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1 AN ACT concerning education.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended
5by changing Sections 8 and 35.10 as follows:
6 (20 ILCS 505/8) (from Ch. 23, par. 5008)
7 Sec. 8. Scholarships and fee waivers; tuition waiver.
8 (a) Each year the Department shall select a minimum of 53
9students (at least 4 of whom shall be children of veterans) to
10receive scholarships and fee waivers which will enable them to
11attend and complete their post-secondary education at a
12community college, university, or college. Youth shall be
13selected from among the youth for whom the Department has
14court-ordered legal responsibility, youth who aged out of care
15at age 18 or older, or youth formerly under care who have been
16adopted or who have been placed in private guardianship.
17Recipients must have earned a high school diploma from an
18accredited institution or a State of Illinois High School
19Diploma high school equivalency certificate or diploma or have
20met the State criteria for high school graduation before the
21start of the school year for which they are applying for the
22scholarship and waiver. Scholarships and fee waivers shall be
23available to students for at least 5 years, provided they are

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1continuing to work toward graduation. Unused scholarship
2dollars and fee waivers shall be reallocated to new
3recipients. No later than January 1, 2015, the Department
4shall promulgate rules identifying the criteria for
5"continuing to work toward graduation" and for reallocating
6unused scholarships and fee waivers. Selection shall be made
7on the basis of several factors, including, but not limited
8to, scholastic record, aptitude, and general interest in
9higher education. The selection committee shall include at
10least 2 individuals formerly under the care of the Department
11who have completed their post-secondary education. In
12accordance with this Act, tuition scholarships and fee waivers
13shall be available to such students at any university or
14college maintained by the State of Illinois. The Department
15shall provide maintenance and school expenses, except tuition
16and fees, during the academic years to supplement the
17students' earnings or other resources so long as they
18consistently maintain scholastic records which are acceptable
19to their schools and to the Department. Students may attend
20other colleges and universities, if scholarships are awarded
21them, and receive the same benefits for maintenance and other
22expenses as those students attending any Illinois State
23community college, university, or college under this Section.
24Beginning with recipients receiving scholarships and waivers
25in August 2014, the Department shall collect data and report
26annually to the General Assembly on measures of success,

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1including (i) the number of youth applying for and receiving
2scholarships or waivers, (ii) the percentage of scholarship or
3waiver recipients who complete their college or university
4degree within 5 years, (iii) the average length of time it
5takes for scholarship or waiver recipients to complete their
6college or university degree, (iv) the reasons that
7scholarship or waiver recipients are discharged or fail to
8complete their college or university degree, (v) when
9available, youths' outcomes 5 years and 10 years after being
10awarded the scholarships or waivers, and (vi) budget
11allocations for maintenance and school expenses incurred by
12the Department.
13 (b) Youth shall receive a tuition and fee waiver to assist
14them in attending and completing their post-secondary
15education at any community college, university, or college
16maintained by the State of Illinois if they are youth for whom
17the Department has court-ordered legal responsibility, youth
18who aged out of care at age 18 or older, or youth formerly
19under care who have been adopted and were the subject of an
20adoption assistance agreement or who have been placed in
21private guardianship and were the subject of a subsidized
22guardianship agreement.
23 To receive a waiver under this subsection, an applicant
24must:
25 (1) have earned a high school diploma from an
26 accredited institution or a State of Illinois High School

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1 Diploma high school equivalency certificate or have met
2 the State criteria for high school graduation before the
3 start of the school year for which the applicant is
4 applying for the waiver;
5 (2) enroll in a qualifying post-secondary education
6 before the applicant reaches the age of 26; and
7 (3) apply for federal and State grant assistance by
8 completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
9 The community college or public university that an
10applicant attends must waive any tuition and fee amounts that
11exceed the amounts paid to the applicant under the federal
12Pell Grant Program or the State's Monetary Award Program.
13 Tuition and fee waivers shall be available to a student
14for at least the first 5 years the student is enrolled in a
15community college, university, or college maintained by the
16State of Illinois so long as the student makes satisfactory
17progress toward completing his or her degree. The age
18requirement and 5-year cap on tuition and fee waivers under
19this subsection shall be waived and eligibility for tuition
20and fee waivers shall be extended for any applicant or student
21who the Department determines was unable to enroll in a
22qualifying post-secondary school or complete an academic term
23because the applicant or student: (i) was called into active
24duty with the United States Armed Forces; (ii) was deployed
25for service in the United States Public Health Service
26Commissioned Corps; or (iii) volunteered in the Peace Corps or

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1the AmeriCorps. The Department shall extend eligibility for a
2qualifying applicant or student by the total number of months
3or years during which the applicant or student served on
4active duty with the United States Armed Forces, was deployed
5for service in the United States Public Health Service
6Commissioned Corps, or volunteered in the Peace Corps or the
7AmeriCorps. The number of months an applicant or student
8served on active duty with the United States Armed Forces
9shall be rounded up to the next higher year to determine the
10maximum length of time to extend eligibility for the applicant
11or student.
12 The Department may provide the student with a stipend to
13cover maintenance and school expenses, except tuition and
14fees, during the academic years to supplement the student's
15earnings or other resources so long as the student
16consistently maintains scholastic records which are acceptable
17to the student's school and to the Department.
18 The Department shall develop outreach programs to ensure
19that youths who qualify for the tuition and fee waivers under
20this subsection who are high school students in grades 9
21through 12 or who are enrolled in a high school equivalency
22testing program are aware of the availability of the tuition
23and fee waivers.
24 (c) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall provide
25eligible youth an apprenticeship stipend to cover those costs
26associated with entering and sustaining through completion an

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1apprenticeship, including, but not limited to fees, tuition
2for classes, work clothes, rain gear, boots, and
3occupation-specific tools. The following youth may be eligible
4for the apprenticeship stipend provided under this subsection:
5youth for whom the Department has court-ordered legal
6responsibility; youth who aged out of care at age 18 or older;
7or youth formerly under care who have been adopted and were the
8subject of an adoption assistance agreement or who have been
9placed in private guardianship and were the subject of a
10subsidized guardianship agreement.
11 To receive a stipend under this subsection, an applicant
12must:
13 (1) be enrolled in an apprenticeship training program
14 approved or recognized by the Illinois Department of
15 Employment Security or an apprenticeship program approved
16 by the United States Department of Labor;
17 (2) not be a recipient of a scholarship or fee waiver
18 under subsection (a) or (b); and
19 (3) be under the age of 26 before enrolling in a
20 qualified apprenticeship program.
21 Apprenticeship stipends shall be available to an eligible
22youth for a maximum of 5 years after the youth enrolls in a
23qualifying apprenticeship program so long as the youth makes
24satisfactory progress toward completing his or her
25apprenticeship. The age requirement and 5-year cap on the
26apprenticeship stipend provided under this subsection shall be

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1extended for any applicant who the Department determines was
2unable to enroll in a qualifying apprenticeship program
3because the applicant: (i) was called into active duty with
4the United States Armed Forces; (ii) was deployed for service
5in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps;
6or (iii) volunteered in the Peace Corps or the AmeriCorps. The
7Department shall extend eligibility for a qualifying applicant
8by the total number of months or years during which the
9applicant served on active duty with the United States Armed
10Forces, was deployed for service in the United States Public
11Health Service Commissioned Corps, or volunteered in the Peace
12Corps or the AmeriCorps. The number of months an applicant
13served on active duty with the United States Armed Forces
14shall be rounded up to the next higher year to determine the
15maximum length of time to extend eligibility for the
16applicant.
17 The Department shall develop outreach programs to ensure
18that youths who qualify for the apprenticeship stipends under
19this subsection who are high school students in grades 9
20through 12 or who are enrolled in a high school equivalency
21testing program are aware of the availability of the
22apprenticeship stipend.
23(Source: P.A. 100-1045, eff. 1-1-19; 101-558, eff. 1-1-20.)
24 (20 ILCS 505/35.10)
25 Sec. 35.10. Documents necessary for adult living. The

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1Department shall assist a youth in care in identifying and
2obtaining documents necessary to function as an independent
3adult prior to the closure of the youth's case to terminate
4wardship as provided in Section 2-31 of the Juvenile Court Act
5of 1987. These necessary documents shall include, but not be
6limited to, any of the following:
7 (1) State identification card or driver's license.
8 (2) Social Security card.
9 (3) Medical records, including, but not limited to,
10 health passport, dental records, immunization records,
11 name and contact information for all current medical,
12 dental, and mental health providers, and a signed
13 certification that the Department provided the youth with
14 education on executing a healthcare power of attorney.
15 (4) Medicaid card or other health eligibility
16 documentation.
17 (5) Certified copy of birth certificate.
18 (6) Any applicable religious documents.
19 (7) Voter registration card.
20 (8) Immigration, citizenship, or naturalization
21 documentation, if applicable.
22 (9) Death certificates of parents, if applicable.
23 (10) Life book or compilation of personal history and
24 photographs.
25 (11) List of known relatives with relationships,
26 addresses, telephone numbers, and other contact

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1 information, with the permission of the involved relative.
2 (12) Resume.
3 (13) Educational records, including list of schools
4 attended, and transcript, high school diploma, or State of
5 Illinois High School Diploma high school equivalency
6 certificate.
7 (14) List of placements while in care.
8 (15) List of community resources with referral
9 information, including the Midwest Adoption Center for
10 search and reunion services for former youth in care,
11 whether or not they were adopted, and the Illinois Chapter
12 of Foster Care Alumni of America.
13 (16) All documents necessary to complete a Free
14 Application for Federal Student Aid form, if applicable,
15 or an application for State financial aid.
16If a court determines that a youth in care no longer requires
17wardship of the court and orders the wardship terminated and
18all proceedings under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987
19respecting the youth in care finally closed and discharged,
20the Department shall ensure that the youth in care receives a
21copy of the court's order.
22(Source: P.A. 102-70, eff. 1-1-22.)
23 Section 10. The Illinois Youthbuild Act is amended by
24changing Section 25 as follows:

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1 (20 ILCS 1315/25)
2 Sec. 25. Eligible participants. Eligible participants are
3youth 16 to 24 years old who are economically disadvantaged as
4defined in United States Code, Title 29, Section 1503, and who
5are part of one of the following groups:
6 (a) Persons who are not attending any school and have
7 not received a secondary school diploma or its equivalent.
8 (b) Persons currently enrolled in a traditional or
9 alternative school setting or a high school equivalency
10 testing program and who are in danger of dropping out of
11 school.
12 (c) A member of a low-income family, a youth in foster
13 care (including a youth aging-out of foster care), a youth
14 offender, a youth with a disability, a child of
15 incarcerated parents, or a migrant youth.
16 Not more than 25% of the participants in the program may be
17individuals who do not meet the requirements of subsections
18(a) or (b), but who are deficient in basic skills despite
19having attained a secondary school diploma, State of Illinois
20High School Diploma high school equivalency certificate, or
21other State-recognized equivalent, or who have been referred
22by a local secondary school for participation in a Youthbuild
23program leading to the attainment of a secondary school
24diploma.
25(Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15.)

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1 Section 15. The Mental Health and Developmental
2Disabilities Administrative Act is amended by changing Section
315.4 as follows:
4 (20 ILCS 1705/15.4)
5 Sec. 15.4. Authorization for nursing delegation to permit
6direct care staff to administer medications.
7 (a) This Section applies to (i) all residential programs
8for persons with a developmental disability in settings of 16
9persons or fewer that are funded or licensed by the Department
10of Human Services and that distribute or administer
11medications, (ii) all intermediate care facilities for persons
12with developmental disabilities with 16 beds or fewer that are
13licensed by the Department of Public Health, and (iii) all day
14programs certified to serve persons with developmental
15disabilities by the Department of Human Services. The
16Department of Human Services shall develop a training program
17for authorized direct care staff to administer medications
18under the supervision and monitoring of a registered
19professional nurse. The training program for authorized direct
20care staff shall include educational and oversight components
21for staff who work in day programs that are similar to those
22for staff who work in residential programs. This training
23program shall be developed in consultation with professional
24associations representing (i) physicians licensed to practice
25medicine in all its branches, (ii) registered professional

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1nurses, and (iii) pharmacists.
2 (b) For the purposes of this Section:
3 "Authorized direct care staff" means non-licensed persons
4who have successfully completed a medication administration
5training program approved by the Department of Human Services
6and conducted by a nurse-trainer. This authorization is
7specific to an individual receiving service in a specific
8agency and does not transfer to another agency.
9 "Medications" means oral and topical medications, insulin
10in an injectable form, oxygen, epinephrine auto-injectors, and
11vaginal and rectal creams and suppositories. "Oral" includes
12inhalants and medications administered through enteral tubes,
13utilizing aseptic technique. "Topical" includes eye, ear, and
14nasal medications. Any controlled substances must be packaged
15specifically for an identified individual.
16 "Insulin in an injectable form" means a subcutaneous
17injection via an insulin pen pre-filled by the manufacturer.
18Authorized direct care staff may administer insulin, as
19ordered by a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or
20physician assistant, if: (i) the staff has successfully
21completed a Department-approved advanced training program
22specific to insulin administration developed in consultation
23with professional associations listed in subsection (a) of
24this Section, and (ii) the staff consults with the registered
25nurse, prior to administration, of any insulin dose that is
26determined based on a blood glucose test result. The

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1authorized direct care staff shall not: (i) calculate the
2insulin dosage needed when the dose is dependent upon a blood
3glucose test result, or (ii) administer insulin to individuals
4who require blood glucose monitoring greater than 3 times
5daily, unless directed to do so by the registered nurse.
6 "Nurse-trainer training program" means a standardized,
7competency-based medication administration train-the-trainer
8program provided by the Department of Human Services and
9conducted by a Department of Human Services master
10nurse-trainer for the purpose of training nurse-trainers to
11train persons employed or under contract to provide direct
12care or treatment to individuals receiving services to
13administer medications and provide self-administration of
14medication training to individuals under the supervision and
15monitoring of the nurse-trainer. The program incorporates
16adult learning styles, teaching strategies, classroom
17management, and a curriculum overview, including the ethical
18and legal aspects of supervising those administering
19medications.
20 "Self-administration of medications" means an individual
21administers his or her own medications. To be considered
22capable to self-administer their own medication, individuals
23must, at a minimum, be able to identify their medication by
24size, shape, or color, know when they should take the
25medication, and know the amount of medication to be taken each
26time.

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1 "Training program" means a standardized medication
2administration training program approved by the Department of
3Human Services and conducted by a registered professional
4nurse for the purpose of training persons employed or under
5contract to provide direct care or treatment to individuals
6receiving services to administer medications and provide
7self-administration of medication training to individuals
8under the delegation and supervision of a nurse-trainer. The
9program incorporates adult learning styles, teaching
10strategies, classroom management, curriculum overview,
11including ethical-legal aspects, and standardized
12competency-based evaluations on administration of medications
13and self-administration of medication training programs.
14 (c) Training and authorization of non-licensed direct care
15staff by nurse-trainers must meet the requirements of this
16subsection.
17 (1) Prior to training non-licensed direct care staff
18 to administer medication, the nurse-trainer shall perform
19 the following for each individual to whom medication will
20 be administered by non-licensed direct care staff:
21 (A) An assessment of the individual's health
22 history and physical and mental status.
23 (B) An evaluation of the medications prescribed.
24 (2) Non-licensed authorized direct care staff shall
25 meet the following criteria:
26 (A) Be 18 years of age or older.

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1 (B) Have completed high school or have a State of
2 Illinois High School Diploma high school equivalency
3 certificate.
4 (C) Have demonstrated functional literacy.
5 (D) Have satisfactorily completed the Health and
6 Safety component of a Department of Human Services
7 authorized direct care staff training program.
8 (E) Have successfully completed the training
9 program, pass the written portion of the comprehensive
10 exam, and score 100% on the competency-based
11 assessment specific to the individual and his or her
12 medications.
13 (F) Have received additional competency-based
14 assessment by the nurse-trainer as deemed necessary by
15 the nurse-trainer whenever a change of medication
16 occurs or a new individual that requires medication
17 administration enters the program.
18 (3) Authorized direct care staff shall be re-evaluated
19 by a nurse-trainer at least annually or more frequently at
20 the discretion of the registered professional nurse. Any
21 necessary retraining shall be to the extent that is
22 necessary to ensure competency of the authorized direct
23 care staff to administer medication.
24 (4) Authorization of direct care staff to administer
25 medication shall be revoked if, in the opinion of the
26 registered professional nurse, the authorized direct care

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1 staff is no longer competent to administer medication.
2 (5) The registered professional nurse shall assess an
3 individual's health status at least annually or more
4 frequently at the discretion of the registered
5 professional nurse.
6 (d) Medication self-administration shall meet the
7following requirements:
8 (1) As part of the normalization process, in order for
9 each individual to attain the highest possible level of
10 independent functioning, all individuals shall be
11 permitted to participate in their total health care
12 program. This program shall include, but not be limited
13 to, individual training in preventive health and
14 self-medication procedures.
15 (A) Every program shall adopt written policies and
16 procedures for assisting individuals in obtaining
17 preventative health and self-medication skills in
18 consultation with a registered professional nurse,
19 advanced practice registered nurse, physician
20 assistant, or physician licensed to practice medicine
21 in all its branches.
22 (B) Individuals shall be evaluated to determine
23 their ability to self-medicate by the nurse-trainer
24 through the use of the Department's required,
25 standardized screening and assessment instruments.
26 (C) When the results of the screening and

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1 assessment indicate an individual not to be capable to
2 self-administer his or her own medications, programs
3 shall be developed in consultation with the Community
4 Support Team or Interdisciplinary Team to provide
5 individuals with self-medication administration.
6 (2) Each individual shall be presumed to be competent
7 to self-administer medications if:
8 (A) authorized by an order of a physician licensed
9 to practice medicine in all its branches, an advanced
10 practice registered nurse, or a physician assistant;
11 and
12 (B) approved to self-administer medication by the
13 individual's Community Support Team or
14 Interdisciplinary Team, which includes a registered
15 professional nurse or an advanced practice registered
16 nurse.
17 (e) Quality Assurance.
18 (1) A registered professional nurse, advanced practice
19 registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, physician
20 licensed to practice medicine in all its branches,
21 physician assistant, or pharmacist shall review the
22 following for all individuals:
23 (A) Medication orders.
24 (B) Medication labels, including medications
25 listed on the medication administration record for
26 persons who are not self-medicating to ensure the

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1 labels match the orders issued by the physician
2 licensed to practice medicine in all its branches,
3 advanced practice registered nurse, or physician
4 assistant.
5 (C) Medication administration records for persons
6 who are not self-medicating to ensure that the records
7 are completed appropriately for:
8 (i) medication administered as prescribed;
9 (ii) refusal by the individual; and
10 (iii) full signatures provided for all
11 initials used.
12 (2) Reviews shall occur at least quarterly, but may be
13 done more frequently at the discretion of the registered
14 professional nurse or advanced practice registered nurse.
15 (3) A quality assurance review of medication errors
16 and data collection for the purpose of monitoring and
17 recommending corrective action shall be conducted within 7
18 days and included in the required annual review.
19 (f) Programs using authorized direct care staff to
20administer medications are responsible for documenting and
21maintaining records on the training that is completed.
22 (g) The absence of this training program constitutes a
23threat to the public interest, safety, and welfare and
24necessitates emergency rulemaking by the Departments of Human
25Services and Public Health under Section 5-45 of the Illinois
26Administrative Procedure Act.

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1 (h) Direct care staff who fail to qualify for delegated
2authority to administer medications pursuant to the provisions
3of this Section shall be given additional education and
4testing to meet criteria for delegation authority to
5administer medications. Any direct care staff person who fails
6to qualify as an authorized direct care staff after initial
7training and testing must within 3 months be given another
8opportunity for retraining and retesting. A direct care staff
9person who fails to meet criteria for delegated authority to
10administer medication, including, but not limited to, failure
11of the written test on 2 occasions shall be given
12consideration for shift transfer or reassignment, if possible.
13No employee shall be terminated for failure to qualify during
14the 3-month time period following initial testing. Refusal to
15complete training and testing required by this Section may be
16grounds for immediate dismissal.
17 (i) No authorized direct care staff person delegated to
18administer medication shall be subject to suspension or
19discharge for errors resulting from the staff person's acts or
20omissions when performing the functions unless the staff
21person's actions or omissions constitute willful and wanton
22conduct. Nothing in this subsection is intended to supersede
23paragraph (4) of subsection (c).
24 (j) A registered professional nurse, advanced practice
25registered nurse, physician licensed to practice medicine in
26all its branches, or physician assistant shall be on duty or on

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1call at all times in any program covered by this Section.
2 (k) The employer shall be responsible for maintaining
3liability insurance for any program covered by this Section.
4 (l) Any direct care staff person who qualifies as
5authorized direct care staff pursuant to this Section shall be
6granted consideration for a one-time additional salary
7differential. The Department shall determine and provide the
8necessary funding for the differential in the base. This
9subsection (l) is inoperative on and after June 30, 2000.
10(Source: P.A. 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15;
1199-581, eff. 1-1-17; 100-50, eff. 1-1-18; 100-513, eff.
121-1-18; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)
13 Section 20. The School Code is amended by changing
14Sections 3-15.12, 13-40, and 26-2 as follows:
15 (105 ILCS 5/3-15.12) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-15.12)
16 Sec. 3-15.12. High school equivalency. The regional
17superintendent of schools and the Illinois Community College
18Board shall make available for qualified individuals residing
19within the region a High School Equivalency Testing Program
20and alternative methods of credentialing, as identified under
21this Section. For that purpose the regional superintendent
22alone or with other regional superintendents may establish and
23supervise a testing center or centers to administer the secure
24forms for high school equivalency testing to qualified

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1persons. Such centers shall be under the supervision of the
2regional superintendent in whose region such centers are
3located, subject to the approval of the Executive Director of
4the Illinois Community College Board. The Illinois Community
5College Board shall also establish criteria and make available
6alternative methods of credentialing throughout the State.
7 An individual is eligible to apply to the regional
8superintendent of schools for the region in which he or she
9resides if he or she is: (a) a person who is 17 years of age or
10older, has maintained residence in the State of Illinois, and
11is not a high school graduate; (b) a person who is successfully
12completing an alternative education program under Section
132-3.81, Article 13A, or Article 13B; or (c) a person who is
14enrolled in a youth education program sponsored by the
15Illinois National Guard. For purposes of this Section,
16residence is that abode which the applicant considers his or
17her home. Applicants may provide as sufficient proof of such
18residence and as an acceptable form of identification a
19driver's license, valid passport, military ID, or other form
20of government-issued national or foreign identification that
21shows the applicant's name, address, date of birth, signature,
22and photograph or other acceptable identification as may be
23allowed by law or as regulated by the Illinois Community
24College Board. Such regional superintendent shall determine if
25the applicant meets statutory and regulatory state standards.
26 If qualified the applicant shall at the time of such

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1application pay a fee established by the Illinois Community
2College Board, which fee shall be paid into a special fund
3under the control and supervision of the regional
4superintendent. Such moneys received by the regional
5superintendent shall be used, first, for the expenses incurred
6in administering and scoring the examination, and next for
7other educational programs that are developed and designed by
8the regional superintendent of schools to assist those who
9successfully complete high school equivalency testing or meet
10the criteria for alternative methods of credentialing in
11furthering their academic development or their ability to
12secure and retain gainful employment, including programs for
13the competitive award based on test scores of college or adult
14education scholarship grants or similar educational
15incentives. Any excess moneys shall be paid into the institute
16fund.
17 Any applicant who has achieved the minimum passing
18standards as established by the Illinois Community College
19Board shall be notified in writing by the regional
20superintendent and shall be issued a State of Illinois High
21School Diploma high school equivalency certificate on the
22forms provided by the Illinois Community College Board. The
23regional superintendent shall then certify to the Illinois
24Community College Board the score of the applicant and such
25other and additional information that may be required by the
26Illinois Community College Board. The moneys received

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1therefrom shall be used in the same manner as provided for in
2this Section.
3 The Illinois Community College Board shall establish
4alternative methods of credentialing for the issuance of a
5State of Illinois High School Diploma high school equivalency
6certification. In addition to high school equivalency testing,
7the following alternative methods of receiving a State of
8Illinois High School Diploma high school equivalency
9credential shall be made available to qualified individuals on
10or after January 1, 2018:
11 (A) High School Equivalency based on High School
12 Credit. A qualified candidate may petition to have his or
13 her high school transcripts evaluated to determine what
14 the candidate needs to meet criteria as established by the
15 Illinois Community College Board.
16 (B) High School Equivalency based on Post-Secondary
17 Credit. A qualified candidate may petition to have his or
18 her post-secondary transcripts evaluated to determine what
19 the candidate needs to meet criteria established by the
20 Illinois Community College Board.
21 (C) High School Equivalency based on a Foreign
22 Diploma. A qualified candidate may petition to have his or
23 her foreign high school or post-secondary transcripts
24 evaluated to determine what the candidate needs to meet
25 criteria established by the Illinois Community College
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1 (D) High School Equivalency based on Completion of a
2 Competency-Based Program as approved by the Illinois
3 Community College Board. The Illinois Community College
4 Board shall establish guidelines for competency-based high
5 school equivalency programs.
6 Any applicant who has attained the age of 17 years and
7maintained residence in the State of Illinois and is not a high
8school graduate, any person who has enrolled in a youth
9education program sponsored by the Illinois National Guard, or
10any person who has successfully completed an alternative
11education program under Section 2-3.81, Article 13A, or
12Article 13B is eligible to apply for a State of Illinois High
13School Diploma high school equivalency certificate (if he or
14she meets the requirements prescribed by the Illinois
15Community College Board) upon showing evidence that he or she
16has completed, successfully, high school equivalency testing,
17administered by the United States Armed Forces Institute,
18official high school equivalency testing centers established
19in other states, Veterans' Administration Hospitals, or the
20office of the State Superintendent of Education for the
21Illinois State Penitentiary System and the Department of
22Corrections. Such applicant shall apply to the regional
23superintendent of the region wherein he or she has maintained
24residence, and, upon payment of a fee established by the
25Illinois Community College Board, the regional superintendent
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1school equivalency certificate and immediately thereafter
2certify to the Illinois Community College Board the score of
3the applicant and such other and additional information as may
4be required by the Illinois Community College Board.
5 Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, any
6applicant who has been out of school for at least one year may
7request the regional superintendent of schools to administer
8restricted high school equivalency testing upon written
9request of: the director of a program who certifies to the
10Chief Examiner of an official high school equivalency testing
11center that the applicant has completed a program of
12instruction provided by such agencies as the Job Corps, the
13Postal Service Academy, or an apprenticeship training program;
14an employer or program director for purposes of entry into
15apprenticeship programs; another state's department of
16education in order to meet regulations established by that
17department of education; or a post high school educational
18institution for purposes of admission, the Department of
19Financial and Professional Regulation for licensing purposes,
20or the Armed Forces for induction purposes. The regional
21superintendent shall administer such testing, and the
22applicant shall be notified in writing that he or she is
23eligible to receive a State of Illinois High School Diploma
24high school equivalency certificate upon reaching age 17,
25provided he or she meets the standards established by the
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1 Any test administered under this Section to an applicant
2who does not speak and understand English may at the
3discretion of the administering agency be given and answered
4in any language in which the test is printed. The regional
5superintendent of schools may waive any fees required by this
6Section in case of hardship. The regional superintendent of
7schools and the Illinois Community College Board shall waive
8any fees required by this Section for an applicant who meets
9all of the following criteria:
10 (1) The applicant qualifies as a homeless person,
11 child, or youth as defined in the Education for Homeless
12 Children Act.
13 (2) The applicant has not attained 25 years of age as
14 of the date of the scheduled test.
15 (3) The applicant can verify his or her status as a
16 homeless person, child, or youth. A homeless services
17 provider that is qualified to verify an individual's
18 housing status, as determined by the Illinois Community
19 College Board, and that has knowledge of the applicant's
20 housing status may verify the applicant's status for
21 purposes of this subdivision (3).
22 (4) The applicant has completed a high school
23 equivalency preparation course through an Illinois
24 Community College Board-approved provider.
25 (5) The applicant is taking the test at a testing
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1 the Cook County High School Equivalency Office.
2 In counties of over 3,000,000 population, a State of
3Illinois High School Diploma high school equivalency
4certificate shall contain the signatures of the Executive
5Director of the Illinois Community College Board and the
6superintendent, president, or other chief executive officer of
7the institution where high school equivalency testing
8instruction occurred and any other signatures authorized by
9the Illinois Community College Board.
10 The regional superintendent of schools shall furnish the
11Illinois Community College Board with any information that the
12Illinois Community College Board requests with regard to
13testing and diplomas certificates under this Section.
14 A State of Illinois High School Diploma is a recognized
15high school equivalency certificate for purposes of
16reciprocity with other states. A high school equivalency
17certificate from another state is equivalent to a State of
18Illinois High School Diploma.
19(Source: P.A. 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 99-742, eff. 1-1-17;
20100-130, eff. 1-1-18.)
21 (105 ILCS 5/13-40) (from Ch. 122, par. 13-40)
22 Sec. 13-40. To increase the effectiveness of the
23Department of Juvenile Justice and thereby to better serve the
24interests of the people of Illinois the following bill is
25presented.

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1 Its purpose is to enhance the quality and scope of
2education for inmates and wards within the Department of
3Juvenile Justice so that they will be better motivated and
4better equipped to restore themselves to constructive and law
5abiding lives in the community. The specific measure sought is
6the creation of a school district within the Department so
7that its educational programs can meet the needs of persons
8committed and so the resources of public education at the
9state and federal levels are best used, all of the same being
10contemplated within the provisions of the Illinois State
11Constitution of 1970 which provides that "A fundamental goal
12of the People of the State is the educational development of
13all persons to the limits of their capacities." Therefore, on
14July 1, 2006, the Department of Corrections school district
15shall be transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice. It
16shall be responsible for the education of youth within the
17Department of Juvenile Justice and inmates age 21 or under
18within the Department of Corrections who have not yet earned a
19high school diploma or a State of Illinois High School Diploma
20high school equivalency certificate, and the district may
21establish primary, secondary, vocational, adult, special, and
22advanced educational schools as provided in this Act. The
23Department of Corrections retains authority as provided for in
24subsection (d) of Section 3-6-2 of the Unified Code of
25Corrections. The Board of Education for this district shall
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1of the Department of Juvenile Justice and the State Board of
2Education determine the needs and type of schools and the
3curriculum for each school within the school district and may
4proceed to establish the same through existing means within
5present and future appropriations, federal and state school
6funds, vocational rehabilitation grants and funds and all
7other funds, gifts and grants, private or public, including
8federal funds, but not exclusive to the said sources but
9inclusive of all funds which might be available for school
10purposes.
11(Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15.)
12 (105 ILCS 5/26-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 26-2)
13 Sec. 26-2. Enrolled pupils not of compulsory school age.
14 (a) For school years before the 2014-2015 school year, any
15person having custody or control of a child who is below the
16age of 7 years or is 17 years of age or above and who is
17enrolled in any of grades kindergarten through 12 in the
18public school shall cause him to attend the public school in
19the district wherein he resides when it is in session during
20the regular school term, unless he is excused under paragraph
212, 3, 4, 5, or 6 of Section 26-1. Beginning with the 2014-2015
22school year, any person having custody or control of a child
23who is below the age of 6 years or is 17 years of age or above
24and who is enrolled in any of grades kindergarten through 12 in
25the public school shall cause the child to attend the public

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1school in the district wherein he or she resides when it is in
2session during the regular school term, unless the child is
3excused under paragraph 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 of Section 26-1 of
4this Code.
5 (b) A school district shall deny reenrollment in its
6secondary schools to any child 19 years of age or above who has
7dropped out of school and who could not, because of age and
8lack of credits, attend classes during the normal school year
9and graduate before his or her twenty-first birthday. A
10district may, however, enroll the child in a graduation
11incentives program under Section 26-16 of this Code or an
12alternative learning opportunities program established under
13Article 13B. No child shall be denied reenrollment for the
14above reasons unless the school district first offers the
15child due process as required in cases of expulsion under
16Section 10-22.6. If a child is denied reenrollment after being
17provided with due process, the school district must provide
18counseling to that child and must direct that child to
19alternative educational programs, including adult education
20programs, that lead to graduation or receipt of a State of
21Illinois High School Diploma high school equivalency
22certificate.
23 (c) A school or school district may deny enrollment to a
24student 17 years of age or older for one semester for failure
25to meet minimum attendance standards if all of the following
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1 (1) The student was absent without valid cause for 20%
2 or more of the attendance days in the semester immediately
3 prior to the current semester.
4 (2) The student and the student's parent or guardian
5 are given written notice warning that the student is
6 subject to denial from enrollment for one semester unless
7 the student is absent without valid cause less than 20% of
8 the attendance days in the current semester.
9 (3) The student's parent or guardian is provided with
10 the right to appeal the notice, as determined by the State
11 Board of Education in accordance with due process.
12 (4) The student is provided with attendance
13 remediation services, including without limitation
14 assessment, counseling, and support services.
15 (5) The student is absent without valid cause for 20%
16 or more of the attendance days in the current semester.
17 A school or school district may not deny enrollment to a
18student (or reenrollment to a dropout) who is at least 17 years
19of age or older but below 19 years for more than one
20consecutive semester for failure to meet attendance standards.
21 (d) No child may be denied reenrollment under this Section
22in violation of the federal Individuals with Disabilities
23Education Act or the Americans with Disabilities Act.
24 (e) In this subsection (e), "reenrolled student" means a
25dropout who has reenrolled full-time in a public school. Each
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1educational progress and outcomes of reenrolled students as a
2subset of the district's required reporting on all
3enrollments. A reenrolled student who again drops out must not
4be counted again against a district's dropout rate performance
5measure. The State Board of Education shall set performance
6standards for programs serving reenrolled students.
7 (f) The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules
8necessary to implement the changes to this Section made by
9Public Act 93-803.
10(Source: P.A. 100-825, eff. 8-13-18.)
11 Section 25. The Public University Uniform Admission Pilot
12Program Act is amended by changing Section 25 as follows:
13 (110 ILCS 118/25)
14 (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2027)
15 Sec. 25. Graduates of nonaccredited private schools.
16 (a) As used in this Section, "nonaccredited secondary
17education" means a course of study at the secondary school
18level in a nonaccredited private school setting.
19 (b) Because the State of Illinois considers successful
20completion of a nonaccredited secondary education to be
21equivalent to graduation from a public high school, an
22institution, in complying with this Act and for all other
23purposes, must treat an applicant for admission to the
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1that he or she has successfully completed a nonaccredited
2secondary education according to the same general standards,
3including specific standardized testing score requirements, as
4other applicants for undergraduate admission who have
5graduated from a public high school.
6 (c) An institution may not require an applicant for
7admission to the institution as an undergraduate student who
8presents evidence that he or she has successfully completed a
9nonaccredited secondary education to:
10 (1) obtain or submit evidence that the person has
11 obtained a general educational development certificate,
12 State of Illinois High School Diploma certificate of high
13 school equivalency, or other credentials equivalent to a
14 public high school degree; or
15 (2) take an examination or comply with any other
16 application or admission requirement not generally
17 applicable to other applicants for undergraduate admission
18 to the institution.
19 (d) In complying with this Act or otherwise, when an
20institution in its undergraduate admission review process
21sorts or is required to sort applicants by high school
22graduating class rank, the institution shall place any
23applicant who presents evidence that the applicant has
24successfully completed a nonaccredited secondary education
25that does not include a high school graduating class ranking
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1undergraduate applicants to the institution who have
2equivalent standardized testing scores as the applicant.
3 (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, with
4respect to admission into the institution or any program
5within the institution, with respect to scholarship programs,
6and with respect to other terms and conditions, and in
7complying with this Act, an institution may not treat an
8applicant who has successfully completed a nonaccredited
9secondary education that does not include a high school
10graduating class ranking differently than an applicant who
11graduated from an accredited public school.
12(Source: P.A. 101-448, eff. 1-1-20.)
13 Section 30. The Public Community College Act is amended by
14changing Section 2-22 as follows:
15 (110 ILCS 805/2-22)
16 Sec. 2-22. High school equivalency testing certificates.
17On the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th
18General Assembly, all powers and duties of the State Board of
19Education and State Superintendent of Education with regard to
20high school equivalency testing certificates under the School
21Code shall be transferred to the Illinois Community College
22Board. Within a reasonable period of time after that date, all
23assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, pending
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1Education with regard to high school equivalency testing
2certificates shall be transferred to the Illinois Community
3College Board. The Illinois Community College Board may adopt
4any rules necessary to carry out its responsibilities under
5the School Code with regard to high school equivalency testing
6certificates and to carry into efficient and uniform effect
7the provisions for the issuance of State of Illinois High
8School Diplomas high school equivalency certificates in this
9State. All rules, standards, and procedures adopted by the
10State Board of Education under the School Code with regard to
11high school equivalency testing certificates shall continue in
12effect as the rules, standards, and procedures of the Illinois
13Community College Board, until they are modified by the
14Illinois Community College Board.
15(Source: P.A. 94-108, eff. 7-1-05.)
16 Section 35. The Higher Education Student Assistance Act is
17amended by changing Sections 50, 52, and 62 as follows:
18 (110 ILCS 947/50)
19 Sec. 50. Minority Teachers of Illinois scholarship
20program.
21 (a) As used in this Section:
22 "Eligible applicant" means a minority student who has
23 graduated from high school or has received a State of
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1 certificate and has maintained a cumulative grade point
2 average of no less than 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and who by
3 reason thereof is entitled to apply for scholarships to be
4 awarded under this Section.
5 "Minority student" means a student who is any of the
6 following:
7 (1) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person
8 having origins in any of the original peoples of North
9 and South America, including Central America, and who
10 maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment).
11 (2) Asian (a person having origins in any of the
12 original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or
13 the Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited
14 to, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia,
15 Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and
16 Vietnam).
17 (3) Black or African American (a person having
18 origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa).
19 (4) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban,
20 Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or
21 other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race).
22 (5) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a
23 person having origins in any of the original peoples
24 of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands).
25 "Qualified bilingual minority applicant" means a
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1 language other than English by (i) receiving a State Seal
2 of Biliteracy from the State Board of Education or (ii)
3 receiving a passing score on an educator licensure target
4 language proficiency test.
5 "Qualified student" means a person (i) who is a
6 resident of this State and a citizen or permanent resident
7 of the United States; (ii) who is a minority student, as
8 defined in this Section; (iii) who, as an eligible
9 applicant, has made a timely application for a minority
10 teaching scholarship under this Section; (iv) who is
11 enrolled on at least a half-time basis at a qualified
12 Illinois institution of higher learning; (v) who is
13 enrolled in a course of study leading to teacher
14 licensure, including alternative teacher licensure, or, if
15 the student is already licensed to teach, in a course of
16 study leading to an additional teaching endorsement or a
17 master's degree in an academic field in which he or she is
18 teaching or plans to teach or who has received one or more
19 College and Career Pathway Endorsements pursuant to
20 Section 80 of the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness
21 Act and commits to enrolling in a course of study leading
22 to teacher licensure, including alternative teacher
23 licensure; (vi) who maintains a grade point average of no
24 less than 2.5 on a 4.0 scale; and (vii) who continues to
25 advance satisfactorily toward the attainment of a degree.
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1minority students to pursue teaching careers at the preschool
2or elementary or secondary school level and to address and
3alleviate the teacher shortage crisis in this State described
4under the provisions of the Transitions in Education Act, each
5qualified student shall be awarded a minority teacher
6scholarship to any qualified Illinois institution of higher
7learning. However, preference may be given to qualified
8applicants enrolled at or above the junior level.
9 (c) Each minority teacher scholarship awarded under this
10Section shall be in an amount sufficient to pay the tuition and
11fees and room and board costs of the qualified Illinois
12institution of higher learning at which the recipient is
13enrolled, up to an annual maximum of $5,000; except that in the
14case of a recipient who does not reside on-campus at the
15institution at which he or she is enrolled, the amount of the
16scholarship shall be sufficient to pay tuition and fee
17expenses and a commuter allowance, up to an annual maximum of
18$5,000. However, if at least $2,850,000 is appropriated in a
19given fiscal year for the Minority Teachers of Illinois
20scholarship program, then, in each fiscal year thereafter,
21each scholarship awarded under this Section shall be in an
22amount sufficient to pay the tuition and fees and room and
23board costs of the qualified Illinois institution of higher
24learning at which the recipient is enrolled, up to an annual
25maximum of $7,500; except that in the case of a recipient who
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1is enrolled, the amount of the scholarship shall be sufficient
2to pay tuition and fee expenses and a commuter allowance, up to
3an annual maximum of $7,500.
4 (d) The total amount of minority teacher scholarship
5assistance awarded by the Commission under this Section to an
6individual in any given fiscal year, when added to other
7financial assistance awarded to that individual for that year,
8shall not exceed the cost of attendance at the institution at
9which the student is enrolled. If the amount of minority
10teacher scholarship to be awarded to a qualified student as
11provided in subsection (c) of this Section exceeds the cost of
12attendance at the institution at which the student is
13enrolled, the minority teacher scholarship shall be reduced by
14an amount equal to the amount by which the combined financial
15assistance available to the student exceeds the cost of
16attendance.
17 (e) The maximum number of academic terms for which a
18qualified student can receive minority teacher scholarship
19assistance shall be 8 semesters or 12 quarters.
20 (f) In any academic year for which an eligible applicant
21under this Section accepts financial assistance through the
22Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship Program, as authorized by
23Section 551 et seq. of the Higher Education Act of 1965, the
24applicant shall not be eligible for scholarship assistance
25awarded under this Section.
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1be awarded under this Section shall be made to the Commission
2on forms which the Commission shall provide for eligible
3applicants. The form of applications and the information
4required to be set forth therein shall be determined by the
5Commission, and the Commission shall require eligible
6applicants to submit with their applications such supporting
7documents or recommendations as the Commission deems
8necessary.
9 (h) Subject to a separate appropriation for such purposes,
10payment of any minority teacher scholarship awarded under this
11Section shall be determined by the Commission. All scholarship
12funds distributed in accordance with this subsection shall be
13paid to the institution and used only for payment of the
14tuition and fee and room and board expenses incurred by the
15student in connection with his or her attendance at a
16qualified Illinois institution of higher learning. Any
17minority teacher scholarship awarded under this Section shall
18be applicable to 2 semesters or 3 quarters of enrollment. If a
19qualified student withdraws from enrollment prior to
20completion of the first semester or quarter for which the
21minority teacher scholarship is applicable, the school shall
22refund to the Commission the full amount of the minority
23teacher scholarship.
24 (i) The Commission shall administer the minority teacher
25scholarship aid program established by this Section and shall
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1Section for its effective implementation.
2 (j) When an appropriation to the Commission for a given
3fiscal year is insufficient to provide scholarships to all
4qualified students, the Commission shall allocate the
5appropriation in accordance with this subsection. If funds are
6insufficient to provide all qualified students with a
7scholarship as authorized by this Section, the Commission
8shall allocate the available scholarship funds for that fiscal
9year to qualified students who submit a complete application
10form on or before a date specified by the Commission based on
11the following order of priority:
12 (1) To students who received a scholarship under this
13 Section in the prior academic year and who remain eligible
14 for a minority teacher scholarship under this Section.
15 (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (k), to
16 students who demonstrate financial need, as determined by
17 the Commission.
18 (k) Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of subsection (j), at
19least 35% of the funds appropriated for scholarships awarded
20under this Section in each fiscal year shall be reserved for
21qualified male minority applicants, with priority being given
22to qualified Black male applicants beginning with fiscal year
232023. If the Commission does not receive enough applications
24from qualified male minorities on or before January 1 of each
25fiscal year to award 35% of the funds appropriated for these
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1Commission may award a portion of the reserved funds to
2qualified female minority applicants in accordance with
3subsection (j).
4 Beginning with fiscal year 2023, if at least $2,850,000
5but less than $4,200,000 is appropriated in a given fiscal
6year for scholarships awarded under this Section, then at
7least 10% of the funds appropriated shall be reserved for
8qualified bilingual minority applicants, with priority being
9given to qualified bilingual minority applicants who are
10enrolled in an educator preparation program with a
11concentration in bilingual, bicultural education. Beginning
12with fiscal year 2023, if at least $4,200,000 is appropriated
13in a given fiscal year for the Minority Teachers of Illinois
14scholarship program, then at least 30% of the funds
15appropriated shall be reserved for qualified bilingual
16minority applicants, with priority being given to qualified
17bilingual minority applicants who are enrolled in an educator
18preparation program with a concentration in bilingual,
19bicultural education. Beginning with fiscal year 2023, if at
20least $2,850,000 is appropriated in a given fiscal year for
21scholarships awarded under this Section but the Commission
22does not receive enough applications from qualified bilingual
23minority applicants on or before January 1 of that fiscal year
24to award at least 10% of the funds appropriated to qualified
25bilingual minority applicants, then the Commission may, in its
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1qualified students in accordance with subsection (j).
2 (l) Prior to receiving scholarship assistance for any
3academic year, each recipient of a minority teacher
4scholarship awarded under this Section shall be required by
5the Commission to sign an agreement under which the recipient
6pledges that, within the one-year period following the
7termination of the program for which the recipient was awarded
8a minority teacher scholarship, the recipient (i) shall begin
9teaching for a period of not less than one year for each year
10of scholarship assistance he or she was awarded under this
11Section; (ii) shall fulfill this teaching obligation at a
12nonprofit Illinois public, private, or parochial preschool,
13elementary school, or secondary school at which no less than
1430% of the enrolled students are minority students in the year
15during which the recipient begins teaching at the school or
16may instead, if the recipient received a scholarship as a
17qualified bilingual minority applicant, fulfill this teaching
18obligation in a program in transitional bilingual education
19pursuant to Article 14C of the School Code or in a school in
20which 20 or more English learner students in the same language
21classification are enrolled; and (iii) shall, upon request by
22the Commission, provide the Commission with evidence that he
23or she is fulfilling or has fulfilled the terms of the teaching
24agreement provided for in this subsection.
25 (m) If a recipient of a minority teacher scholarship
26awarded under this Section fails to fulfill the teaching

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1obligation set forth in subsection (l) of this Section, the
2Commission shall require the recipient to repay the amount of
3the scholarships received, prorated according to the fraction
4of the teaching obligation not completed, at a rate of
5interest equal to 5%, and, if applicable, reasonable
6collection fees. The Commission is authorized to establish
7rules relating to its collection activities for repayment of
8scholarships under this Section. All repayments collected
9under this Section shall be forwarded to the State Comptroller
10for deposit into the State's General Revenue Fund.
11 (n) A recipient of minority teacher scholarship shall not
12be considered in violation of the agreement entered into
13pursuant to subsection (l) if the recipient (i) enrolls on a
14full time basis as a graduate student in a course of study
15related to the field of teaching at a qualified Illinois
16institution of higher learning; (ii) is serving, not in excess
17of 3 years, as a member of the armed services of the United
18States; (iii) is a person with a temporary total disability
19for a period of time not to exceed 3 years as established by
20sworn affidavit of a qualified physician; (iv) is seeking and
21unable to find full time employment as a teacher at an Illinois
22public, private, or parochial preschool or elementary or
23secondary school that satisfies the criteria set forth in
24subsection (l) of this Section and is able to provide evidence
25of that fact; (v) becomes a person with a permanent total
26disability as established by sworn affidavit of a qualified

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1physician; (vi) is taking additional courses, on at least a
2half-time basis, needed to obtain licensure as a teacher in
3Illinois; or (vii) is fulfilling teaching requirements
4associated with other programs administered by the Commission
5and cannot concurrently fulfill them under this Section in a
6period of time equal to the length of the teaching obligation.
7 (o) Scholarship recipients under this Section who withdraw
8from a program of teacher education but remain enrolled in
9school to continue their postsecondary studies in another
10academic discipline shall not be required to commence
11repayment of their Minority Teachers of Illinois scholarship
12so long as they remain enrolled in school on a full-time basis
13or if they can document for the Commission special
14circumstances that warrant extension of repayment.
15 (p) If the Minority Teachers of Illinois scholarship
16program does not expend at least 90% of the amount
17appropriated for the program in a given fiscal year for 3
18consecutive fiscal years and the Commission does not receive
19enough applications from the groups identified in subsection
20(k) on or before January 1 in each of those fiscal years to
21meet the percentage reserved for those groups under subsection
22(k), then up to 3% of amount appropriated for the program for
23each of next 3 fiscal years shall be allocated to increasing
24awareness of the program and for the recruitment of Black male
25applicants. The Commission shall make a recommendation to the
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1following the end of that third fiscal year regarding whether
2the amount allocated to increasing awareness and recruitment
3should continue.
4 (q) Each qualified Illinois institution of higher learning
5that receives funds from the Minority Teachers of Illinois
6scholarship program shall host an annual information session
7at the institution about the program for teacher candidates of
8color in accordance with rules adopted by the Commission.
9Additionally, the institution shall ensure that each
10scholarship recipient enrolled at the institution meets with
11an academic advisor at least once per academic year to
12facilitate on-time completion of the recipient's educator
13preparation program.
14 (r) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 101-654
15this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly will first
16take effect with awards made for the 2022-2023 academic year.
17(Source: P.A. 101-654, eff. 3-8-21; 102-465, eff. 1-1-22;
18revised 9-28-21.)
19 (110 ILCS 947/52)
20 Sec. 52. Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program; Golden
21Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching.
22 (a) In this Section, "Foundation" means the Golden Apple
23Foundation for Excellence in Teaching, a registered 501(c)(3)
24not-for-profit corporation.
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1students, especially minority students, to pursue teaching
2careers, especially in teacher shortage disciplines (which
3shall be defined to include early childhood education) or at
4hard-to-staff schools (as defined by the Commission in
5consultation with the State Board of Education), to provide
6those students with the crucial mentoring, guidance, and
7in-service support that will significantly increase the
8likelihood that they will complete their full teaching
9commitments and elect to continue teaching in targeted
10disciplines and hard-to-staff schools, and to ensure that
11students in this State will continue to have access to a pool
12of highly-qualified teachers, each qualified student shall be
13awarded a Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program
14scholarship to any Illinois institution of higher learning.
15The Commission shall administer the Golden Apple Scholars of
16Illinois Program, which shall be managed by the Foundation
17pursuant to the terms of a grant agreement meeting the
18requirements of Section 4 of the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery
19Act.
20 (a-3) For purposes of this Section, a qualified student
21shall be a student who meets the following qualifications:
22 (1) is a resident of this State and a citizen or
23 eligible noncitizen of the United States;
24 (2) is a high school graduate or a person who has
25 received a State of Illinois High School Diploma high
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1 (3) is enrolled or accepted, on at least a half-time
2 basis, at an institution of higher learning;
3 (4) is pursuing a postsecondary course of study
4 leading to initial certification or pursuing additional
5 course work needed to gain State Board of Education
6 approval to teach, including alternative teacher
7 licensure; and
8 (5) is a participant in programs managed by and is
9 approved to receive a scholarship from the Foundation.
10 (a-5) (Blank).
11 (b) (Blank).
12 (b-5) Funds designated for the Golden Apple Scholars of
13Illinois Program shall be used by the Commission for the
14payment of scholarship assistance under this Section or for
15the award of grant funds, subject to the Illinois Grant Funds
16Recovery Act, to the Foundation. Subject to appropriation,
17awards of grant funds to the Foundation shall be made on an
18annual basis and following an application for grant funds by
19the Foundation.
20 (b-10) Each year, the Foundation shall include in its
21application to the Commission for grant funds an estimate of
22the amount of scholarship assistance to be provided to
23qualified students during the grant period. Any amount of
24appropriated funds exceeding the estimated amount of
25scholarship assistance may be awarded by the Commission to the
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1the Foundation in providing the mentoring, guidance, and
2in-service supports that will increase the likelihood that
3qualified students will complete their teaching commitments
4and elect to continue teaching in hard-to-staff schools. If
5the estimate of the amount of scholarship assistance described
6in the Foundation's application is less than the actual amount
7required for the award of scholarship assistance to qualified
8students, the Foundation shall be responsible for using
9awarded grant funds to ensure all qualified students receive
10scholarship assistance under this Section.
11 (b-15) All grant funds not expended or legally obligated
12within the time specified in a grant agreement between the
13Foundation and the Commission shall be returned to the
14Commission within 45 days. Any funds legally obligated by the
15end of a grant agreement shall be liquidated within 45 days or
16otherwise returned to the Commission within 90 days after the
17end of the grant agreement that resulted in the award of grant
18funds.
19 (c) Each scholarship awarded under this Section shall be
20in an amount sufficient to pay the tuition and fees and room
21and board costs of the Illinois institution of higher learning
22at which the recipient is enrolled, up to an annual maximum of
23$5,000; except that in the case of a recipient who does not
24reside on-campus at the institution of higher learning at
25which he or she is enrolled, the amount of the scholarship
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1commuter allowance, up to an annual maximum of $5,000. All
2scholarship funds distributed in accordance with this Section
3shall be paid to the institution on behalf of recipients.
4 (d) The total amount of scholarship assistance awarded by
5the Commission under this Section to an individual in any
6given fiscal year, when added to other financial assistance
7awarded to that individual for that year, shall not exceed the
8cost of attendance at the institution of higher learning at
9which the student is enrolled. In any academic year for which a
10qualified student under this Section accepts financial
11assistance through any other teacher scholarship program
12administered by the Commission, a qualified student shall not
13be eligible for scholarship assistance awarded under this
14Section.
15 (e) A recipient may receive up to 8 semesters or 12
16quarters of scholarship assistance under this Section.
17Scholarship funds are applicable toward 2 semesters or 3
18quarters of enrollment each academic year.
19 (f) All applications for scholarship assistance to be
20awarded under this Section shall be made to the Foundation in a
21form determined by the Foundation. Each year, the Foundation
22shall notify the Commission of the individuals awarded
23scholarship assistance under this Section. Each year, at least
2430% of the Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program
25scholarships shall be awarded to students residing in counties
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1 (g) (Blank).
2 (h) The Commission shall administer the payment of
3scholarship assistance provided through the Golden Apple
4Scholars of Illinois Program and shall make all necessary and
5proper rules not inconsistent with this Section for the
6effective implementation of this Section.
7 (i) Prior to receiving scholarship assistance for any
8academic year, each recipient of a scholarship awarded under
9this Section shall be required by the Foundation to sign an
10agreement under which the recipient pledges that, within the
112-year period following the termination of the academic
12program for which the recipient was awarded a scholarship, the
13recipient: (i) shall begin teaching for a period of not less
14than 5 years, (ii) shall fulfill this teaching obligation at a
15nonprofit Illinois public, private, or parochial preschool or
16an Illinois public elementary or secondary school that
17qualifies for teacher loan cancellation under Section
18465(a)(2)(A) of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
19U.S.C. 1087ee(a)(2)(A)) or other Illinois schools deemed
20eligible for fulfilling the teaching commitment as designated
21by the Foundation, and (iii) shall, upon request of the
22Foundation, provide the Foundation with evidence that he or
23she is fulfilling or has fulfilled the terms of the teaching
24agreement provided for in this subsection. Upon request, the
25Foundation shall provide evidence of teacher fulfillment to
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1 (j) If a recipient of a scholarship awarded under this
2Section fails to fulfill the teaching obligation set forth in
3subsection (i) of this Section, the Commission shall require
4the recipient to repay the amount of the scholarships
5received, prorated according to the fraction of the teaching
6obligation not completed, plus interest at a rate of 5% and if
7applicable, reasonable collection fees. Payments received by
8the Commission under this subsection (j) shall be remitted to
9the State Comptroller for deposit into the General Revenue
10Fund, except that that portion of a recipient's repayment that
11equals the amount in expenses that the Commission has
12reasonably incurred in attempting collection from that
13recipient shall be remitted to the State Comptroller for
14deposit into the Commission's Accounts Receivable Fund.
15 (k) A recipient of a scholarship awarded by the Foundation
16under this Section shall not be considered to have failed to
17fulfill the teaching obligations of the agreement entered into
18pursuant to subsection (i) if the recipient (i) enrolls on a
19full-time basis as a graduate student in a course of study
20related to the field of teaching at an institution of higher
21learning; (ii) is serving as a member of the armed services of
22the United States; (iii) is a person with a temporary total
23disability, as established by sworn affidavit of a qualified
24physician; (iv) is seeking and unable to find full-time
25employment as a teacher at a school that satisfies the
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1evidence of that fact; (v) is taking additional courses, on at
2least a half-time basis, needed to obtain certification as a
3teacher in Illinois; (vi) is fulfilling teaching requirements
4associated with other programs administered by the Commission
5and cannot concurrently fulfill them under this Section in a
6period of time equal to the length of the teaching obligation;
7or (vii) is participating in a program established under
8Executive Order 10924 of the President of the United States or
9the federal National Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
1012501 et seq.). Any such extension of the period during which
11the teaching requirement must be fulfilled shall be subject to
12limitations of duration as established by the Commission.
13 (l) A recipient who fails to fulfill the teaching
14obligations of the agreement entered into pursuant to
15subsection (i) of this Section shall repay the amount of
16scholarship assistance awarded to them under this Section
17within 10 years.
18 (m) Annually, at a time determined by the Commission in
19consultation with the Foundation, the Foundation shall submit
20a report to assist the Commission in monitoring the
21Foundation's performance of grant activities. The report shall
22describe the following:
23 (1) the Foundation's anticipated expenditures for the
24 next fiscal year;
25 (2) the number of qualified students receiving
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1 learning where a qualified student was enrolled under this
2 Section during the previous fiscal year;
3 (3) the total monetary value of scholarship funds paid
4 to each institution of higher learning at which a
5 qualified student was enrolled during the previous fiscal
6 year;
7 (4) the number of scholarship recipients who completed
8 a baccalaureate degree during the previous fiscal year;
9 (5) the number of scholarship recipients who fulfilled
10 their teaching obligation during the previous fiscal year;
11 (6) the number of scholarship recipients who failed to
12 fulfill their teaching obligation during the previous
13 fiscal year;
14 (7) the number of scholarship recipients granted an
15 extension described in subsection (k) of this Section
16 during the previous fiscal year;
17 (8) the number of scholarship recipients required to
18 repay scholarship assistance in accordance with subsection
19 (j) of this Section during the previous fiscal year;
20 (9) the number of scholarship recipients who
21 successfully repaid scholarship assistance in full during
22 the previous fiscal year;
23 (10) the number of scholarship recipients who
24 defaulted on their obligation to repay scholarship
25 assistance during the previous fiscal year;
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1 collection in accordance with subsection (j) of this
2 Section at the end of the previous fiscal year;
3 (12) the amount of collected funds to be remitted to
4 the Comptroller in accordance with subsection (j) of this
5 Section at the end of the previous fiscal year; and
6 (13) other information that the Commission may
7 reasonably request.
8 (n) Nothing in this Section shall affect the rights of the
9Commission to collect moneys owed to it by recipients of
10scholarship assistance through the Illinois Future Teacher
11Corps Program, repealed by this amendatory Act of the 98th
12General Assembly.
13 (o) The Auditor General shall prepare an annual audit of
14the operations and finances of the Golden Apple Scholars of
15Illinois Program. This audit shall be provided to the
16Governor, General Assembly, and the Commission.
17 (p) The suspension of grant making authority found in
18Section 4.2 of the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act shall not
19apply to grants made pursuant to this Section.
20(Source: P.A. 98-533, eff. 8-23-13; 98-718, eff. 1-1-15;
2199-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
22 (110 ILCS 947/62)
23 Sec. 62. Grants for exonerated persons.
24 (a) In this Section:
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1pardon from the Governor of the State of Illinois stating that
2such a pardon is issued on the grounds of innocence of the
3crime for which he or she was imprisoned or an individual who
4has received a certificate of innocence from a circuit court
5pursuant to Section 2-702 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
6 "Satisfactory academic progress" means the qualified
7applicant's maintenance of minimum standards of academic
8performance, consistent with requirements for maintaining
9federal financial aid eligibility, as determined by the
10institution of higher learning.
11 (b) Subject to a separate appropriation for this purpose,
12the Commission shall, each year, receive and consider
13applications for grant assistance under this Section.
14Recipients of grants issued by the Commission in accordance
15with this Section must be exonerated persons. Provided that
16the recipient is maintaining satisfactory academic progress,
17the funds from the grant may be used to pay up to 8 semesters
18or 12 quarters of full payment of tuition and mandatory fees at
19any public university or public community college located in
20this State for either full or part-time study. This benefit
21may be used for undergraduate or graduate study.
22 In addition, an exonerated person who has not yet received
23a high school diploma or a State of Illinois High School
24Diploma high school equivalency certificate and completes a
25high school equivalency preparation course through an Illinois
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1to pay costs associated with obtaining a State of Illinois
2High School Diploma high school equivalency certificate,
3including payment of the cost of the high school equivalency
4test and up to one retest on each test module, and any
5additional fees that may be required in order to obtain a State
6of Illinois High School Diploma an Illinois High School
7Equivalency Certificate or an official transcript of test
8scores after successful completion of the high school
9equivalency test.
10 (c) An applicant for a grant under this Section need not
11demonstrate financial need to qualify for the benefits.
12 (d) The Commission may adopt any rules necessary to
13implement and administer this Section.
14(Source: P.A. 99-199, eff. 1-1-16.)
15 Section 40. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by
16changing Section 500-50 as follows:
17 (215 ILCS 5/500-50)
18 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
19 Sec. 500-50. Insurance producers; examination statistics.
20 (a) The use of examinations for the purpose of determining
21qualifications of persons to be licensed as insurance
22producers has a direct and far-reaching effect on persons
23seeking those licenses, on insurance companies, and on the
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1public welfare to insure that examinations for licensing do
2not have the effect of unlawfully discriminating against
3applicants for licensing as insurance producers on the basis
4of race, color, national origin, or sex.
5 (b) As used in this Section, the following words have the
6meanings given in this subsection.
7 Examination. "Examination" means the examination in each
8line of insurance administered pursuant to Section 500-30.
9 Examinee. "Examinee" means a person who takes an
10examination.
11 Part. "Part" means a portion of an examination for which a
12score is calculated.
13 Operational item. "Operational item" means a test question
14considered in determining an examinee's score.
15 Test form. "Test form" means the test booklet or
16instrument used for a part of an examination.
17 Pretest item. "Pretest item" means a prospective test
18question that is included in a test form in order to assess its
19performance, but is not considered in determining an
20examinee's score.
21 Minority group or examinees. "Minority group" or "minority
22examinees" means examinees who are American Indian or Alaska
23Native, Asian, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino,
24or Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.
25 Correct-answer rate. "Correct-answer rate" for an item
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1on an item divided by the number of examinees who answered the
2item.
3 Correlation. "Correlation" means a statistical measure of
4the relationship between performance on an item and
5performance on a part of the examination.
6 (c) The Director shall ask each examinee to self-report on
7a voluntary basis on the answer sheet, application form, or by
8other appropriate means, the following information:
9 (1) race or ethnicity (American Indian or Alaska
10 Native, Asian, Black or African American, Hispanic or
11 Latino, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, or
12 White);
13 (2) education (8th grade or less; less than 12th
14 grade; high school diploma or State of Illinois High
15 School Diploma high school equivalency certificate; some
16 college, but no 4-year degree; or 4-year degree or more);
17 and
18 (3) gender (male or female).
19 The Director must advise all examinees that they are not
20required to provide this information, that they will not be
21penalized for not doing so, and that the Director will use the
22information provided exclusively for research and statistical
23purposes and to improve the quality and fairness of the
24examinations.
25 (d) No later than May 1 of each year, the Director must
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1of summary statistical information relating to each
2examination administered during the preceding calendar year.
3Each Examination Report shall show with respect to each
4examination:
5 (1) For all examinees combined and separately by race
6 or ethnicity, by educational level, by gender, by
7 educational level within race or ethnicity, by education
8 level within gender, and by race or ethnicity within
9 gender:
10 (A) number of examinees;
11 (B) percentage and number of examinees who passed
12 each part;
13 (C) percentage and number of examinees who passed
14 all parts;
15 (D) mean scaled scores on each part; and
16 (E) standard deviation of scaled scores on each
17 part.
18 (2) For male examinees, female examinees, Black or
19 African American examinees, white examinees, American
20 Indian or Alaska Native examinees, Asian examinees,
21 Hispanic or Latino examinees, and Native Hawaiian or Other
22 Pacific Islander, respectively, with a high school diploma
23 or State of Illinois High School Diploma high school
24 equivalency certificate, the distribution of scaled scores
25 on each part.
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1and make available on request an Item Report of summary
2statistical information relating to each operational item on
3each test form administered during the preceding calendar
4year. The Item Report shall show, for each operational item,
5for all examinees combined and separately for Black or African
6American examinees, white examinees, American Indian or Alaska
7Native examinees, Asian examinees, Hispanic or Latino
8examinees, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, the
9correct-answer rates and correlations.
10 The Director is not required to report separate
11statistical information for any group or subgroup comprising
12fewer than 50 examinees.
13 (e) The Director must obtain a regular analysis of the
14data collected under this Section, and any other relevant
15information, for purposes of the development of new test
16forms. The analysis shall continue the implementation of the
17item selection methodology as recommended in the Final Report
18of the Illinois Insurance Producer's Licensing Examination
19Advisory Committee dated November 19, 1991, and filed with the
20Department unless some other methodology is determined by the
21Director to be as effective in minimizing differences between
22white and minority examinee pass-fail rates.
23 (f) The Director has the discretion to set cutoff scores
24for the examinations, provided that scaled scores on test
25forms administered after July 1, 1993, shall be made
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1by use of professionally acceptable methods so as to minimize
2changes in passing rates related to the presence or absence of
3or changes in equating or scaling equations or methods or
4content outlines. Each calendar year, the scaled cutoff score
5for each part of each examination shall fluctuate by no more
6than the standard error of measurement from the scaled cutoff
7score employed during the preceding year.
8 (g) No later than May 1, 2003 and no later than May 1 of
9every fourth year thereafter, the Director must release to the
10public and make generally available one representative test
11form and set of answer keys for each part of each examination.
12 (h) The Director must maintain, for a period of 3 years
13after they are prepared or used, all registration forms, test
14forms, answer sheets, operational items and pretest items,
15item analyses, and other statistical analyses relating to the
16examinations. All personal identifying information regarding
17examinees and the content of test items must be maintained
18confidentially as necessary for purposes of protecting the
19personal privacy of examinees and the maintenance of test
20security.
21 (i) In administering the examinations, the Director must
22make such accommodations for examinees with disabilities as
23are reasonably warranted by the particular disability
24involved, including the provision of additional time if
25necessary to complete an examination or special assistance in
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1 (j) For the purposes of this Section:
2 (1) "American Indian or Alaska Native" means a person
3 having origins in any of the original peoples of North and
4 South America, including Central America, and who
5 maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.
6 (2) "Asian" means a person having origins in any of
7 the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or
8 the Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited to,
9 Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan,
10 the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
11 (3) "Black or African American" means a person having
12 origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
13 (4) "Hispanic or Latino" means a person of Cuban,
14 Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other
15 Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.
16 (5) "Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander" means
17 a person having origins in any of the original peoples of
18 Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
19 (6) "White" means a person having origins in any of
20 the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North
21 Africa.
22(Source: P.A. 102-465, eff. 1-1-22.)
23 Section 45. The Nurse Practice Act is amended by changing
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1 (225 ILCS 65/80-40)
2 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
3 Sec. 80-40. Licensure by examination. An applicant for
4licensure by examination to practice as a licensed medication
5aide must:
6 (1) submit a completed written application on forms
7 provided by the Department and fees as established by the
8 Department;
9 (2) be age 18 or older;
10 (3) have a high school diploma or a State of Illinois
11 High School Diploma high school equivalency certificate;
12 (4) demonstrate the ability to speak, read, and write
13 the English language, as determined by rule;
14 (5) demonstrate competency in math, as determined by
15 rule;
16 (6) be currently certified in good standing as a
17 certified nursing assistant and provide proof of 2,000
18 hours of practice as a certified nursing assistant within
19 3 years before application for licensure;
20 (7) submit to the criminal history records check
21 required under Section 50-35 of this Act;
22 (8) have not engaged in conduct or behavior determined
23 to be grounds for discipline under this Act;
24 (9) be currently certified to perform cardiopulmonary
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1 (10) have successfully completed a course of study
2 approved by the Department as defined by rule; to be
3 approved, the program must include a minimum of 60 hours
4 of classroom-based medication aide education, a minimum of
5 10 hours of simulation laboratory study, and a minimum of
6 30 hours of registered nurse-supervised clinical practicum
7 with progressive responsibility of patient medication
8 assistance;
9 (11) have successfully completed the Medication Aide
10 Certification Examination or other examination authorized
11 by the Department; and
12 (12) submit proof of employment by a qualifying
13 facility.
14(Source: P.A. 98-990, eff. 8-18-14; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15.)
15 Section 50. The Pharmacy Practice Act is amended by
16changing Section 9 as follows:
17 (225 ILCS 85/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 4129)
18 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
19 Sec. 9. Licensure as registered pharmacy technician.
20 (a) Any person shall be entitled to licensure as a
21registered pharmacy technician who is of the age of 16 or over,
22has not engaged in conduct or behavior determined to be
23grounds for discipline under this Act, is attending or has
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1or educational institution or received a State of Illinois
2High School Diploma high school equivalency certificate, and
3has filed a written or electronic application for licensure on
4a form to be prescribed and furnished by the Department for
5that purpose. The Department shall issue a license as a
6registered pharmacy technician to any applicant who has
7qualified as aforesaid, and such license shall be the sole
8authority required to assist licensed pharmacists in the
9practice of pharmacy, under the supervision of a licensed
10pharmacist. A registered pharmacy technician may be delegated
11to perform any task within the practice of pharmacy if
12specifically trained for that task, except for patient
13counseling, drug regimen review, or clinical conflict
14resolution.
15 (b) Beginning on January 1, 2017, within 2 years after
16initial licensure as a registered pharmacy technician, the
17licensee must meet the requirements described in Section 9.5
18of this Act and become licensed as a registered certified
19pharmacy technician. If the licensee has not yet attained the
20age of 18, then upon the next renewal as a registered pharmacy
21technician, the licensee must meet the requirements described
22in Section 9.5 of this Act and become licensed as a registered
23certified pharmacy technician. This requirement does not apply
24to pharmacy technicians registered prior to January 1, 2008.
25 (c) Any person registered as a pharmacy technician who is
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1pharmacy in a school or college of pharmacy or a department of
2pharmacy of a university approved by the Department or has
3graduated from such a program within the last 18 months, shall
4be considered a "student pharmacist" and entitled to use the
5title "student pharmacist". A student pharmacist must meet all
6of the requirements for licensure as a registered pharmacy
7technician set forth in this Section excluding the requirement
8of certification prior to the second license renewal and pay
9the required registered pharmacy technician license fees. A
10student pharmacist may, under the supervision of a pharmacist,
11assist in the practice of pharmacy and perform any and all
12functions delegated to him or her by the pharmacist.
13 (d) Any person seeking licensure as a pharmacist who has
14graduated from a pharmacy program outside the United States
15must register as a pharmacy technician and shall be considered
16a "student pharmacist" and be entitled to use the title
17"student pharmacist" while completing the 1,200 clinical hours
18of training approved by the Board of Pharmacy described and
19for no more than 18 months after completion of these hours.
20These individuals are not required to become registered
21certified pharmacy technicians while completing their Board
22approved clinical training, but must become licensed as a
23pharmacist or become licensed as a registered certified
24pharmacy technician before the second pharmacy technician
25license renewal following completion of the Board approved
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1 (e) The Department shall not renew the registered pharmacy
2technician license of any person who has been licensed as a
3registered pharmacy technician with the designation "student
4pharmacist" who: (1) has dropped out of or been expelled from
5an ACPE accredited college of pharmacy; (2) has failed to
6complete his or her 1,200 hours of Board approved clinical
7training within 24 months; or (3) has failed the pharmacist
8licensure examination 3 times. The Department shall require
9these individuals to meet the requirements of and become
10licensed as a registered certified pharmacy technician.
11 (f) The Department may take any action set forth in
12Section 30 of this Act with regard to a license pursuant to
13this Section.
14 (g) Any person who is enrolled in a non-traditional
15Pharm.D. program at an ACPE accredited college of pharmacy and
16is licensed as a registered pharmacist under the laws of
17another United States jurisdiction shall be permitted to
18engage in the program of practice experience required in the
19academic program by virtue of such license. Such person shall
20be exempt from the requirement of licensure as a registered
21pharmacy technician or registered certified pharmacy
22technician while engaged in the program of practice experience
23required in the academic program.
24 An applicant for licensure as a registered pharmacy
25technician may assist a pharmacist in the practice of pharmacy
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1license if the applicant has submitted the required fee and an
2application for licensure to the Department. The applicant
3shall keep a copy of the submitted application on the premises
4where the applicant is assisting in the practice of pharmacy.
5The Department shall forward confirmation of receipt of the
6application with start and expiration dates of practice
7pending licensure.
8(Source: P.A. 100-497, eff. 9-8-17; 101-621, eff. 1-1-20.)
9 Section 55. The Structural Pest Control Act is amended by
10changing Section 5 as follows:
11 (225 ILCS 235/5) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2205)
12 (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2029)
13 Sec. 5. Certification requirements. No individual shall
14apply any general use or restricted pesticide while engaged in
15commercial structural pest control in this State unless the
16individual is engaged in or has completed the training
17requirements prescribed by the Department and is certified, or
18supervised by someone who is certified, by the Department in
19accordance with this Section.
20 No individual shall apply any restricted pesticide while
21engaged in non-commercial structural pest control in this
22State unless the individual is engaged in or has completed the
23training requirements prescribed by the Department and is
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1accordance with this Section. In addition, any individual at
2any non-commercial structural pest control location using
3general use pesticides shall comply with the labeling
4requirements of the pesticides used at that location.
5 Each commercial structural pest control location shall be
6required to employ at least one certified technician at each
7location. In addition, each non-commercial structural pest
8control location utilizing restricted pesticides shall be
9required to employ at least one certified technician at each
10location. Individuals who are not certified technicians may
11work under the supervision of a certified technician employed
12at the commercial or non-commercial location who shall be
13responsible for their pest control activities. Any technician
14providing supervision for the use of restricted pesticides
15must be certified in the sub-category for which he is
16providing supervision.
17 A. Any individual engaging in commercial structural pest
18control and utilizing general use pesticides must:
19 1. be at least 18 years of age;
20 2. hold a high school diploma or State of Illinois
21 High School Diploma high school equivalency certificate;
22 and
23 3. have filed an original application, paid the fee
24 required for examination, and have passed the General
25 Standards examination.
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1structural pest control and supervising the use of restricted
2pesticides in any one of the sub-categories in Section 7 of
3this Act must:
4 1. be at least 18 years of age;
5 2. hold a high school diploma or a State of Illinois
6 High School Diploma high school equivalency certificate;
7 and
8 3. have:
9 a. six months of practical experience in
10 structural pest control; or
11 b. successfully completed a minimum of 16 semester
12 hours, or their equivalent, in entomology or related
13 fields from a recognized college or university; or
14 c. successfully completed a pest control course,
15 approved by the Department, from a recognized
16 educational institution or other entity.
17 Each applicant shall have filed an original application
18and paid the fee required for examination. Every applicant who
19successfully passes the General Standards examination and at
20least one sub-category examination shall be certified in each
21sub-category which he has successfully passed.
22 A certified technician who wishes to be certified in
23sub-categories for which he has not been previously certified
24may apply for any sub-category examination provided he meets
25the requirements set forth in this Section, files an original
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1 An applicant who fails to pass the General Standards
2examination or any sub-category examination may reapply for
3that examination, provided that he files an application and
4pays the fee required for an original examination.
5Re-examination applications shall be on forms prescribed by
6the Department.
7(Source: P.A. 100-716, eff. 8-3-18.)
8 Section 60. The Community Association Manager Licensing
9and Disciplinary Act is amended by changing Section 40 as
10follows:
11 (225 ILCS 427/40)
12 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
13 Sec. 40. Qualifications for licensure as a community
14association manager.
15 (a) No person shall be qualified for licensure as a
16community association manager under this Act unless the person
17has applied in writing on the prescribed forms and has paid the
18required, nonrefundable fees and has met all of the following
19qualifications:
20 (1) Is at least 18 years of age.
21 (1.5) Successfully completed a 4-year course of study
22 in a high school, secondary school, or an equivalent
23 course of study approved by the state in which the school
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1 Diploma high school equivalency certificate, which shall
2 be verified under oath by the applicant.
3 (2) Provided satisfactory evidence of having completed
4 at least 20 classroom hours in community association
5 management courses approved by the Board.
6 (3) Passed an examination authorized by the
7 Department.
8 (4) Has not committed an act or acts, in this or any
9 other jurisdiction, that would be a violation of this Act.
10 (5) Is of good moral character. In determining moral
11 character under this Section, the Department may take into
12 consideration whether the applicant has engaged in conduct
13 or activities that would constitute grounds for discipline
14 under this Act. Good moral character is a continuing
15 requirement of licensure. Conviction of crimes may be used
16 in determining moral character, but shall not constitute
17 an absolute bar to licensure.
18 (6) Has not been declared by any court of competent
19 jurisdiction to be incompetent by reason of mental or
20 physical defect or disease, unless subsequently declared
21 by a court to be competent.
22 (7) Complies with any additional qualifications for
23 licensure as determined by rule of the Department.
24 (b) (Blank).
25 (c) (Blank).
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1to complete the application process. If the process has not
2been completed within the 3 years, the application shall be
3denied, the fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant must
4reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of
5re-application.
6 (e) The Department shall not require applicants to report
7the following information and shall not consider the following
8criminal history records in connection with an application for
9licensure:
10 (1) juvenile adjudications of delinquent minors as
11 defined in Section 5-105 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987
12 subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 5-130 of
13 that Act;
14 (2) law enforcement records, court records, and
15 conviction records of an individual who was 17 years old
16 at the time of the offense and before January 1, 2014,
17 unless the nature of the offense required the individual
18 to be tried as an adult;
19 (3) records of arrest not followed by a charge or
20 conviction;
21 (4) records of arrest in which the charges were
22 dismissed unless related to the practice of the
23 profession; however, applicants shall not be asked to
24 report any arrests, and an arrest not followed by a
25 conviction shall not be the basis of a denial and may be
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1 (5) convictions overturned by a higher court; or
2 (6) convictions or arrests that have been sealed or
3 expunged.
4 (f) An applicant or licensee shall report to the
5Department, in a manner prescribed by the Department, and
6within 30 days after the occurrence if during the term of
7licensure: (i) any conviction of or plea of guilty or nolo
8contendere to forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under
9false pretenses, larceny, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, or
10any similar offense or offenses or any conviction of a felony
11involving moral turpitude; (ii) the entry of an administrative
12sanction by a government agency in this State or any other
13jurisdiction that has as an essential element dishonesty or
14fraud or involves larceny, embezzlement, or obtaining money,
15property, or credit by false pretenses; or (iii) any
16conviction of or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a crime
17that subjects the licensee to compliance with the requirements
18of the Sex Offender Registration Act.
19(Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)
20 Section 65. The Home Inspector License Act is amended by
21changing Section 5-10 as follows:
22 (225 ILCS 441/5-10)
23 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)
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1 (a) Every natural person who desires to obtain a home
2inspector license shall:
3 (1) apply to the Department in a manner prescribed by
4 the Department and accompanied by the required fee; all
5 applications shall contain the information that, in the
6 judgment of the Department, enables the Department to pass
7 on the qualifications of the applicant for a license to
8 practice as a home inspector as set by rule;
9 (2) be at least 18 years of age;
10 (3) successfully complete a 4-year course of study in
11 a high school or secondary school or an equivalent course
12 of study approved by the state in which the school is
13 located, or possess a State of Illinois High School
14 Diploma high school equivalency certificate, which shall
15 be verified under oath by the applicant;
16 (4) personally take and pass a written examination and
17 a field examination authorized by the Department; and
18 (5) prior to taking the examination, provide evidence
19 to the Department that the applicant has successfully
20 completed the prerequisite classroom hours of instruction
21 in home inspection, as established by rule.
22 (b) The Department shall not require applicants to report
23the following information and shall not consider the following
24criminal history records in connection with an application for
25licensure or registration:
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1 defined in Section 5-105 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987
2 subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 5-130 of
3 that Act;
4 (2) law enforcement records, court records, and
5 conviction records of an individual who was 17 years old
6 at the time of the offense and before January 1, 2014,
7 unless the nature of the offense required the individual
8 to be tried as an adult;
9 (3) records of arrest not followed by a charge or
10 conviction;
11 (4) records of arrest where the charges were dismissed
12 unless related to the practice of the profession; however,
13 applicants shall not be asked to report any arrests, and
14 an arrest not followed by a conviction shall not be the
15 basis of denial and may be used only to assess an
16 applicant's rehabilitation;
17 (5) convictions overturned by a higher court; or
18 (6) convictions or arrests that have been sealed or
19 expunged.
20 (c) An applicant or licensee shall report to the
21Department, in a manner prescribed by the Department, upon
22application and within 30 days after the occurrence, if during
23the term of licensure, (i) any conviction of or plea of guilty
24or nolo contendere to forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money
25under false pretenses, larceny, extortion, conspiracy to
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1of a felony involving moral turpitude, (ii) the entry of an
2administrative sanction by a government agency in this State
3or any other jurisdiction that has as an essential element
4dishonesty or fraud or involves larceny, embezzlement, or
5obtaining money, property, or credit by false pretenses, or
6(iii) a crime that subjects the licensee to compliance with
7the requirements of the Sex Offender Registration Act.
8 (d) Applicants have 3 years after the date of the
9application to complete the application process. If the
10process has not been completed within 3 years, the application
11shall be denied, the fee forfeited, and the applicant must
12reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of
13reapplication.
14(Source: P.A. 102-20, eff. 1-1-22.)
15 Section 70. The Real Estate License Act of 2000 is amended
16by changing Sections 5-10, 5-27, and 5-28 as follows:
17 (225 ILCS 454/5-10)
18 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030)
19 Sec. 5-10. Requirements for license as a residential
20leasing agent; continuing education.
21 (a) Every applicant for licensure as a residential leasing
22agent must meet the following qualifications:
23 (1) be at least 18 years of age;
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1 (3) successfully complete a 4-year course of study in
2 a high school or secondary school or an equivalent course
3 of study approved by the state in which the school is
4 located, or possess a State of Illinois High School
5 Diploma high school equivalency certificate, which shall
6 be verified under oath by the applicant;
7 (4) personally take and pass a written examination
8 authorized by the Department sufficient to demonstrate the
9 applicant's knowledge of the provisions of this Act
10 relating to residential leasing agents and the applicant's
11 competence to engage in the activities of a licensed
12 residential leasing agent;
13 (5) provide satisfactory evidence of having completed
14 15 hours of instruction in an approved course of study
15 relating to the leasing of residential real property. The
16 Board may recommend to the Department the number of hours
17 each topic of study shall require. The course of study
18 shall, among other topics, cover the provisions of this
19 Act applicable to residential leasing agents; fair housing
20 and human rights issues relating to residential leasing;
21 advertising and marketing issues; leases, applications,
22 and credit and criminal background reports; owner-tenant
23 relationships and owner-tenant laws; the handling of
24 funds; and environmental issues relating to residential
25 real property;
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1 rule; and
2 (7) present a valid application for issuance of an
3 initial license accompanied by fees specified by rule.
4 (b) No applicant shall engage in any of the activities
5covered by this Act without a valid license and until a valid
6sponsorship has been registered with the Department.
7 (c) Successfully completed course work, completed pursuant
8to the requirements of this Section, may be applied to the
9course work requirements to obtain a managing broker's or
10broker's license as provided by rule. The Board may recommend
11to the Department and the Department may adopt requirements
12for approved courses, course content, and the approval of
13courses, instructors, and education providers, as well as
14education provider and instructor fees. The Department may
15establish continuing education requirements for residential
16licensed leasing agents, by rule, consistent with the language
17and intent of this Act, with the advice of the Board.
18 (d) The continuing education requirement for residential
19leasing agents shall consist of a single core curriculum to be
20prescribed by the Department as recommended by the Board.
21Leasing agents shall be required to complete no less than 8
22hours of continuing education in the core curriculum for each
232-year renewal period. The curriculum shall, at a minimum,
24consist of a single course or courses on the subjects of fair
25housing and human rights issues related to residential
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1applications, credit reports, and criminal history, the
2handling of funds, owner-tenant relationships and owner-tenant
3laws, and environmental issues relating to residential real
4estate.
5(Source: P.A. 100-188, eff. 1-1-18; 101-357, eff. 8-9-19.)
6 (225 ILCS 454/5-27)
7 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030)
8 Sec. 5-27. Requirements for licensure as a broker.
9 (a) Every applicant for licensure as a broker must meet
10the following qualifications:
11 (1) Be at least 18 years of age;
12 (2) Be of good moral character;
13 (3) Successfully complete a 4-year course of study in
14 a high school or secondary school approved by the state in
15 which the school is located, or possess a State of
16 Illinois High School Diploma high school equivalency
17 certificate, which shall be verified under oath by the
18 applicant;
19 (4) (Blank);
20 (5) Provide satisfactory evidence of having completed
21 75 hours of instruction in real estate courses approved by
22 the Department, 15 hours of which must consist of
23 situational and case studies presented in the classroom or
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1 (6) Personally take and pass a written examination
2 authorized by the Department;
3 (7) Present a valid application for issuance of a
4 license accompanied by the fees specified by rule.
5 (b) The requirements specified in items (3) and (5) of
6subsection (a) of this Section do not apply to applicants who
7are currently admitted to practice law by the Supreme Court of
8Illinois and are currently in active standing.
9 (c) No applicant shall engage in any of the activities
10covered by this Act until a valid sponsorship has been
11registered with the Department.
12 (d) All licenses should be readily available to the public
13at the licensee's place of business.
14 (e) An individual holding an active license as a managing
15broker may, upon written request to the Department,
16permanently and irrevocably place his or her managing broker
17license on inactive status and shall be issued a broker's
18license in exchange. Any individual obtaining a broker's
19license under this subsection (e) shall be considered as
20having obtained a broker's license by education and passing
21the required test and shall be treated as such in determining
22compliance with this Act.
23(Source: P.A. 100-188, eff. 1-1-18; 101-357, eff. 8-9-19.)
24 (225 ILCS 454/5-28)
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1 Sec. 5-28. Requirements for licensure as a managing
2broker.
3 (a) Every applicant for licensure as a managing broker
4must meet the following qualifications:
5 (1) be at least 20 years of age;
6 (2) be of good moral character;
7 (3) have been licensed at least 2 consecutive years
8 out of the preceding 3 years as a broker;
9 (4) successfully complete a 4-year course of study in
10 high school or secondary school approved by the state in
11 which the school is located, or a State of Illinois High
12 School Diploma high school equivalency certificate, which
13 shall be verified under oath by the applicant;
14 (5) provide satisfactory evidence of having completed
15 at least 165 hours, 120 of which shall be those hours
16 required pre-licensure and post-licensure to obtain a
17 broker's license, and 45 additional hours completed within
18 the year immediately preceding the filing of an
19 application for a managing broker's license, which hours
20 shall focus on brokerage administration and management and
21 residential leasing agent management and include at least
22 15 hours in the classroom or by live, interactive webinar
23 or online distance education courses;
24 (6) personally take and pass a written examination
25 authorized by the Department; and
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1 license accompanied by the fees specified by rule.
2 (b) The requirements specified in item (5) of subsection
3(a) of this Section do not apply to applicants who are
4currently admitted to practice law by the Supreme Court of
5Illinois and are currently in active standing.
6(Source: P.A. 100-188, eff. 1-1-18; 101-357, eff. 8-9-19.)
7 Section 75. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
8changing Sections 4-1.9 and 9A-8 as follows:
9 (305 ILCS 5/4-1.9) (from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.9)
10 Sec. 4-1.9. Participation in Educational and Vocational
11Training Programs.
12 (a) A parent or parents and a child age 16 or over not in
13regular attendance in school, as defined in Section 4-1.1 as
14that Section existed on August 26, 1969 (the effective date of
15Public Act 76-1047), for whom education and training is
16suitable, must participate in the educational and vocational
17training programs provided pursuant to Article IXA.
18 (b) A parent who is less than 20 years of age and who has
19not received a high school diploma or State of Illinois High
20School Diploma high school equivalency certificate is required
21to be enrolled in school or in an educational program that is
22expected to result in the receipt of a high school diploma or
23State of Illinois High School Diploma high school equivalency
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1to work activities or training if it is determined based on an
2individualized assessment that secondary school is
3inappropriate.
4(Source: P.A. 89-6, eff. 3-6-95; 90-17, eff. 7-1-97.)
5 (305 ILCS 5/9A-8) (from Ch. 23, par. 9A-8)
6 Sec. 9A-8. Operation of program.
7 (a) At the time of application or redetermination of
8eligibility under Article IV, as determined by rule, the
9Illinois Department shall provide information in writing and
10orally regarding the education, training and employment
11program to all applicants and recipients. The information
12required shall be established by rule and shall include, but
13need not be limited to:
14 (1) education (including literacy training),
15 employment and training opportunities available, the
16 criteria for approval of those opportunities, and the
17 right to request changes in the personal responsibility
18 and services plan to include those opportunities;
19 (1.1) a complete list of all activities that are
20 approvable activities, and the circumstances under which
21 they are approvable, including work activities, substance
22 use disorder or mental health treatment, activities to
23 escape and prevent domestic violence, caring for a
24 medically impaired family member, and any other approvable
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1 amending the responsibility and services plan to include
2 these activities;
3 (1.2) the rules concerning the lifetime limit on
4 eligibility, including the current status of the applicant
5 or recipient in terms of the months of remaining
6 eligibility, the criteria under which a month will not
7 count towards the lifetime limit, and the criteria under
8 which a recipient may receive benefits beyond the end of
9 the lifetime limit;
10 (2) supportive services including child care and the
11 rules regarding eligibility for and access to the child
12 care assistance program, transportation, initial expenses
13 of employment, job retention, books and fees, and any
14 other supportive services;
15 (3) the obligation of the Department to provide
16 supportive services;
17 (4) the rights and responsibilities of participants,
18 including exemption, sanction, reconciliation, and good
19 cause criteria and procedures, termination for
20 non-cooperation and reinstatement rules and procedures,
21 and appeal and grievance procedures; and
22 (5) the types and locations of child care services.
23 (b) The Illinois Department shall notify the recipient in
24writing of the opportunity to volunteer to participate in the
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1 (d) As part of the personal plan for achieving employment
2and self-sufficiency, the Department shall conduct an
3individualized assessment of the participant's employability.
4No participant may be assigned to any component of the
5education, training and employment activity prior to such
6assessment. The plan shall include collection of information
7on the individual's background, proficiencies, skills
8deficiencies, education level, work history, employment goals,
9interests, aptitudes, and employment preferences, as well as
10factors affecting employability or ability to meet
11participation requirements (e.g., health, physical or mental
12limitations, child care, family circumstances, domestic
13violence, sexual violence, substance use disorders, and
14special needs of any child of the individual). As part of the
15plan, individuals and Department staff shall work together to
16identify any supportive service needs required to enable the
17client to participate and meet the objectives of his or her
18employability plan. The assessment may be conducted through
19various methods such as interviews, testing, counseling, and
20self-assessment instruments. In the assessment process, the
21Department shall offer to include standard literacy testing
22and a determination of English language proficiency and shall
23provide it for those who accept the offer. Based on the
24assessment, the individual will be assigned to the appropriate
25activity. The decision will be based on a determination of the
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1rule.
2 (e) Recipients determined to be exempt may volunteer to
3participate pursuant to Section 9A-4 and must be assessed.
4 (f) As part of the personal plan for achieving employment
5and self-sufficiency under Section 4-1, an employability plan
6for recipients shall be developed in consultation with the
7participant. The Department shall have final responsibility
8for approving the employability plan. The employability plan
9shall:
10 (1) contain an employment goal of the participant;
11 (2) describe the services to be provided by the
12 Department, including child care and other support
13 services;
14 (3) describe the activities, such as component
15 assignment, that will be undertaken by the participant to
16 achieve the employment goal. The Department shall treat
17 participation in high school and high school equivalency
18 programs as a core activity and count participation in
19 high school and high school equivalency programs toward
20 the first 20 hours per week of participation. The
21 Department shall approve participation in high school or
22 high school equivalency programs upon written or oral
23 request of the participant if he or she has not already
24 earned a high school diploma or a State of Illinois High
25 School Diploma high school equivalency certificate.
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1 equivalency programs may be delayed as part of an
2 applicant's or recipient's personal plan for achieving
3 employment and self-sufficiency if it is determined that
4 the benefit from participating in another activity, such
5 as, but not limited to, treatment for a substance use
6 disorder or an English proficiency program, would be
7 greater to the applicant or recipient than participation
8 in high school or a high school equivalency program. The
9 availability of high school and high school equivalency
10 programs may also delay enrollment in those programs. The
11 Department shall treat such activities as a core activity
12 as long as satisfactory progress is made, as determined by
13 the high school or high school equivalency program. Proof
14 of satisfactory progress shall be provided by the
15 participant or the school at the end of each academic
16 term; and
17 (4) describe any other needs of the family that might
18 be met by the Department.
19 (g) The employability plan shall take into account:
20 (1) available program resources;
21 (2) the participant's support service needs;
22 (3) the participant's skills level and aptitudes;
23 (4) local employment opportunities; and
24 (5) the preferences of the participant.
25 (h) A reassessment shall be conducted to assess a
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1the following occasions:
2 (1) upon completion of an activity and before
3 assignment to an activity;
4 (2) upon the request of the participant;
5 (3) if the individual is not cooperating with the
6 requirements of the program; and
7 (4) if the individual has failed to make satisfactory
8 progress in an education or training program.
9 Based on the reassessment, the Department may revise the
10employability plan of the participant.
11(Source: P.A. 99-746, eff. 1-1-17; 100-759, eff. 1-1-19.)
12 Section 80. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by
13changing Section 80 as follows:
14 (430 ILCS 66/80)
15 Sec. 80. Certified firearms instructors.
16 (a) Within 60 days of the effective date of this Act, the
17Illinois State Police shall begin approval of certified
18firearms instructors and enter certified firearms instructors
19into an online registry on the Illinois State Police's
20website.
21 (b) A person who is not a certified firearms instructor
22shall not teach applicant training courses or advertise or
23otherwise represent courses they teach as qualifying their
24students to meet the requirements to receive a license under

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1this Act. Each violation of this subsection is a business
2offense with a fine of at least $1,000 per violation.
3 (c) A person seeking to become a certified firearms
4instructor shall:
5 (1) be at least 21 years of age;
6 (2) be a legal resident of the United States; and
7 (3) meet the requirements of Section 25 of this Act,
8 except for the Illinois residency requirement in item
9 (xiv) of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 4 of
10 the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act; and any
11 additional uniformly applied requirements established by
12 the Illinois State Police.
13 (d) A person seeking to become a certified firearms
14instructor, in addition to the requirements of subsection (c)
15of this Section, shall:
16 (1) possess a high school diploma or State of Illinois
17 High School Diploma high school equivalency certificate;
18 and
19 (2) have at least one of the following valid firearms
20 instructor certifications:
21 (A) certification from a law enforcement agency;
22 (B) certification from a firearm instructor course
23 offered by a State or federal governmental agency;
24 (C) certification from a firearm instructor
25 qualification course offered by the Illinois Law
26 Enforcement Training Standards Board; or

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1 (D) certification from an entity approved by the
2 Illinois State Police that offers firearm instructor
3 education and training in the use and safety of
4 firearms.
5 (e) A person may have his or her firearms instructor
6certification denied or revoked if he or she does not meet the
7requirements to obtain a license under this Act, provides
8false or misleading information to the Illinois State Police,
9or has had a prior instructor certification revoked or denied
10by the Illinois State Police.
11(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
12 Section 85. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
13changing Sections 6-107 and 6-408.5 as follows:
14 (625 ILCS 5/6-107) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-107)
15 Sec. 6-107. Graduated license.
16 (a) The purpose of the Graduated Licensing Program is to
17develop safe and mature driving habits in young, inexperienced
18drivers and reduce or prevent motor vehicle accidents,
19fatalities, and injuries by:
20 (1) providing for an increase in the time of practice
21 period before granting permission to obtain a driver's
22 license;
23 (2) strengthening driver licensing and testing
24 standards for persons under the age of 21 years;

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1 (3) sanctioning driving privileges of drivers under
2 age 21 who have committed serious traffic violations or
3 other specified offenses; and
4 (4) setting stricter standards to promote the public's
5 health and safety.
6 (b) The application of any person under the age of 18
7years, and not legally emancipated, for a drivers license or
8permit to operate a motor vehicle issued under the laws of this
9State, shall be accompanied by the written consent of either
10parent of the applicant; otherwise by the guardian having
11custody of the applicant, or in the event there is no parent or
12guardian, then by another responsible adult. The written
13consent must accompany any application for a driver's license
14under this subsection (b), regardless of whether or not the
15required written consent also accompanied the person's
16previous application for an instruction permit.
17 No graduated driver's license shall be issued to any
18applicant under 18 years of age, unless the applicant is at
19least 16 years of age and has:
20 (1) Held a valid instruction permit for a minimum of 9
21 months.
22 (2) Passed an approved driver education course and
23 submits proof of having passed the course as may be
24 required.
25 (3) Certification by the parent, legal guardian, or
26 responsible adult that the applicant has had a minimum of

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1 50 hours of behind-the-wheel practice time, at least 10
2 hours of which have been at night, and is sufficiently
3 prepared and able to safely operate a motor vehicle.
4 (b-1) No graduated driver's license shall be issued to any
5applicant who is under 18 years of age and not legally
6emancipated, unless the applicant has graduated from a
7secondary school of this State or any other state, is enrolled
8in a course leading to a State of Illinois High School Diploma
9high school equivalency certificate, has obtained a State of
10Illinois High School Diploma high school equivalency
11certificate, is enrolled in an elementary or secondary school
12or college or university of this State or any other state and
13is not a chronic or habitual truant as provided in Section
1426-2a of the School Code, or is receiving home instruction and
15submits proof of meeting any of those requirements at the time
16of application.
17 An applicant under 18 years of age who provides proof
18acceptable to the Secretary that the applicant has resumed
19regular school attendance or home instruction or that his or
20her application was denied in error shall be eligible to
21receive a graduated license if other requirements are met. The
22Secretary shall adopt rules for implementing this subsection
23(b-1).
24 (c) No graduated driver's license or permit shall be
25issued to any applicant under 18 years of age who has committed
26the offense of operating a motor vehicle without a valid

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1license or permit in violation of Section 6-101 of this Code or
2a similar out of state offense and no graduated driver's
3license or permit shall be issued to any applicant under 18
4years of age who has committed an offense that would otherwise
5result in a mandatory revocation of a license or permit as
6provided in Section 6-205 of this Code or who has been either
7convicted of or adjudicated a delinquent based upon a
8violation of the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled
9Substances Act, the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act, or the
10Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act while
11that individual was in actual physical control of a motor
12vehicle. For purposes of this Section, any person placed on
13probation under Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act,
14Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or
15Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control and Community
16Protection Act shall not be considered convicted. Any person
17found guilty of this offense, while in actual physical control
18of a motor vehicle, shall have an entry made in the court
19record by the judge that this offense did occur while the
20person was in actual physical control of a motor vehicle and
21order the clerk of the court to report the violation to the
22Secretary of State as such.
23 (d) No graduated driver's license shall be issued for 9
24months to any applicant under the age of 18 years who has
25committed and subsequently been convicted of an offense
26against traffic regulations governing the movement of

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1vehicles, any violation of this Section or Section 12-603.1 of
2this Code, or who has received a disposition of court
3supervision for a violation of Section 6-20 of the Illinois
4Liquor Control Act of 1934 or a similar provision of a local
5ordinance.
6 (e) No graduated driver's license holder under the age of
718 years shall operate any motor vehicle, except a motor
8driven cycle or motorcycle, with more than one passenger in
9the front seat of the motor vehicle and no more passengers in
10the back seats than the number of available seat safety belts
11as set forth in Section 12-603 of this Code. If a graduated
12driver's license holder over the age of 18 committed an
13offense against traffic regulations governing the movement of
14vehicles or any violation of this Section or Section 12-603.1
15of this Code in the 6 months prior to the graduated driver's
16license holder's 18th birthday, and was subsequently convicted
17of the violation, the provisions of this paragraph shall
18continue to apply until such time as a period of 6 consecutive
19months has elapsed without an additional violation and
20subsequent conviction of an offense against traffic
21regulations governing the movement of vehicles or any
22violation of this Section or Section 12-603.1 of this Code.
23 (f) (Blank).
24 (g) If a graduated driver's license holder is under the
25age of 18 when he or she receives the license, for the first 12
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1the age of 18, whichever occurs sooner, the graduated license
2holder may not operate a motor vehicle with more than one
3passenger in the vehicle who is under the age of 20, unless any
4additional passenger or passengers are siblings,
5step-siblings, children, or stepchildren of the driver. If a
6graduated driver's license holder committed an offense against
7traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles or any
8violation of this Section or Section 12-603.1 of this Code
9during the first 12 months the license is held and
10subsequently is convicted of the violation, the provisions of
11this paragraph shall remain in effect until such time as a
12period of 6 consecutive months has elapsed without an
13additional violation and subsequent conviction of an offense
14against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles
15or any violation of this Section or Section 12-603.1 of this
16Code.
17 (h) It shall be an offense for a person that is age 15, but
18under age 20, to be a passenger in a vehicle operated by a
19driver holding a graduated driver's license during the first
2012 months the driver holds the license or until the driver
21reaches the age of 18, whichever occurs sooner, if another
22passenger under the age of 20 is present, excluding a sibling,
23step-sibling, child, or step-child of the driver.
24 (i) No graduated driver's license shall be issued to any
25applicant under the age of 18 years if the applicant has been
26issued a traffic citation for which a disposition has not been

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1rendered at the time of application.
2(Source: P.A. 97-229, eff. 7-28-11; 97-835, eff. 7-20-12;
398-168, eff. 1-1-14; 98-718, eff. 1-1-15.)
4 (625 ILCS 5/6-408.5)
5 Sec. 6-408.5. Courses for students or high school
6dropouts; limitation.
7 (a) No driver training school or driving training
8instructor licensed under this Act may request a certificate
9of completion from the Secretary of State as provided in
10Section 6-411 for any person who is enrolled as a student in
11any public or non-public secondary school at the time such
12instruction is to be provided, or who was so enrolled during
13the semester last ended if that instruction is to be provided
14between semesters or during the summer after the regular
15school term ends, unless that student has received a passing
16grade in at least 8 courses during the 2 semesters last ending
17prior to requesting a certificate of completion from the
18Secretary of State for the student.
19 (b) No driver training school or driving training
20instructor licensed under this Act may request a certificate
21of completion from the Secretary of State as provided in
22Section 6-411 for any person who has dropped out of school and
23has not yet attained the age of 18 years unless the driver
24training school or driving training instructor has: 1)
25obtained written documentation verifying the dropout's

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1enrollment in a high school equivalency testing or alternative
2education program or has obtained a copy of the dropout's
3State of Illinois High School Diploma high school equivalency
4certificate; 2) obtained verification that the student prior
5to dropping out had received a passing grade in at least 8
6courses during the 2 previous semesters last ending prior to
7requesting a certificate of completion; or 3) obtained written
8consent from the dropout's parents or guardians and the
9regional superintendent.
10 (c) Students shall be informed of the eligibility
11requirements of this Act in writing at the time of
12registration.
13 (d) The superintendent of schools of the school district
14in which the student resides and attends school or in which the
15student resides at the time he or she drops out of school (with
16respect to a public high school student or a dropout from the
17public high school) or the chief school administrator (with
18respect to a student who attends a non-public high school or a
19dropout from a non-public high school) may waive the
20requirements of this Section if the superintendent or chief
21school administrator, as the case may be, deems it to be in the
22best interests of the student or dropout. Before requesting a
23certificate of completion from the Secretary of State for any
24person who is enrolled as a student in any public or non-public
25secondary school or who was so enrolled in the semester last
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1from the Secretary of State or who is of high school age, the
2driver training school shall determine from the school
3district in which that person resides or resided at the time of
4dropping out of school, or from the chief administrator of the
5non-public high school attended or last attended by such
6person, as the case may be, that such person is not ineligible
7to receive a certificate of completion under this Section.
8(Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15.)
9 Section 90. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
10changing Sections 3-6-3, 3-6-8, and 5-8-1.3 as follows:
11 (730 ILCS 5/3-6-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-6-3)
12 Sec. 3-6-3. Rules and regulations for sentence credit.
13 (a)(1) The Department of Corrections shall prescribe rules
14and regulations for awarding and revoking sentence credit for
15persons committed to the Department which shall be subject to
16review by the Prisoner Review Board.
17 (1.5) As otherwise provided by law, sentence credit may be
18awarded for the following:
19 (A) successful completion of programming while in
20 custody of the Department or while in custody prior to
21 sentencing;
22 (B) compliance with the rules and regulations of the
23 Department; or
24 (C) service to the institution, service to a

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1 community, or service to the State.
2 (2) Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this
3subsection (a), the rules and regulations on sentence credit
4shall provide, with respect to offenses listed in clause (i),
5(ii), or (iii) of this paragraph (2) committed on or after June
619, 1998 or with respect to the offense listed in clause (iv)
7of this paragraph (2) committed on or after June 23, 2005 (the
8effective date of Public Act 94-71) or with respect to offense
9listed in clause (vi) committed on or after June 1, 2008 (the
10effective date of Public Act 95-625) or with respect to the
11offense of being an armed habitual criminal committed on or
12after August 2, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act 94-398)
13or with respect to the offenses listed in clause (v) of this
14paragraph (2) committed on or after August 13, 2007 (the
15effective date of Public Act 95-134) or with respect to the
16offense of aggravated domestic battery committed on or after
17July 23, 2010 (the effective date of Public Act 96-1224) or
18with respect to the offense of attempt to commit terrorism
19committed on or after January 1, 2013 (the effective date of
20Public Act 97-990), the following:
21 (i) that a prisoner who is serving a term of
22 imprisonment for first degree murder or for the offense of
23 terrorism shall receive no sentence credit and shall serve
24 the entire sentence imposed by the court;
25 (ii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for attempt to
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1 solicitation of murder, solicitation of murder for hire,
2 intentional homicide of an unborn child, predatory
3 criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal
4 sexual assault, criminal sexual assault, aggravated
5 kidnapping, aggravated battery with a firearm as described
6 in Section 12-4.2 or subdivision (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3),
7 or (e)(4) of Section 12-3.05, heinous battery as described
8 in Section 12-4.1 or subdivision (a)(2) of Section
9 12-3.05, being an armed habitual criminal, aggravated
10 battery of a senior citizen as described in Section 12-4.6
11 or subdivision (a)(4) of Section 12-3.05, or aggravated
12 battery of a child as described in Section 12-4.3 or
13 subdivision (b)(1) of Section 12-3.05 shall receive no
14 more than 4.5 days of sentence credit for each month of his
15 or her sentence of imprisonment;
16 (iii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for home
17 invasion, armed robbery, aggravated vehicular hijacking,
18 aggravated discharge of a firearm, or armed violence with
19 a category I weapon or category II weapon, when the court
20 has made and entered a finding, pursuant to subsection
21 (c-1) of Section 5-4-1 of this Code, that the conduct
22 leading to conviction for the enumerated offense resulted
23 in great bodily harm to a victim, shall receive no more
24 than 4.5 days of sentence credit for each month of his or
25 her sentence of imprisonment;
26 (iv) that a prisoner serving a sentence for aggravated

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1 discharge of a firearm, whether or not the conduct leading
2 to conviction for the offense resulted in great bodily
3 harm to the victim, shall receive no more than 4.5 days of
4 sentence credit for each month of his or her sentence of
5 imprisonment;
6 (v) that a person serving a sentence for gunrunning,
7 narcotics racketeering, controlled substance trafficking,
8 methamphetamine trafficking, drug-induced homicide,
9 aggravated methamphetamine-related child endangerment,
10 money laundering pursuant to clause (c) (4) or (5) of
11 Section 29B-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal
12 Code of 2012, or a Class X felony conviction for delivery
13 of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled
14 substance with intent to manufacture or deliver,
15 calculated criminal drug conspiracy, criminal drug
16 conspiracy, street gang criminal drug conspiracy,
17 participation in methamphetamine manufacturing,
18 aggravated participation in methamphetamine
19 manufacturing, delivery of methamphetamine, possession
20 with intent to deliver methamphetamine, aggravated
21 delivery of methamphetamine, aggravated possession with
22 intent to deliver methamphetamine, methamphetamine
23 conspiracy when the substance containing the controlled
24 substance or methamphetamine is 100 grams or more shall
25 receive no more than 7.5 days sentence credit for each
26 month of his or her sentence of imprisonment;

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1 (vi) that a prisoner serving a sentence for a second
2 or subsequent offense of luring a minor shall receive no
3 more than 4.5 days of sentence credit for each month of his
4 or her sentence of imprisonment; and
5 (vii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for
6 aggravated domestic battery shall receive no more than 4.5
7 days of sentence credit for each month of his or her
8 sentence of imprisonment.
9 (2.1) For all offenses, other than those enumerated in
10subdivision (a)(2)(i), (ii), or (iii) committed on or after
11June 19, 1998 or subdivision (a)(2)(iv) committed on or after
12June 23, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act 94-71) or
13subdivision (a)(2)(v) committed on or after August 13, 2007
14(the effective date of Public Act 95-134) or subdivision
15(a)(2)(vi) committed on or after June 1, 2008 (the effective
16date of Public Act 95-625) or subdivision (a)(2)(vii)
17committed on or after July 23, 2010 (the effective date of
18Public Act 96-1224), and other than the offense of aggravated
19driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
20or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination
21thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of
22subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
23and other than the offense of aggravated driving under the
24influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating
25compound or compounds, or any combination thereof as defined
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1Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code committed on or
2after January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act
396-1230), the rules and regulations shall provide that a
4prisoner who is serving a term of imprisonment shall receive
5one day of sentence credit for each day of his or her sentence
6of imprisonment or recommitment under Section 3-3-9. Each day
7of sentence credit shall reduce by one day the prisoner's
8period of imprisonment or recommitment under Section 3-3-9.
9 (2.2) A prisoner serving a term of natural life
10imprisonment or a prisoner who has been sentenced to death
11shall receive no sentence credit.
12 (2.3) Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this
13subsection (a), the rules and regulations on sentence credit
14shall provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for
15aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug
16or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
17combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of
18paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the
19Illinois Vehicle Code, shall receive no more than 4.5 days of
20sentence credit for each month of his or her sentence of
21imprisonment.
22 (2.4) Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this
23subsection (a), the rules and regulations on sentence credit
24shall provide with respect to the offenses of aggravated
25battery with a machine gun or a firearm equipped with any
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1of a firearm or aggravated discharge of a machine gun or a
2firearm equipped with any device or attachment designed or
3used for silencing the report of a firearm, committed on or
4after July 15, 1999 (the effective date of Public Act 91-121),
5that a prisoner serving a sentence for any of these offenses
6shall receive no more than 4.5 days of sentence credit for each
7month of his or her sentence of imprisonment.
8 (2.5) Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this
9subsection (a), the rules and regulations on sentence credit
10shall provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for
11aggravated arson committed on or after July 27, 2001 (the
12effective date of Public Act 92-176) shall receive no more
13than 4.5 days of sentence credit for each month of his or her
14sentence of imprisonment.
15 (2.6) Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this
16subsection (a), the rules and regulations on sentence credit
17shall provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for
18aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug
19or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds or any
20combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (C) of
21paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the
22Illinois Vehicle Code committed on or after January 1, 2011
23(the effective date of Public Act 96-1230) shall receive no
24more than 4.5 days of sentence credit for each month of his or
25her sentence of imprisonment.
26 (3) In addition to the sentence credits earned under

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1paragraphs (2.1), (4), (4.1), (4.2), and (4.7) of this
2subsection (a), the rules and regulations shall also provide
3that the Director may award up to 180 days of earned sentence
4credit for prisoners serving a sentence of incarceration of
5less than 5 years, and up to 365 days of earned sentence credit
6for prisoners serving a sentence of 5 years or longer. The
7Director may grant this credit for good conduct in specific
8instances as the Director deems proper. The good conduct may
9include, but is not limited to, compliance with the rules and
10regulations of the Department, service to the Department,
11service to a community, or service to the State.
12 Eligible inmates for an award of earned sentence credit
13under this paragraph (3) may be selected to receive the credit
14at the Director's or his or her designee's sole discretion.
15Eligibility for the additional earned sentence credit under
16this paragraph (3) may be based on, but is not limited to,
17participation in programming offered by the Department as
18appropriate for the prisoner based on the results of any
19available risk/needs assessment or other relevant assessments
20or evaluations administered by the Department using a
21validated instrument, the circumstances of the crime,
22demonstrated commitment to rehabilitation by a prisoner with a
23history of conviction for a forcible felony enumerated in
24Section 2-8 of the Criminal Code of 2012, the inmate's
25behavior and improvements in disciplinary history while
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1including participation in programming offered by the
2Department.
3 The Director shall not award sentence credit under this
4paragraph (3) to an inmate unless the inmate has served a
5minimum of 60 days of the sentence; except nothing in this
6paragraph shall be construed to permit the Director to extend
7an inmate's sentence beyond that which was imposed by the
8court. Prior to awarding credit under this paragraph (3), the
9Director shall make a written determination that the inmate:
10 (A) is eligible for the earned sentence credit;
11 (B) has served a minimum of 60 days, or as close to 60
12 days as the sentence will allow;
13 (B-1) has received a risk/needs assessment or other
14 relevant evaluation or assessment administered by the
15 Department using a validated instrument; and
16 (C) has met the eligibility criteria established by
17 rule for earned sentence credit.
18 The Director shall determine the form and content of the
19written determination required in this subsection.
20 (3.5) The Department shall provide annual written reports
21to the Governor and the General Assembly on the award of earned
22sentence credit no later than February 1 of each year. The
23Department must publish both reports on its website within 48
24hours of transmitting the reports to the Governor and the
25General Assembly. The reports must include:
26 (A) the number of inmates awarded earned sentence

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1 credit;
2 (B) the average amount of earned sentence credit
3 awarded;
4 (C) the holding offenses of inmates awarded earned
5 sentence credit; and
6 (D) the number of earned sentence credit revocations.
7 (4)(A) Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this
8subsection (a), the rules and regulations shall also provide
9that any prisoner who is engaged full-time in substance abuse
10programs, correctional industry assignments, educational
11programs, work-release programs or activities in accordance
12with Article 13 of Chapter III of this Code, behavior
13modification programs, life skills courses, or re-entry
14planning provided by the Department under this paragraph (4)
15and satisfactorily completes the assigned program as
16determined by the standards of the Department, shall receive
17one day of sentence credit for each day in which that prisoner
18is engaged in the activities described in this paragraph. The
19rules and regulations shall also provide that sentence credit
20may be provided to an inmate who was held in pre-trial
21detention prior to his or her current commitment to the
22Department of Corrections and successfully completed a
23full-time, 60-day or longer substance abuse program,
24educational program, behavior modification program, life
25skills course, or re-entry planning provided by the county
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1county program credit shall be done at sentencing as provided
2in Section 5-4.5-100 of this Code and shall be included in the
3sentencing order. The rules and regulations shall also provide
4that sentence credit may be provided to an inmate who is in
5compliance with programming requirements in an adult
6transition center.
7 (B) The Department shall award sentence credit under this
8paragraph (4) accumulated prior to January 1, 2020 (the
9effective date of Public Act 101-440) in an amount specified
10in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph (4) to an inmate serving
11a sentence for an offense committed prior to June 19, 1998, if
12the Department determines that the inmate is entitled to this
13sentence credit, based upon:
14 (i) documentation provided by the Department that the
15 inmate engaged in any full-time substance abuse programs,
16 correctional industry assignments, educational programs,
17 behavior modification programs, life skills courses, or
18 re-entry planning provided by the Department under this
19 paragraph (4) and satisfactorily completed the assigned
20 program as determined by the standards of the Department
21 during the inmate's current term of incarceration; or
22 (ii) the inmate's own testimony in the form of an
23 affidavit or documentation, or a third party's
24 documentation or testimony in the form of an affidavit
25 that the inmate likely engaged in any full-time substance
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1 educational programs, behavior modification programs, life
2 skills courses, or re-entry planning provided by the
3 Department under paragraph (4) and satisfactorily
4 completed the assigned program as determined by the
5 standards of the Department during the inmate's current
6 term of incarceration.
7 (C) If the inmate can provide documentation that he or she
8is entitled to sentence credit under subparagraph (B) in
9excess of 45 days of participation in those programs, the
10inmate shall receive 90 days of sentence credit. If the inmate
11cannot provide documentation of more than 45 days of
12participation in those programs, the inmate shall receive 45
13days of sentence credit. In the event of a disagreement
14between the Department and the inmate as to the amount of
15credit accumulated under subparagraph (B), if the Department
16provides documented proof of a lesser amount of days of
17participation in those programs, that proof shall control. If
18the Department provides no documentary proof, the inmate's
19proof as set forth in clause (ii) of subparagraph (B) shall
20control as to the amount of sentence credit provided.
21 (D) If the inmate has been convicted of a sex offense as
22defined in Section 2 of the Sex Offender Registration Act,
23sentencing credits under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph
24(4) shall be awarded by the Department only if the conditions
25set forth in paragraph (4.6) of subsection (a) are satisfied.
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1receive sentence credit under subparagraph (B) of this
2paragraph (4).
3 Educational, vocational, substance abuse, behavior
4modification programs, life skills courses, re-entry planning,
5and correctional industry programs under which sentence credit
6may be earned under this paragraph (4) and paragraph (4.1) of
7this subsection (a) shall be evaluated by the Department on
8the basis of documented standards. The Department shall report
9the results of these evaluations to the Governor and the
10General Assembly by September 30th of each year. The reports
11shall include data relating to the recidivism rate among
12program participants.
13 Availability of these programs shall be subject to the
14limits of fiscal resources appropriated by the General
15Assembly for these purposes. Eligible inmates who are denied
16immediate admission shall be placed on a waiting list under
17criteria established by the Department. The rules and
18regulations shall provide that a prisoner who has been placed
19on a waiting list but is transferred for non-disciplinary
20reasons before beginning a program shall receive priority
21placement on the waitlist for appropriate programs at the new
22facility. The inability of any inmate to become engaged in any
23such programs by reason of insufficient program resources or
24for any other reason established under the rules and
25regulations of the Department shall not be deemed a cause of
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1the Department shall be liable for damages to the inmate. The
2rules and regulations shall provide that a prisoner who begins
3an educational, vocational, substance abuse, work-release
4programs or activities in accordance with Article 13 of
5Chapter III of this Code, behavior modification program, life
6skills course, re-entry planning, or correctional industry
7programs but is unable to complete the program due to illness,
8disability, transfer, lockdown, or another reason outside of
9the prisoner's control shall receive prorated sentence credits
10for the days in which the prisoner did participate.
11 (4.1) Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this
12subsection (a), the rules and regulations shall also provide
13that an additional 90 days of sentence credit shall be awarded
14to any prisoner who passes high school equivalency testing
15while the prisoner is committed to the Department of
16Corrections. The sentence credit awarded under this paragraph
17(4.1) shall be in addition to, and shall not affect, the award
18of sentence credit under any other paragraph of this Section,
19but shall also be pursuant to the guidelines and restrictions
20set forth in paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of this Section.
21The sentence credit provided for in this paragraph shall be
22available only to those prisoners who have not previously
23earned a high school diploma or a State of Illinois High School
24Diploma high school equivalency certificate. If, after an
25award of the high school equivalency testing sentence credit
26has been made, the Department determines that the prisoner was

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1not eligible, then the award shall be revoked. The Department
2may also award 90 days of sentence credit to any committed
3person who passed high school equivalency testing while he or
4she was held in pre-trial detention prior to the current
5commitment to the Department of Corrections. Except as
6provided in paragraph (4.7) of this subsection (a), the rules
7and regulations shall provide that an additional 120 days of
8sentence credit shall be awarded to any prisoner who obtains
9an associate degree while the prisoner is committed to the
10Department of Corrections, regardless of the date that the
11associate degree was obtained, including if prior to July 1,
122021 (the effective date of Public Act 101-652). The sentence
13credit awarded under this paragraph (4.1) shall be in addition
14to, and shall not affect, the award of sentence credit under
15any other paragraph of this Section, but shall also be under
16the guidelines and restrictions set forth in paragraph (4) of
17subsection (a) of this Section. The sentence credit provided
18for in this paragraph (4.1) shall be available only to those
19prisoners who have not previously earned an associate degree
20prior to the current commitment to the Department of
21Corrections. If, after an award of the associate degree
22sentence credit has been made and the Department determines
23that the prisoner was not eligible, then the award shall be
24revoked. The Department may also award 120 days of sentence
25credit to any committed person who earned an associate degree
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1current commitment to the Department of Corrections.
2 Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this subsection
3(a), the rules and regulations shall provide that an
4additional 180 days of sentence credit shall be awarded to any
5prisoner who obtains a bachelor's degree while the prisoner is
6committed to the Department of Corrections. The sentence
7credit awarded under this paragraph (4.1) shall be in addition
8to, and shall not affect, the award of sentence credit under
9any other paragraph of this Section, but shall also be under
10the guidelines and restrictions set forth in paragraph (4) of
11this subsection (a). The sentence credit provided for in this
12paragraph shall be available only to those prisoners who have
13not earned a bachelor's degree prior to the current commitment
14to the Department of Corrections. If, after an award of the
15bachelor's degree sentence credit has been made, the
16Department determines that the prisoner was not eligible, then
17the award shall be revoked. The Department may also award 180
18days of sentence credit to any committed person who earned a
19bachelor's degree while he or she was held in pre-trial
20detention prior to the current commitment to the Department of
21Corrections.
22 Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this subsection
23(a), the rules and regulations shall provide that an
24additional 180 days of sentence credit shall be awarded to any
25prisoner who obtains a master's or professional degree while
26the prisoner is committed to the Department of Corrections.

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1The sentence credit awarded under this paragraph (4.1) shall
2be in addition to, and shall not affect, the award of sentence
3credit under any other paragraph of this Section, but shall
4also be under the guidelines and restrictions set forth in
5paragraph (4) of this subsection (a). The sentence credit
6provided for in this paragraph shall be available only to
7those prisoners who have not previously earned a master's or
8professional degree prior to the current commitment to the
9Department of Corrections. If, after an award of the master's
10or professional degree sentence credit has been made, the
11Department determines that the prisoner was not eligible, then
12the award shall be revoked. The Department may also award 180
13days of sentence credit to any committed person who earned a
14master's or professional degree while he or she was held in
15pre-trial detention prior to the current commitment to the
16Department of Corrections.
17 (4.2) The rules and regulations shall also provide that
18any prisoner engaged in self-improvement programs, volunteer
19work, or work assignments that are not otherwise eligible
20activities under paragraph (4), shall receive up to 0.5 days
21of sentence credit for each day in which the prisoner is
22engaged in activities described in this paragraph.
23 (4.5) The rules and regulations on sentence credit shall
24also provide that when the court's sentencing order recommends
25a prisoner for substance abuse treatment and the crime was
26committed on or after September 1, 2003 (the effective date of

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1Public Act 93-354), the prisoner shall receive no sentence
2credit awarded under clause (3) of this subsection (a) unless
3he or she participates in and completes a substance abuse
4treatment program. The Director may waive the requirement to
5participate in or complete a substance abuse treatment program
6in specific instances if the prisoner is not a good candidate
7for a substance abuse treatment program for medical,
8programming, or operational reasons. Availability of substance
9abuse treatment shall be subject to the limits of fiscal
10resources appropriated by the General Assembly for these
11purposes. If treatment is not available and the requirement to
12participate and complete the treatment has not been waived by
13the Director, the prisoner shall be placed on a waiting list
14under criteria established by the Department. The Director may
15allow a prisoner placed on a waiting list to participate in and
16complete a substance abuse education class or attend substance
17abuse self-help meetings in lieu of a substance abuse
18treatment program. A prisoner on a waiting list who is not
19placed in a substance abuse program prior to release may be
20eligible for a waiver and receive sentence credit under clause
21(3) of this subsection (a) at the discretion of the Director.
22 (4.6) The rules and regulations on sentence credit shall
23also provide that a prisoner who has been convicted of a sex
24offense as defined in Section 2 of the Sex Offender
25Registration Act shall receive no sentence credit unless he or
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1sex offender treatment as defined by the Sex Offender
2Management Board. However, prisoners who are waiting to
3receive treatment, but who are unable to do so due solely to
4the lack of resources on the part of the Department, may, at
5the Director's sole discretion, be awarded sentence credit at
6a rate as the Director shall determine.
7 (4.7) On or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date of
8Public Act 100-3), sentence credit under paragraph (3), (4),
9or (4.1) of this subsection (a) may be awarded to a prisoner
10who is serving a sentence for an offense described in
11paragraph (2), (2.3), (2.4), (2.5), or (2.6) for credit earned
12on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date of Public Act
13100-3); provided, the award of the credits under this
14paragraph (4.7) shall not reduce the sentence of the prisoner
15to less than the following amounts:
16 (i) 85% of his or her sentence if the prisoner is
17 required to serve 85% of his or her sentence; or
18 (ii) 60% of his or her sentence if the prisoner is
19 required to serve 75% of his or her sentence, except if the
20 prisoner is serving a sentence for gunrunning his or her
21 sentence shall not be reduced to less than 75%.
22 (iii) 100% of his or her sentence if the prisoner is
23 required to serve 100% of his or her sentence.
24 (5) Whenever the Department is to release any inmate
25earlier than it otherwise would because of a grant of earned
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1Section given at any time during the term, the Department
2shall give reasonable notice of the impending release not less
3than 14 days prior to the date of the release to the State's
4Attorney of the county where the prosecution of the inmate
5took place, and if applicable, the State's Attorney of the
6county into which the inmate will be released. The Department
7must also make identification information and a recent photo
8of the inmate being released accessible on the Internet by
9means of a hyperlink labeled "Community Notification of Inmate
10Early Release" on the Department's World Wide Web homepage.
11The identification information shall include the inmate's:
12name, any known alias, date of birth, physical
13characteristics, commitment offense, and county where
14conviction was imposed. The identification information shall
15be placed on the website within 3 days of the inmate's release
16and the information may not be removed until either:
17completion of the first year of mandatory supervised release
18or return of the inmate to custody of the Department.
19 (b) Whenever a person is or has been committed under
20several convictions, with separate sentences, the sentences
21shall be construed under Section 5-8-4 in granting and
22forfeiting of sentence credit.
23 (c) (1) The Department shall prescribe rules and
24regulations for revoking sentence credit, including revoking
25sentence credit awarded under paragraph (3) of subsection (a)
26of this Section. The Department shall prescribe rules and

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1regulations establishing and requiring the use of a sanctions
2matrix for revoking sentence credit. The Department shall
3prescribe rules and regulations for suspending or reducing the
4rate of accumulation of sentence credit for specific rule
5violations, during imprisonment. These rules and regulations
6shall provide that no inmate may be penalized more than one
7year of sentence credit for any one infraction.
8 (2) When the Department seeks to revoke, suspend, or
9reduce the rate of accumulation of any sentence credits for an
10alleged infraction of its rules, it shall bring charges
11therefor against the prisoner sought to be so deprived of
12sentence credits before the Prisoner Review Board as provided
13in subparagraph (a)(4) of Section 3-3-2 of this Code, if the
14amount of credit at issue exceeds 30 days, whether from one
15infraction or cumulatively from multiple infractions arising
16out of a single event, or when, during any 12-month period, the
17cumulative amount of credit revoked exceeds 30 days except
18where the infraction is committed or discovered within 60 days
19of scheduled release. In those cases, the Department of
20Corrections may revoke up to 30 days of sentence credit. The
21Board may subsequently approve the revocation of additional
22sentence credit, if the Department seeks to revoke sentence
23credit in excess of 30 days. However, the Board shall not be
24empowered to review the Department's decision with respect to
25the loss of 30 days of sentence credit within any calendar year
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1requested by the Department.
2 (3) The Director of the Department of Corrections, in
3appropriate cases, may restore sentence credits which have
4been revoked, suspended, or reduced. The Department shall
5prescribe rules and regulations governing the restoration of
6sentence credits. These rules and regulations shall provide
7for the automatic restoration of sentence credits following a
8period in which the prisoner maintains a record without a
9disciplinary violation.
10 Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit the
11Prisoner Review Board from ordering, pursuant to Section
123-3-9(a)(3)(i)(B), that a prisoner serve up to one year of the
13sentence imposed by the court that was not served due to the
14accumulation of sentence credit.
15 (d) If a lawsuit is filed by a prisoner in an Illinois or
16federal court against the State, the Department of
17Corrections, or the Prisoner Review Board, or against any of
18their officers or employees, and the court makes a specific
19finding that a pleading, motion, or other paper filed by the
20prisoner is frivolous, the Department of Corrections shall
21conduct a hearing to revoke up to 180 days of sentence credit
22by bringing charges against the prisoner sought to be deprived
23of the sentence credits before the Prisoner Review Board as
24provided in subparagraph (a)(8) of Section 3-3-2 of this Code.
25If the prisoner has not accumulated 180 days of sentence
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1Board may revoke all sentence credit accumulated by the
2prisoner.
3 For purposes of this subsection (d):
4 (1) "Frivolous" means that a pleading, motion, or
5 other filing which purports to be a legal document filed
6 by a prisoner in his or her lawsuit meets any or all of the
7 following criteria:
8 (A) it lacks an arguable basis either in law or in
9 fact;
10 (B) it is being presented for any improper
11 purpose, such as to harass or to cause unnecessary
12 delay or needless increase in the cost of litigation;
13 (C) the claims, defenses, and other legal
14 contentions therein are not warranted by existing law
15 or by a nonfrivolous argument for the extension,
16 modification, or reversal of existing law or the
17 establishment of new law;
18 (D) the allegations and other factual contentions
19 do not have evidentiary support or, if specifically so
20 identified, are not likely to have evidentiary support
21 after a reasonable opportunity for further
22 investigation or discovery; or
23 (E) the denials of factual contentions are not
24 warranted on the evidence, or if specifically so
25 identified, are not reasonably based on a lack of
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1 (2) "Lawsuit" means a motion pursuant to Section 116-3
2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, a habeas corpus
3 action under Article X of the Code of Civil Procedure or
4 under federal law (28 U.S.C. 2254), a petition for claim
5 under the Court of Claims Act, an action under the federal
6 Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 1983), or a second or
7 subsequent petition for post-conviction relief under
8 Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963
9 whether filed with or without leave of court or a second or
10 subsequent petition for relief from judgment under Section
11 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
12 (e) Nothing in Public Act 90-592 or 90-593 affects the
13validity of Public Act 89-404.
14 (f) Whenever the Department is to release any inmate who
15has been convicted of a violation of an order of protection
16under Section 12-3.4 or 12-30 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or
17the Criminal Code of 2012, earlier than it otherwise would
18because of a grant of sentence credit, the Department, as a
19condition of release, shall require that the person, upon
20release, be placed under electronic surveillance as provided
21in Section 5-8A-7 of this Code.
22(Source: P.A. 101-440, eff. 1-1-20; 101-652, eff. 7-1-21;
23102-28, eff. 6-25-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
24 (730 ILCS 5/3-6-8)
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1Department of Corrections shall develop and establish a
2program in the Adult Division designed to increase the number
3of committed persons enrolled in programs for high school
4equivalency testing and pursuing State of Illinois High School
5Diplomas high school equivalency certificates by at least 100%
6over the 4-year period following the effective date of this
7amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly. Pursuant to the
8program, each adult institution and facility shall report
9annually to the Director of Corrections on the number of
10committed persons enrolled in high school equivalency testing
11programs and those who pass high school equivalency testing,
12and the number of committed persons in the Adult Division who
13are on waiting lists for participation in the high school
14equivalency testing programs.
15(Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15.)
16 (730 ILCS 5/5-8-1.3)
17 Sec. 5-8-1.3. Pilot residential and transition treatment
18program for women.
19 (a) The General Assembly recognizes:
20 (1) that drug-offending women with children who have
21 been in and out of the criminal justice system for years
22 are a serious problem;
23 (2) that the intergenerational cycle of women
24 continuously being part of the criminal justice system
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1 (3) that the effects of drug offending women with
2 children disrupts family harmony and creates an atmosphere
3 that is not conducive to healthy childhood development;
4 (4) that there is a need for an effective residential
5 community supervision model to provide help to women to
6 become drug free, recover from trauma, focus on healthy
7 mother-child relationships, and establish economic
8 independence and long-term support;
9 (5) that certain non-violent women offenders with
10 children eligible for sentences of incarceration, may
11 benefit from the rehabilitative aspects of gender
12 responsive treatment programs and services. This Section
13 shall not be construed to allow violent offenders to
14 participate in a treatment program.
15 (b) Under the direction of the sheriff and with the
16approval of the county board of commissioners, the sheriff, in
17any county with more than 3,000,000 inhabitants, may operate a
18residential and transition treatment program for women
19established by the Illinois Department of Corrections if
20funding has been provided by federal, local or private
21entities. If the court finds during the sentencing hearing
22conducted under Section 5-4-1 that a woman convicted of a
23felony meets the eligibility requirements of the sheriff's
24residential and transition treatment program for women, the
25court may refer the offender to the sheriff's residential and
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1participant as an alternative to incarceration in the
2penitentiary. The sheriff shall be responsible for supervising
3all women who are placed in the residential and transition
4treatment program for women for the 12-month period. In the
5event that the woman is not accepted for placement in the
6sheriff's residential and transition treatment program for
7women, the court shall proceed to sentence the woman to any
8other disposition authorized by this Code. If the woman does
9not successfully complete the residential and transition
10treatment program for women, the woman's failure to do so
11shall constitute a violation of the sentence to the
12residential and transition treatment program for women.
13 (c) In order to be eligible to be a participant in the
14pilot residential and transition treatment program for women,
15the participant shall meet all of the following conditions:
16 (1) The woman has not been convicted of a violent
17 crime as defined in subsection (c) of Section 3 of the
18 Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act, a Class X
19 felony, first or second degree murder, armed violence,
20 aggravated kidnapping, criminal sexual assault, aggravated
21 criminal sexual abuse or a subsequent conviction for
22 criminal sexual abuse, forcible detention, or arson and
23 has not been previously convicted of any of those
24 offenses.
25 (2) The woman must undergo an initial assessment
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1 (3) The woman was recommended and accepted for
2 placement in the pilot residential and transition
3 treatment program for women by the Department of
4 Corrections and has consented in writing to participation
5 in the program under the terms and conditions of the
6 program. The Department of Corrections may consider
7 whether space is available.
8 (d) The program may include a substance abuse treatment
9program designed for women offenders, mental health, trauma,
10and medical treatment; parenting skills and family
11relationship counseling, preparation for a State of Illinois
12High School Diploma high school equivalency or vocational
13certificate; life skills program; job readiness and job skill
14training, and a community transition development plan.
15 (e) With the approval of the Department of Corrections,
16the sheriff shall issue requirements for the program and
17inform the participants who shall sign an agreement to adhere
18to all rules and all requirements for the pilot residential
19and transition treatment program.
20 (f) Participation in the pilot residential and transition
21treatment program for women shall be for a period not to exceed
2212 months. The period may not be reduced by accumulation of
23good time.
24 (g) If the woman successfully completes the pilot
25residential and transition treatment program for women, the
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1and the State's Attorney of the county of the woman's
2successful completion.
3 (h) A woman may be removed from the pilot residential and
4transition treatment program for women for violation of the
5terms and conditions of the program or in the event she is
6unable to participate. The failure to complete the program
7shall be deemed a violation of the conditions of the program.
8The sheriff shall give notice to the Department of
9Corrections, the court, and the State's Attorney of the
10woman's failure to complete the program. The Department of
11Corrections or its designee shall file a petition alleging
12that the woman has violated the conditions of the program with
13the court. The State's Attorney may proceed on the petition
14under Section 5-4-1 of this Code.
15 (i) The conditions of the pilot residential and transition
16treatment program for women shall include that the woman while
17in the program:
18 (1) not violate any criminal statute of any
19 jurisdiction;
20 (2) report or appear in person before any person or
21 agency as directed by the court, the sheriff, or
22 Department of Corrections;
23 (3) refrain from possessing a firearm or other
24 dangerous weapon;
25 (4) consent to drug testing;
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1 court or, in circumstances in which reason for the absence
2 is of such an emergency nature that prior consent by the
3 court is not possible, without prior notification and
4 approval of the Department of Corrections;
5 (6) upon placement in the program, must agree to
6 follow all requirements of the program.
7 (j) The Department of Corrections or the sheriff may
8terminate the program at any time by mutual agreement or with
930 days prior written notice by either the Department of
10Corrections or the sheriff.
11 (k) The Department of Corrections may enter into a joint
12contract with a county with more than 3,000,000 inhabitants to
13establish and operate a pilot residential and treatment
14program for women.
15 (l) The Director of the Department of Corrections shall
16have the authority to develop rules to establish and operate a
17pilot residential and treatment program for women that shall
18include criteria for selection of the participants of the
19program in conjunction and approval by the sentencing court.
20Violent crime offenders are not eligible to participate in the
21program.
22 (m) The Department shall report to the Governor and the
23General Assembly before September 30th of each year on the
24pilot residential and treatment program for women, including
25the composition of the program by offenders, sentence, age,
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1residential and treatment program for women is operational.
2 (n) The Department of Corrections or the sheriff may
3terminate the program with 30 days prior written notice.
4 (o) A county with more than 3,000,000 inhabitants is
5authorized to apply for funding from federal, local or private
6entities to create a Residential and Treatment Program for
7Women. This sentencing option may not go into effect until the
8funding is secured for the program and the program has been
9established.
10(Source: P.A. 97-800, eff. 7-13-12; 98-718, eff. 1-1-15.)

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3 20 ILCS 505/8from Ch. 23, par. 5008
4 20 ILCS 505/35.10
5 20 ILCS 1315/25
6 20 ILCS 1705/15.4
7 105 ILCS 5/3-15.12from Ch. 122, par. 3-15.12
8 105 ILCS 5/13-40from Ch. 122, par. 13-40
9 105 ILCS 5/26-2from Ch. 122, par. 26-2
10 110 ILCS 118/25
11 110 ILCS 805/2-22
12 110 ILCS 947/50
13 110 ILCS 947/52
14 110 ILCS 947/62
15 215 ILCS 5/500-50
16 225 ILCS 65/80-40
17 225 ILCS 85/9from Ch. 111, par. 4129
18 225 ILCS 235/5from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2205
19 225 ILCS 427/40
20 225 ILCS 441/5-10
21 225 ILCS 454/5-10
22 225 ILCS 454/5-27
23 225 ILCS 454/5-28
24 305 ILCS 5/4-1.9from Ch. 23, par. 4-1.9
25 305 ILCS 5/9A-8from Ch. 23, par. 9A-8

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