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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 27
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 27, AS AMENDED, by
3 replacing the title with the following:
4 "AN ACT to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963
5 by adding Article 106E."; and
6 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
7 following:
8 "Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
9 amended by adding Article 106E as follows:
10 (725 ILCS 5/Article 106E heading new)
11 ARTICLE 106E. TASK FORCE ON PROFESSIONAL
12 PRACTICE IN THE ILLINOIS JUSTICE SYSTEMS
13 (725 ILCS 5/106E-5 new)
14 Sec. 106E-5. Purpose for task force. The Illinois
15 General Assembly takes notice that public defenders and
16 prosecutors in the Illinois criminal justice systems are
17 often reimbursed at salary levels far below reasonable rates
18 for private practice. The criminal and juvenile justice
19 systems in Illinois have become increasingly technical and
20 complex due to countless piecemeal amendments to the Criminal
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1 Code of 1961, this Code, the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, and
2 the Unified Code of Corrections. It is increasingly
3 difficult to remain current on legislative amendments and
4 court decisions in the rapidly changing justice systems of
5 Illinois. Increases in levels of arrests have led to
6 increased criminal and juvenile prosecutions throughout
7 Illinois resulting in higher caseloads for attorneys
8 practicing in the justice system. Rapid changes in
9 technology have resulted in changes in court processing of
10 criminal and juvenile offenders that require concomitant
11 technological skill development on the part of attorneys
12 practicing in the justice system. Defender services in some
13 areas of Illinois are covered by a single part-time attorney.
14 Local county boards are increasingly challenged to adequately
15 fund local systems of justice.
16 In order for the State to protect its moral and ethical
17 integrity, the State must ensure a justice system that is
18 staffed by attorneys trained and prepared to render competent
19 representation. The Illinois General Assembly shall
20 establish an independent, non-partisan Task Force on
21 Professional Practice in the Illinois Justice Systems to
22 study appropriate levels of caseloads, adequate salary
23 structures, annual training needs, technological needs, and
24 other issues affecting the development of professionalism of
25 attorneys in the Illinois justice system.
26 (725 ILCS 5/106E-10 new)
27 Sec. 106E-10. Task Force on Professional Practice in the
28 Illinois Justice Systems. The Task force on Professional
29 Practice in the Illinois Justice Systems shall be comprised
30 of 19 members who shall serve without compensation and who
31 shall be appointed as follows:
32 (1) One member appointed by the President of the Senate.
33 (2) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
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1 Senate.
2 (3) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of
3 Representatives.
4 (4) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
5 House of Representatives.
6 (5) One member appointed by the Governor.
7 (6) One member appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court.
8 (7) One member appointed by the Illinois Public Defender
9 Association.
10 (8) One member appointed by the Illinois Appellate
11 Prosecutors Association.
12 (9) One member appointed by the Office of the State
13 Appellate Defender.
14 (10) One member appointed by the Office of the Attorney
15 General.
16 (11) One member appointed by the Illinois State
17 Attorneys' Association.
18 (12) One member appointed by the Illinois Attorneys for
19 Criminal Justice.
20 (13) One member appointed by the Office of the Public
21 Defender of Cook County.
22 (14) One member appointed by the Office of the State's
23 Attorney of Cook County.
24 (15) One member appointed by the Office of the Public
25 Defender of DuPage County.
26 (16) One member appointed by the Office of the State's
27 Attorney of DuPage County.
28 (17) One member appointed by the Office of the Public
29 Defender of Sangamon County.
30 (18) One member appointed by the Office of the State's
31 Attorney of Sangamon County.
32 (19) One member appointed by the Illinois State Bar
33 Association.
34 The Task Force shall be convened and chaired by the
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1 member appointed by the Illinois State Bar Association. The
2 Task Force shall be staffed by the Illinois State Bar
3 Association.
4 The Task Force shall report its findings and
5 recommendations to the Governor, the General Assembly, and to
6 the Illinois Supreme Court no later than 9 months after the
7 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General
8 Assembly.
9 (725 ILCS 5/106E-15 new)
10 Sec. 106E-15. Repeal. This Article is repealed December
11 31, 2000.
12 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
13 becoming law.".