Full Text of HB5525 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is | 5 | | amended by adding Article 106G as follows: | 6 | | (725 ILCS 5/Art. Art. 106G heading new) | 7 | | ARTICLE 106G. COMMISSION ON CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS | 8 | | (725 ILCS 5/106G-5 new) | 9 | | Sec. 106G-5. Commission on Children of Incarcerated | 10 | | Parents created. | 11 | | (a) The Commission on Children of Incarcerated Parents, | 12 | | hereinafter referred to as the Commission, is created within | 13 | | the Department of Human Services and shall reflect the | 14 | | diversity of the State of Illinois, including geographic, | 15 | | racial and ethnic diversity and diversity of life experience. | 16 | | The Commission shall be
responsible for implementing and | 17 | | coordinating the recommendations of the Task Force on Children | 18 | | of Incarcerated Parents. | 19 | | (b) No later than 90 days after the effective date of this | 20 | | amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, the following | 21 | | representatives from relevant stakeholder groups shall be | 22 | | appointed to the Commission by the Lieutenant Governor unless |
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| 1 | | otherwise stated: | 2 | | (1) one female who has previously been incarcerated | 3 | | and has been directly impacted by policies relating to | 4 | | children of incarcerated parents; | 5 | | (2) two individuals who have been directly impacted by | 6 | | policies relating to children of incarcerated parents, one | 7 | | of whom is between the ages of 17 and 24 at the time of | 8 | | appointment; | 9 | | (3) three representatives from community-based | 10 | | providers or community organizations that provide services | 11 | | to address the trauma of incarceration through social | 12 | | services, advocacy, or the provision of legal services; | 13 | | (4) one individual who has been directly impacted by
| 14 | | the Department of Juvenile Justice policies
relating to | 15 | | children of incarcerated parents and is
between the ages | 16 | | of 17 and 24 at the time of
appointment; | 17 | | (5) the Lieutenant Governor, or his or her designee; | 18 | | (6) the Secretary of Human Services, or his or her | 19 | | designee; | 20 | | (7) the Director of Children and Family Services, or | 21 | | his or her designee; | 22 | | (8) the Cook County Public Guardian, or his or her
| 23 | | designee; | 24 | | (9) the Director of Juvenile Justice, or his or her | 25 | | designee; | 26 | | (10) the Director of Corrections, or his or her |
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| 1 | | designee; | 2 | | (11) the President of the Illinois Sheriffs' | 3 | | Association, or his or her designee; | 4 | | (12) the Cook County Sheriff, or his or her designee; | 5 | | (13) the Director of the Illinois State Police, or his | 6 | | or her designee; | 7 | | (14) the Chief of the Chicago Police Department, or | 8 | | his or her designee; | 9 | | (15) the Executive Director of the Illinois Law | 10 | | Enforcement Training Standards Board, or his or her | 11 | | designee; | 12 | | (16) the Attorney General, or his or her designee; | 13 | | (17) one member who represents the court system; | 14 | | (18) one member from an organization that facilitates | 15 | | visitation between incarcerated parents and children; | 16 | | (19) one member who is a researcher or member of an | 17 | | academic profession and has studied issues related to the | 18 | | impact of incarceration on youth; | 19 | | (20) one member who represents an organization with | 20 | | expertise in gender-responsive practices and assessing the | 21 | | impact of incarceration on women; and | 22 | | (21)
one male who has previously been incarcerated and | 23 | | has been directly impacted by policies relating to | 24 | | children of incarcerated parents. | 25 | | (c) In this Section, "an individual who has been directly | 26 | | impacted by policies relating to children of incarcerated |
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| 1 | | parents" means a person who has been convicted of, | 2 | | adjudicated, or pled guilty to, one or more felonies, who was | 3 | | sentenced to a term of imprisonment, and who has been | 4 | | separated from his or her children as a result of | 5 | | imprisonment. | 6 | | (d) Commission members shall serve without compensation. | 7 | | The term of a member of the Commission, other than a member | 8 | | listed under paragraphs (5) through (16) of subsection (b), | 9 | | shall expire 4 years after the date of the member's | 10 | | appointment. | 11 | | (e) Once all its members have been appointed as provided | 12 | | in this Section, the Commission may exercise any power, | 13 | | perform any function, or take any action in furtherance of its | 14 | | purposes and goals. The Commission shall: | 15 | | (1) meet at least 4 times per year beginning within 30 | 16 | | days after the appointment of a quorum of its members; | 17 | | (2) identify resources, strategies, and legislative | 18 | | proposals to support the full administration and | 19 | | implementation of the Task Force on Children of | 20 | | Incarcerated Parents recommendations; | 21 | | (3) develop a strategic plan that outlines specific | 22 | | goals, information-gathering activities, benchmarks, and | 23 | | timelines toward achieving the purpose of the Commission | 24 | | to fully implement the recommendations of the Task Force | 25 | | on Children of Incarcerated Parents; and | 26 | | (4) deliver an annual report to the General Assembly |
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| 1 | | and to the Governor to be posted on the websites of the | 2 | | Governor and General Assembly and provide to the public an | 3 | | annual report on its progress. A draft of the report shall | 4 | | be released for public comment, and feedback and shall be | 5 | | solicited from relevant stakeholders, including | 6 | | individuals impacted by parental incarceration, law | 7 | | enforcement, and advocates from local governmental family | 8 | | services agencies and nonprofit service providers. | 9 | | (f) The General Assembly may appropriate funds to the | 10 | | Department of Human Services for the purpose of funding the | 11 | | work of the Commission or services provided under this | 12 | | Section.
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