Bill > SB1515

This bill amends the Attorney General Act to create a new Office for Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls within the Illinois Attorney General's office. The office will be staffed by Assistant Attorneys General and will have several key responsibilities: serving as a legal and policy advisor to ensure justice for missing and murdered Black women and girls, developing recommendations to address systemic injustices in criminal justice responses, and coordinating with state and local agencies to collect and analyze critical data. Specifically, the office will gather detailed information on missing person and homicide cases involving Black women and girls, including case resolution rates, Amber Alert statistics, and comparative data across demographic groups. The office will also conduct case reviews, including investigations of cold cases and deaths under suspicious circumstances, develop evaluation tools, provide technical assistance to law enforcement agencies, and create a centralized data system. Additionally, the bill requires the office to submit a biennial report to the General Assembly, beginning no later than January 1 after the bill's effective date, detailing its findings and efforts to address the systemic challenges facing Black women and girls in the criminal justice system.

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1515&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104