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| Public Act 098-1061 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Alternative Sentencing Job Training Act is | ||||
amended by changing Sections 1, 5, 10, and 15 as follows:
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(730 ILCS 170/1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1541-1)
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Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||
Neighborhood Restoration and Alternative Sentencing Job | ||||
Training Act.
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(Source: P.A. 87-648.)
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(730 ILCS 170/5) (from Ch. 38, par. 1541-5)
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Sec. 5. Finding. The Legislature finds that throughout the | ||||
State
there are areas in which overcrowding in county jails | ||||
exist as well as
similar problems in the State correctional | ||||
facilities, at the same time, many
communities have a problem | ||||
with deteriorating housing that with adequate
repair and | ||||
restoration could be used as housing for the homeless, mentally | ||||
ill, and low
income families as transitional accommodations.
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(Source: P.A. 87-648.)
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(730 ILCS 170/10) (from Ch. 38, par. 1541-10)
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Sec. 10. Authority. The Department of Corrections or county | ||||
sheriffs may enter into
joint contracts with county, units of | ||
local government and non-profit
housing development | ||
corporations to develop job training programs to
rehabilitate | ||
houses. These rehabilitated houses may be used as transitional
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housing for homeless, mentally ill, and low income citizens in | ||
areas where there exists
severe housing shortages or | ||
deterioration of housing in a community.
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(Source: P.A. 87-648.)
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(730 ILCS 170/15) (from Ch. 38, par. 1541-15)
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Sec. 15. Administrative rules; violent crime offenders | ||
ineligible. The
Director of the Department of Corrections and | ||
the Director of Labor shall
develop by rule the criteria for | ||
selection of the participants of the
program in conjunction | ||
with and approval by the sentencing court. A county sheriff may | ||
authorize persons serving county impact incarceration | ||
supervised release periods and persons participating in county | ||
jail based outpatient or custodial treatment programs to | ||
participate in a job training program to rehabilitate houses. | ||
Violent
crime offenders are not eligible to participate in the | ||
program.
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(Source: P.A. 87-648.)
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