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| 1 | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by | ||||||
| 5 | adding Section 5-6-3.5 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (730 ILCS 5/5-6-3.5 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 5-6-3.5. Appropriations to the Department of Human | ||||||
| 8 | Services for services under the Offender Initiative Program and | ||||||
| 9 | Second Chance Probation. | ||||||
| 10 | (a) As used in this Section, "qualified program" means a | ||||||
| 11 | program licensed, certified, or otherwise overseen by the | ||||||
| 12 | Department of Human Services under the rules adopted by the | ||||||
| 13 | Department. | ||||||
| 14 | (b) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Human | ||||||
| 15 | Services shall, in collaboration with the appropriate State | ||||||
| 16 | agency, contract with counties and qualified programs to | ||||||
| 17 | reimburse the counties and qualified programs for the | ||||||
| 18 | following: | ||||||
| 19 | (1) Services relating to defendants eligible for and | ||||||
| 20 | participating in an Offender Initiative Program, subject | ||||||
| 21 | to Section 5-6-3.3 of this Code, including: | ||||||
| 22 | (A) psychiatric treatment or treatment or | ||||||
| 23 | rehabilitation approved by the Department of Human | ||||||
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| 1 | Services as provided for in subsection (d) of Section | ||||||
| 2 | 5-6-3.3 of this Code; and | ||||||
| 3 | (B) educational courses designed to prepare the | ||||||
| 4 | defendant for obtaining a high school diploma or to | ||||||
| 5 | work toward passing the high school equivalency test or | ||||||
| 6 | to work toward completing a vocational training | ||||||
| 7 | program as provided for in subsection (c) of Section | ||||||
| 8 | 5-6-3.3 of this Code. | ||||||
| 9 | (2) Services relating to defendants eligible for and | ||||||
| 10 | participating in Second Chance Probation, subject to | ||||||
| 11 | Section 5-6-3.4 of this Code, including: | ||||||
| 12 | (A) psychiatric treatment or treatment or | ||||||
| 13 | rehabilitation approved by the Department of Human | ||||||
| 14 | Services as provided for in subsection (d) of Section | ||||||
| 15 | 5-6-3.4 of this Code; and | ||||||
| 16 | (B) educational courses designed to prepare the | ||||||
| 17 | defendant for obtaining a high school diploma or to | ||||||
| 18 | work toward passing the high school equivalency test or | ||||||
| 19 | to work toward completing a vocational training | ||||||
| 20 | program as provided in subsection (c) of Section | ||||||
| 21 | 5-6-3.4 of this Code. | ||||||
| 22 | (c) The Department of Human Services shall retain 5% of the | ||||||
| 23 | moneys appropriated for the cost of administering the services | ||||||
| 24 | provided by the Department. | ||||||
| 25 | (d) The Department of Human Services shall adopt rules and | ||||||
| 26 | procedures for reimbursements paid to counties and qualified | ||||||
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| 1 | programs. Moneys received under this Section shall be in | ||||||
| 2 | addition to moneys currently expended to provide similar | ||||||
| 3 | services. | ||||||
| 4 | (e) Expenditure of moneys under this Section is subject to | ||||||
| 5 | audit by the Auditor General. | ||||||
| 6 | (f) The Department of Human Services shall report to the | ||||||
| 7 | General Assembly on or before January 1, 2016 and on or before | ||||||
| 8 | each following January 1, for as long as the services are | ||||||
| 9 | available, detailing the impact of existing services, the need | ||||||
| 10 | for continued services, and any recommendations for changes in | ||||||
| 11 | services or in the reimbursement for services.
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| 12 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 13 | becoming law.
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