Illinois § 16

§ 16.

Homicide reporting. (a) Beginning July 1, 2026, the Authority shall study and compile and, by September 1, 2026 and every 4 months thereafter, publish on the Authority's public website, in a form determined by the Authority, the information submitted by the Illinois State Police under Section 5-10 of the Uniform Crime Reporting Act. (b) The Authority shall publish the following information for each relevant law enforcement agency: (1) the number of homicides; (2) the number of aggravated assaults with a firearm; (3) the number of aggravated assaults with a firearm and homicides for which an alleged perpetrator has been cleared by arrest; (4) the number of aggravated assaults with a firearm and homicides that are considered clear or closed for a reason other than an arrest; and (5) the number of cases described in paragraph (4) that were cleared or closed because: (i) the alleged perpetrator is deceased; (ii) the case was declined by prosecution; (iii) the suspect is in custody of another jurisdiction; or (iv) there are other exceptional means outside of law enforcement's control. (Source: P.A. 104-197, eff. 1-1-26.) (Text of Section from P.A. 104-300) (This Section will be renumbered as Section 14.2 in a revisory bill.) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 16. Public defense performance metrics, data collection, analysis and public reporting. (a) The State Public Defender Commission shall identify and implement a system of performance metrics to assess the provision of indigent defense services in this State relative to the standards established by the Commission under Section 45 of the State Public Defender Act and national standards and benchmarks to ensure the State of Illinois complies with its obligations under the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution. (b) The Commission has the authority and the duty to: (1) establish procedures for the mandatory collection of data concerning the operation of the Office of the State Public Defender, the Commission, each indigent criminal defense system, and the overall operation of indigent criminal defense services in the State, including provision of resources to facilitate integration of State data collection with existing county and State-based data reporting and case management systems and requirements; and (2) collect and receive from any department, division, board, bureau, commission or other agency of the State, or any political subdivision of the State or any public authority, including but not limited to agencies of the judicial branch, information and data including but not limited to: (A) the types of and numbers of matters in which public defense services have been provided on an annual basis in categories to be determined by the Commission and in alignment with existing circuit court data guidelines established by the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts; (B) for each public defender agency and State's Attorney's office: (i) the number of administrators, attorneys, and other staff who work at each agency, including whether they are full-time or part-time and whether they are employed or contracted; and the salaries and other compensation paid to individual administrators, attorneys and staff; (ii) the funds and in-kind resources spent on an annual basis for expert witnesses, investigators, and other litigation costs; (iii) the funds and in-kind resources spent on an annual basis for office space, technology, equipment and other fixed expenses; (iv) the total numbers of matters, by category, opened, disposed, and pending within each annual period for each attorney and for the agency in total; (C) the criteria and procedures used to determine whether a person is eligible to receive public defender services, the number of persons considered for and applicants denied such services, the reasons for the denials, and the results of any review of such denials; and (D) the standards and criteria used by each county to determine whether individual attorneys are qualified to provide indigent legal services, and how those standards and criteria compare to those set by the State Public Defender Commission. (c) The Commission shall analyze and evaluate the collected data, and undertake any necessary research and studies, in order to consider and recommend measures to enhance the provision of indigent legal services relative to the standards established by the Commission under the State Public Defender Act and national standards and benchmarks. (d) The Commission shall provide a written report on the performance metrics to the Governor, General Assembly, and Illinois Supreme Court, no later than December 15 of each year commencing in the calendar year following the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly. The Commission shall publish the report on its website. (Source: P.A. 104-300, eff. 1-1-27.)