Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision State Council

Board and Commission Details

Contact Name

Melissa Smith

Contact Title

Commissioner, Illinois Interstate Compact Unit Department of Corrections

Contact Phone

309-671-4281

Contact E-Mail

Melissa.M.Smith@illinois.gov

Function

(1) The duties and responsibilities of the State Council shall be: (A) To appoint the State Compact Administrator as Illinois' Commissioner on the Interstate Commission. (B) To develop by-laws for the operation of the State Council. (C) To establish policies and procedures for the Interstate Compact operations in Illinois. (D) To monitor and remediate Compact compliance issues in Illinois. (E) To promote system training and public awareness regarding the Compact's mission and mandates. (F) To meet at least twice a year and otherwise as called by the Chairperson. (G) To allow for the appointment of non-voting members as deemed appropriate. (H) To issue rules in accordance with Article 5 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. (I) To publish Interstate Commission rules. TERMS: b) Terms of appointment. (1) The Compact Administrators and the Deputy Compact Administrators shall serve at the will of their respective appointing authorities. (2) The crime victims' advocacy group representative and the judicial representative shall each serve an initial term of 2 years. Thereafter, they shall each serve for a term of 4 years. (3) The representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the Senate shall each serve for a term of 4 years. If one of these representatives shall not be able to fulfill the completion of his or her term, then another representative shall be appointed by his or her respective appointing authority for the remainder of his or her term. (4) The probation representative and the parole representative shall each serve a term of 2 years. (5) The time frame limiting the initial term of appointments for voting representatives listed in clauses (2) through (4) of this subsection (b) shall not begin until more than 50% of the appointments have been made by the respective appointing authorities.

Term

(see discription of Board Function above)

Senate Confirmation

No

Party Affiliation

N/A

Compensation

N/A

Composition

(1) A State Compact Administrator for the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision shall be appointed by the Governor. The Adult Offender Supervision Compact Administrator shall be a representative of the Illinois Department of Corrections and shall act as the day-to-day administrator for the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision. The State Compact Administrator shall serve as the State's Commissioner to the Interstate Commission for Adult Offenders, as provided in Article IV of the Compact. The Adult Offender Supervision Compact Administrator shall serve as Chairperson of the State Council for Interstate Compacts, except that the State Compact Administrator for the Interstate Compact for Juveniles may be designated by the State Council to serve as Chairperson for the State Council when juvenile issues come before the council. (2) A Deputy Compact Administrator from probation shall be appointed by the Supreme Court. (3) A representative shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (4) A representative shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. (5) A representative shall be appointed by the President of the Senate. (6) A representative shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate. (7) A judicial representative shall be appointed by the Supreme Court. (8) A representative from a crime victims' advocacy group shall be appointed by the Governor. (9) A parole representative shall be appointed by the Director of Corrections. (10) A probation representative shall be appointed by the Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts. (11) A representative shall be appointed by the Director of Juvenile Justice. (12) The Deputy Compact Administrator (Juvenile) appointed by the Secretary of Human Services. (13) The State Compact Administrator of the Interstate Compact for Juveniles.

Chair

Appointed by the Governor as the State Compact Administrator

Authority

State Council (730 ILCS 5/3-3-11.05) and Interstate Compact (45 ILCS 170)


Member Names

Name Member Expiration Member Since Affiliation Appointed By Position Title County
VACANT Governor Member, Representative from a Crime Victims' Advocacy Group
Frierson, Tomiko Statute Member, State Compact Administrator of the Interstate Compact for Juveniles
Reuter, Karrie Secretary of Human Services Member, Deputy Compact Administrator (Juvenile)
Thomas Debetta Director of Juvenile Justice Member
Cato III, Ernest Director of Corrections Member, Parole Representative
Gibbons, John 05/06/2010 Illinois Supreme Court Member, Judicial Representative
McClure, Steven Republican Senate Minority Leader Member State Senator
Belt, Chris Senate President Member
Vella, Dave House Minority Leader Member State Representative
Ness, Suzanne Speaker of the House Member State Representative
Kassube, Holly Illinois Supreme Court Member, Deputy Compact Administrator
Smith, Melissa M. 11/15/2024 Governor Chair, Member, State Compact Administrator Woodford
Hunt, Daniel 05/06/2010 Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts Member, Probation Representative