Bill Text: IL SB3353 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Reinserts the provisions of the bill as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1. Provides that the Community-Based Corrections Task Force shall study and develop innovative ways to introduce community-based corrections and rehabilitation into the State's correctional system and develop a community-based correctional program that would support or remove barriers to community-based corrections in Illinois, with a focus on pretrial services and those sentenced to probation. Removes from the Community-Based Corrections Task Force a member who represents an organization that advocates for sentencing reform appointed by the Department of Corrections Parole Division. Adds various other members to the Task Force. Provides that appointments to the Task Force shall be made within 90 (rather than 30) days after the effective date of this Act. Provides that the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (rather than the Department of Corrections) shall provide administrative and technical support for the Task Force and is responsible for ensuring that the requirements of the Task Force are met. Provides that on or before December 31, 2025 (rather than on or before July 1, 2025), the Task Force shall publish a final report of its findings, developments, and recommendations and after the publication of its final report the Task Force shall be dissolved. Makes technical changes. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0982 [SB3353 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB3353-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3353 Introduced 2/7/2024, by Sen. Michael W. Halpin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Community-Based Corrections Task Force Act. Creates the Community-Based Corrections Task Force. Establishes membership of the Task Force. Provides that the President of the Senate shall chair the Task Force. Provides that the members of the Task Force shall serve without compensation. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall provide administrative and technical support for the Task Force and is responsible for ensuring that the requirements of the Task Force are met. Provides that the Task Force shall study and develop innovative ways to introduce community-based corrections and rehabilitation into the State's correctional system and develop a community-based correctional program. Provides that the Task Force shall: (1) engage community organizations, interested groups, and members of the public for the purpose of assessing: (A) community-based alternatives to detention and the adoption and implementation of such alternatives; and (B) the benefits of specialty courts in rehabilitating justice involved individuals; (2) review available research and data on the benefits of community-based alternatives to detention at the local, State, and national level; and (3) make recommendations or suggestions for changes to the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, the Unified Code of Correction, and other relevant statutes. Provides that on or before July 1, 2025, the Task Force shall publish a final report of its findings, developments, and recommendations and after the publication of its final report the Task Force shall be dissolved. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Community-Based Corrections Task Force Act.
Section 5. Community-Based Corrections Task Force;
creation. The Community-Based Corrections Task Force is
created. The Task Force shall study and develop innovative
ways to introduce community-based corrections and
rehabilitation into the State's correctional system and
develop a community-based correctional program.
Section 10. Task Force; duties. The Task Force shall have
the following duties:
(1) engage community organizations, interested groups, and
members of the public for the purpose of assessing:
(A) community-based alternatives to detention and the
adoption and implementation of such alternatives; and
(B) the benefits of specialty courts in rehabilitating
justice involved individuals.
(2) Review available research and data on the benefits of
community-based alternatives to detention at the local, State,
and national level.

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(3) Make recommendations or suggestions for changes to the
Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, the Unified Code of
Correction, and other relevant statutes.
Section 15. Task Force members.
(a) The Task Force shall consist of the following members:
(1) a member of the Senate appointed by the President
of the Senate, who shall serve as chair of the Task Force;
(2) a member of the Senate appointed by the Minority
Leader of the Senate;
(3) a member of the House of Representatives appointed
by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(4) a member of the House of Representatives appointed
by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;
(5) a member appointed by the Prisoner Review Board;
(6) a member appointed by the Illinois Criminal
Justice Information Authority;
(7) a member from a statewide organization that
represents public defenders appointed by the State
Appellate Defender;
(8) a member who represents problem-solving courts
appointed by the Administrative Office of the Illinois
Courts;
(9) a member who represents an organization that
advocates for sentencing reform appointed by the
Department of Corrections Parole Division;

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(10) a member who represents an organization that
provides reentry services appointed by the Department of
Corrections Parole Division;
(11) a member appointed by the Governor's Office of
Management and Budget;
(12) 2 graduates of specialty courts appointed by the
Governor; and
(13) 2 retired specialty court judges appointed by the
Governor.
(b) Appointments to the Task Force shall be made within 30
days after the effective date of this Act.
(c) The Task Force shall meet no less than 5 times.
(d) The members of the Task Force shall serve without
compensation.
(e) The Department of Corrections shall provide
administrative and technical support for the Task Force and is
responsible for ensuring that the requirements of the Task
Force are met.
Section 20. Report.
(a) On or before July 1, 2025, the Task Force shall publish
a final report of its findings, developments, and
recommendations and after the publication of its final report
the Task Force shall be dissolved. The report shall, at a
minimum, detail findings and recommendations related to the
duties of the Task Force and the following:

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(1) information and recommendations related to the
benefits of community-based corrections and specialty
courts; and
(2) the development and implementation of a new
community-based corrections program.
(b) The final report shall be shared with the following:
(1) the General Assembly; and
(2) the Offices of the Governor and Lieutenant
Governor.