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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5109 Introduced 2/18/2020, by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Code of Corrections. Provides that each institution or facility of the Department of Corrections shall hire a reentry specialist to assist with the reentry of offenders into the community. Provides that the Department shall by rule provide for the duties and responsibilities of reentry specialists.
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| | HB5109 | | LRB101 17165 RLC 66566 b |
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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 3-18-30 as follows:
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| 6 | | (730 ILCS 5/3-18-30 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 3-18-30. Reentry specialist. Irrespective of whether |
| 8 | | an institution or facility has access to a reentry program |
| 9 | | under this Article, each institution or facility shall hire a |
| 10 | | reentry specialist to assist with the reentry of offenders into |
| 11 | | the community who have been committed to the Department for |
| 12 | | commission of a felony. The Department shall provide by rule |
| 13 | | for the duties and responsibilities of reentry specialists, |
| 14 | | including, but not limited to, signing inmates up for health |
| 15 | | care under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care |
| 16 | | Act.
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