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90_HB0044ham002

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 1                     AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 44
 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend House Bill 44, AS AMENDED,  by
 3    replacing the title with the following:
 4        "AN   ACT  concerning  child  witnesses,  amending  named
 5    Acts."; and
 6    by replacing everything after the enacting  clause  with  the
 7    following:
 8        "Section  5.  The  Code  of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
 9    amended by adding  Sections  106B-3,  112-9,  and  115-20  as
10    follows:
11        (725 ILCS 5/106B-3 new)
12        Sec.  106B-3.  Child  advocate. A child under 18 years of
13    age who testifies under this Article shall be allowed to have
14    an advocate on his or her behalf. The child advocate  may  be
15    one  of  those  persons permitted under subdivision (d)(5) of
16    Section 106B-5. Upon motion  of  the  State's  Attorney,  the
17    child advocate shall be appointed by the court.
18        (725 ILCS 5/112-9 new)
19        Sec.  112-9.  Child  advocate.  A child under 18 years of
20    age who testifies before the Grand Jury shall be  allowed  to
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 1    have an advocate on his or her behalf. The child advocate may
 2    be one of those persons permitted under subdivision (d)(5) of
 3    Section  106B-5.  Upon  motion  of  the State's Attorney, the
 4    child advocate shall be appointed by the court.
 5        (725 ILCS 5/115-20 new)
 6        Sec. 115-20.  Child advocate.  A child under 18 years  of
 7    age  who  testifies before the court shall be allowed to have
 8    an advocate on his or her behalf. The child advocate  may  be
 9    one  of  those  persons permitted under subdivision (d)(5) of
10    Section 106B-5. Upon motion  of  the  State's  Attorney,  the
11    child advocate shall be appointed by the court.
12        Section  10.  The  Statewide Grand Jury Act is amended by
13    adding Section 11 as follows:
14        (725 ILCS 215/11 new)
15        Sec. 11.  Child advocate. A child under 18 years  of  age
16    who  testifies  before  the  Statewide  Grand  Jury  shall be
17    allowed to have an advocate on his or her behalf.  The  child
18    advocate   may  be  one  of  those  persons  permitted  under
19    subdivision (d)(5) of Section 106B-5 of the Code of  Criminal
20    Procedure of 1963. Upon motion of the State's Attorney or the
21    Attorney  General,  the  child advocate shall be appointed by
22    the court.
23        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
24    becoming law.".

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