Bill Text: IL SB1733 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. Provides that, beginning on January 1, 2026, a person convicted of a felony, or otherwise under sentence in a correctional institution, shall have his or her right to vote restored and shall be eligible to vote not later than 14 days following his or her conviction. Provides that a person who is serving a sentence in a correctional institution starting prior to January 1, 2026 shall have his or her right to vote restored not later than January 14, 2026. Provides that a person may not be denied the right to vote because of a past criminal conviction. Provides that each local election authority shall coordinate with the correctional institution, Illinois Department of Corrections, and other correctional agencies incarcerating eligible voters to facilitate voting by mail for those voters eligible to vote in that election jurisdiction who are incarcerated in the correctional institution. Provides that the Attorney General, any individual aggrieved by a violation of these provisions, any entity whose membership includes individuals aggrieved by a violation of these provisions, any entity whose mission would be frustrated by a violation of these provisions, or any entity that would expend resources in order to fulfill its mission as a result of a violation of these provisions may file an action in a court of competent jurisdiction. Provides that the Act is intended to benefit and protect the rights of individual voters and to provide a remedy for infringing on the rights granted under this Act. Amends the Re-Entering Citizens Civics Education Act. Changes the short title of the Act to the Reintegration and Civic Empowerment Act. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall conduct the civics peer education program each of the 3 sessions not less than twice a month at each correctional institution totaling not less than 6 sessions per month at each correctional institution. Provides that the civics peer education program and workshops must be made available to all committed persons regardless of the date they were first committed or the length of their sentence. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and the Unified Code of Corrections to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2026.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-19 - To Elections [SB1733 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-SB1733-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1733 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Lakesia Collins SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Election Code. Provides that, beginning on January 1, 2026, a person convicted of a felony, or otherwise under sentence in a correctional institution, shall have his or her right to vote restored and shall be eligible to vote not later than 14 days following his or her conviction. Provides that a person who is serving a sentence in a correctional institution starting prior to January 1, 2026 shall have his or her right to vote restored not later than January 14, 2026. Provides that a person may not be denied the right to vote because of a past criminal conviction. Provides that each local election authority shall coordinate with the correctional institution, Illinois Department of Corrections, and other correctional agencies incarcerating eligible voters to facilitate voting by mail for those voters eligible to vote in that election jurisdiction who are incarcerated in the correctional institution. Provides that the Attorney General, any individual aggrieved by a violation of these provisions, any entity whose membership includes individuals aggrieved by a violation of these provisions, any entity whose mission would be frustrated by a violation of these provisions, or any entity that would expend resources in order to fulfill its mission as a result of a violation of these provisions may file an action in a court of competent jurisdiction. Provides that the Act is intended to benefit and protect the rights of individual voters and to provide a remedy for infringing on the rights granted under this Act. Amends the Re-Entering Citizens Civics Education Act. Changes the short title of the Act to the Reintegration and Civic Empowerment Act. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall conduct the civics peer education program each of the 3 sessions not less than twice a month at each correctional institution totaling not less than 6 sessions per month at each correctional institution. Provides that the civics peer education program and workshops must be made available to all committed persons regardless of the date they were first committed or the length of their sentence. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and the Unified Code of Corrections to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2026.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning voting rights.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is
amended by adding Section 5-45.34 as follows:
(5 ILCS 100/5-45.34 new)
Sec. 5-45.34. Emergency rulemaking. To provide for the
expeditious and timely implementation of the changes made to
the Election Code and the Unified Code of Corrections by this
amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, emergency rules
implementing those changes may be adopted in accordance with
Section 5-45 by the State Board of Elections, except that the
24-month limitation on the adoption of emergency rules and the
provisions of Sections 5-115 and 5-125 do not apply to rules
adopted under this Section. The adoption of emergency rules
authorized by Section 5-45 and this Section is deemed to be
necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
This Section is repealed one year after the effective date
of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly.
Section 10. The Election Code is amended by changing
Sections 3-5 and 19-2.5 and by adding Sections 1-26, 1-27, and
1-28 as follows:

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(10 ILCS 5/1-26 new)
Sec. 1-26. Post-conviction voting.
(a) As used in this Section, "correctional institution"
means any place used to house persons under State supervision,
including, but not limited to, State, federal, or juvenile
facilities, adult transition centers, halfway houses, and
other reentry or rehabilitation programs.
(b) Beginning on January 1, 2026, a person convicted of a
felony, or otherwise under sentence in a correctional
institution, shall have his or her right to vote restored and
shall be eligible to vote not later than 14 days following his
or her conviction. A person who is serving a sentence in a
correctional institution starting prior to January 1, 2026
shall have his or her right to vote restored not later than
January 14, 2026. Persons under any form of state supervision
or custody who are disqualified from voting shall have their
right to vote restored under this Section, including, but not
limited to: persons incarcerated in State, federal, or
juvenile facilities; persons on probation or parole; persons
on mandatory supervised release; persons on work release;
persons on furlough; persons released on electronic
monitoring; persons housed in adult transition centers,
halfway houses, or other reentry or rehabilitation programs;
and persons owing court fines or fees. A Person may not be
denied the right to vote because of a past criminal

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conviction.
(c) Each local election authority shall coordinate with
the correctional institution, Illinois Department of
Corrections, and other correctional agencies incarcerating
eligible voters to facilitate voting by mail for those voters
eligible to vote in that election jurisdiction who are
incarcerated in the correctional institution.
(d) All requirements of the federal Voting Rights Act of
1965, including Sections 203 and 208, State and local language
access requirements, and the federal Americans with
Disabilities Act and State and local disability access
requirements shall also apply to voting under this Section.
The correctional institution shall make available to persons
in its custody voter registration applications, vote by mail
ballot applications, vote by mail ballots received at the
institution from the local election authority, and other
election materials in the languages provided by the State
Board of Elections and local election authorities.
(e) The correctional institution shall make available to a
person in its custody current election resource material,
maintained by the State Board of Elections, containing
detailed information regarding the voting rights of a person
with a criminal conviction in the following formats: (1) in
print; (2) on the correctional institution's website; and (3)
in a visible location on the premises of each correctional
institution where notices are customarily posted. The

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correctional institution shall also make available to a person
in its custody current election resource material from a local
election authority that is requested by that person in its
custody and received at the correctional institution from the
local election authority in response to that person's request.
The correctional institution shall provide resource materials
to a person in its custody upon intake and release of the
person on parole, mandatory supervised release, final
discharge, or pardon from the correctional institution.
(f) On or before December 31, 2026, and on or before
December 31 of each year thereafter, the State Board of
Elections, in coordination and cooperation with correctional
institutions and local election authorities, shall prepare a
report containing data concerning compliance with this
Section, including the number of voter registrations, vote by
mail ballot applications, vote by mail ballots received, and
election resource materials delivered. Data shall be
disaggregated by institution and other factors.
(g) A person who has left the person's residence as part of
the person's confinement in a correctional institution and who
has not established another residence for voter registration
purposes may not be considered to have changed or lost
residence. The person may register to vote at the address of
the person's last place of residence before the person's
confinement in a correctional institution.
(h) The provisions of this Section apply to all elections

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beginning in 2026.
(i) The State Board of Elections may adopt rules,
including emergency rules, to implement the provisions of this
Section.
(10 ILCS 5/1-27 new)
Sec. 1-27. Civil actions.
The Attorney General, any
individual aggrieved by a violation of Section 1-26, any
entity whose membership includes individuals aggrieved by a
violation of Section 1-26, any entity whose mission would be
frustrated by a violation of Section 1-26, or any entity that
would expend resources in order to fulfill its mission as a
result of a violation of Section 1-26 may file an action in a
court of competent jurisdiction. This Act is intended to
benefit and protect the rights of individual voters and to
provide a remedy for infringing on the rights granted under
this Act.
(10 ILCS 5/1-28 new)
Sec. 1-28. Attorney's fees. Upon motion, a court shall
award reasonable attorney's fees and costs, including expert
witness fees and other litigation expenses, to a plaintiff in
any action brought under Section 1-27:
(1) who obtains some or all of the plaintiff's
requested relief through a judicial judgment in the
plaintiff's favor;

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(2) who obtains some or all of their requested relief
through any settlement agreement approved by the court; or
(3) whose pursuit of a nonfrivolous claim was a
catalyst for a unilateral change in position by the
opposing party relative to the relief sought. In awarding
reasonable attorney's fees, the court shall consider the
degree to which the relief obtained relates to the relief
sought.
(10 ILCS 5/3-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 3-5)
Sec. 3-5. Confinement or detention in a jail. No person
who has been legally convicted, in this or another state or in
any federal court, of any crime, and is serving a sentence of
confinement in any penal institution, or who has been
convicted under any Section of this Code and is serving a
sentence of confinement in any penal institution, shall vote,
offer to vote, attempt to vote or be permitted to vote at any
election until his release from confinement.
Confinement for purposes of this Section shall include any
person convicted and imprisoned but granted a furlough as
provided by Section 3-11-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections,
or admitted to a work release program as provided by Section
3-13-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections. Confinement shall
not include any person convicted and imprisoned but released
on parole.
Confinement or detention in a jail pending acquittal or

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conviction of a crime is not a disqualification for voting.
(Source: P.A. 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)
(10 ILCS 5/19-2.5)
Sec. 19-2.5. Notice for vote by mail ballot.
(a) An election authority shall notify all qualified
voters, except voters who have applied for permanent vote by
mail status under subsection (b) of Section 19-3 or voters who
submit a written request to be excluded from the permanent
vote by mail status, not more than 90 days nor less than 45
days before a general election of the option for permanent
vote by mail status using the following notice and including
the application for permanent vote by mail status in
subsection (b) of Section 19-3:
"You may apply to permanently be placed on vote by mail
status using the attached application.".
(b) A person completing a voter registration application
or submitting a change of address shall be notified of the
option to receive a vote by mail ballot. Upon request of the
person, the voter registration application or change of
address form shall serve as an application to receive an
official vote by mail ballot, and the individual need not
complete a separate vote by mail application. An elector who
is a resident of a location covered by Section 203 of the
federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 or local language access
requirements must be offered a voter registration application

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in a language of the applicable minority group and must be able
to request a vote by mail ballot in the language of the
applicable minority group. Upon processing the voter
registration application and accepting the application without
rejection, the election authority shall provide the individual
with an official vote by mail ballot for the next occurring
election.
(Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-668, eff. 11-15-21;
103-467, eff. 8-4-23.)
Section 15. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
changing Sections 3-6-3, 3-14-1, and 5-5-5 and by adding
Sections 5-5-11 and 5-5-12 as follows:
(730 ILCS 5/3-6-3)
Sec. 3-6-3. Rules and regulations for sentence credit.
(a)(1) The Department of Corrections shall prescribe rules
and regulations for awarding and revoking sentence credit for
persons committed to the Department of Corrections and the
Department of Juvenile Justice shall prescribe rules and
regulations for awarding and revoking sentence credit for
persons committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice under
Section 5-8-6 of the Unified Code of Corrections, which shall
be subject to review by the Prisoner Review Board.
(1.5) As otherwise provided by law, sentence credit may be
awarded for the following:

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(A) successful completion of programming while in
custody of the Department of Corrections or the Department
of Juvenile Justice or while in custody prior to
sentencing;
(B) compliance with the rules and regulations of the
Department; or
(C) service to the institution, service to a
community, or service to the State.
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this
subsection (a), the rules and regulations on sentence credit
shall provide, with respect to offenses listed in clause (i),
(ii), or (iii) of this paragraph (2) committed on or after June
19, 1998 or with respect to the offense listed in clause (iv)
of this paragraph (2) committed on or after June 23, 2005 (the
effective date of Public Act 94-71) or with respect to offense
listed in clause (vi) committed on or after June 1, 2008 (the
effective date of Public Act 95-625) or with respect to the
offense of unlawful possession of a firearm by a repeat felony
offender committed on or after August 2, 2005 (the effective
date of Public Act 94-398) or with respect to the offenses
listed in clause (v) of this paragraph (2) committed on or
after August 13, 2007 (the effective date of Public Act
95-134) or with respect to the offense of aggravated domestic
battery committed on or after July 23, 2010 (the effective
date of Public Act 96-1224) or with respect to the offense of
attempt to commit terrorism committed on or after January 1,

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2013 (the effective date of Public Act 97-990), the following:
(i) that a prisoner who is serving a term of
imprisonment for first degree murder or for the offense of
terrorism shall receive no sentence credit and shall serve
the entire sentence imposed by the court;
(ii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for attempt to
commit terrorism, attempt to commit first degree murder,
solicitation of murder, solicitation of murder for hire,
intentional homicide of an unborn child, predatory
criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal
sexual assault, criminal sexual assault, aggravated
kidnapping, aggravated battery with a firearm as described
in Section 12-4.2 or subdivision (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3),
or (e)(4) of Section 12-3.05, heinous battery as described
in Section 12-4.1 or subdivision (a)(2) of Section
12-3.05, unlawful possession of a firearm by a repeat
felony offender, aggravated battery of a senior citizen as
described in Section 12-4.6 or subdivision (a)(4) of
Section 12-3.05, or aggravated battery of a child as
described in Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of
Section 12-3.05 shall receive no more than 4.5 days of
sentence credit for each month of his or her sentence of
imprisonment;
(iii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for home
invasion, armed robbery, aggravated vehicular hijacking,
aggravated discharge of a firearm, or armed violence with

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a category I weapon or category II weapon, when the court
has made and entered a finding, pursuant to subsection
(c-1) of Section 5-4-1 of this Code, that the conduct
leading to conviction for the enumerated offense resulted
in great bodily harm to a victim, shall receive no more
than 4.5 days of sentence credit for each month of his or
her sentence of imprisonment;
(iv) that a prisoner serving a sentence for aggravated
discharge of a firearm, whether or not the conduct leading
to conviction for the offense resulted in great bodily
harm to the victim, shall receive no more than 4.5 days of
sentence credit for each month of his or her sentence of
imprisonment;
(v) that a person serving a sentence for gunrunning,
narcotics racketeering, controlled substance trafficking,
methamphetamine trafficking, drug-induced homicide,
aggravated methamphetamine-related child endangerment,
money laundering pursuant to clause (c) (4) or (5) of
Section 29B-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal
Code of 2012, or a Class X felony conviction for delivery
of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled
substance with intent to manufacture or deliver,
calculated criminal drug conspiracy, criminal drug
conspiracy, street gang criminal drug conspiracy,
participation in methamphetamine manufacturing,
aggravated participation in methamphetamine

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manufacturing, delivery of methamphetamine, possession
with intent to deliver methamphetamine, aggravated
delivery of methamphetamine, aggravated possession with
intent to deliver methamphetamine, methamphetamine
conspiracy when the substance containing the controlled
substance or methamphetamine is 100 grams or more shall
receive no more than 7.5 days sentence credit for each
month of his or her sentence of imprisonment;
(vi) that a prisoner serving a sentence for a second
or subsequent offense of luring a minor shall receive no
more than 4.5 days of sentence credit for each month of his
or her sentence of imprisonment; and
(vii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for
aggravated domestic battery shall receive no more than 4.5
days of sentence credit for each month of his or her
sentence of imprisonment.
(2.1) For all offenses, other than those enumerated in
subdivision (a)(2)(i), (ii), or (iii) committed on or after
June 19, 1998 or subdivision (a)(2)(iv) committed on or after
June 23, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act 94-71) or
subdivision (a)(2)(v) committed on or after August 13, 2007
(the effective date of Public Act 95-134) or subdivision
(a)(2)(vi) committed on or after June 1, 2008 (the effective
date of Public Act 95-625) or subdivision (a)(2)(vii)
committed on or after July 23, 2010 (the effective date of
Public Act 96-1224), and other than the offense of aggravated

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driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination
thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of
subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
and other than the offense of aggravated driving under the
influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating
compound or compounds, or any combination thereof as defined
in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of
Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code committed on or
after January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act
96-1230), the rules and regulations shall provide that a
prisoner who is serving a term of imprisonment shall receive
one day of sentence credit for each day of his or her sentence
of imprisonment or recommitment under Section 3-3-9. Each day
of sentence credit shall reduce by one day the prisoner's
period of imprisonment or recommitment under Section 3-3-9.
(2.2) A prisoner serving a term of natural life
imprisonment shall receive no sentence credit.
(2.3) Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this
subsection (a), the rules and regulations on sentence credit
shall provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for
aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug
or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of
paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code, shall receive no more than 4.5 days of

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sentence credit for each month of his or her sentence of
imprisonment.
(2.4) Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this
subsection (a), the rules and regulations on sentence credit
shall provide with respect to the offenses of aggravated
battery with a machine gun or a firearm equipped with any
device or attachment designed or used for silencing the report
of a firearm or aggravated discharge of a machine gun or a
firearm equipped with any device or attachment designed or
used for silencing the report of a firearm, committed on or
after July 15, 1999 (the effective date of Public Act 91-121),
that a prisoner serving a sentence for any of these offenses
shall receive no more than 4.5 days of sentence credit for each
month of his or her sentence of imprisonment.
(2.5) Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this
subsection (a), the rules and regulations on sentence credit
shall provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for
aggravated arson committed on or after July 27, 2001 (the
effective date of Public Act 92-176) shall receive no more
than 4.5 days of sentence credit for each month of his or her
sentence of imprisonment.
(2.6) Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this
subsection (a), the rules and regulations on sentence credit
shall provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for
aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug
or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds or any

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combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (C) of
paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code committed on or after January 1, 2011
(the effective date of Public Act 96-1230) shall receive no
more than 4.5 days of sentence credit for each month of his or
her sentence of imprisonment.
(3) In addition to the sentence credits earned under
paragraphs (2.1), (4), (4.1), (4.2), and (4.7) of this
subsection (a), the rules and regulations shall also provide
that the Director of Corrections or the Director of Juvenile
Justice may award up to 180 days of earned sentence credit for
prisoners serving a sentence of incarceration of less than 5
years, and up to 365 days of earned sentence credit for
prisoners serving a sentence of 5 years or longer. The
Director may grant this credit for good conduct in specific
instances as either Director deems proper for eligible persons
in the custody of each Director's respective Department. The
good conduct may include, but is not limited to, compliance
with the rules and regulations of the Department, service to
the Department, service to a community, or service to the
State.
Eligible inmates for an award of earned sentence credit
under this paragraph (3) may be selected to receive the credit
at either Director's or his or her designee's sole discretion.
Eligibility for the additional earned sentence credit under
this paragraph (3) may be based on, but is not limited to,

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participation in programming offered by the Department as
appropriate for the prisoner based on the results of any
available risk/needs assessment or other relevant assessments
or evaluations administered by the Department using a
validated instrument, the circumstances of the crime,
demonstrated commitment to rehabilitation by a prisoner with a
history of conviction for a forcible felony enumerated in
Section 2-8 of the Criminal Code of 2012, the inmate's
behavior and improvements in disciplinary history while
incarcerated, and the inmate's commitment to rehabilitation,
including participation in programming offered by the
Department.
The Director of Corrections or the Director of Juvenile
Justice shall not award sentence credit under this paragraph
(3) to an inmate unless the inmate has served a minimum of 60
days of the sentence, including time served in a county jail;
except nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to permit
either Director to extend an inmate's sentence beyond that
which was imposed by the court. Prior to awarding credit under
this paragraph (3), each Director shall make a written
determination that the inmate:
(A) is eligible for the earned sentence credit;
(B) has served a minimum of 60 days, or as close to 60
days as the sentence will allow;
(B-1) has received a risk/needs assessment or other
relevant evaluation or assessment administered by the

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Department using a validated instrument; and
(C) has met the eligibility criteria established by
rule for earned sentence credit.
The Director of Corrections or the Director of Juvenile
Justice shall determine the form and content of the written
determination required in this subsection.
(3.5) The Department shall provide annual written reports
to the Governor and the General Assembly on the award of earned
sentence credit no later than February 1 of each year. The
Department must publish both reports on its website within 48
hours of transmitting the reports to the Governor and the
General Assembly. The reports must include:
(A) the number of inmates awarded earned sentence
credit;
(B) the average amount of earned sentence credit
awarded;
(C) the holding offenses of inmates awarded earned
sentence credit; and
(D) the number of earned sentence credit revocations.
(4)(A) Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this
subsection (a), the rules and regulations shall also provide
that any prisoner who is engaged full-time in any full-time
substance abuse programs, correctional industry assignments,
educational programs (including without limitation peer-led
programs for both the peer educators and program
participants), work-release programs or activities in

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accordance with Article 13 of Chapter III of this Code,
behavior modification programs, life skills courses, or
re-entry planning provided by the Department under this
paragraph (4) and satisfactorily completes the assigned
program as determined by the standards of the Department,
shall receive one day of sentence credit for each day in which
that prisoner is engaged in the activities described in this
paragraph. The rules and regulations shall also provide that
sentence credit may be provided to an inmate who was held in
pre-trial detention prior to his or her current commitment to
the Department of Corrections and successfully completed a
full-time, 60-day or longer substance abuse program,
educational program, behavior modification program, life
skills course, or re-entry planning provided by the county
department of corrections or county jail. Calculation of this
county program credit shall be done at sentencing as provided
in Section 5-4.5-100 of this Code and shall be included in the
sentencing order. The rules and regulations shall also provide
that sentence credit may be provided to an inmate who is in
compliance with programming requirements in an adult
transition center.
(B) The Department shall award sentence credit under this
paragraph (4) accumulated prior to January 1, 2020 (the
effective date of Public Act 101-440) in an amount specified
in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph (4) to an inmate serving
a sentence for an offense committed prior to June 19, 1998, if

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the Department determines that the inmate is entitled to this
sentence credit, based upon:
(i) documentation provided by the Department that the
inmate engaged in any full-time substance abuse programs,
correctional industry assignments, educational programs
(including without limitation peer-led programs for both
the peer educators and program participants), behavior
modification programs, life skills courses, or re-entry
planning provided by the Department under this paragraph
(4) and satisfactorily completed the assigned program as
determined by the standards of the Department during the
inmate's current term of incarceration; or
(ii) the inmate's own testimony in the form of an
affidavit or documentation, or a third party's
documentation or testimony in the form of an affidavit
that the inmate likely engaged in any full-time substance
abuse programs, correctional industry assignments,
educational programs (including without limitation
peer-led programs for both the peer educators and program
participants), behavior modification programs, life skills
courses, or re-entry planning provided by the Department
under paragraph (4) and satisfactorily completed the
assigned program as determined by the standards of the
Department during the inmate's current term of
incarceration.
(C) If the inmate can provide documentation that he or she

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is entitled to sentence credit under subparagraph (B) in
excess of 45 days of participation in those programs, the
inmate shall receive 90 days of sentence credit. If the inmate
cannot provide documentation of more than 45 days of
participation in those programs, the inmate shall receive 45
days of sentence credit. In the event of a disagreement
between the Department and the inmate as to the amount of
credit accumulated under subparagraph (B), if the Department
provides documented proof of a lesser amount of days of
participation in those programs, that proof shall control. If
the Department provides no documentary proof, the inmate's
proof as set forth in clause (ii) of subparagraph (B) shall
control as to the amount of sentence credit provided.
(D) If the inmate has been convicted of a sex offense as
defined in Section 2 of the Sex Offender Registration Act,
sentencing credits under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph
(4) shall be awarded by the Department only if the conditions
set forth in paragraph (4.6) of subsection (a) are satisfied.
No inmate serving a term of natural life imprisonment shall
receive sentence credit under subparagraph (B) of this
paragraph (4).
(E) The rules and regulations shall provide for the
recalculation of program credits awarded pursuant to this
paragraph (4) prior to July 1, 2021 (the effective date of
Public Act 101-652) at the rate set for such credits on and
after July 1, 2021.

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Educational, vocational, substance abuse, behavior
modification programs, life skills courses, re-entry planning,
and correctional industry programs under which sentence credit
may be earned under this paragraph (4) and paragraph (4.1) of
this subsection (a) shall be evaluated by the Department on
the basis of documented standards. The Department shall report
the results of these evaluations to the Governor and the
General Assembly by September 30th of each year. The reports
shall include data relating to the recidivism rate among
program participants (including peer educators).
Availability of these programs shall be subject to the
limits of fiscal resources appropriated by the General
Assembly for these purposes. Eligible inmates who are denied
immediate admission shall be placed on a waiting list under
criteria established by the Department. The rules and
regulations shall provide that a prisoner who has been placed
on a waiting list but is transferred for non-disciplinary
reasons before beginning a program shall receive priority
placement on the waitlist for appropriate programs at the new
facility. The inability of any inmate to become engaged in any
such programs by reason of insufficient program resources or
for any other reason established under the rules and
regulations of the Department shall not be deemed a cause of
action under which the Department or any employee or agent of
the Department shall be liable for damages to the inmate. The
rules and regulations shall provide that a prisoner who begins

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an educational, vocational, substance abuse, work-release
programs or activities in accordance with Article 13 of
Chapter III of this Code, behavior modification program, life
skills course, re-entry planning, or correctional industry
programs but is unable to complete the program due to illness,
disability, transfer, lockdown, or another reason outside of
the prisoner's control shall receive prorated sentence credits
for the days in which the prisoner did participate.
(4.1) Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this
subsection (a), the rules and regulations shall also provide
that an additional 90 days of sentence credit shall be awarded
to any prisoner who passes high school equivalency testing
while the prisoner is committed to the Department of
Corrections. The sentence credit awarded under this paragraph
(4.1) shall be in addition to, and shall not affect, the award
of sentence credit under any other paragraph of this Section,
but shall also be pursuant to the guidelines and restrictions
set forth in paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of this Section.
The sentence credit provided for in this paragraph shall be
available only to those prisoners who have not previously
earned a high school diploma or a State of Illinois High School
Diploma. If, after an award of the high school equivalency
testing sentence credit has been made, the Department
determines that the prisoner was not eligible, then the award
shall be revoked. The Department may also award 90 days of
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equivalency testing while he or she was held in pre-trial
detention prior to the current commitment to the Department of
Corrections. Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this
subsection (a), the rules and regulations shall provide that
an additional 120 days of sentence credit shall be awarded to
any prisoner who obtains an associate degree while the
prisoner is committed to the Department of Corrections,
regardless of the date that the associate degree was obtained,
including if prior to July 1, 2021 (the effective date of
Public Act 101-652). The sentence credit awarded under this
paragraph (4.1) shall be in addition to, and shall not affect,
the award of sentence credit under any other paragraph of this
Section, but shall also be under the guidelines and
restrictions set forth in paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of
this Section. The sentence credit provided for in this
paragraph (4.1) shall be available only to those prisoners who
have not previously earned an associate degree prior to the
current commitment to the Department of Corrections. If, after
an award of the associate degree sentence credit has been made
and the Department determines that the prisoner was not
eligible, then the award shall be revoked. The Department may
also award 120 days of sentence credit to any committed person
who earned an associate degree while he or she was held in
pre-trial detention prior to the current commitment to the
Department of Corrections.
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(a), the rules and regulations shall provide that an
additional 180 days of sentence credit shall be awarded to any
prisoner who obtains a bachelor's degree while the prisoner is
committed to the Department of Corrections. The sentence
credit awarded under this paragraph (4.1) shall be in addition
to, and shall not affect, the award of sentence credit under
any other paragraph of this Section, but shall also be under
the guidelines and restrictions set forth in paragraph (4) of
this subsection (a). The sentence credit provided for in this
paragraph shall be available only to those prisoners who have
not earned a bachelor's degree prior to the current commitment
to the Department of Corrections. If, after an award of the
bachelor's degree sentence credit has been made, the
Department determines that the prisoner was not eligible, then
the award shall be revoked. The Department may also award 180
days of sentence credit to any committed person who earned a
bachelor's degree while he or she was held in pre-trial
detention prior to the current commitment to the Department of
Corrections.
Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this subsection
(a), the rules and regulations shall provide that an
additional 180 days of sentence credit shall be awarded to any
prisoner who obtains a master's or professional degree while
the prisoner is committed to the Department of Corrections.
The sentence credit awarded under this paragraph (4.1) shall
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credit under any other paragraph of this Section, but shall
also be under the guidelines and restrictions set forth in
paragraph (4) of this subsection (a). The sentence credit
provided for in this paragraph shall be available only to
those prisoners who have not previously earned a master's or
professional degree prior to the current commitment to the
Department of Corrections. If, after an award of the master's
or professional degree sentence credit has been made, the
Department determines that the prisoner was not eligible, then
the award shall be revoked. The Department may also award 180
days of sentence credit to any committed person who earned a
master's or professional degree while he or she was held in
pre-trial detention prior to the current commitment to the
Department of Corrections.
(4.2)(A) The rules and regulations shall also provide that
any prisoner engaged in self-improvement programs, volunteer
work, or work assignments that are not otherwise eligible
activities under paragraph (4), shall receive up to 0.5 days
of sentence credit for each day in which the prisoner is
engaged in activities described in this paragraph.
(B) The rules and regulations shall provide for the award
of sentence credit under this paragraph (4.2) for qualifying
days of engagement in eligible activities occurring prior to
July 1, 2021 (the effective date of Public Act 101-652).
(4.5) The rules and regulations on sentence credit shall
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a prisoner for substance abuse treatment and the crime was
committed on or after September 1, 2003 (the effective date of
Public Act 93-354), the prisoner shall receive no sentence
credit awarded under clause (3) of this subsection (a) unless
he or she participates in and completes a substance abuse
treatment program. The Director of Corrections may waive the
requirement to participate in or complete a substance abuse
treatment program in specific instances if the prisoner is not
a good candidate for a substance abuse treatment program for
medical, programming, or operational reasons. Availability of
substance abuse treatment shall be subject to the limits of
fiscal resources appropriated by the General Assembly for
these purposes. If treatment is not available and the
requirement to participate and complete the treatment has not
been waived by the Director, the prisoner shall be placed on a
waiting list under criteria established by the Department. The
Director may allow a prisoner placed on a waiting list to
participate in and complete a substance abuse education class
or attend substance abuse self-help meetings in lieu of a
substance abuse treatment program. A prisoner on a waiting
list who is not placed in a substance abuse program prior to
release may be eligible for a waiver and receive sentence
credit under clause (3) of this subsection (a) at the
discretion of the Director.
(4.6) The rules and regulations on sentence credit shall
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offense as defined in Section 2 of the Sex Offender
Registration Act shall receive no sentence credit unless he or
she either has successfully completed or is participating in
sex offender treatment as defined by the Sex Offender
Management Board. However, prisoners who are waiting to
receive treatment, but who are unable to do so due solely to
the lack of resources on the part of the Department, may, at
either Director's sole discretion, be awarded sentence credit
at a rate as the Director shall determine.
(4.7) On or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date of
Public Act 100-3), sentence credit under paragraph (3), (4),
or (4.1) of this subsection (a) may be awarded to a prisoner
who is serving a sentence for an offense described in
paragraph (2), (2.3), (2.4), (2.5), or (2.6) for credit earned
on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date of Public Act
100-3); provided, the award of the credits under this
paragraph (4.7) shall not reduce the sentence of the prisoner
to less than the following amounts:
(i) 85% of his or her sentence if the prisoner is
required to serve 85% of his or her sentence; or
(ii) 60% of his or her sentence if the prisoner is
required to serve 75% of his or her sentence, except if the
prisoner is serving a sentence for gunrunning his or her
sentence shall not be reduced to less than 75%.
(iii) 100% of his or her sentence if the prisoner is
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(5) Whenever the Department is to release any inmate
earlier than it otherwise would because of a grant of earned
sentence credit under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of this
Section given at any time during the term, the Department
shall give reasonable notice of the impending release not less
than 14 days prior to the date of the release to the State's
Attorney of the county where the prosecution of the inmate
took place, and if applicable, the State's Attorney of the
county into which the inmate will be released. The Department
must also make identification information and a recent photo
of the inmate being released accessible on the Internet by
means of a hyperlink labeled "Community Notification of Inmate
Early Release" on the Department's World Wide Web homepage.
The identification information shall include the inmate's:
name, any known alias, date of birth, physical
characteristics, commitment offense, and county where
conviction was imposed. The identification information shall
be placed on the website within 3 days of the inmate's release
and the information may not be removed until either:
completion of the first year of mandatory supervised release
or return of the inmate to custody of the Department.
(b) Whenever a person is or has been committed under
several convictions, with separate sentences, the sentences
shall be construed under Section 5-8-4 in granting and
forfeiting of sentence credit.
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regulations for revoking sentence credit, including revoking
sentence credit awarded under paragraph (3) of subsection (a)
of this Section. The Department shall prescribe rules and
regulations establishing and requiring the use of a sanctions
matrix for revoking sentence credit. The Department shall
prescribe rules and regulations for suspending or reducing the
rate of accumulation of sentence credit for specific rule
violations, during imprisonment. These rules and regulations
shall provide that no inmate may be penalized more than one
year of sentence credit for any one infraction.
(2) When the Department seeks to revoke, suspend, or
reduce the rate of accumulation of any sentence credits for an
alleged infraction of its rules, it shall bring charges
therefor against the prisoner sought to be so deprived of
sentence credits before the Prisoner Review Board as provided
in subparagraph (a)(4) of Section 3-3-2 of this Code, if the
amount of credit at issue exceeds 30 days, whether from one
infraction or cumulatively from multiple infractions arising
out of a single event, or when, during any 12-month period, the
cumulative amount of credit revoked exceeds 30 days except
where the infraction is committed or discovered within 60 days
of scheduled release. In those cases, the Department of
Corrections may revoke up to 30 days of sentence credit. The
Board may subsequently approve the revocation of additional
sentence credit, if the Department seeks to revoke sentence
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empowered to review the Department's decision with respect to
the loss of 30 days of sentence credit within any calendar year
for any prisoner or to increase any penalty beyond the length
requested by the Department.
(3) The Director of Corrections or the Director of
Juvenile Justice, in appropriate cases, may restore sentence
credits which have been revoked, suspended, or reduced. The
Department shall prescribe rules and regulations governing the
restoration of sentence credits. These rules and regulations
shall provide for the automatic restoration of sentence
credits following a period in which the prisoner maintains a
record without a disciplinary violation.
Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit the
Prisoner Review Board from ordering, pursuant to Section
3-3-9(a)(3)(i)(B), that a prisoner serve up to one year of the
sentence imposed by the court that was not served due to the
accumulation of sentence credit.
(d) If a lawsuit is filed by a prisoner in an Illinois or
federal court against the State, the Department of
Corrections, or the Prisoner Review Board, or against any of
their officers or employees, and the court makes a specific
finding that a pleading, motion, or other paper filed by the
prisoner is frivolous, the Department of Corrections shall
conduct a hearing to revoke up to 180 days of sentence credit
by bringing charges against the prisoner sought to be deprived
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provided in subparagraph (a)(8) of Section 3-3-2 of this Code.
If the prisoner has not accumulated 180 days of sentence
credit at the time of the finding, then the Prisoner Review
Board may revoke all sentence credit accumulated by the
prisoner.
For purposes of this subsection (d):
(1) "Frivolous" means that a pleading, motion, or
other filing which purports to be a legal document filed
by a prisoner in his or her lawsuit meets any or all of the
following criteria:
(A) it lacks an arguable basis either in law or in
fact;
(B) it is being presented for any improper
purpose, such as to harass or to cause unnecessary
delay or needless increase in the cost of litigation;
(C) the claims, defenses, and other legal
contentions therein are not warranted by existing law
or by a nonfrivolous argument for the extension,
modification, or reversal of existing law or the
establishment of new law;
(D) the allegations and other factual contentions
do not have evidentiary support or, if specifically so
identified, are not likely to have evidentiary support
after a reasonable opportunity for further
investigation or discovery; or
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warranted on the evidence, or if specifically so
identified, are not reasonably based on a lack of
information or belief.
(2) "Lawsuit" means a motion pursuant to Section 116-3
of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, a habeas corpus
action under Article X of the Code of Civil Procedure or
under federal law (28 U.S.C. 2254), a petition for claim
under the Court of Claims Act, an action under the federal
Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 1983), or a second or
subsequent petition for post-conviction relief under
Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963
whether filed with or without leave of court or a second or
subsequent petition for relief from judgment under Section
2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(e) Nothing in Public Act 90-592 or 90-593 affects the
validity of Public Act 89-404.
(f) Whenever the Department is to release any inmate who
has been convicted of a violation of an order of protection
under Section 12-3.4 or 12-30 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or
the Criminal Code of 2012, earlier than it otherwise would
because of a grant of sentence credit, the Department, as a
condition of release, shall require that the person, upon
release, be placed under electronic surveillance as provided
in Section 5-8A-7 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 102-28, eff. 6-25-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;
102-784, eff. 5-13-22; 102-1100, eff. 1-1-23; 103-51, eff.

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1-1-24; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-330, eff. 1-1-24; 103-605,
eff. 7-1-24; 103-822, eff. 1-1-25.)
(730 ILCS 5/3-14-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-14-1)
Sec. 3-14-1. Release from the institution.
(a) Upon release of a person on parole, mandatory release,
final discharge, or pardon, the Department shall return all
property held for him, provide him with suitable clothing and
procure necessary transportation for him to his designated
place of residence and employment. It may provide such person
with a grant of money for travel and expenses which may be paid
in installments. The amount of the money grant shall be
determined by the Department.
(a-1) The Department shall, before a wrongfully imprisoned
person, as defined in Section 3-1-2 of this Code, is
discharged from the Department, provide him or her with any
documents necessary after discharge.
(a-2) The Department of Corrections may establish and
maintain, in any institution it administers, revolving funds
to be known as "Travel and Allowances Revolving Funds". These
revolving funds shall be used for advancing travel and expense
allowances to committed, paroled, and discharged prisoners.
The moneys paid into such revolving funds shall be from
appropriations to the Department for Committed, Paroled, and
Discharged Prisoners.
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vote on parole, mandatory release, final discharge, or pardon,
the Department shall provide the person with a form that
informs him or her that his or her voting rights have been
restored and a voter registration application. The Department
shall have available voter registration applications in the
languages provided by the Illinois State Board of Elections.
The form that informs the person that his or her rights have
been restored shall include the following information:
(1) All voting rights are restored upon release from
the Department's custody.
(2) A person who is eligible to vote must register in
order to be able to vote.
The Department of Corrections shall confirm that the
person received the voter registration application and has
been informed that his or her voting rights have been
restored.
(a-4) Prior to release of a person on parole, mandatory
supervised release, final discharge, or pardon, the Department
shall screen every person for Medicaid eligibility. Officials
of the correctional institution or facility where the
committed person is assigned shall assist an eligible person
to complete a Medicaid application to ensure that the person
begins receiving benefits as soon as possible after his or her
release. The application must include the eligible person's
address associated with his or her residence upon release from
the facility. If the residence is temporary, the eligible

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person must notify the Department of Human Services of his or
her change in address upon transition to permanent housing.
(b) (Blank).
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, the
Department shall establish procedures to provide written
notification of any release of any person who has been
convicted of a felony to the State's Attorney and sheriff of
the county from which the offender was committed, and the
State's Attorney and sheriff of the county into which the
offender is to be paroled or released. Except as otherwise
provided in this Code, the Department shall establish
procedures to provide written notification to the proper law
enforcement agency for any municipality of any release of any
person who has been convicted of a felony if the arrest of the
offender or the commission of the offense took place in the
municipality, if the offender is to be paroled or released
into the municipality, or if the offender resided in the
municipality at the time of the commission of the offense. If a
person convicted of a felony who is in the custody of the
Department of Corrections or on parole or mandatory supervised
release informs the Department that he or she has resided,
resides, or will reside at an address that is a housing
facility owned, managed, operated, or leased by a public
housing agency, the Department must send written notification
of that information to the public housing agency that owns,
manages, operates, or leases the housing facility. The written

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notification shall, when possible, be given at least 14 days
before release of the person from custody, or as soon
thereafter as possible. The written notification shall be
provided electronically if the State's Attorney, sheriff,
proper law enforcement agency, or public housing agency has
provided the Department with an accurate and up to date email
address.
(c-1) (Blank).
(c-2) The Department shall establish procedures to provide
notice to the Illinois State Police of the release or
discharge of persons convicted of violations of the
Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act or a
violation of the Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act. The
Illinois State Police shall make this information available to
local, State, or federal law enforcement agencies upon
request.
(c-5) If a person on parole or mandatory supervised
release becomes a resident of a facility licensed or regulated
by the Department of Public Health, the Illinois Department of
Public Aid, or the Illinois Department of Human Services, the
Department of Corrections shall provide copies of the
following information to the appropriate licensing or
regulating Department and the licensed or regulated facility
where the person becomes a resident:
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reports.

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(2) The social evaluation prepared pursuant to Section
3-8-2.
(3) Any pre-release evaluation conducted pursuant to
subsection (j) of Section 3-6-2.
(4) Reports of disciplinary infractions and
dispositions.
(5) Any parole plan, including orders issued by the
Prisoner Review Board, and any violation reports and
dispositions.
(6) The name and contact information for the assigned
parole agent and parole supervisor.
This information shall be provided within 3 days of the
person becoming a resident of the facility.
(c-10) If a person on parole or mandatory supervised
release becomes a resident of a facility licensed or regulated
by the Department of Public Health, the Illinois Department of
Public Aid, or the Illinois Department of Human Services, the
Department of Corrections shall provide written notification
of such residence to the following:
(1) The Prisoner Review Board.
(2) The chief of police and sheriff in the
municipality and county in which the licensed facility is
located.
The notification shall be provided within 3 days of the
person becoming a resident of the facility.
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mandatory supervised release, final discharge, or pardon, the
Department shall provide such person with information
concerning programs and services of the Illinois Department of
Public Health to ascertain whether such person has been
exposed to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or any
identified causative agent of Acquired Immunodeficiency
Syndrome (AIDS).
(e) Upon the release of a committed person on parole,
mandatory supervised release, final discharge, pardon, or who
has been wrongfully imprisoned, the Department shall verify
the released person's full name, date of birth, and social
security number. If verification is made by the Department by
obtaining a certified copy of the released person's birth
certificate and the released person's social security card or
other documents authorized by the Secretary, the Department
shall provide the birth certificate and social security card
or other documents authorized by the Secretary to the released
person. If verification by the Department is done by means
other than obtaining a certified copy of the released person's
birth certificate and the released person's social security
card or other documents authorized by the Secretary, the
Department shall complete a verification form, prescribed by
the Secretary of State, and shall provide that verification
form to the released person.
(f) Forty-five days prior to the scheduled discharge of a
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Corrections, the Department shall give the person:
(1) who is otherwise uninsured an opportunity to apply
for health care coverage including medical assistance
under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code in
accordance with subsection (b) of Section 1-8.5 of the
Illinois Public Aid Code, and the Department of
Corrections shall provide assistance with completion of
the application for health care coverage including medical
assistance;
(2) information about obtaining a standard Illinois
Identification Card or a limited-term Illinois
Identification Card under Section 4 of the Illinois
Identification Card Act if the person has not been issued
an Illinois Identification Card under subsection (a-20) of
Section 4 of the Illinois Identification Card Act;
(3) information about voter registration and may
distribute information prepared by the State Board of
Elections. The Department of Corrections may enter into an
interagency contract with the State Board of Elections to
participate in the automatic voter registration program
and be a designated automatic voter registration agency
under Section 1A-16.2 of the Election Code;
(4) information about job listings upon discharge from
the correctional institution or facility;
(5) information about available housing upon discharge
from the correctional institution or facility;

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(6) a directory of elected State officials and of
officials elected in the county and municipality, if any,
in which the committed person intends to reside upon
discharge from the correctional institution or facility;
and
(7) any other information that the Department of
Corrections deems necessary to provide the committed
person in order for the committed person to reenter the
community and avoid recidivism.
(g) Sixty days before the scheduled discharge of a person
committed to the custody of the Department or upon receipt of
the person's certified birth certificate and social security
card as set forth in subsection (d) of Section 3-8-1 of this
Act, whichever occurs later, the Department shall transmit an
application for an Identification Card to the Secretary of
State, in accordance with subsection (a-20) of Section 4 of
the Illinois Identification Card Act.
The Department may adopt rules to implement this Section.
(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;
102-606, eff. 1-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-345, eff.
1-1-24.)
(730 ILCS 5/5-5-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-5)
Sec. 5-5-5. Loss and restoration of rights.
(a) Conviction and disposition shall not entail the loss
by the defendant of any civil rights, except under this

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Section and Sections 29-6 and 29-10 of The Election Code, as
now or hereafter amended.
(b) A person convicted of a felony shall be ineligible to
hold an office created by the Constitution of this State until
the completion of his sentence.
(b-5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person
convicted of a felony, bribery, perjury, or other infamous
crime for an offense committed on or after the effective date
of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly and
committed while he or she was serving as a public official in
this State is ineligible to hold any local public office or any
office created by the Constitution of this State unless the
person's conviction is reversed, the person is again restored
to such rights by the terms of a pardon for the offense, the
person has received a restoration of rights by the Governor,
or the person's rights are otherwise restored by law.
(c) Beginning on January 1, 2026, a person convicted of a
felony or otherwise under sentence in a correctional
institution shall have his or her right to vote restored not
later than 14 days following his or her conviction. A person
who is serving a sentence in a correctional institution
starting prior to January 1, 2026, shall have his or her right
to vote restored not later than January 14, 2026 A person
sentenced to imprisonment shall lose his right to vote until
released from imprisonment.
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discharge from probation, conditional discharge or periodic
imprisonment, or at any time thereafter, all license rights
and privileges granted under the authority of this State which
have been revoked or suspended because of conviction of an
offense shall be restored unless the authority having
jurisdiction of such license rights finds after investigation
and hearing that restoration is not in the public interest.
This paragraph (d) shall not apply to the suspension or
revocation of a license to operate a motor vehicle under the
Illinois Vehicle Code.
(e) Upon a person's discharge from incarceration or
parole, or upon a person's discharge from probation or at any
time thereafter, the committing court may enter an order
certifying that the sentence has been satisfactorily completed
when the court believes it would assist in the rehabilitation
of the person and be consistent with the public welfare. Such
order may be entered upon the motion of the defendant or the
State or upon the court's own motion.
(f) Upon entry of the order, the court shall issue to the
person in whose favor the order has been entered a certificate
stating that his behavior after conviction has warranted the
issuance of the order.
(g) This Section shall not affect the right of a defendant
to collaterally attack his conviction or to rely on it in bar
of subsequent proceedings for the same offense.
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(i) of this Section granted under the authority of this State
shall be denied by reason of an eligible offender who has
obtained a certificate of relief from disabilities, as defined
in Article 5.5 of this Chapter, having been previously
convicted of one or more criminal offenses, or by reason of a
finding of lack of "good moral character" when the finding is
based upon the fact that the applicant has previously been
convicted of one or more criminal offenses, unless:
(1) there is a direct relationship between one or more
of the previous criminal offenses and the specific license
sought; or
(2) the issuance of the license would involve an
unreasonable risk to property or to the safety or welfare
of specific individuals or the general public.
In making such a determination, the licensing agency shall
consider the following factors:
(1) the public policy of this State, as expressed in
Article 5.5 of this Chapter, to encourage the licensure
and employment of persons previously convicted of one or
more criminal offenses;
(2) the specific duties and responsibilities
necessarily related to the license being sought;
(3) the bearing, if any, the criminal offenses or
offenses for which the person was previously convicted
will have on his or her fitness or ability to perform one
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(4) the time which has elapsed since the occurrence of
the criminal offense or offenses;
(5) the age of the person at the time of occurrence of
the criminal offense or offenses;
(6) the seriousness of the offense or offenses;
(7) any information produced by the person or produced
on his or her behalf in regard to his or her rehabilitation
and good conduct, including a certificate of relief from
disabilities issued to the applicant, which certificate
shall create a presumption of rehabilitation in regard to
the offense or offenses specified in the certificate; and
(8) the legitimate interest of the licensing agency in
protecting property, and the safety and welfare of
specific individuals or the general public.
(i) A certificate of relief from disabilities shall be
issued only for a license or certification issued under the
following Acts:
(1) the Animal Welfare Act; except that a certificate
of relief from disabilities may not be granted to provide
for the issuance or restoration of a license under the
Animal Welfare Act for any person convicted of violating
Section 3, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.03-1, or 4.01 of the Humane
Care for Animals Act or Section 26-5 or 48-1 of the
Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
(2) the Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act;
(3) the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding,

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and Nail Technology Act of 1985;
(4) the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Repairer Regulation
Act;
(5) the Boxing and Full-contact Martial Arts Act;
(6) the Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of
1984;
(7) the Illinois Farm Labor Contractor Certification
Act;
(8) the Registered Interior Designers Act;
(9) the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of
1989;
(10) the Landscape Architecture Registration Act;
(11) the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act;
(12) the Private Employment Agency Act;
(13) the Professional Counselor and Clinical
Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act;
(14) the Real Estate License Act of 2000;
(15) the Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act;
(16) the Professional Engineering Practice Act of
1989;
(17) the Water Well and Pump Installation Contractor's
License Act;
(18) the Electrologist Licensing Act;
(19) the Auction License Act;
(20) the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989;
(21) the Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Act;

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(22) the Environmental Health Practitioner Licensing
Act;
(23) the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing
Code;
(24) (blank);
(25) the Professional Geologist Licensing Act;
(26) the Illinois Public Accounting Act; and
(27) the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989.
(Source: P.A. 102-284, eff. 8-6-21; 103-562, eff. 11-17-23.)
(730 ILCS 5/5-5-11 new)
Sec. 5-5-11. Civil actions. The Attorney General, any
individual aggrieved by a violation of subsection (c) of
Section 5-5-5, any entity whose membership includes
individuals aggrieved by a violation of subsection (c) of
Section 5-5-5, any entity whose mission would be frustrated by
a violation of subsection (c) of Section 5-5-5, or any entity
that would expend resources in order to fulfill its mission as
a result of a violation of subsection (c) of Section 5-5-5, may
file an action in a court of competent jurisdiction. This act
is intended to benefit and protect the rights of individual
voters and to provide a remedy for infringing on the rights
granted under this Act.
(730 ILCS 5/5-5-12 new)
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award reasonable attorney's fees and costs, including expert
witness fees and other litigation expenses, to a plaintiff in
any action brought under Section 5-5-11: (1) who obtains some
or all of their requested relief through a judicial judgment
in the plaintiff's favor; (2) who obtains some or all of their
requested relief through any settlement agreement approved by
the court; or (3) whose pursuit of a nonfrivolous claim was a
catalyst for a unilateral change in position by the opposing
party relative to the relief sought. In awarding reasonable
attorney's fees, the court shall consider the degree to which
the relief obtained relates to the relief sought.
Section 20. The Re-Entering Citizens Civics Education Act
is amended by changing Sections 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 40, and
by adding Section 45 as follows:
(730 ILCS 200/1)
Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Reintegration and Civic Empowerment Re-Entering Citizens
Civics Education Act.
(Source: P.A. 101-441, eff. 1-1-20.)
(730 ILCS 200/5)
Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act:
"Co-facilitators" means a committed person at the
Department of Juvenile Justice who is specifically trained in

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voting rights education, who shall assist in conducting voting
and civics education workshops for committed persons at the
Department of Juvenile Justice; or a member of an established
nonpartisan civic organization who has been trained to conduct
voting and civics education workshops who are scheduled for
discharge within 12 months.
"Committed person" means a person committed and confined
to and in the physical custody of the Department of
Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice.
"Commitment" means a judicially determined placement in
the physical custody of the Department of Corrections or the
Department of Juvenile Justice on the basis of conviction or
delinquency.
"Correctional institution or facility" means a Department
of Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice building or
part of a Department of Corrections or Department of Juvenile
Justice building where committed persons are detained in a
secure manner.
"Detainee" means a committed person in the physical
custody of the Department of Corrections or the Department of
Juvenile Justice.
"Director" includes the Directors of the Department of
Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice unless the
text solely specifies a particular Director.
"Discharge" means the end of a sentence or the final
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confinement in the Department of Corrections. Discharge means
the end of a sentence or the final termination of a committed
person's physical commitment to and confinement in the
Department of Juvenile Justice.
"Peer educator" means a committed person an incarcerated
citizen at the Department of Corrections who is specifically
trained in voting rights education, who shall conduct voting
and civics education workshops for committed persons at the
Department of Corrections who are scheduled for discharge
within 12 months.
"Program" means the nonpartisan peer education and
information instruction established by this Act.
"Program participant" means a committed person enrolled in
the program or otherwise participating in a program workshop.
"Re-entering citizen" means any United States citizen who
is: 17 years of age or older; in the physical custody of the
Department of Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice;
and scheduled to be re-entering society within 12 months.
(Source: P.A. 101-441, eff. 1-1-20; 102-374, eff. 1-1-22;
102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
(730 ILCS 200/10)
Sec. 10. Purpose; program. The purpose of this Act is to
advance collective liberation, foster community healing, and
establish individuals as active members of the community. The
Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile

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Justice shall implement provide a nonpartisan peer-led civics
program throughout the correctional institutions of this State
to teach civics to soon-to-be released citizens who will be
re-entering society. The goal of the program is to promote the
successful integration of re-entering citizens, promote
democracy, and reduce rates of recidivism within this State.
This program, emphasizing that reintegration must be a
collective effort, is designed to impart civics education to
committed persons, including those on the verge of re-entering
society. The overarching goals of the program are to
facilitate the successful reintegration of committed persons
into society, champion the principles of democracy, provide
vital information to eligible voters among the committed
population, contribute to the reduction of recidivism rates
within the state, and improve community cohesion, recognizing
its significance as a social determinant of health. For young
people in particular, the study of civics helps people acquire
and learn to use the skills, knowledge, and attitudes that
will prepare them to be engaged citizens throughout their
lives. This program shall coincide with and enhance existing
laws to ensure that committed persons and voters re-entering
citizens understand their civic responsibility and know how to
secure or, if applicable, regain their right to vote as part of
the exit process.
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(730 ILCS 200/15)
Sec. 15. Curriculum and eligibility.
(a) The civics peer education program shall consist of a
rigorous curriculum, and participants shall be instructed on
subjects including, but not limited to, voting rights,
governmental institutions, current affairs, and simulations of
voter registration, election, and democratic processes. Each
workshop held at the Department of Corrections shall consist
of 3 sessions that are 90 minutes each and that do not need to
be taken consecutively. The workshops held at the Department
of Juvenile Justice shall consist of 270 minutes of
instruction. The Department of Corrections shall conduct each
of the 3 sessions not less than twice a month at each
correctional institution totaling not less than 6 sessions per
month at each correctional institution.
(b) The Department of Corrections and the Department of
Juvenile Justice must offer committed persons the first
re-entering citizens scheduled to be discharged within 12
months with the civics peer education workshop session within
90 days of commitment and must offer and make available the
entirety of the civics peer education program to committed
persons within 12 months of commitment program, and each
re-entering citizen must enroll in the program one to 12
months prior to his or her expected date of release. This
workshop must be included in the standard exit process.
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Juvenile Justice should aim to include this workshop in
conjunction with other commitment pre-release procedures and
movements. Delays in a workshop being provided shall not cause
delays in discharge. Committed persons may not be prevented
from attending workshops due to staffing shortages, lockdowns,
or to conflicts with family or legal visits, court dates,
medical appointments, commissary visits, recreational
sessions, dining, work, class, or bathing schedules. In case
of conflict or staffing shortages, committed persons
re-entering citizens must be given full opportunity to attend
a workshop at a later time.
(c) The civics peer education program and workshops must
be made available to all committed persons regardless of the
date they were first committed or the length of their
sentence. Committed persons shall be allowed to enroll in the
program multiple times or participate in workshop sessions
multiple times. If necessary due to limitations on the number
of persons that can attend an individual workshop, the
Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile
Justice may prioritize attendance for participants who have
not completed the civics peer education program but shall not
otherwise restrict access to the program or workshops on the
basis of a person's commitment date or length of sentence,
except as necessary to allow a committed person near the end of
their term of commitment to complete the program before their
release from commitment.

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(Source: P.A. 101-441, eff. 1-1-20; 102-374, eff. 1-1-22.)
(730 ILCS 200/20)
Sec. 20. Peer educator training. The civics peer
education program shall be taught by peer educators who are
persons citizens incarcerated in Department of Corrections
facilities and specially trained by experienced peer educators
and established nonpartisan civic organizations. Established
nonpartisan civic organizations may be assisted by area
political science or civics educators at colleges,
universities, and high schools and by nonpartisan
organizations providing re-entry services. The nonpartisan
civic organizations shall provide adequate training to peer
educators on matters including, but not limited to, voting
rights, governmental institutions, current affairs, and
simulations of voter registration, election, and democratic
processes, and shall provide periodic updates to program
content and to peer educators.
(Source: P.A. 101-441, eff. 1-1-20; 102-374, eff. 1-1-22.)
(730 ILCS 200/25)
Sec. 25. Voter and civic education program; content.
(a) Program content shall provide the following:
(1) nonpartisan information on voting history and
voting procedures;
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federal governmental institutions and offices; and
(3) examples and simulations of registration and
voting processes, and access to voter registration and
voting processes for those individuals who are eligible to
vote.
(b) Established nonpartisan civic organizations shall
provide periodic updates to program content and, if
applicable, peer educators and co-facilitators. Updates shall
reflect major relevant changes to election laws and processes
in Illinois.
(c) Program content shall be delivered in the following
manners:
(1) verbally via peer educators and co-facilitators;
(2) broadcasts via Department of Corrections and
Department of Juvenile Justice internal television
channels; or
(3) printed information packets.
(d) Peer educators and co-facilitators shall disseminate
printed information for voting in the program participant's
releasee's county, including, but not limited to, election
authorities' addresses, all applicable Internet websites, and
public contact information for all election authorities. This
information shall be compiled into a civics handbook. The
handbook shall also include key information condensed into a
pocket information card.
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compiled electronically and posted on Department of
Corrections' and Department of Juvenile Justice's website
along with the Department of Corrections' Community Support
Advisory Councils websites.
(e-1) The Department of Corrections and the Department of
Juvenile Justice must make voter registration materials,
including access to print or online voter registration forms,
available to every committed person eligible to register to
vote once each calendar month or provide any such materials
within two (2) business days from the date requested by the
committed person. At the start of early voting for any
election, the Department of Corrections and the Department of
Juvenile Justice must make the registration materials
described in this section, along with all materials related to
obtaining and submitting a ballot, available within 2 business
days from the date requested or delivered to the correctional
institution. Mail-in ballots shall be considered and treated
in the same manner as legal mail and must be made available to
the voter within two (2) business days of delivery to the
correctional institution. Mail-in ballots must be delivered to
a mail carrier within 2 days of a committed person requesting
it be mailed unless the relevant election authority
coordinates with the correctional facility for an alternative
method of delivery.
(f) Department Directors shall ensure that the wardens or
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facilities visibly post this information on all common areas
of their respective institutions, and shall broadcast the same
via in-house institutional information television channels.
Directors shall ensure that updated information is distributed
in a timely, visible, and accessible manner.
(g) The Director of Corrections shall order, in a clearly
visible area of each parole office within this State, the
posting of a notice stipulating voter eligibility and that
contains the current Internet website address and voter
registration information provided by State Board of Elections
regarding voting rights for citizens released from the
physical custody of the Department of Corrections and the
Department of Juvenile Justice.
(h) All program content and materials shall be
distributed annually to the Community Support Advisory
Councils of the Department of Corrections for use in re-entry
programs across this State.
(Source: P.A. 101-441, eff. 1-1-20; 102-374, eff. 1-1-22.)
(730 ILCS 200/40)
Sec. 40. Voter and civic education program monitoring and
enforcement.
(a) The Director of Corrections and the Director of
Juvenile Justice shall ensure that wardens or superintendents,
program, educational, and security and movement staff permit
these workshops to take place, and that program participants

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re-entering citizens are escorted to workshops in a consistent
and timely manner.
(b) Compliance with this Act shall be monitored by a
report published annually by the Department of Corrections and
the Department of Juvenile Justice and containing data, which
shall include the following: including
(1) numbers of committed persons re-entering citizens
who enrolled in the program,
(2) numbers of committed persons re-entering citizens
who completed the program,
(3) numbers of total committed persons,
(4) numbers of peer educators,
(5) and total numbers of committed persons who exited
(including the number of those who were and the number of
those under supervision), individuals discharged.
(6) numbers of mail-in ballots requested by committed
persons,
(7) numbers of mail-in ballots delivered to mail
carriers from correctional facilities,
(8) numbers of voter registration forms submitted to
election authorities by committed persons by mail or
otherwise.
Data shall be disaggregated by institution, discharge, or
residence address of citizen, and other factors.
(Source: P.A. 101-441, eff. 1-1-20.)

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(730 ILCS 200/45 new)
Sec. 45. Peer educator pay and stipends. The Department of
Corrections shall create and implement paid structures in line
with other states' rates for incarcerated teachers, including,
but not limited to, professors.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
1, 2026.
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INDEX
Statutes amended in order of appearance
5 ILCS 100/5-45.34 new
10 ILCS 5/1-26 new
10 ILCS 5/1-27 new
10 ILCS 5/1-28 new
10 ILCS 5/3-5 from Ch. 46, par. 3-5
10 ILCS 5/19-2.5
730 ILCS 5/3-6-3
730 ILCS 5/3-14-1 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-14-1
730 ILCS 5/5-5-5 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-5
730 ILCS 5/5-5-11 new
730 ILCS 5/5-5-12 new
730 ILCS 200/1
730 ILCS 200/5
730 ILCS 200/10
730 ILCS 200/15
730 ILCS 200/20
730 ILCS 200/25
730 ILCS 200/40
730 ILCS 200/45 new