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    AN ACT concerning criminal law.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:

 
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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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    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 Illinois Department of Corrections shall provide 
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staff and administrative support services to the Task Force.
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    (g) 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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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.