ILLINOIS SEX OFFENSES & OFFENDER
REGISTRATION TASK FORCE

In 2016, Illinois created the Sex Offenses and Sex Offender Registration Task Force.

By statute, the Task Force was given the following mandates:

To "examine current offenses that require offenders to register as sex offenders, the current data and research regarding evidence based practices, the conditions, restrictions, and outcomes for registered sex offenders, and the registration process."
To "hold public hearings at the call of the co-chairpersons to receive testimony from the public and make recommendations to the General Assembly regarding legislative changes to more effectively classify sex offenders based on their level of risk of re-offending, better direct resources to monitor the most violent and high risk offenders, and to ensure public safety."
To issue a written report of findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2018.

Public Act 099-0873 is available at https://goo.gl/whvww3

The Task Force shall be an independent Task Force under the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority for administrative purposes, and shall consist of the following members: