103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB3482
 
Introduced 2/8/2024, by Sen. Lakesia Collins
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

See Index
 Amends the Election Code. Provides that beginning on January 1, 2025, a person convicted of a felony, or otherwise under sentence in a correctional institution, shall have his or her right to vote restored and shall be eligible to vote not later than 14 days following his or her conviction. Provides that a person who is serving a sentence in a correctional institution starting prior to January 1, 2025 shall have his or her right to vote restored not later than January 14, 2025. Provides that a person may not be denied the right to vote because of a past criminal conviction. Provides that each local election authority shall coordinate with the correctional institution, Illinois Department of Corrections, and other correctional agencies incarcerating eligible voters to facilitate voting by mail for those voters eligible to vote in that election jurisdiction who are incarcerated in the correctional institution. Provides that the Attorney General, any individual aggrieved by a violation of these provisions, any entity whose membership includes individuals aggrieved by a violation of these provisions, any entity whose mission would be frustrated by a violation of these provisions, or any entity that would expend resources in order to fulfill its mission as a result of a violation of these provisions may file an action in a court of competent jurisdiction. Provides that the Act is intended to benefit and protect the rights of individual voters and to provide a remedy for infringing on the rights granted under this Act. Amends the Re-Entering Citizens Civics Education Act. Changes the short title of the Act to the Reintegration and Civic Empowerment Act. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall conduct the civics peer education program each of the 3 sessions not less than twice a month at each correctional institution totaling not less than 6 sessions per month at each correctional institution. Provides that the civics peer education program and workshops must be made available to all committed persons regardless of the date they were first committed or the length of their sentence. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and the Unified Code of Corrections to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2025.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1 AN ACT concerning voting rights.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is 
5amended by adding Section 5-45.34 as follows:

6 (5 ILCS 100/5-45.34 new)
7 Sec. 5-45.34. Emergency rulemaking. To provide for the 
8expeditious and timely implementation of the changes made to 
9the Election Code and the Unified Code of Corrections by this 
10amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, emergency rules 
11implementing those changes may be adopted in accordance with 
12Section 5-45 by the State Board of Elections, except that the 
1324-month limitation on the adoption of emergency rules and the 
14provisions of Sections 5-115 and 5-125 do not apply to rules 
15adopted under this Section. The adoption of emergency rules 
16authorized by Section 5-45 and this Section is deemed to be 
17necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
18 This Section is repealed one year after the effective date 
19of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.

20 Section 10. The Election Code is amended by changing 
21Sections 3-5 and 19-2.5 and by adding Sections 1-26, 1-27, and 
221-28 as follows:

 
 
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1 (10 ILCS 5/1-26 new)
2 Sec. 1-26. Post-conviction voting.
3 (a) As used in this Section, "correctional institution" 
4means any place used to house persons under State supervision, 
5including, but not limited to, State, federal, or juvenile 
6facilities, adult transition centers, halfway houses, and 
7other reentry or rehabilitation programs.
8 (b) Beginning on January 1, 2025, a person convicted of a 
9felony, or otherwise under sentence in a correctional 
10institution, shall have his or her right to vote restored and 
11shall be eligible to vote not later than 14 days following his 
12or her conviction. A person who is serving a sentence in a 
13correctional institution starting prior to January 1, 2025 
14shall have his or her right to vote restored not later than 
15January 14, 2025. Persons under any form of state supervision 
16or custody who are disqualified from voting shall have their 
17right to vote restored under this Section, including, but not 
18limited to: persons incarcerated in State, federal, or 
19juvenile facilities; persons on probation or parole; persons 
20on mandatory supervised release; persons on work release; 
21persons on furlough; persons released on electronic 
22monitoring; persons housed in adult transition centers, 
23halfway houses, or other reentry or rehabilitation programs; 
24and persons owing court fines or fees. A Person may not be 
25denied the right to vote because of a past criminal 
 
 
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1conviction.
2 (c) Each local election authority shall coordinate with 
3the correctional institution, Illinois Department of 
4Corrections, and other correctional agencies incarcerating 
5eligible voters to facilitate voting by mail for those voters 
6eligible to vote in that election jurisdiction who are 
7incarcerated in the correctional institution.
8 (d) All requirements of the federal Voting Rights Act of 
91965, including Sections 203 and 208, State and local language 
10access requirements, and the federal Americans with 
11Disabilities Act and State and local disability access 
12requirements shall also apply to voting under this Section. 
13The correctional institution shall make available to persons 
14in its custody voter registration applications, vote by mail 
15ballot applications, vote by mail ballots received at the 
16institution from the local election authority, and other 
17election materials in the languages provided by the State 
18Board of Elections and local election authorities.
19 (e) The correctional institution shall make available to a 
20person in its custody current election resource material, 
21maintained by the State Board of Elections, containing 
22detailed information regarding the voting rights of a person 
23with a criminal conviction in the following formats: (1) in 
24print; (2) on the correctional institution's website; and (3) 
25in a visible location on the premises of each correctional 
26institution where notices are customarily posted. The 
 
 
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1correctional institution shall also make available to a person 
2in its custody current election resource material from a local 
3election authority that is requested by that person in its 
4custody and received at the correctional institution from the 
5local election authority in response to that person's request. 
6The correctional institution shall provide resource materials 
7to a person in its custody upon intake and release of the 
8person on parole, mandatory supervised release, final 
9discharge, or pardon from the correctional institution.
10 (f) On or before December 31, 2025, and on or before 
11December 31 of each year thereafter, the State Board of 
12Elections, in coordination and cooperation with correctional 
13institutions and local election authorities, shall prepare a 
14report containing data concerning compliance with this 
15Section, including the number of voter registrations, vote by 
16mail ballot applications, vote by mail ballots received, and 
17election resource materials delivered. Data shall be 
18disaggregated by institution and other factors.
19 (g) A person who has left the person's residence as part of 
20the person's confinement in a correctional institution and who 
21has not established another residence for voter registration 
22purposes may not be considered to have changed or lost 
23residence. The person may register to vote at the address of 
24the person's last place of residence before the person's 
25confinement in a correctional institution.
26 (h) The provisions of this Section apply to all elections 
 
 
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1beginning in 2025.
2 (i) The State Board of Elections may adopt rules, 
3including emergency rules, to implement the provisions of this 
4Section. 

5 (10 ILCS 5/1-27 new)
6 Sec. 1-27. Civil actions. 
The Attorney General, any 
7individual aggrieved by a violation of Section 1-26, any 
8entity whose membership includes individuals aggrieved by a 
9violation of Section 1-26, any entity whose mission would be 
10frustrated by a violation of Section 1-26, or any entity that 
11would expend resources in order to fulfill its mission as a 
12result of a violation of Section 1-26 may file an action in a 
13court of competent jurisdiction. This Act is intended to 
14benefit and protect the rights of individual voters and to 
15provide a remedy for infringing on the rights granted under 
16this Act. 

17 (10 ILCS 5/1-28 new)
18 Sec. 1-28. Attorney's fees. Upon motion, a court shall 
19award reasonable attorney's fees and costs, including expert 
20witness fees and other litigation expenses, to a plaintiff in 
21any action brought under Section 1-27:
22  (1) who obtains some or all of the plaintiff's 
23 requested relief through a judicial judgment in the 
24 plaintiff's favor;
 
 
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1  (2) who obtains some or all of their requested relief 
2 through any settlement agreement approved by the court; or
3  (3) whose pursuit of a non-frivolous claim was a 
4 catalyst for a unilateral change in position by the 
5 opposing party relative to the relief sought. In awarding 
6 reasonable attorney's fees, the court shall consider the 
7 degree to which the relief obtained relates to the relief 
8 sought. 

9 (10 ILCS 5/3-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 3-5)
10 Sec. 3-5. Confinement or detention in a jail. No person 
11who has been legally convicted, in this or another state or in 
12any federal court, of any crime, and is serving a sentence of 
13confinement in any penal institution, or who has been 
14convicted under any Section of this Code and is serving a 
15sentence of confinement in any penal institution, shall vote, 
16offer to vote, attempt to vote or be permitted to vote at any 
17election until his release from confinement. 
18 Confinement for purposes of this Section shall include any 
19person convicted and imprisoned but granted a furlough as 
20provided by Section 3-11-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections, 
21or admitted to a work release program as provided by Section 
223-13-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections. Confinement shall 
23not include any person convicted and imprisoned but released 
24on parole. 
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1conviction of a crime is not a disqualification for voting. 
2(Source: P.A. 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)

3 (10 ILCS 5/19-2.5)
4 Sec. 19-2.5. Notice for vote by mail ballot.  
5 (a) An election authority shall notify all qualified 
6voters, except voters who have applied for permanent vote by 
7mail status under subsection (b) of Section 19-3 or voters who 
8submit a written request to be excluded from the permanent 
9vote by mail status, not more than 90 days nor less than 45 
10days before a general election of the option for permanent 
11vote by mail status using the following notice and including 
12the application for permanent vote by mail status in 
13subsection (b) of Section 19-3:
14 "You may apply to permanently be placed on vote by mail 
15status using the attached application.". 
16 (b) A person completing a voter registration application 
17or submitting a change of address shall be notified of the 
18option to receive a vote by mail ballot. Upon request of the 
19person, the voter registration application or change of 
20address form shall serve as an application to receive an 
21official vote by mail ballot, and the individual need not 
22complete a separate vote by mail application. An elector who 
23is a resident of a location covered by Section 203 of the 
24federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 or local language access 
25requirements must be offered a voter registration application 
 
 
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1in a language of the applicable minority group and must be able 
2to request a vote by mail ballot in the language of the 
3applicable minority group. Upon processing the voter 
4registration application and accepting the application without 
5rejection, the election authority shall provide the individual 
6with an official vote by mail ballot for the next occurring 
7election. 
8(Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-668, eff. 11-15-21; 
9103-467, eff. 8-4-23.)

10 Section 15. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by 
11changing Sections 3-6-3, 3-14-1, and 5-5-5 and by adding 
12Sections 5-5-11 and 5-5-12 as follows:

13 (730 ILCS 5/3-6-3)
14 Sec. 3-6-3. Rules and regulations for sentence credit. 
15 (a)(1) The Department of Corrections shall prescribe rules 
16and regulations for awarding and revoking sentence credit for 
17persons committed to the Department of Corrections and the 
18Department of Juvenile Justice shall prescribe rules and 
19regulations for awarding and revoking sentence credit for 
20persons committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice under 
21Section 5-8-6 of the Unified Code of Corrections, which shall 
22be subject to review by the Prisoner Review Board.
23 (1.5) As otherwise provided by law, sentence credit may be 
24awarded for the following: 
 
 
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1  (A) successful completion of programming while in 
2 custody of the Department of Corrections or the Department 
3 of Juvenile Justice or while in custody prior to 
4 sentencing; 
5  (B) compliance with the rules and regulations of the 
6 Department; or 
7  (C) service to the institution, service to a 
8 community, or service to the State. 
9 (2) Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this 
10subsection (a), the rules and regulations on sentence credit 
11shall provide, with respect to offenses listed in clause (i), 
12(ii), or (iii) of this paragraph (2) committed on or after June 
1319, 1998 or with respect to the offense listed in clause (iv) 
14of this paragraph (2) committed on or after June 23, 2005 (the 
15effective date of Public Act 94-71) or with respect to offense 
16listed in clause (vi) committed on or after June 1, 2008 (the 
17effective date of Public Act 95-625) or with respect to the 
18offense of being an armed habitual criminal committed on or 
19after August 2, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act 94-398) 
20or with respect to the offenses listed in clause (v) of this 
21paragraph (2) committed on or after August 13, 2007 (the 
22effective date of Public Act 95-134) or with respect to the 
23offense of aggravated domestic battery committed on or after 
24July 23, 2010 (the effective date of Public Act 96-1224) or 
25with respect to the offense of attempt to commit terrorism 
26committed on or after January 1, 2013 (the effective date of 
 
 
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1Public Act 97-990), the following:
2  (i) that a prisoner who is serving a term of 
3 imprisonment for first degree murder or for the offense of 
4 terrorism shall receive no sentence credit and shall serve 
5 the entire sentence imposed by the court;
6  (ii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for attempt to 
7 commit terrorism, attempt to commit first degree murder, 
8 solicitation of murder, solicitation of murder for hire, 
9 intentional homicide of an unborn child, predatory 
10 criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal 
11 sexual assault, criminal sexual assault, aggravated 
12 kidnapping, aggravated battery with a firearm as described 
13 in Section 12-4.2 or subdivision (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), 
14 or (e)(4) of Section 12-3.05, heinous battery as described 
15 in Section 12-4.1 or subdivision (a)(2) of Section 
16 12-3.05, being an armed habitual criminal, aggravated 
17 battery of a senior citizen as described in Section 12-4.6 
18 or subdivision (a)(4) of Section 12-3.05, or aggravated 
19 battery of a child as described in Section 12-4.3 or 
20 subdivision (b)(1) of Section 12-3.05 shall receive no 
21 more than 4.5 days of sentence credit for each month of his 
22 or her sentence of imprisonment;
23  (iii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for home 
24 invasion, armed robbery, aggravated vehicular hijacking, 
25 aggravated discharge of a firearm, or armed violence with 
26 a category I weapon or category II weapon, when the court 
 
 
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1 has made and entered a finding, pursuant to subsection 
2 (c-1) of Section 5-4-1 of this Code, that the conduct 
3 leading to conviction for the enumerated offense resulted 
4 in great bodily harm to a victim, shall receive no more 
5 than 4.5 days of sentence credit for each month of his or 
6 her sentence of imprisonment;
7  (iv) that a prisoner serving a sentence for aggravated 
8 discharge of a firearm, whether or not the conduct leading 
9 to conviction for the offense resulted in great bodily 
10 harm to the victim, shall receive no more than 4.5 days of 
11 sentence credit for each month of his or her sentence of 
12 imprisonment; 
13  (v) that a person serving a sentence for gunrunning, 
14 narcotics racketeering, controlled substance trafficking, 
15 methamphetamine trafficking, drug-induced homicide, 
16 aggravated methamphetamine-related child endangerment, 
17 money laundering pursuant to clause (c) (4) or (5) of 
18 Section 29B-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal 
19 Code of 2012, or a Class X felony conviction for delivery 
20 of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled 
21 substance with intent to manufacture or deliver, 
22 calculated criminal drug conspiracy, criminal drug 
23 conspiracy, street gang criminal drug conspiracy, 
24 participation in methamphetamine manufacturing, 
25 aggravated participation in methamphetamine 
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1 with intent to deliver methamphetamine, aggravated 
2 delivery of methamphetamine, aggravated possession with 
3 intent to deliver methamphetamine, methamphetamine 
4 conspiracy when the substance containing the controlled 
5 substance or methamphetamine is 100 grams or more shall 
6 receive no more than 7.5 days sentence credit for each 
7 month of his or her sentence of imprisonment; 
8  (vi) that a prisoner serving a sentence for a second 
9 or subsequent offense of luring a minor shall receive no 
10 more than 4.5 days of sentence credit for each month of his 
11 or her sentence of imprisonment; and 
12  (vii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for 
13 aggravated domestic battery shall receive no more than 4.5 
14 days of sentence credit for each month of his or her 
15 sentence of imprisonment. 
16 (2.1) For all offenses, other than those enumerated in 
17subdivision (a)(2)(i), (ii), or (iii) committed on or after 
18June 19, 1998 or subdivision (a)(2)(iv) committed on or after 
19June 23, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act 94-71) or 
20subdivision (a)(2)(v) committed on or after August 13, 2007 
21(the effective date of Public Act 95-134) or subdivision 
22(a)(2)(vi) committed on or after June 1, 2008 (the effective 
23date of Public Act 95-625) or subdivision (a)(2)(vii) 
24committed on or after July 23, 2010 (the effective date of 
25Public Act 96-1224), and other than the offense of aggravated 
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1or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination 
2thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of 
3subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, 
4and other than the offense of aggravated driving under the 
5influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating 
6compound or compounds, or any combination thereof as defined 
7in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of 
8Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code committed on or 
9after January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act 
1096-1230), the rules and regulations shall provide that a 
11prisoner who is serving a term of imprisonment shall receive 
12one day of sentence credit for each day of his or her sentence 
13of imprisonment or recommitment under Section 3-3-9. Each day 
14of sentence credit shall reduce by one day the prisoner's 
15period of imprisonment or recommitment under Section 3-3-9.
16 (2.2) A prisoner serving a term of natural life 
17imprisonment shall receive no sentence credit.
18 (2.3) Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this 
19subsection (a), the rules and regulations on sentence credit 
20shall provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for 
21aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug 
22or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any 
23combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of 
24paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the 
25Illinois Vehicle Code, shall receive no more than 4.5 days of 
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1imprisonment.
2 (2.4) Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this 
3subsection (a), the rules and regulations on sentence credit 
4shall provide with respect to the offenses of aggravated 
5battery with a machine gun or a firearm equipped with any 
6device or attachment designed or used for silencing the report 
7of a firearm or aggravated discharge of a machine gun or a 
8firearm equipped with any device or attachment designed or 
9used for silencing the report of a firearm, committed on or 
10after July 15, 1999 (the effective date of Public Act 91-121), 
11that a prisoner serving a sentence for any of these offenses 
12shall receive no more than 4.5 days of sentence credit for each 
13month of his or her sentence of imprisonment.
14 (2.5) Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this 
15subsection (a), the rules and regulations on sentence credit 
16shall provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for 
17aggravated arson committed on or after July 27, 2001 (the 
18effective date of Public Act 92-176) shall receive no more 
19than 4.5 days of sentence credit for each month of his or her 
20sentence of imprisonment.
21 (2.6) Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this 
22subsection (a), the rules and regulations on sentence credit 
23shall provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for 
24aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug 
25or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds or any 
26combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (C) of 
 
 
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1paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the 
2Illinois Vehicle Code committed on or after January 1, 2011 
3(the effective date of Public Act 96-1230) shall receive no 
4more than 4.5 days of sentence credit for each month of his or 
5her sentence of imprisonment.
6 (3) In addition to the sentence credits earned under 
7paragraphs (2.1), (4), (4.1), (4.2), and (4.7) of this 
8subsection (a), the rules and regulations shall also provide 
9that the Director of Corrections or the Director of Juvenile 
10Justice may award up to 180 days of earned sentence credit for 
11prisoners serving a sentence of incarceration of less than 5 
12years, and up to 365 days of earned sentence credit for 
13prisoners serving a sentence of 5 years or longer. The 
14Director may grant this credit for good conduct in specific 
15instances as either Director deems proper for eligible persons 
16in the custody of each Director's respective Department. The 
17good conduct may include, but is not limited to, compliance 
18with the rules and regulations of the Department, service to 
19the Department, service to a community, or service to the 
20State.
21 Eligible inmates for an award of earned sentence credit 
22under this paragraph (3) may be selected to receive the credit 
23at either Director's or his or her designee's sole discretion. 
24Eligibility for the additional earned sentence credit under 
25this paragraph (3) may be based on, but is not limited to, 
26participation in programming offered by the Department as 
 
 
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1appropriate for the prisoner based on the results of any 
2available risk/needs assessment or other relevant assessments 
3or evaluations administered by the Department using a 
4validated instrument, the circumstances of the crime, 
5demonstrated commitment to rehabilitation by a prisoner with a 
6history of conviction for a forcible felony enumerated in 
7Section 2-8 of the Criminal Code of 2012, the inmate's 
8behavior and improvements in disciplinary history while 
9incarcerated, and the inmate's commitment to rehabilitation, 
10including participation in programming offered by the 
11Department. 
12 The Director of Corrections or the Director of Juvenile 
13Justice shall not award sentence credit under this paragraph 
14(3) to an inmate unless the inmate has served a minimum of 60 
15days of the sentence, including time served in a county jail; 
16except nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to permit 
17either Director to extend an inmate's sentence beyond that 
18which was imposed by the court. Prior to awarding credit under 
19this paragraph (3), each Director shall make a written 
20determination that the inmate:
21  (A) is eligible for the earned sentence credit;
22  (B) has served a minimum of 60 days, or as close to 60 
23 days as the sentence will allow;
24  (B-1) has received a risk/needs assessment or other 
25 relevant evaluation or assessment administered by the 
26 Department using a validated instrument; and
 
 
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1  (C) has met the eligibility criteria established by 
2 rule for earned sentence credit.
3 The Director of Corrections or the Director of Juvenile 
4Justice shall determine the form and content of the written 
5determination required in this subsection.
6 (3.5) The Department shall provide annual written reports 
7to the Governor and the General Assembly on the award of earned 
8sentence credit no later than February 1 of each year. The 
9Department must publish both reports on its website within 48 
10hours of transmitting the reports to the Governor and the 
11General Assembly. The reports must include:
12  (A) the number of inmates awarded earned sentence 
13 credit;
14  (B) the average amount of earned sentence credit 
15 awarded;
16  (C) the holding offenses of inmates awarded earned 
17 sentence credit; and
18  (D) the number of earned sentence credit revocations. 
19 (4)(A) Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this 
20subsection (a), the rules and regulations shall also provide 
21that any prisoner who is engaged full-time in any full-time 
22substance abuse programs, correctional industry assignments, 
23educational programs (including without limitation peer-led 
24programs for both the peer-educators and program 
25participants), work-release programs or activities in 
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1behavior modification programs, life skills courses, or 
2re-entry planning provided by the Department under this 
3paragraph (4) and satisfactorily completes the assigned 
4program as determined by the standards of the Department, 
5shall receive one day of sentence credit for each day in which 
6that prisoner is engaged in the activities described in this 
7paragraph. The rules and regulations shall also provide that 
8sentence credit may be provided to an inmate who was held in 
9pre-trial detention prior to his or her current commitment to 
10the Department of Corrections and successfully completed a 
11full-time, 60-day or longer substance abuse program, 
12educational program, behavior modification program, life 
13skills course, or re-entry planning provided by the county 
14department of corrections or county jail. Calculation of this 
15county program credit shall be done at sentencing as provided 
16in Section 5-4.5-100 of this Code and shall be included in the 
17sentencing order. The rules and regulations shall also provide 
18that sentence credit may be provided to an inmate who is in 
19compliance with programming requirements in an adult 
20transition center.
21 (B) The Department shall award sentence credit under this 
22paragraph (4) accumulated prior to January 1, 2020 (the 
23effective date of Public Act 101-440) in an amount specified 
24in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph (4) to an inmate serving 
25a sentence for an offense committed prior to June 19, 1998, if 
26the Department determines that the inmate is entitled to this 
 
 
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1sentence credit, based upon:
2  (i) documentation provided by the Department that the 
3 inmate engaged in any full-time substance abuse programs, 
4 correctional industry assignments, educational programs 
5 (including without limitation peer-led programs for both 
6 the peer-educators and program participants), behavior 
7 modification programs, life skills courses, or re-entry 
8 planning provided by the Department under this paragraph 
9 (4) and satisfactorily completed the assigned program as 
10 determined by the standards of the Department during the 
11 inmate's current term of incarceration; or
12  (ii) the inmate's own testimony in the form of an 
13 affidavit or documentation, or a third party's 
14 documentation or testimony in the form of an affidavit 
15 that the inmate likely engaged in any full-time substance 
16 abuse programs, correctional industry assignments, 
17 educational programs (including without limitation 
18 peer-led programs for both the peer-educators and program 
19 participants), behavior modification programs, life skills 
20 courses, or re-entry planning provided by the Department 
21 under paragraph (4) and satisfactorily completed the 
22 assigned program as determined by the standards of the 
23 Department during the inmate's current term of 
24 incarceration.
25 (C) If the inmate can provide documentation that he or she 
26is entitled to sentence credit under subparagraph (B) in 
 
 
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1excess of 45 days of participation in those programs, the 
2inmate shall receive 90 days of sentence credit. If the inmate 
3cannot provide documentation of more than 45 days of 
4participation in those programs, the inmate shall receive 45 
5days of sentence credit. In the event of a disagreement 
6between the Department and the inmate as to the amount of 
7credit accumulated under subparagraph (B), if the Department 
8provides documented proof of a lesser amount of days of 
9participation in those programs, that proof shall control. If 
10the Department provides no documentary proof, the inmate's 
11proof as set forth in clause (ii) of subparagraph (B) shall 
12control as to the amount of sentence credit provided.
13 (D) If the inmate has been convicted of a sex offense as 
14defined in Section 2 of the Sex Offender Registration Act, 
15sentencing credits under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph 
16(4) shall be awarded by the Department only if the conditions 
17set forth in paragraph (4.6) of subsection (a) are satisfied. 
18No inmate serving a term of natural life imprisonment shall 
19receive sentence credit under subparagraph (B) of this 
20paragraph (4).
21 (E) The rules and regulations shall provide for the 
22recalculation of program credits awarded pursuant to this 
23paragraph (4) prior to July 1, 2021 (the effective date of 
24Public Act 101-652) at the rate set for such credits on and 
25after July 1, 2021. 
26 Educational, vocational, substance abuse, behavior 
 
 
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1modification programs, life skills courses, re-entry planning, 
2and correctional industry programs under which sentence credit 
3may be earned under this paragraph (4) and paragraph (4.1) of 
4this subsection (a) shall be evaluated by the Department on 
5the basis of documented standards. The Department shall report 
6the results of these evaluations to the Governor and the 
7General Assembly by September 30th of each year. The reports 
8shall include data relating to the recidivism rate among 
9program participants (including peer educators).
10 Availability of these programs shall be subject to the 
11limits of fiscal resources appropriated by the General 
12Assembly for these purposes. Eligible inmates who are denied 
13immediate admission shall be placed on a waiting list under 
14criteria established by the Department. The rules and 
15regulations shall provide that a prisoner who has been placed 
16on a waiting list but is transferred for non-disciplinary 
17reasons before beginning a program shall receive priority 
18placement on the waitlist for appropriate programs at the new 
19facility. The inability of any inmate to become engaged in any 
20such programs by reason of insufficient program resources or 
21for any other reason established under the rules and 
22regulations of the Department shall not be deemed a cause of 
23action under which the Department or any employee or agent of 
24the Department shall be liable for damages to the inmate. The 
25rules and regulations shall provide that a prisoner who begins 
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1programs or activities in accordance with Article 13 of 
2Chapter III of this Code, behavior modification program, life 
3skills course, re-entry planning, or correctional industry 
4programs but is unable to complete the program due to illness, 
5disability, transfer, lockdown, or another reason outside of 
6the prisoner's control shall receive prorated sentence credits 
7for the days in which the prisoner did participate. 
8 (4.1) Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this 
9subsection (a), the rules and regulations shall also provide 
10that an additional 90 days of sentence credit shall be awarded 
11to any prisoner who passes high school equivalency testing 
12while the prisoner is committed to the Department of 
13Corrections. The sentence credit awarded under this paragraph 
14(4.1) shall be in addition to, and shall not affect, the award 
15of sentence credit under any other paragraph of this Section, 
16but shall also be pursuant to the guidelines and restrictions 
17set forth in paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of this Section. 
18The sentence credit provided for in this paragraph shall be 
19available only to those prisoners who have not previously 
20earned a high school diploma or a State of Illinois High School 
21Diploma. If, after an award of the high school equivalency 
22testing sentence credit has been made, the Department 
23determines that the prisoner was not eligible, then the award 
24shall be revoked. The Department may also award 90 days of 
25sentence credit to any committed person who passed high school 
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1detention prior to the current commitment to the Department of 
2Corrections. Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this 
3subsection (a), the rules and regulations shall provide that 
4an additional 120 days of sentence credit shall be awarded to 
5any prisoner who obtains an associate degree while the 
6prisoner is committed to the Department of Corrections, 
7regardless of the date that the associate degree was obtained, 
8including if prior to July 1, 2021 (the effective date of 
9Public Act 101-652). The sentence credit awarded under this 
10paragraph (4.1) shall be in addition to, and shall not affect, 
11the award of sentence credit under any other paragraph of this 
12Section, but shall also be under the guidelines and 
13restrictions set forth in paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of 
14this Section. The sentence credit provided for in this 
15paragraph (4.1) shall be available only to those prisoners who 
16have not previously earned an associate degree prior to the 
17current commitment to the Department of Corrections. If, after 
18an award of the associate degree sentence credit has been made 
19and the Department determines that the prisoner was not 
20eligible, then the award shall be revoked. The Department may 
21also award 120 days of sentence credit to any committed person 
22who earned an associate degree while he or she was held in 
23pre-trial detention prior to the current commitment to the 
24Department of Corrections. 
25 Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this subsection 
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1additional 180 days of sentence credit shall be awarded to any 
2prisoner who obtains a bachelor's degree while the prisoner is 
3committed to the Department of Corrections. The sentence 
4credit awarded under this paragraph (4.1) shall be in addition 
5to, and shall not affect, the award of sentence credit under 
6any other paragraph of this Section, but shall also be under 
7the guidelines and restrictions set forth in paragraph (4) of 
8this subsection (a). The sentence credit provided for in this 
9paragraph shall be available only to those prisoners who have 
10not earned a bachelor's degree prior to the current commitment 
11to the Department of Corrections. If, after an award of the 
12bachelor's degree sentence credit has been made, the 
13Department determines that the prisoner was not eligible, then 
14the award shall be revoked. The Department may also award 180 
15days of sentence credit to any committed person who earned a 
16bachelor's degree while he or she was held in pre-trial 
17detention prior to the current commitment to the Department of 
18Corrections.
19 Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this subsection 
20(a), the rules and regulations shall provide that an 
21additional 180 days of sentence credit shall be awarded to any 
22prisoner who obtains a master's or professional degree while 
23the prisoner is committed to the Department of Corrections. 
24The sentence credit awarded under this paragraph (4.1) shall 
25be in addition to, and shall not affect, the award of sentence 
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1also be under the guidelines and restrictions set forth in 
2paragraph (4) of this subsection (a). The sentence credit 
3provided for in this paragraph shall be available only to 
4those prisoners who have not previously earned a master's or 
5professional degree prior to the current commitment to the 
6Department of Corrections. If, after an award of the master's 
7or professional degree sentence credit has been made, the 
8Department determines that the prisoner was not eligible, then 
9the award shall be revoked. The Department may also award 180 
10days of sentence credit to any committed person who earned a 
11master's or professional degree while he or she was held in 
12pre-trial detention prior to the current commitment to the 
13Department of Corrections.
14 (4.2)(A) The rules and regulations shall also provide that 
15any prisoner engaged in self-improvement programs, volunteer 
16work, or work assignments that are not otherwise eligible 
17activities under paragraph (4), shall receive up to 0.5 days 
18of sentence credit for each day in which the prisoner is 
19engaged in activities described in this paragraph. 
20 (B) The rules and regulations shall provide for the award 
21of sentence credit under this paragraph (4.2) for qualifying 
22days of engagement in eligible activities occurring prior to 
23July 1, 2021 (the effective date of Public Act 101-652). 
24 (4.5) The rules and regulations on sentence credit shall 
25also provide that when the court's sentencing order recommends 
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1committed on or after September 1, 2003 (the effective date of 
2Public Act 93-354), the prisoner shall receive no sentence 
3credit awarded under clause (3) of this subsection (a) unless 
4he or she participates in and completes a substance abuse 
5treatment program. The Director of Corrections may waive the 
6requirement to participate in or complete a substance abuse 
7treatment program in specific instances if the prisoner is not 
8a good candidate for a substance abuse treatment program for 
9medical, programming, or operational reasons. Availability of 
10substance abuse treatment shall be subject to the limits of 
11fiscal resources appropriated by the General Assembly for 
12these purposes. If treatment is not available and the 
13requirement to participate and complete the treatment has not 
14been waived by the Director, the prisoner shall be placed on a 
15waiting list under criteria established by the Department. The 
16Director may allow a prisoner placed on a waiting list to 
17participate in and complete a substance abuse education class 
18or attend substance abuse self-help meetings in lieu of a 
19substance abuse treatment program. A prisoner on a waiting 
20list who is not placed in a substance abuse program prior to 
21release may be eligible for a waiver and receive sentence 
22credit under clause (3) of this subsection (a) at the 
23discretion of the Director.
24 (4.6) The rules and regulations on sentence credit shall 
25also provide that a prisoner who has been convicted of a sex 
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1Registration Act shall receive no sentence credit unless he or 
2she either has successfully completed or is participating in 
3sex offender treatment as defined by the Sex Offender 
4Management Board. However, prisoners who are waiting to 
5receive treatment, but who are unable to do so due solely to 
6the lack of resources on the part of the Department, may, at 
7either Director's sole discretion, be awarded sentence credit 
8at a rate as the Director shall determine.
9 (4.7) On or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date of 
10Public Act 100-3), sentence credit under paragraph (3), (4), 
11or (4.1) of this subsection (a) may be awarded to a prisoner 
12who is serving a sentence for an offense described in 
13paragraph (2), (2.3), (2.4), (2.5), or (2.6) for credit earned 
14on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date of Public Act 
15100-3); provided, the award of the credits under this 
16paragraph (4.7) shall not reduce the sentence of the prisoner 
17to less than the following amounts:
18  (i) 85% of his or her sentence if the prisoner is 
19 required to serve 85% of his or her sentence; or 
20  (ii) 60% of his or her sentence if the prisoner is 
21 required to serve 75% of his or her sentence, except if the 
22 prisoner is serving a sentence for gunrunning his or her 
23 sentence shall not be reduced to less than 75%.
24  (iii) 100% of his or her sentence if the prisoner is 
25 required to serve 100% of his or her sentence.
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1earlier than it otherwise would because of a grant of earned 
2sentence credit under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of this 
3Section given at any time during the term, the Department 
4shall give reasonable notice of the impending release not less 
5than 14 days prior to the date of the release to the State's 
6Attorney of the county where the prosecution of the inmate 
7took place, and if applicable, the State's Attorney of the 
8county into which the inmate will be released. The Department 
9must also make identification information and a recent photo 
10of the inmate being released accessible on the Internet by 
11means of a hyperlink labeled "Community Notification of Inmate 
12Early Release" on the Department's World Wide Web homepage. 
13The identification information shall include the inmate's: 
14name, any known alias, date of birth, physical 
15characteristics, commitment offense, and county where 
16conviction was imposed. The identification information shall 
17be placed on the website within 3 days of the inmate's release 
18and the information may not be removed until either: 
19completion of the first year of mandatory supervised release 
20or return of the inmate to custody of the Department.
21 (b) Whenever a person is or has been committed under 
22several convictions, with separate sentences, the sentences 
23shall be construed under Section 5-8-4 in granting and 
24forfeiting of sentence credit.
25 (c) (1) The Department shall prescribe rules and 
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1sentence credit awarded under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) 
2of this Section. The Department shall prescribe rules and 
3regulations establishing and requiring the use of a sanctions 
4matrix for revoking sentence credit. The Department shall 
5prescribe rules and regulations for suspending or reducing the 
6rate of accumulation of sentence credit for specific rule 
7violations, during imprisonment. These rules and regulations 
8shall provide that no inmate may be penalized more than one 
9year of sentence credit for any one infraction.
10 (2) When the Department seeks to revoke, suspend, or 
11reduce the rate of accumulation of any sentence credits for an 
12alleged infraction of its rules, it shall bring charges 
13therefor against the prisoner sought to be so deprived of 
14sentence credits before the Prisoner Review Board as provided 
15in subparagraph (a)(4) of Section 3-3-2 of this Code, if the 
16amount of credit at issue exceeds 30 days, whether from one 
17infraction or cumulatively from multiple infractions arising 
18out of a single event, or when, during any 12-month period, the 
19cumulative amount of credit revoked exceeds 30 days except 
20where the infraction is committed or discovered within 60 days 
21of scheduled release. In those cases, the Department of 
22Corrections may revoke up to 30 days of sentence credit. The 
23Board may subsequently approve the revocation of additional 
24sentence credit, if the Department seeks to revoke sentence 
25credit in excess of 30 days. However, the Board shall not be 
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1the loss of 30 days of sentence credit within any calendar year 
2for any prisoner or to increase any penalty beyond the length 
3requested by the Department.
4 (3) The Director of Corrections or the Director of 
5Juvenile Justice, in appropriate cases, may restore sentence 
6credits which have been revoked, suspended, or reduced. The 
7Department shall prescribe rules and regulations governing the 
8restoration of sentence credits. These rules and regulations 
9shall provide for the automatic restoration of sentence 
10credits following a period in which the prisoner maintains a 
11record without a disciplinary violation.
12 Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit the 
13Prisoner Review Board from ordering, pursuant to Section 
143-3-9(a)(3)(i)(B), that a prisoner serve up to one year of the 
15sentence imposed by the court that was not served due to the 
16accumulation of sentence credit.
17 (d) If a lawsuit is filed by a prisoner in an Illinois or 
18federal court against the State, the Department of 
19Corrections, or the Prisoner Review Board, or against any of 
20their officers or employees, and the court makes a specific 
21finding that a pleading, motion, or other paper filed by the 
22prisoner is frivolous, the Department of Corrections shall 
23conduct a hearing to revoke up to 180 days of sentence credit 
24by bringing charges against the prisoner sought to be deprived 
25of the sentence credits before the Prisoner Review Board as 
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1If the prisoner has not accumulated 180 days of sentence 
2credit at the time of the finding, then the Prisoner Review 
3Board may revoke all sentence credit accumulated by the 
4prisoner.
5 For purposes of this subsection (d):
6  (1) "Frivolous" means that a pleading, motion, or 
7 other filing which purports to be a legal document filed 
8 by a prisoner in his or her lawsuit meets any or all of the 
9 following criteria:
10   (A) it lacks an arguable basis either in law or in 
11 fact;
12   (B) it is being presented for any improper 
13 purpose, such as to harass or to cause unnecessary 
14 delay or needless increase in the cost of litigation;
15   (C) the claims, defenses, and other legal 
16 contentions therein are not warranted by existing law 
17 or by a nonfrivolous argument for the extension, 
18 modification, or reversal of existing law or the 
19 establishment of new law;
20   (D) the allegations and other factual contentions 
21 do not have evidentiary support or, if specifically so 
22 identified, are not likely to have evidentiary support 
23 after a reasonable opportunity for further 
24 investigation or discovery; or
25   (E) the denials of factual contentions are not 
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1 identified, are not reasonably based on a lack of 
2 information or belief.
3  (2) "Lawsuit" means a motion pursuant to Section 116-3 
4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, a habeas corpus 
5 action under Article X of the Code of Civil Procedure or 
6 under federal law (28 U.S.C. 2254), a petition for claim 
7 under the Court of Claims Act, an action under the federal 
8 Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 1983), or a second or 
9 subsequent petition for post-conviction relief under 
10 Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 
11 whether filed with or without leave of court or a second or 
12 subsequent petition for relief from judgment under Section 
13 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
14 (e) Nothing in Public Act 90-592 or 90-593 affects the 
15validity of Public Act 89-404.
16 (f) Whenever the Department is to release any inmate who 
17has been convicted of a violation of an order of protection 
18under Section 12-3.4 or 12-30 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or 
19the Criminal Code of 2012, earlier than it otherwise would 
20because of a grant of sentence credit, the Department, as a 
21condition of release, shall require that the person, upon 
22release, be placed under electronic surveillance as provided 
23in Section 5-8A-7 of this Code. 
24(Source: P.A. 102-28, eff. 6-25-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 
25102-784, eff. 5-13-22; 102-1100, eff. 1-1-23; 103-51, eff. 
261-1-24; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-330, eff. 1-1-24; revised 
 
 
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112-15-23.)

2 (730 ILCS 5/3-14-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-14-1)
3 Sec. 3-14-1. Release from the institution. 
4 (a) Upon release of a person on parole, mandatory release, 
5final discharge, or pardon, the Department shall return all 
6property held for him, provide him with suitable clothing and 
7procure necessary transportation for him to his designated 
8place of residence and employment. It may provide such person 
9with a grant of money for travel and expenses which may be paid 
10in installments. The amount of the money grant shall be 
11determined by the Department.
12 (a-1) The Department shall, before a wrongfully imprisoned 
13person, as defined in Section 3-1-2 of this Code, is 
14discharged from the Department, provide him or her with any 
15documents necessary after discharge. 
16 (a-2) The Department of Corrections may establish and 
17maintain, in any institution it administers, revolving funds 
18to be known as "Travel and Allowances Revolving Funds". These 
19revolving funds shall be used for advancing travel and expense 
20allowances to committed, paroled, and discharged prisoners. 
21The moneys paid into such revolving funds shall be from 
22appropriations to the Department for Committed, Paroled, and 
23Discharged Prisoners.
24 (a-3) (Blank). Upon release of a person who is eligible to 
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1the Department shall provide the person with a form that 
2informs him or her that his or her voting rights have been 
3restored and a voter registration application. The Department 
4shall have available voter registration applications in the 
5languages provided by the Illinois State Board of Elections. 
6The form that informs the person that his or her rights have 
7been restored shall include the following information:
8  (1) All voting rights are restored upon release from 
9 the Department's custody.
10  (2) A person who is eligible to vote must register in 
11 order to be able to vote.
12 The Department of Corrections shall confirm that the 
13person received the voter registration application and has 
14been informed that his or her voting rights have been 
15restored. 
16 (a-4) Prior to release of a person on parole, mandatory 
17supervised release, final discharge, or pardon, the Department 
18shall screen every person for Medicaid eligibility. Officials 
19of the correctional institution or facility where the 
20committed person is assigned shall assist an eligible person 
21to complete a Medicaid application to ensure that the person 
22begins receiving benefits as soon as possible after his or her 
23release. The application must include the eligible person's 
24address associated with his or her residence upon release from 
25the facility. If the residence is temporary, the eligible 
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1her change in address upon transition to permanent housing. 
2 (b) (Blank).
3 (c) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, the 
4Department shall establish procedures to provide written 
5notification of any release of any person who has been 
6convicted of a felony to the State's Attorney and sheriff of 
7the county from which the offender was committed, and the 
8State's Attorney and sheriff of the county into which the 
9offender is to be paroled or released. Except as otherwise 
10provided in this Code, the Department shall establish 
11procedures to provide written notification to the proper law 
12enforcement agency for any municipality of any release of any 
13person who has been convicted of a felony if the arrest of the 
14offender or the commission of the offense took place in the 
15municipality, if the offender is to be paroled or released 
16into the municipality, or if the offender resided in the 
17municipality at the time of the commission of the offense. If a 
18person convicted of a felony who is in the custody of the 
19Department of Corrections or on parole or mandatory supervised 
20release informs the Department that he or she has resided, 
21resides, or will reside at an address that is a housing 
22facility owned, managed, operated, or leased by a public 
23housing agency, the Department must send written notification 
24of that information to the public housing agency that owns, 
25manages, operates, or leases the housing facility. The written 
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1before release of the person from custody, or as soon 
2thereafter as possible. The written notification shall be 
3provided electronically if the State's Attorney, sheriff, 
4proper law enforcement agency, or public housing agency has 
5provided the Department with an accurate and up to date email 
6address. 
7 (c-1) (Blank).
8 (c-2) The Department shall establish procedures to provide 
9notice to the Illinois State Police of the release or 
10discharge of persons convicted of violations of the 
11Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act or a 
12violation of the Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act. The 
13Illinois State Police shall make this information available to 
14local, State, or federal law enforcement agencies upon 
15request.
16 (c-5) If a person on parole or mandatory supervised 
17release becomes a resident of a facility licensed or regulated 
18by the Department of Public Health, the Illinois Department of 
19Public Aid, or the Illinois Department of Human Services, the 
20Department of Corrections shall provide copies of the 
21following information to the appropriate licensing or 
22regulating Department and the licensed or regulated facility 
23where the person becomes a resident:
24  (1) The mittimus and any pre-sentence investigation 
25 reports.
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1 3-8-2.
2  (3) Any pre-release evaluation conducted pursuant to 
3 subsection (j) of Section 3-6-2.
4  (4) Reports of disciplinary infractions and 
5 dispositions.
6  (5) Any parole plan, including orders issued by the 
7 Prisoner Review Board, and any violation reports and 
8 dispositions.
9  (6) The name and contact information for the assigned 
10 parole agent and parole supervisor. 
11 This information shall be provided within 3 days of the 
12person becoming a resident of the facility. 
13 (c-10) If a person on parole or mandatory supervised 
14release becomes a resident of a facility licensed or regulated 
15by the Department of Public Health, the Illinois Department of 
16Public Aid, or the Illinois Department of Human Services, the 
17Department of Corrections shall provide written notification 
18of such residence to the following:
19  (1) The Prisoner Review Board.
20  (2) The chief of police and sheriff in the 
21 municipality and county in which the licensed facility is 
22 located.
23 The notification shall be provided within 3 days of the 
24person becoming a resident of the facility. 
25 (d) Upon the release of a committed person on parole, 
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1Department shall provide such person with information 
2concerning programs and services of the Illinois Department of 
3Public Health to ascertain whether such person has been 
4exposed to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or any 
5identified causative agent of Acquired Immunodeficiency 
6Syndrome (AIDS).
7 (e) Upon the release of a committed person on parole, 
8mandatory supervised release, final discharge, pardon, or who 
9has been wrongfully imprisoned, the Department shall verify 
10the released person's full name, date of birth, and social 
11security number. If verification is made by the Department by 
12obtaining a certified copy of the released person's birth 
13certificate and the released person's social security card or 
14other documents authorized by the Secretary, the Department 
15shall provide the birth certificate and social security card 
16or other documents authorized by the Secretary to the released 
17person. If verification by the Department is done by means 
18other than obtaining a certified copy of the released person's 
19birth certificate and the released person's social security 
20card or other documents authorized by the Secretary, the 
21Department shall complete a verification form, prescribed by 
22the Secretary of State, and shall provide that verification 
23form to the released person.
24 (f) Forty-five days prior to the scheduled discharge of a 
25person committed to the custody of the Department of 
26Corrections, the Department shall give the person:
 
 
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1  (1) who is otherwise uninsured an opportunity to apply 
2 for health care coverage including medical assistance 
3 under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code in 
4 accordance with subsection (b) of Section 1-8.5 of the 
5 Illinois Public Aid Code, and the Department of 
6 Corrections shall provide assistance with completion of 
7 the application for health care coverage including medical 
8 assistance;
9  (2) information about obtaining a standard Illinois 
10 Identification Card or a limited-term Illinois 
11 Identification Card under Section 4 of the Illinois 
12 Identification Card Act if the person has not been issued 
13 an Illinois Identification Card under subsection (a-20) of 
14 Section 4 of the Illinois Identification Card Act;
15  (3) information about voter registration and may 
16 distribute information prepared by the State Board of 
17 Elections. The Department of Corrections may enter into an 
18 interagency contract with the State Board of Elections to 
19 participate in the automatic voter registration program 
20 and be a designated automatic voter registration agency 
21 under Section 1A-16.2 of the Election Code;
22  (4) information about job listings upon discharge from 
23 the correctional institution or facility;
24  (5) information about available housing upon discharge 
25 from the correctional institution or facility;
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1 officials elected in the county and municipality, if any, 
2 in which the committed person intends to reside upon 
3 discharge from the correctional institution or facility; 
4 and
5  (7) any other information that the Department of 
6 Corrections deems necessary to provide the committed 
7 person in order for the committed person to reenter the 
8 community and avoid recidivism. 
9 (g) Sixty days before the scheduled discharge of a person 
10committed to the custody of the Department or upon receipt of 
11the person's certified birth certificate and social security 
12card as set forth in subsection (d) of Section 3-8-1 of this 
13Act, whichever occurs later, the Department shall transmit an 
14application for an Identification Card to the Secretary of 
15State, in accordance with subsection (a-20) of Section 4 of 
16the Illinois Identification Card Act.
17 The Department may adopt rules to implement this Section. 
18(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 
19102-606, eff. 1-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-345, eff. 
201-1-24.)

21 (730 ILCS 5/5-5-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-5)
22 Sec. 5-5-5. Loss and restoration of rights. 
23 (a) Conviction and disposition shall not entail the loss 
24by the defendant of any civil rights, except under this 
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1now or hereafter amended.
2 (b) A person convicted of a felony shall be ineligible to 
3hold an office created by the Constitution of this State until 
4the completion of his sentence.
5 (b-5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person 
6convicted of a felony, bribery, perjury, or other infamous 
7crime for an offense committed on or after the effective date 
8of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly and 
9committed while he or she was serving as a public official in 
10this State is ineligible to hold any local public office or any 
11office created by the Constitution of this State unless the 
12person's conviction is reversed, the person is again restored 
13to such rights by the terms of a pardon for the offense, the 
14person has received a restoration of rights by the Governor, 
15or the person's rights are otherwise restored by law.
16 (c) Beginning on January 1, 2025, a person convicted of a 
17felony or otherwise under sentence in a correctional 
18institution shall have his or her right to vote restored not 
19later than 14 days following his or her conviction. A person 
20who is serving a sentence in a correctional institution 
21starting prior to January 1, 2025, shall have his or her right 
22to vote restored not later than January 14, 2025 A person 
23sentenced to imprisonment shall lose his right to vote until 
24released from imprisonment.
25 (d) On completion of sentence of imprisonment or upon 
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1imprisonment, or at any time thereafter, all license rights 
2and privileges granted under the authority of this State which 
3have been revoked or suspended because of conviction of an 
4offense shall be restored unless the authority having 
5jurisdiction of such license rights finds after investigation 
6and hearing that restoration is not in the public interest. 
7This paragraph (d) shall not apply to the suspension or 
8revocation of a license to operate a motor vehicle under the 
9Illinois Vehicle Code.
10 (e) Upon a person's discharge from incarceration or 
11parole, or upon a person's discharge from probation or at any 
12time thereafter, the committing court may enter an order 
13certifying that the sentence has been satisfactorily completed 
14when the court believes it would assist in the rehabilitation 
15of the person and be consistent with the public welfare. Such 
16order may be entered upon the motion of the defendant or the 
17State or upon the court's own motion.
18 (f) Upon entry of the order, the court shall issue to the 
19person in whose favor the order has been entered a certificate 
20stating that his behavior after conviction has warranted the 
21issuance of the order.
22 (g) This Section shall not affect the right of a defendant 
23to collaterally attack his conviction or to rely on it in bar 
24of subsequent proceedings for the same offense.
25 (h) No application for any license specified in subsection 
26(i) of this Section granted under the authority of this State 
 
 
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1shall be denied by reason of an eligible offender who has 
2obtained a certificate of relief from disabilities, as defined 
3in Article 5.5 of this Chapter, having been previously 
4convicted of one or more criminal offenses, or by reason of a 
5finding of lack of "good moral character" when the finding is 
6based upon the fact that the applicant has previously been 
7convicted of one or more criminal offenses, unless:
8  (1) there is a direct relationship between one or more 
9 of the previous criminal offenses and the specific license 
10 sought; or
11  (2) the issuance of the license would involve an 
12 unreasonable risk to property or to the safety or welfare 
13 of specific individuals or the general public.
14 In making such a determination, the licensing agency shall 
15consider the following factors:
16  (1) the public policy of this State, as expressed in 
17 Article 5.5 of this Chapter, to encourage the licensure 
18 and employment of persons previously convicted of one or 
19 more criminal offenses;
20  (2) the specific duties and responsibilities 
21 necessarily related to the license being sought;
22  (3) the bearing, if any, the criminal offenses or 
23 offenses for which the person was previously convicted 
24 will have on his or her fitness or ability to perform one 
25 or more such duties and responsibilities;
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1 the criminal offense or offenses;
2  (5) the age of the person at the time of occurrence of 
3 the criminal offense or offenses;
4  (6) the seriousness of the offense or offenses;
5  (7) any information produced by the person or produced 
6 on his or her behalf in regard to his or her rehabilitation 
7 and good conduct, including a certificate of relief from 
8 disabilities issued to the applicant, which certificate 
9 shall create a presumption of rehabilitation in regard to 
10 the offense or offenses specified in the certificate; and
11  (8) the legitimate interest of the licensing agency in 
12 protecting property, and the safety and welfare of 
13 specific individuals or the general public.
14 (i) A certificate of relief from disabilities shall be 
15issued only for a license or certification issued under the 
16following Acts:
17  (1) the Animal Welfare Act; except that a certificate 
18 of relief from disabilities may not be granted to provide 
19 for the issuance or restoration of a license under the 
20 Animal Welfare Act for any person convicted of violating 
21 Section 3, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.03-1, or 4.01 of the Humane 
22 Care for Animals Act or Section 26-5 or 48-1 of the 
23 Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
24  (2) the Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act;
25  (3) the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, 
26 and Nail Technology Act of 1985;
 
 
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1  (4) the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Repairer Regulation 
2 Act;
3  (5) the Boxing and Full-contact Martial Arts Act;
4  (6) the Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of 
5 1984;
6  (7) the Illinois Farm Labor Contractor Certification 
7 Act;
8  (8) the Registered Interior Designers Act;
9  (9) the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 
10 1989;
11  (10) the Landscape Architecture Registration Act;
12  (11) the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act;
13  (12) the Private Employment Agency Act;
14  (13) the Professional Counselor and Clinical 
15 Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act;
16  (14) the Real Estate License Act of 2000;
17  (15) the Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act;
18  (16) the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 
19 1989;
20  (17) the Water Well and Pump Installation Contractor's 
21 License Act;
22  (18) the Electrologist Licensing Act; 
23  (19) the Auction License Act;
24  (20) the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989;
25  (21) the Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Act;
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1 Act;
2  (23) the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing 
3 Code;
4  (24) (blank);
5  (25) the Professional Geologist Licensing Act;
6  (26) the Illinois Public Accounting Act; and
7  (27) the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989.
8(Source: P.A. 102-284, eff. 8-6-21; 103-562, eff. 11-17-23.)

9 (730 ILCS 5/5-5-11 new)
10 Sec. 5-5-11. Civil actions. The Attorney General, any 
11individual aggrieved by a violation of subsection (c) of 
12Section 5-5-5, any entity whose membership includes 
13individuals aggrieved by a violation of subsection (c) of 
14Section 5-5-5, any entity whose mission would be frustrated by 
15a violation of subsection (c) of Section 5-5-5, or any entity 
16that would expend resources in order to fulfill its mission as 
17a result of a violation of subsection (c) of Section 5-5-5, may 
18file an action in a court of competent jurisdiction. This act 
19is intended to benefit and protect the rights of individual 
20voters and to provide a remedy for infringing on the rights 
21granted under this Act. 

22 (730 ILCS 5/5-5-12 new)
23 Sec. 5-5-12. Attorney's fees. Upon motion, a court shall 
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1witness fees and other litigation expenses, to a plaintiff in 
2any action brought under Section 5-5-11: (1) who obtains some 
3or all of their requested relief through a judicial judgment 
4in the plaintiff's favor; (2) who obtains some or all of their 
5requested relief through any settlement agreement approved by 
6the court; or (3) whose pursuit of a non-frivolous claim was a 
7catalyst for a unilateral change in position by the opposing 
8party relative to the relief sought. In awarding reasonable 
9attorney's fees, the court shall consider the degree to which 
10the relief obtained relates to the relief sought. 

11 Section 20. The Re-Entering Citizens Civics Education Act 
12is amended by changing Sections 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 40, and 
13by adding Section 45 as follows:

14 (730 ILCS 200/1)
15 Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
16Reintegration and Civic Empowerment Re-Entering Citizens 
17Civics Education Act.
18(Source: P.A. 101-441, eff. 1-1-20.)

19 (730 ILCS 200/5)
20 Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act:
21 "Co-facilitators" means a committed person at the 
22Department of Juvenile Justice who is specifically trained in 
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1and civics education workshops for committed persons at the 
2Department of Juvenile Justice; or a member of an established 
3nonpartisan civic organization who has been trained to conduct 
4voting and civics education workshops who are scheduled for 
5discharge within 12 months. 
6 "Committed person" means a person committed and confined 
7to and in the physical custody of the Department of 
8Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice.
9 "Commitment" means a judicially determined placement in 
10the physical custody of the Department of Corrections or the 
11Department of Juvenile Justice on the basis of conviction or 
12delinquency.
13 "Correctional institution or facility" means a Department 
14of Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice building or 
15part of a Department of Corrections or Department of Juvenile 
16Justice building where committed persons are detained in a 
17secure manner. 
18 "Detainee" means a committed person in the physical 
19custody of the Department of Corrections or the Department of 
20Juvenile Justice.
21 "Director" includes the Directors of the Department of 
22Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice unless the 
23text solely specifies a particular Director.
24 "Discharge" means the end of a sentence or the final 
25termination of a committed person's physical commitment to and 
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1the end of a sentence or the final termination of a committed 
2person's physical commitment to and confinement in the 
3Department of Juvenile Justice.
4 "Peer educator" means a committed person an incarcerated 
5citizen at the Department of Corrections who is specifically 
6trained in voting rights education, who shall conduct voting 
7and civics education workshops for committed persons at the 
8Department of Corrections who are scheduled for discharge 
9within 12 months.
10 "Program" means the nonpartisan peer education and 
11information instruction established by this Act.
12 "Program participant" means a committed person enrolled in 
13the program or otherwise participating in a program workshop. 
14 "Re-entering citizen" means any United States citizen who 
15is: 17 years of age or older; in the physical custody of the 
16Department of Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice; 
17and scheduled to be re-entering society within 12 months. 
18(Source: P.A. 101-441, eff. 1-1-20; 102-374, eff. 1-1-22; 
19102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)

20 (730 ILCS 200/10)
21 Sec. 10. Purpose; program. The purpose of this Act is to 
22advance collective liberation, foster community healing, and 
23establish individuals as active members of the community. The 
24Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile 
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1program throughout the correctional institutions of this State 
2to teach civics to soon-to-be released citizens who will be 
3re-entering society. The goal of the program is to promote the 
4successful integration of re-entering citizens, promote 
5democracy, and reduce rates of recidivism within this State. 
6This program, emphasizing that reintegration must be a 
7collective effort, is designed to impart civics education to 
8committed persons, including those on the verge of re-entering 
9society. The overarching goals of the program are to 
10facilitate the successful reintegration of committed persons 
11into society, champion the principles of democracy, provide 
12vital information to eligible voters among the committed 
13population, contribute to the reduction of recidivism rates 
14within the state, and improve community cohesion, recognizing 
15its significance as a social determinant of health. For young 
16people in particular, the study of civics helps people acquire 
17and learn to use the skills, knowledge, and attitudes that 
18will prepare them to be engaged citizens throughout their 
19lives. This program shall coincide with and enhance existing 
20laws to ensure that committed persons and voters re-entering 
21citizens understand their civic responsibility and know how to 
22secure or, if applicable, regain their right to vote as part of 
23the exit process. 
24(Source: P.A. 101-441, eff. 1-1-20; 102-374, eff. 1-1-22.)

25 (730 ILCS 200/15)
 
 
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1 Sec. 15. Curriculum and eligibility.  
2 (a) The civics peer education program shall consist of a 
3rigorous curriculum, and participants shall be instructed on 
4subjects including, but not limited to, voting rights, 
5governmental institutions, current affairs, and simulations of 
6voter registration, election, and democratic processes. Each 
7workshop held at the Department of Corrections shall consist 
8of 3 sessions that are 90 minutes each and that do not need to 
9be taken consecutively. The workshops held at the Department 
10of Juvenile Justice shall consist of 270 minutes of 
11instruction. The Department of Corrections shall conduct each 
12of the 3 sessions not less than twice a month at each 
13correctional institution totaling not less than 6 sessions per 
14month at each correctional institution. 
15 (b) The Department of Corrections and the Department of 
16Juvenile Justice must offer committed persons the first 
17re-entering citizens scheduled to be discharged within 12 
18months with the civics peer education workshop session within 
1990 days of commitment and must offer and make available the 
20entirety of the civics peer education program to committed 
21persons within 12 months of commitment program, and each 
22re-entering citizen must enroll in the program one to 12 
23months prior to his or her expected date of release. This 
24workshop must be included in the standard exit process. 
25 The Department of Corrections and the Department of 
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1conjunction with other commitment pre-release procedures and 
2movements. Delays in a workshop being provided shall not cause 
3delays in discharge. Committed persons may not be prevented 
4from attending workshops due to staffing shortages, lockdowns, 
5or to conflicts with family or legal visits, court dates, 
6medical appointments, commissary visits, recreational 
7sessions, dining, work, class, or bathing schedules. In case 
8of conflict or staffing shortages, committed persons 
9re-entering citizens must be given full opportunity to attend 
10a workshop at a later time. 
11 (c) The civics peer education program and workshops must 
12be made available to all committed persons regardless of the 
13date they were first committed or the length of their 
14sentence. Committed persons shall be allowed to enroll in the 
15program multiple times or participate in workshop sessions 
16multiple times. If necessary due to limitations on the number 
17of persons that can attend an individual workshop, the 
18Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile 
19Justice may prioritize attendance for participants who have 
20not completed the civics peer education program but shall not 
21otherwise restrict access to the program or workshops on the 
22basis of a person's commitment date or length of sentence, 
23except as necessary to allow a committed person near the end of 
24their term of commitment to complete the program before their 
25release from commitment. 
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1 (730 ILCS 200/20)
2 Sec. 20. Peer educator training.  The civics peer 
3education program shall be taught by peer educators who are 
4persons citizens incarcerated in Department of Corrections 
5facilities and specially trained by experienced peer educators 
6and established nonpartisan civic organizations. Established 
7nonpartisan civic organizations may be assisted by area 
8political science or civics educators at colleges, 
9universities, and high schools and by nonpartisan 
10organizations providing re-entry services. The nonpartisan 
11civic organizations shall provide adequate training to peer 
12educators on matters including, but not limited to, voting 
13rights, governmental institutions, current affairs, and 
14simulations of voter registration, election, and democratic 
15processes, and shall provide periodic updates to program 
16content and to peer educators. 
17(Source: P.A. 101-441, eff. 1-1-20; 102-374, eff. 1-1-22.)

18 (730 ILCS 200/25)
19 Sec. 25. Voter and civic education program; content. 
20 (a) Program content shall provide the following:
21  (1) nonpartisan information on voting history and 
22 voting procedures;
23  (2) nonpartisan definitions of local, State, and 
24 federal governmental institutions and offices; and
 
 
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1  (3) examples and simulations of registration and 
2 voting processes, and access to voter registration and 
3 voting processes for those individuals who are eligible to 
4 vote.
5 (b) Established nonpartisan civic organizations shall 
6provide periodic updates to program content and, if 
7applicable, peer educators and co-facilitators. Updates shall 
8reflect major relevant changes to election laws and processes 
9in Illinois.
10 (c) Program content shall be delivered in the following 
11manners:
12  (1) verbally via peer educators and co-facilitators;
13  (2) broadcasts via Department of Corrections and 
14 Department of Juvenile Justice internal television 
15 channels; or
16  (3) printed information packets.
17 (d) Peer educators and co-facilitators shall disseminate 
18printed information for voting in the program participant's 
19releasee's county, including, but not limited to, election 
20authorities' addresses, all applicable Internet websites, and 
21public contact information for all election authorities. This 
22information shall be compiled into a civics handbook. The 
23handbook shall also include key information condensed into a 
24pocket information card.
25 (e) The This information in subsections (d) shall also be 
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1Corrections' and Department of Juvenile Justice's website 
2along with the Department of Corrections' Community Support 
3Advisory Councils websites.
4 (e-1) The Department of Corrections and the Department of 
5Juvenile Justice must make voter registration materials, 
6including access to print or online voter registration forms, 
7available to every committed person eligible to register to 
8vote once each calendar month or provide any such materials 
9within two (2) business days from the date requested by the 
10committed person. At the start of early voting for any 
11election, the Department of Corrections and the Department of 
12Juvenile Justice must make the registration materials 
13described in this section, along with all materials related to 
14obtaining and submitting a ballot, available within 2 business 
15days from the date requested or delivered to the correctional 
16institution. Mail-in ballots shall be considered and treated 
17in the same manner as legal mail and must be made available to 
18the voter within two (2) business days of delivery to the 
19correctional institution. Mail-in ballots must be delivered to 
20a mail carrier within 2 days of a committed person requesting 
21it be mailed unless the relevant election authority 
22coordinates with the correctional facility for an alternative 
23method of delivery. 
24  (f) Department Directors shall ensure that the wardens or 
25superintendents of all correctional institutions and 
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1of their respective institutions, and shall broadcast the same 
2via in-house institutional information television channels. 
3Directors shall ensure that updated information is distributed 
4in a timely, visible, and accessible manner.
5  (g) The Director of Corrections shall order, in a clearly 
6visible area of each parole office within this State, the 
7posting of a notice stipulating voter eligibility and that 
8contains the current Internet website address and voter 
9registration information provided by State Board of Elections 
10regarding voting rights for citizens released from the 
11physical custody of the Department of Corrections and the 
12Department of Juvenile Justice.
13  (h) All program content and materials shall be 
14distributed annually to the Community Support Advisory 
15Councils of the Department of Corrections for use in re-entry 
16programs across this State. 
17(Source: P.A. 101-441, eff. 1-1-20; 102-374, eff. 1-1-22.)

18 (730 ILCS 200/40)
19 Sec. 40. Voter and civic education program monitoring and 
20enforcement. 
21 (a) The Director of Corrections and the Director of 
22Juvenile Justice shall ensure that wardens or superintendents, 
23program, educational, and security and movement staff permit 
24these workshops to take place, and that program participants 
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1and timely manner.
2 (b) Compliance with this Act shall be monitored by a 
3report published annually by the Department of Corrections and 
4the Department of Juvenile Justice and containing data, which 
5shall include the following: including 
6  (1) numbers of committed persons re-entering citizens 
7 who enrolled in the program, 
8  (2) numbers of committed persons re-entering citizens 
9 who completed the program, 
10  (3) numbers of total committed persons,
11  (4) numbers of peer educators, 
12  (5) and total numbers of committed persons who exited 
13 (including the number of those who were and the number of 
14 those under supervision), individuals discharged. 
15  (6) numbers of mail-in ballots requested by committed 
16 persons,
17  (7) numbers of mail-in ballots delivered to mail 
18 carriers from correctional facilities,
19  (8) numbers of voter registration forms submitted to 
20 Election Authorities by committed persons by mail or 
21 otherwise.
22 Data shall be disaggregated by institution, discharge, or 
23residence address of citizen, and other factors. 
24(Source: P.A. 101-441, eff. 1-1-20.)

25 (730 ILCS 200/45 new)
 
 
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1 Sec. 45. Peer educator pay and stipends. The Department of 
2Corrections shall create and implement paid structures in line 
3with other states' rates for incarcerated teachers, including, 
4but not limited to, professors. 

5 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
61, 2025.
 
 
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