Date	Chamber	Action
10/5/2007	House	Total Veto Stands - No Positive Action Taken

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

730 ILCS 5/3-6-3

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

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that 90 days of early release from parole shall be awarded to any parolee who passes the high school level Test of General Educational Development (GED) while the parolee is on parole. Provides that the early release from parole awarded shall be in addition to, and shall not be affected by, the award of good conduct under any other provision, but shall not be pursuant to the guidelines and restrictions set forth for prisoners engaged in full-time educational programs provided by the Department of Corrections. Provides that the early release from parole shall be available only to parolees who have not yet previously earned a high school diploma or a GED.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1

	Deletes reference to:
	730 ILCS 5/3-6-3

	Adds reference to:
	730 ILCS 5/3-3-7	from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-7

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that when the subject of parole or mandatory supervised release is in compliance with all conditions of his or her parole or mandatory supervised release, the subject shall receive a reduction of the period of his or her parole or mandatory supervised release of 90 days upon passage of the high school level Test of General Educational Development during the period of his or her parole or mandatory supervised release. Provides that this reduction in the period of a subject's term of parole or mandatory supervised release shall be available only to subjects who have not previously earned a high school diploma or who have not previously passed the high school level Test of General Educational Development.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/15/2007	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Constance A. Howard
2/20/2007	House	First Reading
2/20/2007	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/22/2007	House	Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
3/2/2007	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies
3/8/2007	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000
3/8/2007	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/13/2007	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/13/2007	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/21/2007	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 082-031-000
3/21/2007	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
3/21/2007	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
3/21/2007	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
3/22/2007	Senate	Arrive in Senate
3/22/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 27, 2007
3/22/2007	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
3/27/2007	Senate	First Reading
3/27/2007	Senate	Referred to Rules
3/29/2007	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
3/30/2007	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law
4/19/2007	Senate	Postponed - Judiciary Criminal Law
4/23/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter
4/23/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
4/24/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
4/24/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
4/25/2007	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Judiciary Criminal Law; 006-000-000
4/25/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 26, 2007
5/16/2007	Senate	Second Reading
5/16/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2007
5/18/2007	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
5/22/2007	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 053-001-000
5/22/2007	House	Arrived in House
5/22/2007	House	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
5/23/2007	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Constance A. Howard
5/23/2007	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
5/28/2007	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
5/31/2007	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007
6/7/2007	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 064-035-001
6/7/2007	House	Passed Both Houses
7/6/2007	House	Sent to the Governor
8/30/2007	House	Governor Vetoed
9/19/2007	House	Placed on Calendar Total Veto October 2, 2007
10/5/2007	House	Total Veto Stands - No Positive Action Taken

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