.)".