103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB5527

 

Introduced 2/9/2024, by Rep. Justin Slaughter

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
55 ILCS 5/15003.11 new
730 ILCS 5/3-14-1  from Ch. 38, par. 1003-14-1
730 ILCS 125/19.7 new

    Amends the County Department of Corrections Division of the Counties Code, the Unified Code of Corrections, and the County Jail Act. Provides that, upon the release of a prisoner or committed person from a county correctional institution, county jail, or Department of Corrections correctional institution or facility, the sheriff, warden, or Department shall provide the prisoner or committed person with an opioid antagonist if the prisoner was incarcerated for drug-related charges or was identified as having a substance abuse disorder.


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STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section
515003.11 as follows:
 
6    (55 ILCS 5/15003.11 new)
7    Sec. 15003.11. Release; opioid antagonist. Upon the
8release of a prisoner from a correctional institution, the
9sheriff shall provide the prisoner with an opioid antagonist
10if the prisoner was incarcerated for drug-related charges or
11was identified as having a substance abuse disorder.
 
12    Section 10. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
13changing Section 3-14-1 as follows:
 
14    (730 ILCS 5/3-14-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-14-1)
15    Sec. 3-14-1. Release from the institution.
16    (a) Upon release of a person on parole, mandatory release,
17final discharge, or pardon, the Department shall return all
18property held for him, provide him with suitable clothing and
19procure necessary transportation for him to his designated
20place of residence and employment. It may provide such person
21with a grant of money for travel and expenses which may be paid

 

 

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1in installments. The amount of the money grant shall be
2determined by the Department.
3    (a-1) The Department shall, before a wrongfully imprisoned
4person, as defined in Section 3-1-2 of this Code, is
5discharged from the Department, provide him or her with any
6documents necessary after discharge.
7    (a-2) The Department of Corrections may establish and
8maintain, in any institution it administers, revolving funds
9to be known as "Travel and Allowances Revolving Funds". These
10revolving funds shall be used for advancing travel and expense
11allowances to committed, paroled, and discharged prisoners.
12The moneys paid into such revolving funds shall be from
13appropriations to the Department for Committed, Paroled, and
14Discharged Prisoners.
15    (a-3) Upon release of a person who is eligible to vote on
16parole, mandatory release, final discharge, or pardon, the
17Department shall provide the person with a form that informs
18him or her that his or her voting rights have been restored and
19a voter registration application. The Department shall have
20available voter registration applications in the languages
21provided by the Illinois State Board of Elections. The form
22that informs the person that his or her rights have been
23restored shall include the following information:
24        (1) All voting rights are restored upon release from
25    the Department's custody.
26        (2) A person who is eligible to vote must register in

 

 

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1    order to be able to vote.
2    The Department of Corrections shall confirm that the
3person received the voter registration application and has
4been informed that his or her voting rights have been
5restored.
6    (a-4) Prior to release of a person on parole, mandatory
7supervised release, final discharge, or pardon, the Department
8shall screen every person for Medicaid eligibility. Officials
9of the correctional institution or facility where the
10committed person is assigned shall assist an eligible person
11to complete a Medicaid application to ensure that the person
12begins receiving benefits as soon as possible after his or her
13release. The application must include the eligible person's
14address associated with his or her residence upon release from
15the facility. If the residence is temporary, the eligible
16person must notify the Department of Human Services of his or
17her change in address upon transition to permanent housing.
18    (b) (Blank).
19    (c) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, the
20Department shall establish procedures to provide written
21notification of any release of any person who has been
22convicted of a felony to the State's Attorney and sheriff of
23the county from which the offender was committed, and the
24State's Attorney and sheriff of the county into which the
25offender is to be paroled or released. Except as otherwise
26provided in this Code, the Department shall establish

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1    This information shall be provided within 3 days of the
2person becoming a resident of the facility.
3    (c-10) If a person on parole or mandatory supervised
4release becomes a resident of a facility licensed or regulated
5by the Department of Public Health, the Illinois Department of
6Public Aid, or the Illinois Department of Human Services, the
7Department of Corrections shall provide written notification
8of such residence to the following:
9        (1) The Prisoner Review Board.
10        (2) The chief of police and sheriff in the
11    municipality and county in which the licensed facility is
12    located.
13    The notification shall be provided within 3 days of the
14person becoming a resident of the facility.
15    (d) Upon the release of a committed person on parole,
16mandatory supervised release, final discharge, or pardon, the
17Department shall provide such person with information
18concerning programs and services of the Illinois Department of
19Public Health to ascertain whether such person has been
20exposed to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or any
21identified causative agent of Acquired Immunodeficiency
22Syndrome (AIDS).
23    (d-5) Upon the release of a committed person from a
24correctional institution or facility, the Department shall
25provide the committed person with an opioid antagonist if the
26committed person was incarcerated for drug-related charges or

 

 

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1was identified as having a substance abuse disorder.
2    (e) Upon the release of a committed person on parole,
3mandatory supervised release, final discharge, pardon, or who
4has been wrongfully imprisoned, the Department shall verify
5the released person's full name, date of birth, and social
6security number. If verification is made by the Department by
7obtaining a certified copy of the released person's birth
8certificate and the released person's social security card or
9other documents authorized by the Secretary, the Department
10shall provide the birth certificate and social security card
11or other documents authorized by the Secretary to the released
12person. If verification by the Department is done by means
13other than obtaining a certified copy of the released person's
14birth certificate and the released person's social security
15card or other documents authorized by the Secretary, the
16Department shall complete a verification form, prescribed by
17the Secretary of State, and shall provide that verification
18form to the released person.
19    (f) Forty-five days prior to the scheduled discharge of a
20person committed to the custody of the Department of
21Corrections, the Department shall give the person:
22        (1) who is otherwise uninsured an opportunity to apply
23    for health care coverage including medical assistance
24    under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code in
25    accordance with subsection (b) of Section 1-8.5 of the
26    Illinois Public Aid Code, and the Department of

 

 

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1    Corrections shall provide assistance with completion of
2    the application for health care coverage including medical
3    assistance;
4        (2) information about obtaining a standard Illinois
5    Identification Card or a limited-term Illinois
6    Identification Card under Section 4 of the Illinois
7    Identification Card Act if the person has not been issued
8    an Illinois Identification Card under subsection (a-20) of
9    Section 4 of the Illinois Identification Card Act;
10        (3) information about voter registration and may
11    distribute information prepared by the State Board of
12    Elections. The Department of Corrections may enter into an
13    interagency contract with the State Board of Elections to
14    participate in the automatic voter registration program
15    and be a designated automatic voter registration agency
16    under Section 1A-16.2 of the Election Code;
17        (4) information about job listings upon discharge from
18    the correctional institution or facility;
19        (5) information about available housing upon discharge
20    from the correctional institution or facility;
21        (6) a directory of elected State officials and of
22    officials elected in the county and municipality, if any,
23    in which the committed person intends to reside upon
24    discharge from the correctional institution or facility;
25    and
26        (7) any other information that the Department of

 

 

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1    Corrections deems necessary to provide the committed
2    person in order for the committed person to reenter the
3    community and avoid recidivism.
4    (g) Sixty days before the scheduled discharge of a person
5committed to the custody of the Department or upon receipt of
6the person's certified birth certificate and social security
7card as set forth in subsection (d) of Section 3-8-1 of this
8Act, whichever occurs later, the Department shall transmit an
9application for an Identification Card to the Secretary of
10State, in accordance with subsection (a-20) of Section 4 of
11the Illinois Identification Card Act.
12    The Department may adopt rules to implement this Section.
13(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;
14102-606, eff. 1-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-345, eff.
151-1-24.)
 
16    Section 15. The County Jail Act is amended by adding
17Section 19.7 as follows:
 
18    (730 ILCS 125/19.7 new)
19    Sec. 19.7. Release; opioid antagonist. Upon the release of
20a prisoner from a jail, the warden shall provide the prisoner
21with an opioid antagonist if the prisoner was incarcerated for
22drug-related charges or was identified as having a substance
23abuse disorder.