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Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
Filed: 2/8/2006
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4298
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4298 by replacing |
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| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
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| Interstate Sex Offender Task Force Act.
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| Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds as follows: |
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| (1) That the protection of women and children from sexual |
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| assault is critically important. |
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| (2) That every state in the nation has a sex offender |
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| registration law.
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| (3) That Illinois, as well as other states in the nation, |
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| including Iowa and Missouri, have laws restricting where |
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| convicted or registered sex offenders may reside. |
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| (4) That the residency restrictions are not consistent |
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| between states. |
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| (5) That the disparity in residency restrictions and |
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| registration requirements is of concern to communities and law |
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| enforcement in Illinois. |
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| (6) That it would benefit Illinois, its citizens, and its |
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| border states, including Iowa and Missouri, for a task force to |
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| be created to analyze the impact of the disparity between |
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| states regarding registration requirements and residency |
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| restrictions on convicted or registered sex offenders, or both.
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LRB094 15751 RLC 55651 a |
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| Section 10. Interstate Sex Offender Task Force. |
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| (a) The Interstate Sex Offender Task Force is created. |
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| (b) The Interstate Sex Offender Task Force shall convene |
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| and initially meet not later than 30 days after the effective |
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| date of this Act and shall meet thereafter as frequently as |
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| necessary to carry out its duties as required by this Act. |
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| (c) The Task Force shall consist of members representing |
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| the Illinois Department of Corrections, the Illinois State |
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| Police, the Office of the Illinois Attorney General, statewide |
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| sexual assault victim service providers, and such other |
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| criminal justice and law enforcement entities and |
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| organizations as deemed appropriate by the Illinois State |
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| Police. |
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| (d) The Task Force shall coordinate its meetings and |
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| studies with such representatives of similar organizations in |
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| the other states as may be appropriate, including but not |
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| limited to those in Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, Kentucky, and |
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| Missouri. |
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| (e) The Task Force shall examine the following: |
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| (1) The systems of communication between states |
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| regarding the interstate movement of registered sex |
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| offenders.
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| (2) The laws of Illinois and its border states that |
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| restrict and affect where convicted or registered sex |
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| offenders may reside.
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| (3) The extent to which law enforcement resources are |
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| affected by residency restrictions.
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| (4) The impact of residency restrictions on the parole, |
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| mandatory supervised release, and probation systems in |
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| Illinois. |
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| (f) The Task Farce shall report its findings and |
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| recommendations to the Governor, the Attorney General, and the |
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| General Assembly no later than January 1, 2007.
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