RACIAL AND ETHNIC IMPACT RSRCH Senate SponsorsSen. Mattie Hunter House Sponsors(Rep. La Shawn K. Ford-Mary E. Flowers-Esther Golar-André M. Thapedi) 8/16/2011SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0433 20 ILCS 2610/1from Ch. 121, par. 307.1Amends the State Police Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning Divisions of the Department and appointment of officers.Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to:20 ILCS 2610/1Adds reference to:New ActReplaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Racial and Ethnic Impact Research Task Force Act. Creates the Racial and Ethnic Impact Research Task Force to determine a practical method for the standardized collection and analysis of data on the racial and ethnic identity of arrestees by State and local law enforcement agencies. Provides that the Task Force shall hold one or more public hearings, at which public testimony shall be heard. Provides that the Task Force shall report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before July 1, 2012. Provides that the recommendations shall include, but are not limited to: (1) identifying a practical method for the standardized collection and analysis of data on the racial and ethnic identity of arrestees by State and local law enforcement agencies; and (2) providing proposed legislation, drafted with the assistance of the Legislative Reference Bureau, and using the identified practical method for the standardized collection and analysis of data on the racial and ethnic identity of arrestees by State and local law enforcement agencies, to create a Racial and Ethnic Impact Statement providing an analysis of the likely racial and ethnic identity of arrestees under proposed changes to the Criminal Code of 1961, the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, and the Unified Code of Corrections. Effective immediately. 2/10/2011SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter 2/10/2011SenateFirst Reading 2/10/2011SenateReferred to Assignments 3/8/2011SenateAssigned to Criminal Law 3/17/2011SenateDo Pass Criminal Law; 008-000-000 3/17/2011SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 29, 2011 4/8/2011SenateSecond Reading 4/8/2011SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2011 4/11/2011SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter 4/11/2011SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 4/12/2011SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law 4/13/2011SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 007-000-000 4/15/2011SenateRecalled to Second Reading 4/15/2011SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Hunter 4/15/2011SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading 4/15/2011SenateThird Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 4/15/2011HouseArrived in House 4/15/2011HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/15/2011HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford 4/15/2011HouseFirst Reading 4/15/2011HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/25/2011HouseAssigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee 5/4/2011HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 011-000-000 5/4/2011HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/16/2011HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/16/2011HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/20/2011HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 5/20/2011SenatePassed Both Houses 5/20/2011HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers 5/20/2011HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar 5/20/2011HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. André M. Thapedi 6/17/2011SenateSent to the Governor 8/16/2011SenateGovernor Approved 8/16/2011SenateEffective Date August 16, 2011 8/16/2011SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0433