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1 AN ACT in relation to employment.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
5 adding Section 12-13.3 as follows:
6 (305 ILCS 5/12-13.3 new)
7 Sec. 12-13.3. Transitional jobs; pilot program. Subject
8 to appropriations or other funding, the Department of Human
9 Services may establish a pilot program to place
10 hard-to-employ persons, including persons who have been
11 released from a county jail or a facility under the
12 jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections, in jobs. By
13 rule, the Department shall determine the location in which
14 the pilot program is to be implemented and the services to be
15 provided. In determining locations for the pilot program,
16 however, the Department shall give priority to areas of the
17 State in which the concentration of released offenders is the
18 highest. The Department may consult with the Department of
19 Corrections in establishing the pilot program.
20 Section 10. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended
21 by adding Section 3-14-6 as follows:
22 (730 ILCS 5/3-14-6 new)
23 Sec. 3-14-6. Transitional jobs; pilot program. Subject
24 to appropriations or other funding, the Department may
25 establish a pilot program in 2 locations in the State to
26 place persons discharged from a Department facility on parole
27 or mandatory supervised release in jobs or otherwise
28 establish a connection between such persons and the
29 workforce. By rule, the Department shall determine the
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1 locations in which the pilot program is to be implemented and
2 the services to be provided. In determining locations for the
3 pilot program, however, the Department shall give priority to
4 areas of the State in which the concentration of released
5 offenders is the highest. The Department may consult with the
6 Department of Human Services in establishing the pilot
7 program.
8 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
9 becoming law.