Sen. John J. Cullerton
Filed: 4/11/2008
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2657




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2657 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
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    "Section 5. The Capital Punishment Reform Study Committee 
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Act is amended  by changing Section 2 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 3929/2)

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    Sec. 2. Capital Punishment Reform Study Committee.


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    (a) There is created the Capital Punishment Reform Study 
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Committee,
hereinafter referred to as the Committee, 
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consisting of 15 members appointed as
follows:


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        (1) Three members appointed by the President of the 
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    Senate;


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        (2) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
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    Senate;


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        (3) Three members appointed by the Speaker of the House 
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    of
Representatives;


 


 






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        (4) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
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    House of
Representatives;


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        (5) One member appointed by the Attorney General;


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        (6) One member appointed by the Governor;


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        (7) One member appointed by the Cook County State's 
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    Attorney;


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        (8) One member appointed by the Office of the Cook 
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    County Public
Defender;


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        (9) One member appointed by the Office of the State 
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    Appellate
Defender; and


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        (10) One member appointed by the office of the State's 
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    Attorneys Appellate
Prosecutor.


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    (b) The Committee shall study the impact of the various 
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reforms to the
capital punishment system enacted by the 93rd 
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General Assembly and annually
report to the General Assembly on 
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the
effects of these reforms. Each report shall include:


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        (1) The impact of the reforms on the issue of 
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    uniformity and
proportionality in the application of the 
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    death penalty including, but
not limited to, the tracking 
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    of data related to whether the reforms have
eliminated the 
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    statistically significant differences in sentencing 
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    related
to the geographic location of the homicide and the 
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    race of the victim
found by the Governor's Commission on 
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    Capital Punishment in its report
issued on April 15, 2002.


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        (2) The implementation of training for police, 
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    prosecutors, defense
attorneys, and judges as recommended 
 


 






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    by the Governor's Commission on
Capital Punishment.


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        (3) The impact of the various reforms on the quality of 
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    evidence
used during capital prosecutions.


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        (4) The quality of representation provided by defense 
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    counsel to
defendants in capital prosecutions.


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        (5) The impact of the various reforms on the costs 
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    associated with
the administration of the Illinois capital 
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    punishment system.


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    (c) The Committee shall hold hearings on a periodic basis 
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to receive
testimony from the public regarding the manner in 
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which reforms have impacted
the capital punishment system.


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    (d) The Committee shall submit its final report to the 
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General Assembly no
later than December 31, 2009 5 years after 
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the effective date of this Act.


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(Source: P.A. 93-605, eff. 11-19-03.)
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".