Agenda - Firearm Violence Research Group (FVRG) 03/19/24

Firearm Violence Research Group (FVRG)

Agenda

Tuesday, March 19, 2024, 9:30am

Via zoom

*Members of the public are invited to attend. For those who would like to make public comments, we request that those comments be submitted in advance of the meeting to Melissa Pfeiffer at melissa.pfeiffer2@illinois.gov. Please send all comment by 12:00 pm (Noon) Monday, March 18, 2024.

  1. Welcome / Roll Call
    • Joe Hoereth, PhD, Director - Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement, University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)
  2. Review of Minutes
    • Joe Hoereth, PhD, Director - Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement, University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)
  3. Public Comments - Open; Subject to written comment in advance 
    • Melissa Pfeiffer - Illinois Department of Human Services
  4. Open Discussion
    • Joe Hoereth, PhD, Director - Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement, University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)
      • Discussion of Methodology to Determine Eligibility
        • Literature Reviews of Landscape Documents?
        • RPSA Statute Section Sec 35-40b - "Resources for each of these areas shall be distributed based on a formula to be developed by the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention that will maximize the total potential reduction in firearms victimization for all municipalities receiving grants under this Act."
  5. Next Steps
  6. Adjourn
  7. Proposed Next Meeting Date / Time
    • Tuesday, May 21, 2024, 9:30am