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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB0203
Introduced 2/2/2005, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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730 ILCS 5/3-12-5 |
from Ch. 38, par. 1003-12-5 |
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Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a prisoner performing a work assignment in a correctional employment program shall receive a daily wage of $25 or a higher amount determined by administrative rule of the Department of Corrections.
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A BILL FOR
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SB0203 |
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LRB094 07767 RLC 37945 b |
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| AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by |
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| changing Section 3-12-5 as follows:
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| (730 ILCS 5/3-12-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-12-5)
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| Sec. 3-12-5. Compensation. A person
Persons performing a |
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| work assignment under
subsection (a) of Section 3-12-2 shall
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| may receive a wage of $25 per day or a higher amount |
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| established
wages under rules and regulations
of the |
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| Department. In determining rates of compensation if more than |
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| $25 per day, the Department shall
consider the effort, skill |
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| and economic value of the work performed.
Compensation may be |
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| given to persons who participate in other programs of the
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| Department. Of the compensation earned pursuant to this |
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| Section, a portion, as
determined by the Department, shall be |
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| used to offset the cost of the committed
person's |
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| incarceration. If the committed person files a lawsuit |
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| determined
frivolous
under Article XXII of the Code of Civil |
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| Procedure, 50% of the
compensation shall be used to offset the |
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| filing fees and costs of the lawsuit
as provided in
that |
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| Article until all fees and costs are paid in full. All other |
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| wages shall
be deposited in the individual's
account under |
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| rules and regulations of the Department. The Department shall
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| notify the Attorney General of any compensation applied towards |
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| a satisfaction,
in whole or in part, of the person's |
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| incarceration costs.
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| (Source: P.A. 90-505, eff. 8-19-97.)
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