HB 2987

Abstract

Creates the Protection of Individuals with Disabilities in the Criminal Justice System Task Force Act of 2019. Re-establishes the Protection of Individuals with Disabilities in the Criminal Justice System Task Force. Specifies membership and appointment of the Task Force. Provides that the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission shall provide administrative and other support to the Task Force. Provides that 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. Provides that 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. Provides that the Task Force shall submit a report with its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the Attorney General, and to the General Assembly on or before September 30, 2020. Repeals Act on January 1, 2022. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds to the membership of the Task Force a representative of an organization that provides independent oversight of correctional facilities appointed by the Governor. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Increases the membership on the Task Force from 25 to 28 members. Adds the Director of Children and Family Services or his or her designee, the Department of Juvenile Justice Independent Juvenile Ombudsman, and the Director of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board to the Task Force.