(a) There is created the Capital Punishment Reform Study Committee, hereinafter referred to as the Committee, consisting of 15 members appointed as follows:
         (1) Three members appointed by the President of the
    
Senate;
        (2) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of
    
the Senate;
        (3) Three members appointed by the Speaker of the
    
House of Representatives;
        (4) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of
    
the House of Representatives;
        (5) One member appointed by the Attorney General;
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 3929/2

  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.

         (6) One member appointed by the Governor;
         (7) One member appointed by the Cook County State‘s
    
Attorney;
        (8) One member appointed by the Office of the Cook
    
County Public Defender;
        (9) One member appointed by the Office of the State
    
Appellate Defender; and
        (10) One member appointed by the office of the
    
State’s Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor.
    (b) The Committee shall study the impact of the various reforms to the capital punishment system enacted by the 93rd General Assembly and annually report to the General Assembly on the effects of these reforms. Each report shall include:
         (1) The impact of the reforms on the issue of
    
uniformity and proportionality in the application of the death penalty including, but not limited to, the tracking of data related to whether the reforms have eliminated the statistically significant differences in sentencing related to the geographic location of the homicide and the race of the victim found by the Governor’s Commission on Capital Punishment in its report issued on April 15, 2002.
        (2) The implementation of training for police,
    
prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges as recommended by the Governor’s Commission on Capital Punishment.
        (3) The impact of the various reforms on the quality
    
of evidence used during capital prosecutions.
        (4) The quality of representation provided by defense
    
counsel to defendants in capital prosecutions.
        (5) The impact of the various reforms on the costs
    
associated with the administration of the Illinois capital punishment system.
    (c) The Committee shall hold hearings on a periodic basis to receive testimony from the public regarding the manner in which reforms have impacted the capital punishment system.
     (d) The Committee shall submit its final report to the General Assembly no later than December 31, 2009.
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