Date	Chamber	Action
7/7/2005	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0128

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

730 ILCS 5/3-6-3

from Ch. 38, par. 1003-6-3

730 ILCS 5/3-6-8 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the rules and regulations for the early release of a prisoner on account of good conduct shall also provide that an additional 60 days of good conduct credit shall be awarded to any prisoner who earns a high school diploma or passes the high school level Test of General Educational Development (GED) and receives a GED certificate while the prisoner is incarcerated. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall develop and establish a program designed to increase the number of committed persons enrolled in programs to obtain a high school diploma or to pass the high school level Test of General Educational Development (GED) and receive GED certificates by at least 100% over the 4-year period following the effective date of this amendatory Act. Provides that pursuant to the program, each institution and facility shall report annually to the Director of Corrections on the number of committed persons enrolled in high school education programs and those who pass the high school level Test of General Educational Development (GED) and receive GED certificates, and the number of committed persons who are on waiting lists for those educational programs. Effective immediately.

House Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the bill but eliminates the award of the additional 60 days good conduct credit for prisoners earning high school diplomas. Also limits the program to committed person in the Adult Division of the Department of Corrections. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/28/2005	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Constance A. Howard
1/31/2005	House	First Reading
1/31/2005	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/3/2005	House	Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
2/18/2005	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-003-000
2/18/2005	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2/18/2005	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John J. Millner
2/18/2005	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
2/18/2005	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
2/18/2005	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
2/18/2005	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Constance A. Howard
2/18/2005	House	House Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2/25/2005	House	House Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
2/25/2005	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2/25/2005	House	House Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
2/25/2005	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2/25/2005	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles
3/2/2005	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-045-000
3/3/2005	Senate	Arrive in Senate
3/3/2005	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/3/2005	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
3/3/2005	Senate	First Reading
3/3/2005	Senate	Referred to Rules
4/6/2005	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
4/13/2005	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
4/20/2005	Senate	Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000
4/20/2005	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
5/5/2005	Senate	Second Reading
5/5/2005	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2005
5/11/2005	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
5/11/2005	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 057-002-000
5/11/2005	House	Passed Both Houses
5/29/2005	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
6/9/2005	House	Sent to the Governor
6/9/2005	House	Sent to the Governor
7/7/2005	House	Governor Approved
7/7/2005	House	Effective Date July 7, 2005
7/7/2005	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0128

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