| Title: | Protection of Individuals with Disabilities in the Criminal Justice System Task Force | | Meeting Information: | The Task Force shall meet at least 4 times, with the first meeting taking place no later than 120 days after the effective date of this Act.
| | Contact Name: | Gia Orr | | Contact Title: | Legislative Liaison, Guardianship and Advocacy Commission | | Contact Phone: | 312-793-5900 | | Contact E-Mail: | Gia.Orr@Illinois.gov | | Function: | The Task Force shall consider issues that affect adults and juveniles with disabilities with respect to their involvement with the police, detention and confinement in correctional facilities,
representation by counsel, participation in the criminal
justice system, communications with their families, awareness
and accommodations for their disabilities, and concerns for the
safety of the general public and individuals working in the
criminal justice system. The Task Force shall make
recommendations to the Governor and to the General Assembly
regarding policies, procedures, legislation, and other actions
that can be taken to protect the public safety and the
well-being and rights of individuals with disabilities in the
criminal justice system. | | Senate Confirmation: | No | | Qualifications: | The members shall reflect the racial, ethnic, and
geographic diversity and diversity of disabilities of this
State and include:
(1) Circuit judges who preside over criminal cases;
(2) State's Attorneys;
(3) Public Defenders;
(4) representatives of organizations that advocate for
persons with developmental and intellectual disabilities;
(5) representatives of organizations that advocate for
persons with physical disabilities;
(6) representatives of organizations that advocate for
persons with mental illness;
(7) representatives of organizations that advocate for
adolescents and youth;
(8) a representative from the Guardianship and
Advocacy Commission;
(9) sheriffs or their designees;
(10) chiefs of municipal police departments or their
designees;
(11) individuals with disabilities;
(12) parents or guardians of individuals with
disabilities;
(13) community-based providers of services to persons
with disabilities;
(14) a representative of a service coordination
agency; and
(15) a representative of an organization that provides
independent oversight of correctional facilities.
| | Compensation: | None | | Composition: | The Task Force shall consist of 28 members, one member appointed by the Attorney General, one liaison of the Office of the Governor and 15 other members appointed by the Governor, 2 circuit judges appointed by the Supreme Court, one member appointed by the State Treasurer, one member appointed by the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, and 4 members of the General Assembly, one each appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the Senate. The following State officials shall serve as ex-officio members of the Task Force: (1) a liaison of the Governor's Office; (2) the Attorney General or his or her designee; (3) the Director of State Police or his or her designee;
(4) the Secretary of Human Services or his or her designee;
(5) the Director of Corrections or his or her designee; (6) the Director of Juvenile Justice or his or her designee; (7) the Director of the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission or his or her designee; (8) the Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice
Information Authority or his or her designee; (9) the State Treasurer or his or her designee; (10) the Director of Children and Family Services or his or her designee; (11) the Department of Juvenile Justice Independent Juvenile Ombudsman; and (12) the Director of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board. The appointments shall be made within 90 days after the
effective date of this Act
| | Chair: | Liasion of the Governor's Office shall act as a Co-Chair with a member who is elected by the Task Force | | Authority: | P.A 101-391 |
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