Bill Text: IL HB3380 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the amendatory Act shall constitute an irrevocable continuing appropriation of all amounts necessary for the implementation the Department of State Police's Division of Forensic Services and the irrevocable and continuing authority for the Department and the State Treasurer to make the necessary transfers for that purpose. Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the PROTECT (Process Rape Or Trauma Evidence Completely and Timely) Act. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3380 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB3380-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB3380 Introduced , by Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 2605/2605-40 was 20 ILCS 2605/55a-4
Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the amendatory Act shall constitute an irrevocable continuing appropriation of all amounts necessary for the implementation the Department of State Police's Division of Forensic Services and the irrevocable and continuing authority for the Department and the State Treasurer to make the necessary transfers for that purpose. Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the PROTECT (Process Rape Or Trauma Evidence Completely and Timely) Act. Effective immediately.
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. References to Act; purpose. This Act may be
referred to as the PROTECT (Process Rape Or Trauma Evidence
Completely and Timely) Act, as the purpose of this Act is to
ensure funding to process rape or trauma evidence completely
and timely for use in criminal matters.
Section 5. The Department of State Police Law of the Civil
Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section
2605-40 as follows:
(20 ILCS 2605/2605-40) (was 20 ILCS 2605/55a-4)
Sec. 2605-40. Division of Forensic Services. The Division
of Forensic Services shall exercise the following functions:
(1) (Blank).
(2) Exercise the rights, powers, and duties vested by
law in the Department by Section 2605-300 of this Law.
(3) Provide assistance to local law enforcement
agencies through training, management, and consultant
services.
(4) (Blank).
(5) Exercise other duties that may be assigned by the

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Director in order to fulfill the responsibilities and
achieve the purposes of the Department.
(6) Establish and operate a forensic science
laboratory system, including a forensic toxicological
laboratory service, for the purpose of testing specimens
submitted by coroners and other law enforcement officers
in their efforts to determine whether alcohol, drugs, or
poisonous or other toxic substances have been involved in
deaths, accidents, or illness. Forensic toxicological
laboratories shall be established in Springfield, Chicago,
and elsewhere in the State as needed.
(6.5) Establish administrative rules in order to set
forth standardized requirements for the disclosure of
toxicology results and other relevant documents related to
a toxicological analysis. These administrative rules are
to be adopted to produce uniform and sufficient
information to allow a proper, well-informed determination
of the admissibility of toxicology evidence and to ensure
that this evidence is presented competently. These
administrative rules are designed to provide a minimum
standard for compliance of toxicology evidence and is not
intended to limit the production and discovery of material
information. These administrative rules shall be submitted
by the Department of State Police into the rulemaking
process under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act on
or before June 30, 2017.

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(7) Subject to specific appropriations made for these
purposes, establish and coordinate a system for providing
accurate and expedited forensic science and other
investigative and laboratory services to local law
enforcement agencies and local State's Attorneys in aid of
the investigation and trial of capital cases.
(8) This amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly
shall constitute an irrevocable continuing appropriation
of all amounts necessary for the implementation of the
provisions of this Section and the irrevocable and
continuing authority for the Department and the State
Treasurer to make the necessary transfers for that
purpose.
(Source: P.A. 101-378, eff. 1-1-20.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.