| Title: | Criminal Justice Information Authority, Illinois | | Website: | http://www.icjia.state.il.us/public/index.cfm?metaSection=About#minutes | | Contact Name: | Megan Alderden | | Contact Title: | Acting Executive Director | | Function: | The Authority develops, evaluates and coordinates programs for the improvement of law enforcement and the administration of criminal justice; administers private, state and federal grant programs related to all phases of the administration of criminal justice; engages in research and acts as a repository and clearinghouse for federal, state and local research studies in all phases of the criminal justice system; and develops, operates and coordinates criminal justice information systems to promote the availability, completeness and accuracy of criminal history record information with due regard for federal and state privacy policy. | | Term: | 4 years, beginning 3rd Monday in January of odd-numbered years, and until a successor is appointed. | | Senate Confirmation: | Yes | | Compensation: | Expenses | | Composition: | 25 members
11 voting members appointed by Governor
- 1 Sheriff from county other than Cook
- 1 state’s attorney from county other than Cook
- 1 public defender from county other than Cook
- 1 chief of police
- 1 circuit court clerk from outside Cook County
- 6 public members
Ex Officio members
- Attorney General, or his or her designee,
- the Director of Corrections,
- the Director of State Police,
- the Director of Public Health,
- the Director of Children and Family Services,
- the Sheriff of Cook County,
- the State's Attorney of Cook County,
- the clerk of the circuit court of Cook County,
- the President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners,
- the Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department,
- the Director of the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor,
- the Executive Director of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board,
- the State Appellate Defender,
- the Public Defender of Cook County
After August 15, 2014, Governor appointments require Senate confirmation. | | Chair: | Designated by the Governor | | Authority: | 20 ILCS 3930/4 |
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