Date	Chamber	Action
8/28/2007	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0539

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 Floor 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
2/9/2007	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
2/9/2007	Senate	First Reading
2/9/2007	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/9/2007	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Mattie Hunter
2/21/2007	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law
3/14/2007	Senate	Do Pass Judiciary Criminal Law; 007-000-000
3/14/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2007
3/22/2007	Senate	Second Reading
3/22/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007
3/23/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter
3/23/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
3/27/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
3/28/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary Criminal Law; 007-000-000
3/30/2007	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007
4/19/2007	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
4/19/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Hunter
4/19/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
4/19/2007	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
4/19/2007	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
4/19/2007	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 051-001-000
4/20/2007	House	Arrived in House
4/20/2007	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/20/2007	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
4/20/2007	House	First Reading
4/20/2007	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/30/2007	House	Assigned to Prison Reform Committee
5/8/2007	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Prison Reform Committee; 006-001-000
5/9/2007	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/21/2007	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Constance A. Howard
5/21/2007	House	House Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
5/22/2007	House	House Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
5/29/2007	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
5/29/2007	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/29/2007	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
5/31/2007	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
5/31/2007	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
5/31/2007	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
5/31/2007	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies
5/31/2007	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson
5/31/2007	House	House Amendment No. 1 Withdrawn by Rep. Constance A. Howard
5/31/2007	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/31/2007	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-013-000
5/31/2007	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/29/2007	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/28/2007	Senate	Governor Approved
8/28/2007	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2008
8/28/2007	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0539

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