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1		AN ACT concerning human rights.
2		Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3		represented in the General Assembly:
4		Section 5. The Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief
5		Commission Act is amended by changing Sections 5, 35, and 70 as
6		follows:
7		(775 ILCS 40/5)
8		Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
9		(1) "Claim of torture" means a claim on behalf of a living
10		person convicted of a felony in Illinois asserting that he was
11		tortured into confessing to the crime for which the person was
12		convicted and the tortured confession was used to obtain the
13		conviction and for which there is some credible evidence
14		related to allegations of torture occurring within a county of
15		more than 3,000,000 inhabitants committed by Commander Jon
16		Burge or any officer under the supervision of Jon Burge.
17		(2) "Commission" means the Illinois Torture Inquiry and
18		Relief Commission established by this Act.
19		(3) "Convicted person" means the person making a claim of
20		torture under this Act.
21		(4) "Director" means the Director of the Illinois Torture
22		Inquiry and Relief Commission.
23		(5) "Victim" means the victim of the crime, or if the

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1		victim of the crime is deceased, the next of kin of the victim,
2		which shall be the parent, spouse, child, or sibling of the
3		deceased victim.
4		(Source: P.A. 96-223, eff. 8-10-09.)
5		(775 ILCS 40/35)
6		Sec. 35. Duties. The Commission shall have the following
7		duties and powers:
8		(1) To establish the criteria and screening process to
9		be used to determine which cases shall be accepted for
10		review.
11		(2) To conduct inquiries into claims of torture with
12		priority to be given to those cases in which the convicted
13		person is currently incarcerated solely for the crime to
14		which he or she claims torture by Jon Burge or officers
15		under his command, or both.
16		(3) To coordinate the investigation of cases accepted
17		for review.
18		(4) To maintain records for all case investigations.
19		(5) To prepare written reports outlining Commission
20		investigations and recommendations to the trial court at
21		the completion of each inquiry.
22		(6) To apply for and accept any funds that may become
23		available for the Commission's work from government
24		grants, private gifts, donations, or bequests from any
25		source.

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1		(Source: P.A. 96-223, eff. 8-10-09.)
2		(775 ILCS 40/70)
3		Sec. 70. Filing of claims. This Act applies to claims of
4		torture filed not later than 10 5 years after the effective
5		date of this Act.
6		(Source: P.A. 96-223, eff. 8-10-09.)