House Sponsors: WAIT-KLINGLER-MULLIGAN-PARKE. Senate Sponsors: DILLARD-OBAMA Short description: CRIME VICTIMS-COMPENSATION Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Crime Victims Compensation Act. Makes technical changes in the short title Section. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 740 ILCS 45/1 Adds reference to: 705 ILCS 505/16 from Ch. 37, par. 439.16 725 ILCS 240/4 from Ch. 70, par. 504 725 ILCS 240/5 from Ch. 70, par. 505 720 ILCS 5/17-5.5 new 740 ILCS 45/6.1 from Ch. 70, par. 76.1 740 ILCS 45/10.2 new 740 ILCS 45/17 from Ch. 70, par. 87 740 ILCS 45/18 from Ch. 70, par. 88 Deletes everything. Amends the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act to add the Secretary of State and the Chief Justice of the Court of Claims or their designees to the Violent Crime Advisory Commission. Amends the Crime Victims Compensation Act to permit emergency awards; to extend the statute of limitations for filing for compensation from one year to 2 years; and to revise subrogation provisions to require deposits into a special fund for costs related to recovery efforts by the Attorney General. Provides that if the Comptroller offsets a claim, the individual or entity receiving the funds must credit the applicant's or victim's account and may not pursue payment from the applicant or victim for the amount. Amends the Court of Claims Act to permit emergency awards to be approved by the decision of one judge. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Provides that if an award of compensation under the Crime Victims Compensation Act is offset by the Comptroller under the Uncollected State Claims Act, the Comptroller must provide notice as provided in the State Comptroller Act rather than notify both the Office of the Attorney General and the Court of Claims. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Deletes provision that requires moneys recovered that must be deducted from an award to be deposited into the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Fund. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0286 Last action date: AUG-09-2001 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 3 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status