SHAW. 20 ILCS 415/8b.7-5 new 705 ILCS 505/8 from Ch. 37, par. 439.8 705 ILCS 505/11 from Ch. 37, par. 439.11 705 ILCS 505/22 from Ch. 37, par. 439.22 705 ILCS 505/24 from Ch. 37, par. 439.24 Amends the Personnel Code. Establishes a preference in an entrance examination of 5 points for a qualified person who has been wrongfully accused of a crime for which the person was imprisoned in a State prison and a court of competent jurisdiction finds that the evidence that resulted in his or her conviction was erroneous or that new evidence indicates that the person did not commit the crime. Amends the Court of Claims Act. Provides that claims against the State for time unjustly served in a State prison must be automatically heard and payment made within 120 days after the person who unjustly served time is discharged from prison. Provides that the claim may be made if a court finds that the evidence that resulted in the person's conviction was erroneous or that new evidence indicates that the person did not commit the crime for which he or she was convicted (present law provides that only the issuance of a pardon by the Gover- nor on the grounds of innocence may be the basis of a claim). Increases the maximum statutory award that a person released from prison may receive because of these factors. Effective immediately. 99-02-18 S FIRST READING 99-02-18 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-24 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE 99-03-04 S TO SUBCOMMITTEE 99-03-04 S COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE 99-03-20 S RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 3-9(A) RULES 01-01-09 S SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary