DPT RETURNING RESIDENT AFFAIRS House SponsorsRep. Justin Slaughter-Barbara Hernandez 1/10/2023HouseSession Sine Die New Act5 ILCS 140/7from Ch. 116, par. 20720 ILCS 5/5-15was 20 ILCS 5/320 ILCS 5/5-20was 20 ILCS 5/420 ILCS 5/5-172 new20 ILCS 5/5-240 new20 ILCS 5/5-402 new730 ILCS 5/3-14-3from Ch. 38, par. 1003-14-3 Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Second Chance State Act. Creates the Department of Returning Resident Affairs Act and amends the Freedom of Information Act, the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, and the Unified Code of Corrections. Contains declarations and findings. Sets forth the powers of the Department of Returning Resident Affairs in relation to returning residents (residents who have been detained, are defendants in criminal prosecutions, are incarcerated, or have been incarcerated) and other matters. Provides that the Department shall develop and administer the Second Chance State Program for returning residents and provides for the establishment of hub sites to provide specified services to eligible individuals and other elements of the Program. Creates the Second Chance State Transportation Task Force to create a program to provide no-cost or low-cost transportation options for returning residents before or after their release from incarceration. Creates the Returning Residents Interagency Council to identify the manner in which State officials and agencies can designate, allocate, and coordinate the use of their resources to best support the needs of returning residents. Provides for the appointment of a Director of Returning Resident Affairs who has experience working with or for a community-based organization and was incarcerated in an Illinois Department of Corrections facility for not less than one year, as well as an Assistant Director and a General Counsel. Provides that the Director, Assistant Director, and General Counsel shall serve for 7-year terms and are subject to removal only upon a finding of misconduct by the Executive Inspector General for the agencies of the Illinois Governor. Contains provisions regarding other matters. Provides that the provisions of the Act are severable. Effective immediately. 1/13/2022HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter 1/21/2022HouseFirst Reading 1/21/2022HouseReferred to Rules Committee 1/26/2022HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez 2/9/2022HouseAssigned to Appropriations-Public Safety Committee 2/18/2022HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/10/2023HouseSession Sine Die