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| | 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB3465 Introduced 2/22/2021, by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Code of Corrections. Provides that each institution or facility of the Department of Corrections shall hire a reentry specialist to assist with the reentry of offenders into the community. Provides that the Department shall by rule provide for the duties and responsibilities of reentry specialists.
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| | HB3465 | | LRB102 15067 KMF 20422 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 3-18-30 as follows:
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| 6 | | (730 ILCS 5/3-18-30 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 3-18-30. Reentry specialist. Irrespective of whether |
| 8 | | an institution or facility has access to a reentry program |
| 9 | | under this Article, each institution or facility shall hire a |
| 10 | | reentry specialist to assist with the reentry of offenders |
| 11 | | into the community who have been committed to the Department |
| 12 | | for commission of a felony. The Department shall provide by |
| 13 | | rule for the duties and responsibilities of reentry |
| 14 | | specialists, including, but not limited to, signing inmates up |
| 15 | | for health care under the federal Patient Protection and |
| 16 | | Affordable Care Act.
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