Full Text of HB3818 103rd General Assembly
HB3818ham001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Carol Ammons Filed: 3/24/2023
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3818
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3818 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended | 5 | | by adding Section 9.43 as follows: | 6 | | (110 ILCS 205/9.43 new) | 7 | | Sec. 9.43. Commission on Higher Education in Prison. | 8 | | (a) As used in this Section: | 9 | | "Commission" means the Commission on Higher Education in | 10 | | Prison established by this Section. | 11 | | "Higher education in prison" means post-secondary academic | 12 | | education at the undergraduate and graduate level in both | 13 | | community college and university settings. | 14 | | (b) The Board shall establish the Commission on Higher | 15 | | Education in Prison. The Commission shall be responsible for | 16 | | assisting the Board in implementing and coordinating the |
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| 1 | | recommendations of the Illinois Higher Education in Prison | 2 | | Task Force. Within the first 3 months after its first meeting, | 3 | | the Commission shall identify recommendations to implement, | 4 | | with a minimum of 3 recommendations per year. Any | 5 | | recommendations that are identified shall expand access to | 6 | | quality higher education in prison in this State and propel | 7 | | this State to being a national exemplar in the area. | 8 | | (c) The Commission shall be composed of all of the | 9 | | following members: | 10 | | (1) The Executive Director of the Board or the | 11 | | Executive Director's designee, who shall serve as a | 12 | | co-chairperson of the Commission. | 13 | | (2) The Executive Director of the Illinois Community | 14 | | College Board or the Executive Director's designee, who | 15 | | shall serve as a co-chairperson of the Commission. | 16 | | (3) A representative from the Department of | 17 | | Corrections, appointed by the Director of Corrections. | 18 | | (4) A representative from the Illinois Student | 19 | | Assistance Commission, appointed by Illinois Student | 20 | | Assistance Commission. | 21 | | (5) A representative from the Illinois Coalition for | 22 | | Higher Ed in Prison, appointed by the Governor. | 23 | | (6) A representative from the John Howard Association, | 24 | | appointed by the Governor. | 25 | | (7) One member of the House of Representatives, | 26 | | appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, |
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| 1 | | one member of the House of Representatives, appointed by | 2 | | the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, one | 3 | | member of the Senate, appointed by the President of the | 4 | | Senate, and one member of the Senate, appointed by the | 5 | | Minority Leader of the Senate. | 6 | | (8) Six formerly incarcerated students, one of whom | 7 | | must have served time in a female-designated facility, or | 8 | | administrators of higher education in prison programs, | 9 | | each representing a different program and Department of | 10 | | Corrections facility, appointed by Illinois Community | 11 | | College Board. | 12 | | (9) One administrator of a higher education in prison | 13 | | program of a 4-year institution of higher education who | 14 | | represents a program at a Department of Corrections | 15 | | facility not already represented on the Commission, | 16 | | appointed by the Board. | 17 | | (10) One administrator of a higher education in prison | 18 | | program of a 2-year institution of higher education, | 19 | | including a public community college, who represents a | 20 | | program at a Department of Corrections facility not | 21 | | already represented on the Commission, appointed by the | 22 | | Illinois Community College Board. | 23 | | Members of the Commission shall serve without | 24 | | compensation. | 25 | | (d) Appointment of members to the Commission shall be made | 26 | | within 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act |
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| 1 | | of the 103rd General Assembly, with the first meeting of the | 2 | | Commission to be held at a reasonable period of time | 3 | | thereafter. The Commission shall hold at least 6 meetings each | 4 | | year. Additional meetings may be scheduled at the call of the | 5 | | chairperson. | 6 | | (e) The term of membership on the Commission shall be for 3 | 7 | | years. | 8 | | (f) The responsibilities of the Commission shall include | 9 | | all of the following: | 10 | | (1) Identifying resources, strategies, and legislative | 11 | | proposals to support the administration and implementation | 12 | | of the Illinois Higher Education in Prison Task Force's | 13 | | recommendations. | 14 | | (2) Exploring the advisability of creating a permanent | 15 | | statewide higher education in prison commission or | 16 | | advising body and making final recommendations to the | 17 | | General Assembly regarding such a body. | 18 | | (3) Ensuring that currently incarcerated individuals | 19 | | have the opportunity to meaningfully participate in the | 20 | | work of the Commission on a regular basis and provide | 21 | | critical input about the direction of any statewide policy | 22 | | related to higher education in prison. | 23 | | (4) Presenting, at an annual subject matter hearing, | 24 | | to the General Assembly a report on the Commission's | 25 | | progress and the state of policy and practice in this | 26 | | State. The chairperson of the Commission shall be |
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| 1 | | responsible for fulfilling this obligation. Any | 2 | | accompanying materials shall be made available to the | 3 | | general public on the Board's website. | 4 | | (5) Issuing a final report to the Board, the Governor | 5 | | and the General Assembly. The final report shall capture | 6 | | the full progress of the Commission and how the Commission | 7 | | has fulfilled its responsibilities. This report must be | 8 | | made available to the general public on the Board's | 9 | | website. | 10 | | (g) The Commission members appointed by a State agency | 11 | | shall report back to their respective agency on the progress | 12 | | of the Commission in fulfilling its responsibilities. | 13 | | (h) The Board shall provide administrative and technical | 14 | | support to the Commission and be responsible for administering | 15 | | the Commission's operations and ensuring that the | 16 | | responsibilities of the Commission are met. | 17 | | (i) Upon the release of its final report, the Commission | 18 | | shall be dissolved. ".
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