Bill Text: IL HB5492 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Amended


Bill Title: Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person committed under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 shall be released on parole to serve an initial minimum period of at least 90 days, but no more than 6 months on parole. Provides that the youth's parole officer shall discharge the youth from parole prior to completion of the initial period if the officer determines it is in the youth's best interest. Provides that the Department of Juvenile Justice may discharge a youth from aftercare upon the youth's successful completion of the case plan and cooperation with parole conditions. Provides that the Prisoner Review Board may review and revise successful discharge decisions within 10 business days. Provides that the Prisoner Review Board, at the expiration of the initial mandatory parole period, may, upon a hearing and for good cause shown, extend the supervision up to 6 months. Provides that the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission shall submit a report by December 30, 2012 to the General Assembly with recommendations regarding youth-specific parole conditions. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5492 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB5492-Amended.html

Rep. Robyn Gabel

Filed: 3/27/2012

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5492
2 AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5492, AS AMENDED, by
3replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
5 "Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
6changing Sections 3-3-5, 3-3-7, and 3-3-8 as follows:
7 (730 ILCS 5/3-3-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-5)
8 Sec. 3-3-5. Hearing and Determination.
9 (a) The Prisoner Review Board shall meet as often as need
10requires to consider the cases of persons eligible for parole.
11Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of subsection (a)
12of Section 3-3-2 of this Act, the Prisoner Review Board may
13meet and order its actions in panels of 3 or more members. The
14action of a majority of the panel shall be the action of the
15Board. In consideration of persons committed to the Department
16of Juvenile Justice, the panel shall have at least a majority

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1of members experienced in juvenile matters.
2 (b) If the person under consideration for parole is in the
3custody of the Department, at least one member of the Board
4shall interview him, and a report of that interview shall be
5available for the Board's consideration. However, in the
6discretion of the Board, the interview need not be conducted if
7a psychiatric examination determines that the person could not
8meaningfully contribute to the Board's consideration. The
9Board may in its discretion parole a person who is then outside
10the jurisdiction on his record without an interview. The Board
11need not hold a hearing or interview a person who is paroled
12under paragraphs (d) or (e) of this Section or released on
13Mandatory release under Section 3-3-10.
14 (c) The Board shall not parole a person convicted of a
15crime and eligible for parole if it determines that:
16 (1) there is a substantial risk that he will not
17 conform to reasonable conditions of parole; or
18 (2) his release at that time would deprecate the
19 seriousness of his offense or promote disrespect for the
20 law; or
21 (3) his release would have a substantially adverse
22 effect on institutional discipline.
23 (d) A person committed under the Juvenile Court Act or the
24Juvenile Court Act of 1987 who has not been sooner released
25shall be paroled on or before his 20th birthday to begin
26serving a period of parole under Section 3-3-8.

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1 (e) A person who has served the maximum term of
2imprisonment imposed at the time of sentencing less time credit
3for good behavior shall be released on parole to serve a period
4of parole under Section 5-8-1.
5 (f) The Board shall render its decision within a reasonable
6time after hearing and shall state the basis therefor both in
7the records of the Board and in written notice to the person on
8whose application it has acted. In its decision, the Board
9shall set the person's time for parole, or if it denies parole
10it shall provide for a rehearing not less frequently than once
11every year, except that the Board may, after denying parole,
12schedule a rehearing no later than 5 years from the date of the
13parole denial, if the Board finds that it is not reasonable to
14expect that parole would be granted at a hearing prior to the
15scheduled rehearing date. If the Board shall parole a person,
16and, if he is not released within 90 days from the effective
17date of the order granting parole, the matter shall be returned
18to the Board for review.
19 (g) The Board shall maintain a registry of decisions in
20which parole has been granted, which shall include the name and
21case number of the prisoner, the highest charge for which the
22prisoner was sentenced, the length of sentence imposed, the
23date of the sentence, the date of the parole, and the basis for
24the decision of the Board to grant parole and the vote of the
25Board on any such decisions. The registry shall be made
26available for public inspection and copying during business

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1hours and shall be a public record pursuant to the provisions
2of the Freedom of Information Act.
3 (h) The Board shall promulgate rules regarding the exercise
4of its discretion under this Section.
5(Source: P.A. 96-875, eff. 1-22-10; 97-522, eff. 1-1-12.)
6 (730 ILCS 5/3-3-7) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-7)
7 Sec. 3-3-7. Conditions of Parole or Mandatory Supervised
8Release.
9 (a) The conditions of parole or mandatory supervised
10release shall be such as the Prisoner Review Board deems
11necessary to assist the subject in leading a law-abiding life.
12The conditions of every parole and mandatory supervised release
13are that the subject:
14 (1) not violate any criminal statute of any
15 jurisdiction during the parole or release term;
16 (2) refrain from possessing a firearm or other
17 dangerous weapon;
18 (3) report to an agent of the Department of
19 Corrections;
20 (4) permit the agent to visit him or her at his or her
21 home, employment, or elsewhere to the extent necessary for
22 the agent to discharge his or her duties;
23 (5) attend or reside in a facility established for the
24 instruction or residence of persons on parole or mandatory
25 supervised release;

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1 (6) secure permission before visiting or writing a
2 committed person in an Illinois Department of Corrections
3 facility;
4 (7) report all arrests to an agent of the Department of
5 Corrections as soon as permitted by the arresting authority
6 but in no event later than 24 hours after release from
7 custody and immediately report service or notification of
8 an order of protection, a civil no contact order, or a
9 stalking no contact order to an agent of the Department of
10 Corrections;
11 (7.5) if convicted of a sex offense as defined in the
12 Sex Offender Management Board Act, the individual shall
13 undergo and successfully complete sex offender treatment
14 conducted in conformance with the standards developed by
15 the Sex Offender Management Board Act by a treatment
16 provider approved by the Board;
17 (7.6) if convicted of a sex offense as defined in the
18 Sex Offender Management Board Act, refrain from residing at
19 the same address or in the same condominium unit or
20 apartment unit or in the same condominium complex or
21 apartment complex with another person he or she knows or
22 reasonably should know is a convicted sex offender or has
23 been placed on supervision for a sex offense; the
24 provisions of this paragraph do not apply to a person
25 convicted of a sex offense who is placed in a Department of
26 Corrections licensed transitional housing facility for sex

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1 offenders, or is in any facility operated or licensed by
2 the Department of Children and Family Services or by the
3 Department of Human Services, or is in any licensed medical
4 facility;
5 (7.7) if convicted for an offense that would qualify
6 the accused as a sexual predator under the Sex Offender
7 Registration Act on or after January 1, 2007 (the effective
8 date of Public Act 94-988), wear an approved electronic
9 monitoring device as defined in Section 5-8A-2 for the
10 duration of the person's parole, mandatory supervised
11 release term, or extended mandatory supervised release
12 term and if convicted for an offense of criminal sexual
13 assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory
14 criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal sexual abuse,
15 aggravated criminal sexual abuse, or ritualized abuse of a
16 child committed on or after August 11, 2009 (the effective
17 date of Public Act 96-236) when the victim was under 18
18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense
19 and the defendant used force or the threat of force in the
20 commission of the offense wear an approved electronic
21 monitoring device as defined in Section 5-8A-2 that has
22 Global Positioning System (GPS) capability for the
23 duration of the person's parole, mandatory supervised
24 release term, or extended mandatory supervised release
25 term;
26 (7.8) if convicted for an offense committed on or after

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1 June 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-464) that
2 would qualify the accused as a child sex offender as
3 defined in Section 11-9.3 or 11-9.4 of the Criminal Code of
4 1961, refrain from communicating with or contacting, by
5 means of the Internet, a person who is not related to the
6 accused and whom the accused reasonably believes to be
7 under 18 years of age; for purposes of this paragraph
8 (7.8), "Internet" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section
9 16-0.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961; and a person is not
10 related to the accused if the person is not: (i) the
11 spouse, brother, or sister of the accused; (ii) a
12 descendant of the accused; (iii) a first or second cousin
13 of the accused; or (iv) a step-child or adopted child of
14 the accused;
15 (7.9) if convicted under Section 11-6, 11-20.1,
16 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-21 of the Criminal Code of 1961,
17 consent to search of computers, PDAs, cellular phones, and
18 other devices under his or her control that are capable of
19 accessing the Internet or storing electronic files, in
20 order to confirm Internet protocol addresses reported in
21 accordance with the Sex Offender Registration Act and
22 compliance with conditions in this Act;
23 (7.10) if convicted for an offense that would qualify
24 the accused as a sex offender or sexual predator under the
25 Sex Offender Registration Act on or after June 1, 2008 (the
26 effective date of Public Act 95-640), not possess

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1 prescription drugs for erectile dysfunction;
2 (7.11) if convicted for an offense under Section 11-6,
3 11-9.1, 11-14.4 that involves soliciting for a juvenile
4 prostitute, 11-15.1, 11-20.1, 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, or 11-21
5 of the Criminal Code of 1961, or any attempt to commit any
6 of these offenses, committed on or after June 1, 2009 (the
7 effective date of Public Act 95-983):
8 (i) not access or use a computer or any other
9 device with Internet capability without the prior
10 written approval of the Department;
11 (ii) submit to periodic unannounced examinations
12 of the offender's computer or any other device with
13 Internet capability by the offender's supervising
14 agent, a law enforcement officer, or assigned computer
15 or information technology specialist, including the
16 retrieval and copying of all data from the computer or
17 device and any internal or external peripherals and
18 removal of such information, equipment, or device to
19 conduct a more thorough inspection;
20 (iii) submit to the installation on the offender's
21 computer or device with Internet capability, at the
22 offender's expense, of one or more hardware or software
23 systems to monitor the Internet use; and
24 (iv) submit to any other appropriate restrictions
25 concerning the offender's use of or access to a
26 computer or any other device with Internet capability

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1 imposed by the Board, the Department or the offender's
2 supervising agent;
3 (7.12) if convicted of a sex offense as defined in the
4 Sex Offender Registration Act committed on or after January
5 1, 2010 (the effective date of Public Act 96-262), refrain
6 from accessing or using a social networking website as
7 defined in Section 17-0.5 of the Criminal Code of 1961;
8 (7.13) if convicted of a sex offense as defined in
9 Section 2 of the Sex Offender Registration Act committed on
10 or after January 1, 2010 (the effective date of Public Act
11 96-362) that requires the person to register as a sex
12 offender under that Act, may not knowingly use any computer
13 scrub software on any computer that the sex offender uses;
14 (8) obtain permission of an agent of the Department of
15 Corrections before leaving the State of Illinois;
16 (9) obtain permission of an agent of the Department of
17 Corrections before changing his or her residence or
18 employment;
19 (10) consent to a search of his or her person,
20 property, or residence under his or her control;
21 (11) refrain from the use or possession of narcotics or
22 other controlled substances in any form, or both, or any
23 paraphernalia related to those substances and submit to a
24 urinalysis test as instructed by a parole agent of the
25 Department of Corrections;
26 (12) not frequent places where controlled substances

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1 are illegally sold, used, distributed, or administered;
2 (13) not knowingly associate with other persons on
3 parole or mandatory supervised release without prior
4 written permission of his or her parole agent and not
5 associate with persons who are members of an organized gang
6 as that term is defined in the Illinois Streetgang
7 Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act;
8 (14) provide true and accurate information, as it
9 relates to his or her adjustment in the community while on
10 parole or mandatory supervised release or to his or her
11 conduct while incarcerated, in response to inquiries by his
12 or her parole agent or of the Department of Corrections;
13 (15) follow any specific instructions provided by the
14 parole agent that are consistent with furthering
15 conditions set and approved by the Prisoner Review Board or
16 by law, exclusive of placement on electronic detention, to
17 achieve the goals and objectives of his or her parole or
18 mandatory supervised release or to protect the public.
19 These instructions by the parole agent may be modified at
20 any time, as the agent deems appropriate;
21 (16) if convicted of a sex offense as defined in
22 subsection (a-5) of Section 3-1-2 of this Code, unless the
23 offender is a parent or guardian of the person under 18
24 years of age present in the home and no non-familial minors
25 are present, not participate in a holiday event involving
26 children under 18 years of age, such as distributing candy

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1 or other items to children on Halloween, wearing a Santa
2 Claus costume on or preceding Christmas, being employed as
3 a department store Santa Claus, or wearing an Easter Bunny
4 costume on or preceding Easter;
5 (17) if convicted of a violation of an order of
6 protection under Section 12-30 of the Criminal Code of
7 1961, be placed under electronic surveillance as provided
8 in Section 5-8A-7 of this Code; and
9 (18) comply with the terms and conditions of an order
10 of protection issued pursuant to the Illinois Domestic
11 Violence Act of 1986; an order of protection issued by the
12 court of another state, tribe, or United States territory;
13 a no contact order issued pursuant to the Civil No Contact
14 Order Act; or a no contact order issued pursuant to the
15 Stalking No Contact Order Act; and .
16 (19) (18) if convicted of a violation of the
17 Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, the
18 Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act, or a
19 methamphetamine related offense, be:
20 (A) prohibited from purchasing, possessing, or
21 having under his or her control any product containing
22 pseudoephedrine unless prescribed by a physician; and
23 (B) prohibited from purchasing, possessing, or
24 having under his or her control any product containing
25 ammonium nitrate.
26 (b) The Board may in addition to other conditions require

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1that the subject:
2 (1) work or pursue a course of study or vocational
3 training;
4 (2) undergo medical or psychiatric treatment, or
5 treatment for drug addiction or alcoholism;
6 (3) attend or reside in a facility established for the
7 instruction or residence of persons on probation or parole;
8 (4) support his dependents;
9 (5) (blank);
10 (6) (blank);
11 (7) (blank);
12 (7.5) if convicted for an offense committed on or after
13 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th
14 General Assembly that would qualify the accused as a child
15 sex offender as defined in Section 11-9.3 or 11-9.4 of the
16 Criminal Code of 1961, refrain from communicating with or
17 contacting, by means of the Internet, a person who is
18 related to the accused and whom the accused reasonably
19 believes to be under 18 years of age; for purposes of this
20 paragraph (7.5), "Internet" has the meaning ascribed to it
21 in Section 16-0.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961; and a
22 person is related to the accused if the person is: (i) the
23 spouse, brother, or sister of the accused; (ii) a
24 descendant of the accused; (iii) a first or second cousin
25 of the accused; or (iv) a step-child or adopted child of
26 the accused;

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1 (7.6) if convicted for an offense committed on or after
2 June 1, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act 95-983) that
3 would qualify as a sex offense as defined in the Sex
4 Offender Registration Act:
5 (i) not access or use a computer or any other
6 device with Internet capability without the prior
7 written approval of the Department;
8 (ii) submit to periodic unannounced examinations
9 of the offender's computer or any other device with
10 Internet capability by the offender's supervising
11 agent, a law enforcement officer, or assigned computer
12 or information technology specialist, including the
13 retrieval and copying of all data from the computer or
14 device and any internal or external peripherals and
15 removal of such information, equipment, or device to
16 conduct a more thorough inspection;
17 (iii) submit to the installation on the offender's
18 computer or device with Internet capability, at the
19 offender's expense, of one or more hardware or software
20 systems to monitor the Internet use; and
21 (iv) submit to any other appropriate restrictions
22 concerning the offender's use of or access to a
23 computer or any other device with Internet capability
24 imposed by the Board, the Department or the offender's
25 supervising agent; and
26 (8) in addition, if a minor:

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1 (i) reside with his parents or in a foster home;
2 (ii) attend school;
3 (iii) attend a non-residential program for youth;
4 or
5 (iv) contribute to his own support at home or in a
6 foster home.
7 (b-1) In addition to the conditions set forth in
8subsections (a) and (b), persons required to register as sex
9offenders pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act, upon
10release from the custody of the Illinois Department of
11Corrections, may be required by the Board to comply with the
12following specific conditions of release:
13 (1) reside only at a Department approved location;
14 (2) comply with all requirements of the Sex Offender
15 Registration Act;
16 (3) notify third parties of the risks that may be
17 occasioned by his or her criminal record;
18 (4) obtain the approval of an agent of the Department
19 of Corrections prior to accepting employment or pursuing a
20 course of study or vocational training and notify the
21 Department prior to any change in employment, study, or
22 training;
23 (5) not be employed or participate in any volunteer
24 activity that involves contact with children, except under
25 circumstances approved in advance and in writing by an
26 agent of the Department of Corrections;

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1 (6) be electronically monitored for a minimum of 12
2 months from the date of release as determined by the Board;
3 (7) refrain from entering into a designated geographic
4 area except upon terms approved in advance by an agent of
5 the Department of Corrections. The terms may include
6 consideration of the purpose of the entry, the time of day,
7 and others accompanying the person;
8 (8) refrain from having any contact, including written
9 or oral communications, directly or indirectly, personally
10 or by telephone, letter, or through a third party with
11 certain specified persons including, but not limited to,
12 the victim or the victim's family without the prior written
13 approval of an agent of the Department of Corrections;
14 (9) refrain from all contact, directly or indirectly,
15 personally, by telephone, letter, or through a third party,
16 with minor children without prior identification and
17 approval of an agent of the Department of Corrections;
18 (10) neither possess or have under his or her control
19 any material that is sexually oriented, sexually
20 stimulating, or that shows male or female sex organs or any
21 pictures depicting children under 18 years of age nude or
22 any written or audio material describing sexual
23 intercourse or that depicts or alludes to sexual activity,
24 including but not limited to visual, auditory, telephonic,
25 or electronic media, or any matter obtained through access
26 to any computer or material linked to computer access use;

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1 (11) not patronize any business providing sexually
2 stimulating or sexually oriented entertainment nor utilize
3 "900" or adult telephone numbers;
4 (12) not reside near, visit, or be in or about parks,
5 schools, day care centers, swimming pools, beaches,
6 theaters, or any other places where minor children
7 congregate without advance approval of an agent of the
8 Department of Corrections and immediately report any
9 incidental contact with minor children to the Department;
10 (13) not possess or have under his or her control
11 certain specified items of contraband related to the
12 incidence of sexually offending as determined by an agent
13 of the Department of Corrections;
14 (14) may be required to provide a written daily log of
15 activities if directed by an agent of the Department of
16 Corrections;
17 (15) comply with all other special conditions that the
18 Department may impose that restrict the person from
19 high-risk situations and limit access to potential
20 victims;
21 (16) take an annual polygraph exam;
22 (17) maintain a log of his or her travel; or
23 (18) obtain prior approval of his or her parole officer
24 before driving alone in a motor vehicle.
25 (c) The conditions under which the parole or mandatory
26supervised release is to be served shall be communicated to the

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1person in writing prior to his release, and he shall sign the
2same before release. A signed copy of these conditions,
3including a copy of an order of protection where one had been
4issued by the criminal court, shall be retained by the person
5and another copy forwarded to the officer in charge of his
6supervision.
7 (d) After a hearing under Section 3-3-9, the Prisoner
8Review Board may modify or enlarge the conditions of parole or
9mandatory supervised release.
10 (e) The Department shall inform all offenders committed to
11the Department of the optional services available to them upon
12release and shall assist inmates in availing themselves of such
13optional services upon their release on a voluntary basis.
14 (e-5) The Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission, as created
15in Section 17a-9 of the Children and Family Services Act, shall
16submit a report by December 30, 2012 to the General Assembly
17with recommendations regarding youth-specific parole
18conditions.
19 (f) (Blank).
20(Source: P.A. 96-236, eff. 8-11-09; 96-262, eff. 1-1-10;
2196-328, eff. 8-11-09; 96-362, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff.
227-2-10; 96-1539, eff. 3-4-11; 96-1551, Article 2, Section 1065,
23eff. 7-1-11; 96-1551, Article 10, Section 10-150, eff. 7-1-11;
2497-50, eff. 6-28-11; 97-531, eff. 1-1-12; 97-560, eff. 1-1-12;
2597-597, eff. 1-1-12; revised 9-14-11.)

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1 (730 ILCS 5/3-3-8) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-8)
2 Sec. 3-3-8. Length of parole and mandatory supervised
3release; discharge.)
4 (a) The length of parole for a person sentenced under the
5law in effect prior to the effective date of this amendatory
6Act of 1977 and the length of mandatory supervised release for
7those sentenced under the law in effect on and after such
8effective date shall be as set out in Section 5-8-1 unless
9sooner terminated under paragraph (b) of this Section. The
10parole period of a juvenile committed to the Department under
11the Juvenile Court Act or the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 shall
12extend until he is 21 years of age unless sooner terminated
13under paragraph (b) of this Section.
14 (a-1) A person committed to the Department of Juvenile
15Justice under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 shall be released
16on parole for a period to be fixed by the Prisoner Review Board
17of not less than 6 months but not more than 12 months unless
18sooner terminated under paragraph (b) of this Section, except
19that a minor of the age of at least 13 who is adjudicated
20delinquent for the crime of first degree murder shall remain
21committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice under
22subsection (2) of Section 5-750 of the Juvenile Court Act of
231987. The length of parole shall remain subject to the
24jurisdiction and sentencing provisions of the Juvenile Court
25Act of 1987. The parole period shall toll during any period of
26reincarceration and resume upon release on parole.

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1 (a-2) At the conclusion of the parole period, a person
2committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice under the
3Juvenile Court Act of 1987 shall be discharged from parole
4unless the Department Director or designee determines that,
5despite reasonable efforts to reintegrate the youth into the
6community, the youth has not substantially complied with or
7completed the conditions of the initial parole order. Upon such
8a determination, the Department may request an extension of the
9youth's parole term. The Board may extend the parole period
10upon a showing by the Department, by a preponderance of
11evidence, that:
12 (i) the supervising agency has made reasonable efforts
13 to assist the youth in complying with the conditions set
14 out by the parole release plan; and
15 (ii) despite these efforts, the youth has not
16 substantially complied with the parole release plan; or
17 (iii) the youth has not completed rehabilitative goals
18 or treatment plans essential to the youth's community
19 reintegration, as provided in the parole release plan; and
20 (iv) the Department has presented a case plan which
21 will enable the youth to substantially comply with the
22 parole release plan by the end of the extension period
23 being requested.
24 Upon the requisite showing by the Department, the parole
25term may be extended for one to 12 months, according to the
26time required for the youth to comply with or complete the

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1remaining elements of the initial parole order. At the
2conclusion of the extension period, the youth shall be
3discharged from parole. Upon a determination of exceptional
4circumstances arising from significant changes in clinical
5need, the Department Director may request a transition
6extension of one to 6 months for the purpose of developing a
7post-parole services plan, in conjunction with other
8child-serving or human services agencies under subsection (e)
9of Section 3-2.5-15. The Board may grant the transition
10extension if it finds that recommended services are required to
11address a significant change in clinical need and that the
12Department has presented a case plan that will adequately
13transition the youth to post-parole services or support. At the
14conclusion of the transition extension period, the youth shall
15be discharged from parole.
16 The Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission, as created in
17Section 17a-9 of the Children and Family Services Act, shall
18include information about the frequency of use of the parole
19extension process in its annual report to the General Assembly.
20 (b) The Prisoner Review Board may enter an order releasing
21and discharging one from parole or mandatory supervised
22release, and his commitment to the Department, when it
23determines that he is likely to remain at liberty without
24committing another offense.
25 (b-1) Provided that the subject is in compliance with the
26terms and conditions of his or her parole or mandatory

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1supervised release, the Prisoner Review Board may reduce the
2period of a parolee or releasee's parole or mandatory
3supervised release by 90 days upon the parolee or releasee
4receiving a high school diploma or upon passage of the high
5school level Test of General Educational Development during the
6period of his or her parole or mandatory supervised release.
7This reduction in the period of a subject's term of parole or
8mandatory supervised release shall be available only to
9subjects who have not previously earned a high school diploma
10or who have not previously passed the high school level Test of
11General Educational Development.
12 (c) The order of discharge shall become effective upon
13entry of the order of the Board. The Board shall notify the
14clerk of the committing court of the order. Upon receipt of
15such copy, the clerk shall make an entry on the record judgment
16that the sentence or commitment has been satisfied pursuant to
17the order.
18 (d) Rights of the person discharged under this Section
19shall be restored under Section 5-5-5. This Section is subject
20to Section 5-750 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
21(Source: P.A. 97-531, eff. 1-1-12.)
22 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
231, 2013, except that this Section and subsection (e-5) of
24Section 3-3-7 of the Unified Code of Corrections take effect
25upon becoming law.".
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