HB5572 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  

 


 
99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB5572

 

Introduced , by Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 2605/2605-51 new

    Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Creates the Sex Offenses and Sex Offender Registration Task Force to ensure that law enforcement and communities are able to identify and monitor high-risk sex offenders. The Task Force will hold public hearings to receive input from the public and give recommendations to the General Assembly to effectively classify sex offenders based on individual risk to public safety. The Task Force will present their findings in a written report on or before January 1, 2018.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Department of State Police Law of the Civil
5Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section
62605-51 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2605/2605-51 new)
8    Sec. 2605-51. Sex Offenses and Sex Offender Registration
9Task Force.
10    (a) The General Assembly acknowledges that numerous
11criminal offenses that are categorized as sex offenses are
12serious crimes that affect some of the most vulnerable victims.
13        (1) The Sex Offender Database was created as a
14    statewide database for the purpose of making information
15    regarding sex offenders publicly available so that victims
16    may be aware of released offenders and law enforcement may
17    have a tool to identify potential perpetrators of current
18    offenses. In addition to the Registry, sex offenders may be
19    subject to specific conditions and prohibitions for a
20    period after the person's release from imprisonment that
21    restricts where the person may reside, travel, and work.
22        (2) The General Assembly recognizes that the current
23    Sex Offender Database and sex offender restrictions do not

 

 

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1    assess or differentiate based upon the specific risks of
2    each offender, potential threat to public safety, or an
3    offender's likelihood of reoffending.
4        (3) The General Assembly believes that a Task Force
5    should be created to ensure that law enforcement and
6    communities are able to identify high-risk sex offenders
7    and focus on monitoring those offenders to protect victims,
8    improve public safety, and maintain the seriousness of each
9    offense.
10    (b) Sex Offenses and Sex Offender Registration Task Force.
11        (1) The Sex Offenses and Sex Offender Registration Task
12    Force is created to examine current offenses that require
13    offenders to register as sex offenders, conditions and
14    restrictions for registered sex offenders, and the
15    registration process.
16        (2) The Task Force shall hold public hearings at the
17    call of the co-chairpersons to receive testimony from the
18    public and make recommendations to the General Assembly
19    regarding legislative changes to more effectively classify
20    sex offenders based on their level of risk of re-offending,
21    better direct resources to monitor the most violent and
22    high risk offenders, and to ensure public safety.
23        (3) The Task Force shall be an independent Task Force
24    under the Department of State Police for administrative
25    purposes, and shall consist of the following members:
26            (A) the Director of Corrections, or his or her

 

 

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1        designee;
2            (B) 2 members of the House of Representatives
3        appointed by the Speaker of the House of
4        Representatives, one of whom shall serve as
5        co-chairperson;
6            (C) 2 members of the Senate appointed by the
7        President of the Senate, one of whom shall serve as a
8        co-chairperson;
9            (D) a member of the Senate appointed by the
10        Minority Leader of the Senate;
11            (E) a member of the House of Representatives
12        appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
13        Representatives;
14            (F) the Director of State Police, or his or her
15        designee;
16            (G) the Superintendent of the Chicago Police
17        Department, or his or her designee;
18            (H) the Chairperson of the Juvenile Justice
19        Commission, or his or her designee;
20            (I) a representative of a statewide organization
21        against sexual assault, appointed by the Director of
22        State Police;
23            (J) a representative of a statewide organization
24        representing probation and court services agencies in
25        Illinois, appointed by the Director of State Police;
26        and

 

 

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1            (K) a representative of a statewide organization
2        representing Illinois sheriffs, appointed by the
3        Director of State Police;
4            (L) a representative of a statewide organization
5        representing Illinois police chiefs, appointed by the
6        Director of State Police;
7            (M) 2 State's Attorneys to be appointed by the
8        members of the Task Force; and
9            (N) 2 sex offender treatment providers, appointed
10        by the Director of State Police.
11    (c) The Task Force shall submit a written report of its
12findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or
13before January 1, 2018.
14    (d) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2019.