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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The public has the right to have access to an open 
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and transparent court system; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Some court documents should be protected from 
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disclosure, such as personal financial records and health 
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records; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts 
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has adopted an electronic access policy for circuit court 
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records; and


 
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    WHEREAS, The policy excludes public access in electronic 
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form to complaints, pleadings, and orders, unless the access is 
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provided at the office of the clerk of the court; and

 
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    WHEREAS, A Task Force should be created to study such 
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exclusion of public access and whether such exclusion is 
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warranted; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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public access to court records, while protecting personal 
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records of individuals, is in the public interest; and be it 
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further
 
 


 






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    RESOLVED, That the Task Force on Electronic Access to 
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Circuit Court Records (hereinafter referred to as the Task 
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Force) is created; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of 12 members 
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appointed as follows:
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        (1) one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
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    Representatives;
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        (2) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
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    House of Representatives;
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        (3) two members appointed by the Director of the 
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    Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts;
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        (4)  one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
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    Representatives from a Statewide bar association;
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        (5)  one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
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    House of Representatives from a Statewide bar association;
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        (6)   one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
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    Representatives from a consumer protection group;

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        (7)  one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
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    House of Representatives from a  consumer protection group;
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        (8)  one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
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    Representatives from the Illinois Press Association; 
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        (9)  one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
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    House of Representatives from the Illinois Press 
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    Association; and 
 


 






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        (10)   two members appointed by the Illinois Association 
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    of Court Clerks who represent different technologies 
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    currently in use by the individual counties throughout 
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    Illinois; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED,  That the Task Force shall choose its chairperson 
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and such other officers as it deems necessary, and seek the 
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assistance of legislative staff and such other experts as it 
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deems necessary; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED,   That the members of the Task Force shall receive 
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no compensation as members of the Task Force but may be 
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reimbursed for actual expenses incurred by the members in 
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performance of their duties as members of the Task Force from 
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appropriations made for such purpose; and be it further  
 
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    RESOLVED,  That the Task Force shall study laws and 
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procedures relating to electronic access by the public to 
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circuit court records and the exemptions from such disclosure; 
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and be it further  
 
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    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall make its 
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recommendations concerning electronic access to circuit court 
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records and shall submit a report of its findings to the 
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Governor and the General Assembly by December 31, 2009; and be 
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it further
 
 


 






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    RESOLVED, That  upon submission of its report to the 
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Governor and the General Assembly, the Task Force shall be 
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dissolved.