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| Public Act 100-0336 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act is | ||||
amended by changing Section 5 and by adding Section 43 as | ||||
follows: | ||||
(725 ILCS 202/5)
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Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: | ||||
"Commission" means the Sexual Assault Evidence Tracking | ||||
and Reporting Commission. | ||||
"Department" means the Department of State Police or | ||||
Illinois State Police. | ||||
"Law enforcement agencies" means local, county, State or | ||||
federal law enforcement agencies involved in the investigation | ||||
of sexual assault cases in Illinois. | ||||
"Sexual assault evidence" means evidence collected in | ||||
connection with a sexual assault investigation, including, but | ||||
not limited to, evidence collected using the State Police | ||||
Evidence Collection Kits.
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(Source: P.A. 96-1011, eff. 9-1-10.) | ||||
(725 ILCS 202/43 new) | ||||
Sec. 43. Sexual Assault Evidence Tracking and Reporting | ||||
Commission. | ||
(a) The Sexual Assault Evidence Tracking and Reporting | ||
Commission is created to research and develop a plan to create | ||
and implement a statewide mechanism to track and report sexual | ||
assault evidence information. The Commission shall consist of | ||
the following members: | ||
(1) one member of the House of Representatives, | ||
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; | ||
(2) one member of the House of Representatives, | ||
appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | ||
Representatives; | ||
(3) one member of the Senate, appointed by the | ||
President of the Senate; | ||
(4) one member of the Senate, appointed by the Minority | ||
Leader of the Senate; | ||
(5) the Attorney General, or his or her designee; | ||
(6) the Director of State Police, or his or her | ||
designee; | ||
(7) the Superintendent of the Chicago Police | ||
Department, or his or her designee; | ||
(8) the Director of a statewide organization | ||
representing sheriffs of this State; | ||
(9) the Director of a statewide organization | ||
representing chiefs of police of this State; | ||
(10) a representative of a statewide organization | ||
against sexual assault, appointed by the Speaker of the | ||
House of Representatives; | ||
(11) a representative of the Illinois State's | ||
Attorneys Association, appointed by the Minority Leader of | ||
the House of Representatives; | ||
(12) a representative of a statewide organization | ||
representing hospitals of this State appointed by the | ||
Senate President; and | ||
(13) a representative of Illinois Sexual Assault Nurse | ||
Examiners appointed by the Senate Minority Leader. | ||
(b) The members appointed to the Commission under | ||
subsection (a) of this Section shall be appointed within 60 | ||
days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | ||
100th General Assembly. | ||
(c) The first meeting of the Commission shall be called by | ||
the Director of the Department, or his or her designee, no | ||
later than 30 days after all the members of the Commission have | ||
been appointed. At the first meeting, the Commission shall | ||
elect from its members a chairperson and other officers as it | ||
considers necessary or appropriate. | ||
(d) The members of the Commission shall serve without | ||
compensation. | ||
(e) The Department shall provide administrative and other | ||
support to the Commission. | ||
(f) The Commission shall within one year of its initial | ||
meeting: | ||
(1) research options to create a tracking system and | ||
develop guidelines and a plan to implement a uniform | ||
statewide system to track the location, lab submission | ||
status, completion of forensic testing, and storage of | ||
sexual assault evidence; | ||
(2) develop guidelines and a plan to implement a system | ||
with secure electronic access that allows a victim, or his | ||
or her designee, to access or receive information about the | ||
location, lab submission status, and storage of sexual | ||
assault evidence that was gathered from him or her, | ||
provided that the disclosure does not impede or compromise | ||
an ongoing investigation; | ||
(3) develop guidelines and a plan to safeguard | ||
confidentiality and limited disclosure of the information | ||
contained in the statewide system; | ||
(4) recommend sources of public and private funding to | ||
implement the plans developed under this subsection (f); | ||
(5) recommend changes to law or policy required to | ||
support the implementation of the plans developed under | ||
this subsection (f); and | ||
(6) report its findings and recommendations to submit | ||
any and all proposed legislation to the Governor and | ||
General Assembly. | ||
(g) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2019.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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