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Third Reading - Standard Debate - Lost 017-090-009
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act
Synopsis As Introduced Creates the HIV/AIDS Prevention Program for Department of Corrections Offenders, Significant Others, and Family Act. Provides that the Department of Corrections and the Department of Public Health shall jointly develop and implement an HIV/AIDS prevention education program targeted to offenders incarcerated in Department of Corrections facilities, significant others, and family of adult and juvenile prison inmates. Provides that the Illinois Department of Corrections shall: (1) provide, in all public waiting rooms of detention facilities and prisons, printed information on the transmission and prevention of HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C, and other sexually transmitted diseases and referral information to community-based-providers of HIV/AIDS prevention, HIV/AIDS treatment, and HIV/AIDS counseling and testing services throughout Illinois; (2) display in all public waiting rooms of detention facilities and prisons an HIV/AIDS informational video, produced by a national organization with expertise in HIV/AIDS prevention; (3) provide written information on the transmission and prevention of HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C, and other sexually transmitted diseases to all inmates upon entrance to a detention center or prison and offer voluntary HIV/AIDS testing to all inmates; and (4) provide written information on the transmission and prevention of HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C, and other sexually transmitted diseases to all inmates just prior to their release from custody and referral to appropriate community based organizations that provide HIV/AIDS services and HIV/AIDS counseling and testing. Provides that one year after implementation of this Act, the Illinois Department of Corrections shall report to the Illinois General Assembly on the effectiveness of this program in increasing voluntary HIV/AIDS testing. Effective immediately.
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person upon admission to a Department of Corrections facility and prior to release from that facility shall receive a physical examination, including a test for HIV infection (now an inmate is given a physical examination upon admission to a correctional facility of the Department and receives a test for HIV infection prior to release if the inmate has a documented history of intravenous drug use and consents in writing to the test). Eliminates the provision that the test shall be given only if sufficient funds are appropriated by the General Assembly to cover such costs. Eliminates the provision that the cost of educational courses for attaining a high school diploma or receiving a GED certificate shall be at the inmate's expense. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall pay those costs.
Fiscal Note (H-AM 1) (Department of Corrections)
House Bill 255 (H-AM 1) has a corrections population impact of 732 inmates and a fiscal impact of $233,398,036 over a ten year period.
Correctional Note (H-AM1) (Department of Corrections)
House Bill 255 (H-AM 1) has a corrections population impact of 732 inmates and a fiscal impact of $233,398,036 over a ten year period.
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