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Sen. Mattie Hunter
Filed: 4/4/2014
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3522
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3522 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 5-6-3.5 as follows:
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| 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 |
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| 1 | | reimburse the counties and qualified programs for the |
| 2 | | following: |
| 3 | | (1) Services relating to defendants eligible for and |
| 4 | | participating in an Offender Initiative Program, subject |
| 5 | | to Section 5-6-3.3 of this Code, including: |
| 6 | | (A) psychiatric treatment or treatment or |
| 7 | | rehabilitation approved by the Department of Human |
| 8 | | Services as provided for in subsection (d) of Section |
| 9 | | 5-6-3.3 of this Code; and |
| 10 | | (B) educational courses designed to prepare the |
| 11 | | defendant for obtaining a high school diploma or to |
| 12 | | work toward passing the high school equivalency test or |
| 13 | | to work toward completing a vocational training |
| 14 | | program as provided for in subsection (c) of Section |
| 15 | | 5-6-3.3 of this Code. |
| 16 | | (2) Services relating to defendants eligible for and |
| 17 | | participating in Second Chance Probation, subject to |
| 18 | | Section 5-6-3.4 of this Code, including: |
| 19 | | (A) psychiatric treatment or treatment or |
| 20 | | rehabilitation approved by the Department of Human |
| 21 | | Services as provided for in subsection (d) of Section |
| 22 | | 5-6-3.4 of this Code; and |
| 23 | | (B) educational courses designed to prepare the |
| 24 | | defendant for obtaining a high school diploma or to |
| 25 | | work toward passing the high school equivalency test or |
| 26 | | to work toward completing a vocational training |
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| 1 | | program as provided in subsection (c) of Section |
| 2 | | 5-6-3.4 of this Code. |
| 3 | | (c) The Department of Human Services shall retain 5% of the |
| 4 | | moneys appropriated for the cost of administering the services |
| 5 | | provided by the Department. |
| 6 | | (d) The Department of Human Services shall adopt rules and |
| 7 | | procedures for reimbursements paid to counties and qualified |
| 8 | | programs. Moneys received under this Section shall be in |
| 9 | | addition to moneys currently expended to provide similar |
| 10 | | services. |
| 11 | | (e) Expenditure of moneys under this Section is subject to |
| 12 | | audit by the Auditor General. |
| 13 | | (f) The Department of Human Services shall report to the |
| 14 | | General Assembly on or before January 1, 2016 and on or before |
| 15 | | each following January 1, for as long as the services are |
| 16 | | available, detailing the impact of existing services, the need |
| 17 | | for continued services, and any recommendations for changes in |
| 18 | | services or in the reimbursement for services.
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| 19 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 20 | | becoming law.".
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