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92_HB5719

 
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 1        AN ACT in relation to violence.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 1.  Short title. This Act may  be  cited  as  the
 5    Sexual and Domestic Violence Victims Task Force Act.

 6        Section  5.  Legislative  findings.  The General Assembly
 7    finds that underreporting of  sexual  and  domestic  violence
 8    continues to be a serious concern. A national survey of women
 9    on college campuses found that fewer than 5% of attempted and
10    completed  rapes  were reported to law enforcement officials.
11    Many of the women surveyed stated  that  they  did  not  want
12    their families or others to know of the offenses.

13        Section 10.  Definitions. In this Act:
14        "Domestic violence" has the meaning ascribed to that term
15    in the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986.
16        "An  act  of sexual violence" has the meaning ascribed to
17    that term in the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act.

18        Section 15.  Task force created. The Sexual and  Domestic
19    Violence  Victims  Task  Force is created. The Governor shall
20    appoint the members of the task force, which shall consist of
21    representatives of the following:
22             (1)  The Department of State Police.
23             (2)  The Department of Human Services.
24             (3)  The Department of Public Health.
25             (4)  Law enforcement agencies.
26             (5)  The courts of Illinois.
27             (6)  Social workers.
28             (7)  Providers of health care.
29             (8)  State colleges and universities.
 
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 1             (9)  Public elementary and secondary schools.
 2             (10)  Domestic violence advocacy groups.

 3        Section 20.  Task force functions.
 4        (a)  The task force shall  promote  partnerships  between
 5    law   enforcement  agencies,  prosecutors,  the  courts,  and
 6    advocates for victims of domestic violence and acts of sexual
 7    violence, for the purposes of (i) increasing outreach efforts
 8    to victims of domestic violence and acts of  sexual  violence
 9    and  (ii)  coordinating  the use of federal funding to combat
10    violence against women.
11        (b)  The task force shall recommend outreach  efforts  to
12    encourage  victims  of  domestic  violence and acts of sexual
13    violence to report such acts of violence to  law  enforcement
14    agencies and to health care providers and agencies.

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