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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1969
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 1969 as follows:
3 on page 2, by replacing lines 12 through 18 with the
4 following:
5 "(iv) that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for
6 a crime committed as a result of the use of, abuse of, or
7 addiction to alcohol or a controlled substance shall
8 receive no good conduct credit until he or she
9 participates in and completes a substance abuse treatment
10 program. If the prisoner completes a substance abuse
11 treatment program, the Department may award good conduct
12 credit for the time spent in treatment. Availability of
13 substance abuse treatment shall be subject to the limits
14 of fiscal resources appropriated by the General Assembly
15 for these purposes. If treatment is not available,
16 prisoners shall be placed on a waiting list under
17 criteria established by the Department. The Department
18 may require a prisoner placed on a waiting list to attend
19 a substance abuse education class or attend substance
20 abuse self-help meetings. Prisoners shall not lose good
21 conduct credit as a result of being placed on a waiting
22 list. Prisoners placed on a waiting list shall remain
23 eligible for increased good conduct credit for
24 participation in educational, vocational, and
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1 correctional industry programs under this Code."; and
2 on page 9, by replacing lines 3 and 4 with the following:
3 "Section 99. This Act takes effect on January 1, 2002.".