Bill Text: IL SB3354 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the State Appellate Defender Act. Creates the Public Defender Bail Reform Grant Program to assist county public defenders in implementing a provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 which requires counsel at bail hearings. Provides that the Public Defender Bail Reform Grant Program is to be administered by the State Appellate Defender, under the direction of the State Appellate Defender Commission. Provides that the State Appellate Defender shall request funds for this grant program within its annual appropriation. Provides for eligibility and administration of the grant program. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB3354 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB3354-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 SB3354 Introduced 2/11/2020, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
725 ILCS 105/12 new
725 ILCS 105/13 new
725 ILCS 105/14 new
Amends the State Appellate Defender Act. Creates the Public Defender Bail Reform Grant Program to assist county public defenders in implementing a provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 which requires counsel at bail hearings. Provides that the Public Defender Bail Reform Grant Program is to be administered by the State Appellate Defender, under the direction of the State Appellate Defender Commission. Provides that the State Appellate Defender shall request funds for this grant program within its annual appropriation. Provides for eligibility and administration of the grant program. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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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 5. The State Appellate Defender Act is amended by
adding Sections 12, 13, and 14 as follows:
(725 ILCS 105/12 new)
Sec. 12. Public Defender Bail Reform Grant Program.
(a) There is hereby created a Public Defender Bail Reform
Grant Program. The purpose of this grant program is to assist
county public defenders in implementing Section 109-1 of the
Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 which requires counsel at
bail hearings.
(b) The Public Defender Bail Reform Grant Program is to be
administered by the State Appellate Defender, under the
direction of the Commission. The State Appellate Defender is
also required to seek recommendations on administering this
grant program from the Illinois Supreme Court Pretrial
Commission on Pretrial Practices.
(c) The State Appellate Defender shall request funds for
this grant program within its annual appropriation. The State
Appellate Defender may also seek contributions and grants to
supplement all State funds appropriated for this grant program.

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(725 ILCS 105/13 new)
Sec. 13. Grant program; eligibility.
(a) On and after July 1, 2020, any county that does not
employ a full-time public defender is eligible to apply for a
grant under the Public Defender Bail Reform Grant Program. The
Commission may also establish a county population threshold for
grant eligibility.
(b) The application for the grant shall be made by the
chief judge of the circuit in which the county is located. The
chief judge shall administer the grant. Any group of eligible
counties within the same circuit court may jointly apply for a
grant under the Public Defender Bail Reform Grant Program.
(725 ILCS 105/14 new)
Sec. 14. Public Defender Bail Reform Grant Program
Administration.
(a) The State Appellate Defender may adopt rules for the
administration of the Public Defender Bail Reform Grant
Program. The rules shall be in effect after the rules are
approved by the Supreme Court.
(b) The State Appellate Defender shall publish grant
guidelines, rules, and grant application forms on the agency's
website.
(c) The State Appellate Defender may work with any law
school to establish internship programs for the training of law
students in representing individuals in bail hearings. The

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State Appellate Defender may also seek permission from the
Supreme Court to utilize law students with a provisional
license to practice law in representing individuals in eligible
counties.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.