96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB4603


 
Introduced , by Rep. Bill Mitchell
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














730 ILCS 5/3-12-5
  from Ch. 38, par. 1003-12-5







    Amends the Unified Code of Corrections.  Provides that committed persons who are not assigned work in a correctional employment program shall receive no pay or other compensation during the period in which they are not assigned work in a Department institution or facility.  Effective immediately.
















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HB4603

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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. 
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    (a) Persons performing a work assignment under
subsection 
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(a) of Section 3-12-2 may receive wages  under rules and 
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regulations
of the Department.  In determining rates of 
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compensation, 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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    (b)  Committed persons who are not assigned work under 
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subsection (a) of Section 3-12-2 shall receive no pay or other 
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compensation during the period in which they are not assigned 
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work in a Department institution or facility. 
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(Source: P.A. 94-1017, eff. 7-7-06.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.