Public Act 0397 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB0156 Enrolled LRB101 05551 RLC 50567 b

Public Act 101-0397

AN ACT concerning criminal law.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Department of Innovation and Technology Act is amended by adding Section 1-46 as follows:

(20 ILCS 1370/1-46 new)

Sec. 1-46. Persons committed to Department of Corrections institutions and facilities; access to job and career building websites. The Secretary and the Director of Corrections shall jointly adopt a rule or best practices protocol that permits each committed person in a Department of Corrections institution or facility to access specific and approved job search and career building websites within a specified period before the person's release from the Department of Corrections institution or facility and to access only those job search and career building websites.

Section 10. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by adding Section 3-7-8 as follows:

(730 ILCS 5/3-7-8 new)

Sec. 3-7-8. Persons committed to Department of Corrections institutions and facilities; access to job and career building websites. The Director and the Secretary of Innovation and Technology shall jointly adopt a rule or best practices protocol that permits each committed person in a Department of Corrections institution or facility to access specific and approved job search and career building websites within a specified period before the person's release from the Department of Corrections institution or facility and to access only those job search and career building websites.

Effective Date: 1/1/2020