Committees

The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority has both ad hoc and standing committees. The ICJIA chair appoints committee chairs and vice chairs. Non-ICJIA members may be appointed to ad hoc committees as long as the committees include at least one Board member. Standing committees help direct and review much of the agency’s work. With the exception of the Appeals Committee, standing committees consist of at least seven members of the ICJIA Board.

Ad Hoc Victim Services

The Ad Hoc Victim Services Committee convenes every three years to define priorities for use of S.T.O.P. Violence Against Women Act and Victim of Crime Act funds. The criminal justice, juvenile justice, victim services professionals, and victim advocates who comprise the committee review crime and victimization research and data to identify needs and gaps and ensure a minimum provision of basic services to victims of crime and prioritize funding.

Appeals Committee

The Appeals Committee decides administrative appeals by citizens who have challenged the accuracy and completeness of their state criminal history records.

Budget Committee

The Budget Committee reviews the ICJIA budget. It receives fiscal reports about the funds made available to further the purposes of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act and oversees ICJIA grant award procedures. In addition, committee members may present testimony and advocate for the ICJIA budget request before the governor and General Assembly.

Boards & Commissions

ICJIA houses, staffs, and/or participates in the following advisory councils, task forces, boards, and commissions:

• Adult Redeploy Oversight Board

• Chicago Domestic Violence Coordinated Response Council

• Coordination, Response, Education, Systems Change, and Training (CREST) Illinois

• Illinois Department of Human Services Partner Abuse Services Committee

• Envision Illinois State Advisory Team

• Illinois ACES Collaborative Statewide Working Group

• Illinois Children’s Mental Health Partnership

• Illinois Family Violence Coordinating Council Steering Committee

• Illinois Governor’s Opioid Prevention and Intervention Task Force

• Illinois Opioid Response Advisory Council

• Illinois State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup

• Illinois State Supreme Court Pretrial Commission

• Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health Region 5 Opioid Task force

• Redeploy Illinois Oversight Board

• Re-entry Housing Task Force