2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 20 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH › 20 ILCS 4119/ - Task Force on Missing and Murdered Chicago Women Act.

(20 ILCS 4119/1)
Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Task Force on Missing and Murdered Chicago Women Act.
(Source: P.A. 102-1057, eff. 1-1-23.)
(20 ILCS 4119/5)
Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act:
"Director" means the Director of the Illinois State Police.
"Nongovernmental organization" means a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization
that provides legal, social, or other community services.
"Task Force"  means the Task
Force on Missing and Murdered Chicago Women.
(Source: P.A. 102-1057, eff. 1-1-23.)
(20 ILCS 4119/10)
Sec. 10. Task Force on Missing and Murdered Chicago Women.
(a)  The Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority or the Executive Director's designee, in consultation with the Director of the Illinois State Police and the Chicago Police Superintendent, shall appoint the non-legislative members to the Task
Force on Missing and Murdered Chicago Women to advise the Director and the Chicago Police Superintendent and to report
to the General Assembly on recommendations to reduce and end violence against Chicago women
and girls. The Task Force may
also serve as a liaison between the Director, the Chicago Police Superintendent, and agencies and nongovernmental
organizations that provide services to victims, victims' families, and victims' communities.
Task Force members shall serve without compensation but may, subject to appropriation, receive
reimbursement for their expenses as members of the Task Force.
(b) There is created the Task Force on Missing and
Murdered Chicago Women, which shall consist of the following individuals, or their designees,
who are knowledgeable in crime victims' rights or violence protection and, unless otherwise
specified, members shall be appointed for 2-year terms as follows:
(1) Two members of the Senate, one appointed by the     President of the Senate and one appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate;
(2) Two members of the House of Representatives, one     appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and one appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;
(3) Two members from among the following appointed by     the Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority or the Executive Director's designee:
(A) an association representing Illinois  chiefs         of police;
(B) an association representing Illinois          sheriffs;
(C) an officer who is employed by the  Illinois         State Police; or
(D) an Illinois peace officer's association;
(4) One or more representatives from among the     following:
(A)  an association representing State's         Attorneys;
(B)  an attorney representing the  United States         Attorney's Office in Chicago; or
(C) a circuit judge, associate judge, or attorney         working in juvenile court;
(D) the Cook County Medical Examiner, or his or         her designee, or a representative from a statewide coroner's or medical examiner's association or a representative of the Department of Public Health;
(5)  Two representatives for victims, with a focus on     individuals who work with victims of violence or their families appointed by the Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority or the Executive Director's designee; and
(6)   Four or more members from among the following     appointed by the Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority or the Executive Director's designee:
(A)  a statewide or local organization that         provides legal services to Chicago women and girls;
(B) a statewide or local organization that         provides advocacy or counseling for Chicago women and girls who have been victims of violence;
(C)  a statewide or local organization that         provides healthcare services to Chicago women and girls;
(D)  a statewide organization that represents         women and girls who have been sexually assaulted;
(E)
 a women's health organization or agency; or
(F) a Chicago woman who is a survivor of         gender-related violence.
(c)  Vacancies in positions appointed by the Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority or the Executive Director's designee shall be filled by the
Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority or the Executive Director's designee consistent with the qualifications of the vacating member required by this
Section.
(d)  Task Force members shall annually elect a chair
and vice-chair from among the Task Force's members, and may elect other officers as
necessary. The Task Force shall meet at least quarterly, or upon the call of its chair, and may
hold meetings throughout the City of Chicago. The Task Force shall meet frequently enough to
accomplish the tasks identified in this Section. Meetings of the Task Force are subject to
the Open Meetings Act. The Task Force shall seek out and enlist the cooperation
and assistance of nongovernmental organizations, community, and advocacy organizations
working with the Chicago community, and academic researchers and experts,
specifically those specializing in violence against Chicago women and girls, representing
diverse communities disproportionately affected by violence against women and girls, or
focusing on issues related to gender-related violence and violence against Chicago women and
girls.
(e) The Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority or the Executive Director's designee shall convene the first meeting of the Task Force no later than
30 days after the appointment of a majority of the members of the Task Force. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority shall provide meeting space and administrative assistance as necessary
for the Task Force to conduct its work. The chair of the Task Force  may call electronic meetings of the Task Force. A member of the Task Force participating electronically shall be deemed present for purposes of establishing a quorum and voting.
(f) The Task Force must examine and
report on the following:
(1) the systemic causes behind violence that Chicago     women and girls experience, including patterns and underlying factors that explain why disproportionately high levels of violence occur against Chicago women and girls, including underlying historical, social, economic, institutional, and cultural factors that may contribute to the violence;
(2) appropriate methods for tracking and collecting     data on violence against Chicago women and girls, including data on missing and murdered Chicago women and girls;
(3) policies and institutions such as policing, child     welfare, medical examiner practices, and other governmental practices that impact violence against Chicago women and girls and the investigation and prosecution of crimes of gender-related violence against Chicago residents;
(4) measures necessary to address and reduce violence     against Chicago women and girls; and
(5) measures to help victims, victims' families, and     victims' communities prevent and heal from violence that occurs against Chicago women and girls.
(g)  The Task Force shall report on or before December 31 of 2024, and on or before December 31 of each year thereafter, to the General Assembly and the Governor on the work of the Task Force, including, but not limited to, the issues to be
examined in subsection (g), and shall include in the annual report recommendations regarding institutional policies and practices
or proposed institutional policies and practices that are effective in reducing gender-related violence
and increasing the safety of Chicago women and girls. The report shall include
recommendations to reduce and end violence against Chicago women and girls and help
victims and communities heal from gender-related violence and violence against Chicago women
and girls.
(Source: P.A. 102-1057, eff. 1-1-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)