Sen. Christopher Belt

Filed: 3/6/2019

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1744

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1744 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
5changing Section 3-14-1 as follows:
 
6    (730 ILCS 5/3-14-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-14-1)
7    Sec. 3-14-1. Release from the institution.
8    (a) Upon release of a person on parole, mandatory release,
9final discharge or pardon the Department shall return all
10property held for him, provide him with suitable clothing and
11procure necessary transportation for him to his designated
12place of residence and employment. It may provide such person
13with a grant of money for travel and expenses which may be paid
14in installments. The amount of the money grant shall be
15determined by the Department.
16    (a-1) The Department shall, before a wrongfully imprisoned

 

 

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1person, as defined in Section 3-1-2 of this Code, is discharged
2from the Department, provide him or her with any documents
3necessary after discharge.
4    (a-2) The Department of Corrections may establish and
5maintain, in any institution it administers, revolving funds to
6be known as "Travel and Allowances Revolving Funds". These
7revolving funds shall be used for advancing travel and expense
8allowances to committed, paroled, and discharged prisoners.
9The moneys paid into such revolving funds shall be from
10appropriations to the Department for Committed, Paroled, and
11Discharged Prisoners.
12    (a-3) Prior to release of a person on parole, mandatory
13supervised release, final discharge, or pardon the Department
14shall screen every person for Medicaid eligibility. Officials
15of the correctional institution or facility where the committed
16person is assigned shall assist an eligible person to complete
17a Medicaid application to ensure that the person begins
18receiving benefits as soon as possible after his or her
19release.
20    (b) (Blank).
21    (c) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, the
22Department shall establish procedures to provide written
23notification of any release of any person who has been
24convicted of a felony to the State's Attorney and sheriff of
25the county from which the offender was committed, and the
26State's Attorney and sheriff of the county into which the

 

 

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1offender is to be paroled or released. Except as otherwise
2provided in this Code, the Department shall establish
3procedures to provide written notification to the proper law
4enforcement agency for any municipality of any release of any
5person who has been convicted of a felony if the arrest of the
6offender or the commission of the offense took place in the
7municipality, if the offender is to be paroled or released into
8the municipality, or if the offender resided in the
9municipality at the time of the commission of the offense. If a
10person convicted of a felony who is in the custody of the
11Department of Corrections or on parole or mandatory supervised
12release informs the Department that he or she has resided,
13resides, or will reside at an address that is a housing
14facility owned, managed, operated, or leased by a public
15housing agency, the Department must send written notification
16of that information to the public housing agency that owns,
17manages, operates, or leases the housing facility. The written
18notification shall, when possible, be given at least 14 days
19before release of the person from custody, or as soon
20thereafter as possible. The written notification shall be
21provided electronically if the State's Attorney, sheriff,
22proper law enforcement agency, or public housing agency has
23provided the Department with an accurate and up to date email
24address.
25    (c-1) (Blank).
26    (c-2) The Department shall establish procedures to provide

 

 

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1notice to the Department of State Police of the release or
2discharge of persons convicted of violations of the
3Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act or a
4violation of the Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act. The
5Department of State Police shall make this information
6available to local, State, or federal law enforcement agencies
7upon request.
8    (c-5) If a person on parole or mandatory supervised release
9becomes a resident of a facility licensed or regulated by the
10Department of Public Health, the Illinois Department of Public
11Aid, or the Illinois Department of Human Services, the
12Department of Corrections shall provide copies of the following
13information to the appropriate licensing or regulating
14Department and the licensed or regulated facility where the
15person becomes a resident:
16        (1) The mittimus and any pre-sentence investigation
17    reports.
18        (2) The social evaluation prepared pursuant to Section
19    3-8-2.
20        (3) Any pre-release evaluation conducted pursuant to
21    subsection (j) of Section 3-6-2.
22        (4) Reports of disciplinary infractions and
23    dispositions.
24        (5) Any parole plan, including orders issued by the
25    Prisoner Review Board, and any violation reports and
26    dispositions.

 

 

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1        (6) The name and contact information for the assigned
2    parole agent and parole supervisor.
3    This information shall be provided within 3 days of the
4person becoming a resident of the facility.
5    (c-10) If a person on parole or mandatory supervised
6release becomes a resident of a facility licensed or regulated
7by the Department of Public Health, the Illinois Department of
8Public Aid, or the Illinois Department of Human Services, the
9Department of Corrections shall provide written notification
10of such residence to the following:
11        (1) The Prisoner Review Board.
12        (2) The chief of police and sheriff in the municipality
13    and county in which the licensed facility is located.
14    The notification shall be provided within 3 days of the
15person becoming a resident of the facility.
16    (d) Upon the release of a committed person on parole,
17mandatory supervised release, final discharge or pardon, the
18Department shall provide such person with information
19concerning programs and services of the Illinois Department of
20Public Health to ascertain whether such person has been exposed
21to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or any identified
22causative agent of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
23    (e) Upon the release of a committed person on parole,
24mandatory supervised release, final discharge, pardon, or who
25has been wrongfully imprisoned, the Department shall verify the
26released person's full name, date of birth, and social security

 

 

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1number. If verification is made by the Department by obtaining
2a certified copy of the released person's birth certificate and
3the released person's social security card or other documents
4authorized by the Secretary, the Department shall provide the
5birth certificate and social security card or other documents
6authorized by the Secretary to the released person. If
7verification by the Department is done by means other than
8obtaining a certified copy of the released person's birth
9certificate and the released person's social security card or
10other documents authorized by the Secretary, the Department
11shall complete a verification form, prescribed by the Secretary
12of State, and shall provide that verification form to the
13released person.
14    (f) Forty-five days prior to the scheduled discharge of a
15person committed to the custody of the Department of
16Corrections, the Department shall give the person who is
17otherwise uninsured an opportunity to apply for health care
18coverage including medical assistance under Article V of the
19Illinois Public Aid Code in accordance with subsection (b) of
20Section 1-8.5 of the Illinois Public Aid Code, and the
21Department of Corrections shall provide assistance with
22completion of the application for health care coverage
23including medical assistance. The Department may adopt rules to
24implement this Section.
25(Source: P.A. 98-267, eff. 1-1-14; 99-415, eff. 8-20-15;
2699-907, eff. 7-1-17.)".