Sec. 3-3-11.05. State Council for Interstate Compacts for the State of Illinois.

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(a)Membership and appointing authority.

(1)A State Compact Administrator for the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender

Supervision shall be appointed by the Governor. The Adult Offender Supervision Compact Administrator shall be a representative of the Illinois Department of Corrections and shall act as the day-to-day administrator for the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision. The State Compact Administrator shall serve as the State's Commissioner to the Interstate Commission for Adult Offenders, as provided in Article IV of the Compact. The Adult Offender Supervision Compact Administrator shall serve as Chairperson of the State Council for Interstate Compacts, except that the State Compact Administrator for the Interstate Compact for Juveniles may be designated by the State Council to serve as Chairperson for the State Council when juvenile issues come before the council.

(2)A Deputy Compact Administrator from probation shall be appointed by the Supreme

Court.

(3)A representative shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

(4)A representative shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of

Representatives.

(5)A representative shall be appointed by the President of the Senate.

(6)A representative shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate.

(7)A judicial representative shall be appointed by the Supreme Court.

(8)A representative from a crime victims' advocacy group shall be appointed by the

Governor.

(9)A parole representative shall be appointed by the Director of Corrections.

(10)A probation representative shall be appointed by the Director of the Administrative

Office of the Illinois Courts.

(11)A representative shall be appointed by the Director of Juvenile Justice.

(12)The Deputy Compact Administrator (Juvenile) appointed by the Secretary of Human

Services.

(13)The State Compact Administrator of the Interstate Compact for Juveniles.

(14)The persons appointed under clauses

(1)through

(13)of this subsection

(a)shall

be voting members of the State Council. With the approval of the State Council, persons representing other organizations that may have an interest in the Compact may also be appointed to serve as non-voting members of the State Council by those interested organizations. Those organizations may include, but are not limited to, the Illinois Sheriffs' Association, the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, the Illinois State's Attorneys Association, and the Office of Attorney General.

(b)Terms of appointment.

(1)The Compact Administrators and the Deputy Compact Administrators shall serve at

the will of their respective appointing authorities.

(2)The crime victims' advocacy group representative and the judicial representative

shall each serve an initial term of 2 years. Thereafter, they shall each serve for a term of 4 years.

(3)The representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the

President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the Senate shall each serve for a term of 4 years. If one of these representatives shall not be able to fulfill the completion of his or her term, then another representative shall be appointed by his or her respective appointing authority for the remainder of his or her term.

(4)The probation representative and the parole representative shall each serve a term

of 2 years.

(5)The time frame limiting the initial term of appointments for voting representatives

listed in clauses

(2)through

(4)of this subsection

(b)shall not begin until more than 50% of the appointments have been made by the respective appointing authorities.

(c)Duties and responsibilities.

(1)The duties and responsibilities of the State Council shall be:

(A)To appoint the State Compact Administrator as Illinois' Commissioner on the

Interstate Commission.

(B)To develop by-laws for the operation of the State Council.

(C)To establish policies and procedures for the Interstate Compact operations in

Illinois.

(D)To monitor and remediate Compact compliance issues in Illinois.

(E)To promote system training and public awareness regarding the Compact's mission

and mandates.

(F)To meet at least twice a year and otherwise as called by the Chairperson.

(G)To allow for the appointment of non-voting members as deemed appropriate.

(H)To issue rules in accordance with Article 5 of the Illinois Administrative

Procedure Act.

(I)To publish Interstate Commission rules.

(d)Funding. The State shall appropriate funds to the Department of Corrections to support the operations of the State Council and its membership dues to the Interstate Commission.

(e)Penalties. Procedures for assessment of penalties imposed pursuant to Article XII of the Compact shall be established by the State Council.

(f)Notification of ratification of Compact. The State Compact Administrator shall notify the Governor and Secretary of State when 35 States have enacted the Compact.