Bill Text: IL SB1813 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission Act. Provides that the powers and duties of the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission include conducting inquiries into claims of torture (rather than "inquiries into claims of torture, with priority to be given to those cases in which the convicted person is currently incarcerated solely for the crime to which he or she claims torture by Jon Burge or officers under his command, or both").

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-10-10 - Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [SB1813 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-SB1813-Introduced.html

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 SB1813 Introduced 2/20/2015, by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
775 ILCS 40/35
Amends the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission Act. Provides that the powers and duties of the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission include conducting inquiries into claims of torture (rather than "inquiries into claims of torture, with priority to be given to those cases in which the convicted person is currently incarcerated solely for the crime to which he or she claims torture by Jon Burge or officers under his command, or both").
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning human rights.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief
Commission Act is amended by changing Section 35 as follows:
(775 ILCS 40/35)
Sec. 35. Duties. The Commission shall have the following
duties and powers:
(1) To establish the criteria and screening process to
be used to determine which cases shall be accepted for
review.
(2) To conduct inquiries into claims of torture with
priority to be given to those cases in which the convicted
person is currently incarcerated solely for the crime to
which he or she claims torture by Jon Burge or officers
under his command, or both.
(3) To coordinate the investigation of cases accepted
for review.
(4) To maintain records for all case investigations.
(5) To prepare written reports outlining Commission
investigations and recommendations to the trial court at
the completion of each inquiry.
(6) To apply for and accept any funds that may become

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available for the Commission's work from government
grants, private gifts, donations, or bequests from any
source.
(Source: P.A. 96-223, eff. 8-10-09.)