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| Public Act 100-0283
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| HB0698 Enrolled | LRB100 07831 RLC 17899 b |
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by |
adding Article 12.5 to Chapter III as follows:
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(730 ILCS 5/Ch. III Art. 12.5 heading new) |
ARTICLE 12.5. PRISONER ENTREPRENEUR EDUCATION PROGRAM
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(730 ILCS 5/3-12.5-1 new) |
Sec. 3-12.5-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as |
the Prisoner Entrepreneur Education Program Law.
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(730 ILCS 5/3-12.5-5 new) |
Sec. 3-12.5-5. Purpose; Program. The Prisoner Entrepreneur |
Education
Program shall be established as a 5-year pilot |
project to be
instituted within the Department of Corrections. |
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goal of the Prisoner Entrepreneur Education Program is to
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provide inmates with useful business skills for use after
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release from prison in an effort to reduce recidivism rates for
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self-motivated individuals. The Prisoner Entrepreneur |
Education
Program shall consist of a rigorous curriculum, and |
participants
shall be taught business skills, such as computer |
skills,
budgeting, creating a business plan, public speaking, |
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and
realistic goal setting. Inmates who successfully complete |
the
Prisoner Entrepreneur Education Program shall be awarded a
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Certificate of Completion.
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(730 ILCS 5/3-12.5-10 new) |
Sec. 3-12.5-10. Selection. Inmates may be selected to
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participate in the pre-release Prisoner Entrepreneur Education |
Program only
if all of the following conditions are met: |
(1) the inmate is within 3 years of being released
from |
custody of the Department of Corrections; |
(2) the inmate has not been disciplined by the
Department |
of Corrections within the past year; |
(3) the inmate has a high school diploma or GED; |
(4) the inmate has never been convicted of an offense |
described in Subdivision 5 of Article 11 of the Criminal Code |
of 2012 (major sex offenses), Subdivision 10 of Article 11 of |
the Criminal Code of 2012 (vulnerable victim sex offenses), |
Section 11-20.1 of Subdivision 20 of Article 11 of the Criminal |
Code of 2012 (child pornography offenses), or similar offenses |
under the Criminal Code of 1961; |
(5) the inmate is not currently affiliated with a gang;
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(6) the inmate is committed to personal change.
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(730 ILCS 5/3-12.5-11 new) |
Sec. 3-12.5-11. Curriculum; employment; retention of |
rights; certificate of completion. |
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(a) The Prisoner Entrepreneur Education Program shall |
consist of a rigorous curriculum, and participants shall be |
taught business skills, such as computer skills, budgeting, |
creating a business plan, public speaking, and realistic goal |
setting. |
(b) The curriculum shall not include the employment of |
participants as employees under the Department of Corrections |
or any for-profit or not-for-profit organization unless: |
(1) the employment is reasonably related to the purpose |
and curriculum of the Prisoner Entrepreneur Education |
Program; and |
(2) the participant consents in writing to the terms, |
provisions, working conditions, and wages of the |
employment. |
(c) Participants shall retain rights, control, and |
possession of all products created by the participant during |
the course of the Prisoner Entrepreneur Education Program. Such |
rights shall include intellectual property rights and rights in |
trade secrets. Nothing in this amendatory Act of the 100th |
General Assembly shall be construed to give the Department of |
Corrections any right to sell, use, distribute, market, |
possess, or otherwise control any product created by a |
participant during the course of the Prisoner Entrepreneur |
Education Program, without the participant's written consent. |
(d) Participants who successfully complete the Prisoner |
Entrepreneur Education Program shall be awarded a Certificate |
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of Completion.
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(730 ILCS 5/3-12.5-15 new) |
Sec. 3-12.5-15. Post-release assistance. Subject to
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appropriation by the General Assembly, the Prisoner |
Entrepreneur
Education Program may establish post-release |
assistance to
individuals awarded a Certificate of Completion. |
Post-release assistance may include drafting a resume and cover |
letter,
searching for employment, networking events, or mock |
interviews.
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(730 ILCS 5/3-12.5-20 new) |
Sec. 3-12.5-20. Power of Department. The Department of
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Corrections shall adopt rules
as the Director deems necessary |
to carry out the
purposes of this Article.
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(730 ILCS 5/3-12.5-25 new) |
Sec. 3-12.5-25. Funding. The funding for the Prisoner
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Entrepreneur Education Program shall be subject to |
appropriation by the General Assembly.
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(730 ILCS 5/3-12.5-30 new) |
Sec. 3-12.5-30. Repeal. This Article is repealed 5 years |
after its effective date.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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INDEX
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Statutes amended in order of appearance
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