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EXECUTIVE BRANCH
(20 ILCS 3929/) Capital Punishment Reform Study Committee Act.
20 ILCS 3929/1 (20 ILCS 3929/2)
Sec. 2. Capital Punishment Reform Study Committee.
(a) There is created the Capital Punishment Reform Study Committee,
hereinafter referred to as the Committee, consisting of 15 members appointed as
follows:
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(2) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of
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(3) Three members appointed by the Speaker of the
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(4) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of
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(5) One member appointed by the Attorney General;
(6) One member appointed by the Governor;
(7) One member appointed by the Cook County State's
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(8) One member appointed by the Office of the Cook
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(9) One member appointed by the Office of the State
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(10) One member appointed by the office of the
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(b) The Committee shall study the impact of the various reforms to the
capital punishment system enacted by the 93rd General Assembly and annually
report to the General Assembly on the
effects of these reforms. Each report shall include:
(1) The impact of the reforms on the issue of
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(2) The implementation of training for police,
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(3) The impact of the various reforms on the quality
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(4) The quality of representation provided by defense
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(5) The impact of the various reforms on the costs
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(c) The Committee shall hold hearings on a periodic basis to receive
testimony from the public regarding the manner in which reforms have impacted
the capital punishment system.
(d) The Committee shall submit its final report to the General Assembly no
later than December 31, 2009.
(Source: P.A. 95-893, eff. 8-22-08.)
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