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C O M M I T T E E R E P O R T SSex Offender CommitteeThe Sex Offender Committee last met at the spring conference in Lake County. The committee reviewed severalproposed Bills including HB’s 5043, 5146, 5198 and SB’s 3084, 3176, 3293. Special attention was paid to SB3084which would require previous sex offenders to register if they had not registered in the past and would remove pastposted effective dates (See Illinois General Assembly website for full text of this Bill).The Sex Offender Committee also discussed upcoming trainings/workshops. The most recent training took place atthe spring conference and was titled “Evaluation, Treatment, and Supervision of Intellectually Challenged Sex Offenders”.At the fall conference the committee plans to offer a workshop that consist of a panel of sex offender officersfrom around the state. The panel will discuss issues of supervising adult and juvenile sex offenders in both ruraland urban settings. The final sex offender training addressed will be sponsored by UIS with a grant and is scheduledtake place November 8, 9 & 10, 2010 in Bloomington, IL on the ISU campus. In 2008, UIS sponsored training and itwas well received. Probation Officers and treatment providers interested in this training should be on the lookoutfor registration information coming soon.The next Sex Offender Committee meeting is tentatively scheduled for Thursday August 5, 2010, 10:00 a.m. at theBone Student Center, Prairie Room, on the campus of ISU in Bloomington, IL. We will also be meeting at the fallconference.For information about joining the Sex Offender Committee call co-chairs Steve Goytia at 815-937-2970 or Joe Kelroyat 847-377-7936 or check us out at the IPCSA web site where past agendas and meeting minutes are posted.JOIN AN IPCSA COMMITTEE!•Share your professional knowledge and experience•Network with professionals from your neighboring counties•Investigate and sponsor training workshops specific to committee interestIPCSA has a committee that fits you! See page 18 for contact names and numbers.Go to IPCSA’s website at www.ipcsa.org for more committee information,meeting dates and times.15