Illinois Senate Bill 3142 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-04-18 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Department of Returning Resident Affairs Act (which may be referred to as the Second Chance State Act) and amends the Freedom of Information Act, the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, and the Unified Code of Corrections. Contains declarations and findings. Creates the Department of Returning Resident Affairs Act. Sets forth the powers of the Department in relation to formerly incarcerated or detained individuals and other matters. Provides that the Department shall develop and administer the Second Chance State Program and specifies the establishment of hub sites to serve eligible individuals and other elements of the Program. Creates the Second Chance State Transportation Task Force to create a program to provide no-cost or low-cost transportation options for returning residents before or after their release from incarceration. Creates the Returning Residents Interagency Council to identify the manner in which State officials and agencies can designate, allocate, and coordinate the use of their resources to best support the needs of returning residents. Provides for the appointment of (i) a Director of Returning Resident Affairs who has experience working with or for a community-based organization and was incarcerated in an Illinois Department of Corrections facility for not less than one year and (ii) an Assistant Director and a General Counsel, and provides that these appointees shall serve for a 7-year period and shall be subject to removal only upon a finding of misconduct by the Executive Inspector General for the agencies of the Illinois Governor. Contains provisions regarding other matters. Provides that the provisions of the Act are severable. Effective immediately.

DPT RETURNING RESIDENT AFFAIRS

Sen. Robert Peters [D]

Sen. Jacqueline Collins [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-04-18	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
2022-02-10	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2022-01-26	Senate	To Appropriations- Criminal Justice
2022-01-26	Senate	Assigned to Appropriations
2022-01-12	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2022-01-12	Senate	First Reading
2022-01-12	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert Peters

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	5	3	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	5	4	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	5	5-15	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	5	5-172	New Code	See Bill Text
20	5	5-20	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	5	5-240	New Code	See Bill Text
20	5	5-402	New Code	See Bill Text
5	140	7	Amended Code	Citation Text
730	5	3-14-3	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3142&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB3142.htm