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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB5017
Introduced 1/21/2010, by Rep. Annazette Collins SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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730 ILCS 5/3-9-2 |
from Ch. 38, par. 1003-9-2 |
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Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in the Section concerning work training programs of the Department of Juvenile Justice.
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A BILL FOR
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HB5017 |
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LRB096 19570 RLC 34962 b |
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| AN ACT concerning corrections.
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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 3-9-2 as follows:
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| (730 ILCS 5/3-9-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-9-2)
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| Sec. 3-9-2. Work Training Programs.
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| (a) The The Department of Juvenile Justice, in conjunction |
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| with the private
sector, may establish and offer work training |
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| to develop
work habits and equip persons committed to it with |
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| marketable skills to
aid in their community placement upon |
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| release. Committed persons
participating in this program shall |
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| be paid wages similar to those of
comparable jobs in the |
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| surrounding community. A portion of the wages
earned shall go |
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| to the Department of Juvenile Justice to pay part of the |
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| committed
person's room and board, a portion shall be deposited |
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| into the Violent
Crime Victim's Assistance Fund to assist |
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| victims of crime, and the
remainder shall be placed into a |
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| savings account for the committed person
which shall be given |
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| to the committed person upon release. The Department
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| promulgate rules to regulate the distribution of the wages |
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| earned.
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| (b) The Department of Juvenile Justice may establish |