Bill Text: IL HB1232 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act. Provides that any crime victim or his or her family, or both, may apply to the Attorney General for financial assistance from moneys collected by the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Fund. Provides that the Attorney General shall consider factors that he or she deems appropriate in selecting crime victims and their families that will receive moneys from the Fund. Provides that if the Attorney General selects a crime victim or his or her family, or both, to receive moneys from the Fund, the Attorney General shall issue a voucher to be presented to the State Comptroller, who shall examine the voucher in accordance with the State Comptroller Act, and if he or she is satisfied that the voucher meets the requirements of law, the Comptroller shall draw a warrant and present it to the State Treasurer to be countersigned by the State Treasurer. Provides that the warrant shall be returned to the Attorney General who shall mail the warrant to the crime victim or his or her family, or both, for payment of moneys from the Fund for financial assistance to the crime victim or his or her family, or both. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-02 - Tabled By Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield [HB1232 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB1232-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB1232 Introduced 2/8/2011, by Rep. Rita Mayfield SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
725 ILCS 240/3 from Ch. 70, par. 503
725 ILCS 240/7 from Ch. 70, par. 507
Amends the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act. Provides that any crime victim or his or her family, or both, may apply to the Attorney General for financial assistance from moneys collected by the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Fund. Provides that the Attorney General shall consider factors that he or she deems appropriate in selecting crime victims and their families that will receive moneys from the Fund. Provides that if the Attorney General selects a crime victim or his or her family, or both, to receive moneys from the Fund, the Attorney General shall issue a voucher to be presented to the State Comptroller, who shall examine the voucher in accordance with the State Comptroller Act, and if he or she is satisfied that the voucher meets the requirements of law, the Comptroller shall draw a warrant and present it to the State Treasurer to be countersigned by the State Treasurer. Provides that the warrant shall be returned to the Attorney General who shall mail the warrant to the crime victim or his or her family, or both, for payment of moneys from the Fund for financial assistance to the crime victim or his or her family, or both. Effective immediately.
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act is
amended by changing Sections 3 and 7 as follows:
(725 ILCS 240/3) (from Ch. 70, par. 503)
Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act:
(a) "Advisory Commission" means the Violent Crimes
Advisory Commission created in Section 4 of this Act;
(b) "Fund" means the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Fund
created in Section 10 of this Act;
(c) "Agency" or "agencies" means any federal, State, local
or private entity which provides, operates or coordinates
victim and witness assistance programs; .
(d) "Crime victim" has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 3 of the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act.
(Source: P.A. 83-908.)
(725 ILCS 240/7) (from Ch. 70, par. 507)
Sec. 7. Administration of Fund. The Attorney General shall
administer the disbursement of monies collected by the Fund in
accordance with the following procedures.
(a) Any public or private nonprofit agency may apply to the

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Attorney General for selection and funding as a victim and
witness assistance center pursuant to this Act.
(a-5) Any crime victim or his or her family, or both, may
apply to the Attorney General for financial assistance from
moneys collected by the Fund. The Attorney General shall
consider factors that he or she deems appropriate in selecting
crime victims and their families that will receive moneys from
the Fund. If the Attorney General selects a crime victim or his
or her family, or both, to receive moneys from the Fund, the
Attorney General shall issue a voucher to be presented to the
State Comptroller, who shall examine the voucher in accordance
with Section 9 of the State Comptroller Act, and if he or she
is satisfied that the voucher meets the requirements of law,
the Comptroller shall draw a warrant and present it to the
State Treasurer to be countersigned by the State Treasurer. The
warrant shall be returned to the Attorney General who shall
mail the warrant to the crime victim or his or her family, or
both, for payment of moneys from the Fund for financial
assistance to the crime victim or his or her family, or both.
(b) The Attorney General shall consider the following
factors together with any other circumstances he or she deems
appropriate in selecting victim and witness assistance centers
applicants to receive funds and to be designated as victim and
witness assistance centers:
(1) Stated goals of applicants;
(2) Commitment and ability to provide the services

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described in Section 8 of this Act;
(3) Number of people to be served and the needs of the
community;
(4) Evidence of community support;
(5) Organizational structure of the agency;
(6) Maximization of volunteers.
(c) After evaluation of all applicants, the Attorney
General shall select a number of applicants which the Attorney
General deems qualified under this Act for designation to
receive funding pursuant to this Act as individual crime
victims or family members of crime victims or for the
establishment and operation of the centers. Funding contracts
shall be entered into by the Attorney General with each
designated victim and witness assistance center applicant on an
annual basis. The Attorney General may impose matching funds
requirements on victim and witness assistance center grant
recipients. The Attorney General may evaluate each victim and
witness assistance center recipient prior to each fund
dispersal and cancel the remaining term of any contract in
which the recipient has failed to meet the contract
requirements or for any good cause.
(Source: P.A. 90-139, eff. 1-1-98.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.