Bill Text: IL HB3644 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act. Creates the Trauma, Resiliency, and Recovery Task Force as an independent Task Force under the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. Provides for the duties of the Task Force. Provides for the appointment of membership to the Task Force, including co-chairpersons. Provides that the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority may receive an appropriation to enter into personnel contracts to support the work of the Task Force, and that the Authority may also consult, contract, work in conjunction with, and obtain any information from any individual, agency, association, or research institution deemed appropriate by the Authority. Requires the Task Force to submit a written report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2019. Repeals the Section on January 1, 2020.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB3644 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB3644-Engrossed.html

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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 5. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act is
amended by adding Section 20 as follows:
(20 ILCS 3930/20 new)
Sec. 20. Trauma, Resiliency and Recovery Task Force.
(a) The General Assembly acknowledges that in 2015 there
were 48,003 murders, criminal sexual assaults, robberies and
aggravated assaults and batteries reported to police in
Illinois.
(1) Traumatic events are those that cause significant
distress or harm, whether physical, emotional, or
psychological, for individuals. These experiences can have
a severe impact on well-being by impairing people's daily
functioning and emotional health, contributing to higher
rates of hospitalization, suicide attempts, substance
abuse, incarceration, and emotional responses, such as
anger.
(2) There are communities in Illinois that experience
high rates of violent crime, and their members often bear
the costs of unaddressed trauma.
(3) A trauma-informed approach acknowledges the

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radiating impact of trauma, recognizes that people's
actions and symptoms may be a result of traumatic
experiences, and creates policies that are sensitive to
such actions and symptoms.
(4) Trauma-informed policies and practices minimize
re-victimization and improve individual, family, and
community well-being.
(b) The General Assembly believes that a task force should
be created to help the State effectively promote
trauma-informed policies and practices by studying how trauma
impacts individuals, families, and communities throughout the
State, with particular attention paid to underserved
populations and communities.
(c) The Trauma, Resiliency, and Recovery Task Force is
hereby created. The Task Force shall examine the following:
(1) the impact that trauma can have on individuals,
families, and communities throughout the State,
particularly in communities and populations with high
levels of victimization;
(2) the essential components of trauma-informed
practices and policies;
(3) the extent to which trauma-informed practices and
policies are being used in Illinois; and
(4) the barriers and challenges to implementing trauma
informed practices and policies.
(d) The Task Force shall hold public hearings at the call

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of the co-chairpersons to receive testimony from the public and
subject matter experts. These hearings will result in
recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly
regarding legislative changes and other policy and practice.
(e) The Task Force shall be an independent Task Force under
the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority for
administrative purposes, and shall consist of the following
members:
(1) the Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal
Justice Information Authority, or his or her designee;
(2) the Secretary of Human Services, or his or her
Designee;
(3) the Director of Public Health, or his or her
Designee;
(4) the Director of Health and Family Services, or his
or her Designee;
(5) the Director of Corrections, or his or her
Designee;
(6) the Director of Juvenile Justice, or his or her
designee;
(7) the Director of Children and Family Services, or
his or her designee;
(8) two members of the House of Representatives
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
one of whom shall serve as a co-chairperson;
(9) two members of the Senate appointed by the

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President of the Senate, one of whom shall serve as a
co-chairperson;
(10) a member of the Senate appointed by the Minority
Leader of the Senate;
(11) a member of the House of Representatives appointed
by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;
(12) the Director of State Police, or his or her
designee;
(13) the Superintendent of the Chicago Police
Department, or his or her designee;
(14) four representatives of victim service
organizations, at least one of which serves an underserved
group, appointed by the Executive Director of the
Authority;
(15) a representative of a Statewide coalition that
focuses on trauma, appointed by the Executive Director of
the Authority;
(16) two academics or researchers who have studied
issues related to trauma, appointed by the Executive
Director of the Authority;
(17) a representative from the Illinois Hospital
Association and a representative of a Trauma Level One
Hospital, appointed by the Executive Director of the
Authority;
(18) a representative of a Statewide organization
representing probation and court services agencies in this

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State, appointed by the Executive Director of the
Authority;
(19) a representative of a Statewide organization
representing Illinois sheriffs, appointed by the Executive
Director of the Authority;
(20) a representative of a Statewide organization
representing Illinois police chiefs, appointed by the
Executive Director of the Authority;
(21) two State's Attorneys, appointed by the Executive
Director of the Authority;
(22) a Public Defender, appointed by the Executive
Director of the Authority; and
(23) two individuals who represent the victim
community, appointed by the Executive Director of the
Authority.
(f) The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
may receive an appropriation to enter into personnel contracts
to support the work of the Task Force. The Authority may also
consult, contract, work in conjunction with, and obtain any
information from any individual, agency, association, or
research institution deemed appropriate by the Authority.
(g) The Task Force shall submit a written report of its
findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General
Assembly on or before January 1, 2019.
(h) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2020.