99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB3230

 

Introduced , by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
730 ILCS 5/3-2-3  from Ch. 38, par. 1003-2-3
730 ILCS 5/3-2-6  from Ch. 38, par. 1003-2-6

    Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that when ordering an early release of more than 50 prisoners during a one-month period, the Director of Corrections must consult with the Advisory Board and receive approval from the majority of the 11 members. Provides that the Advisory Board must include one member representing the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, one member representing the Illinois State's Attorneys Association, and one member representing the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
5changing Sections 3-2-3 and 3-2-6 as follows:
 
6    (730 ILCS 5/3-2-3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-2-3)
7    Sec. 3-2-3. Director; Appointment; Powers and Duties.
8    (a) The Department shall be administered by the Director of
9Corrections who shall be appointed by the Governor in
10accordance with The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
11    (b) The Director shall establish such Divisions within the
12Department in addition to those established under Section 3-2-5
13as shall be desirable and shall assign to the various Divisions
14the responsibilities and duties placed in the Department by the
15laws of this State.
16    (c) When ordering an early release of more than 50
17prisoners during a one-month period, the Director must consult
18with the Advisory Board created under Section 3-2-6 of this
19Code and receive approval from the majority of the 11 members.
20(Source: P.A. 77-2097.)
 
21    (730 ILCS 5/3-2-6)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-2-6)
22    Sec. 3-2-6. Advisory Boards.

 

 

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1    (a) There shall be an Advisory Board within the Department
2of Corrections composed of 11 persons, one of whom shall be a
3senior citizen age 60 or over, appointed by the Governor to
4advise the Director on matters pertaining to adult offenders.
5The members of the Boards shall be qualified for their
6positions by demonstrated interest in and knowledge of adult
7and juvenile correctional work and shall not be officials of
8the State in any other capacity. The 11 members must include
9one member representing the Illinois Association of Chiefs of
10Police, one member representing the Illinois State's Attorneys
11Association, and one member representing the Administrative
12Office of the Illinois Courts. The members first appointed
13under this amendatory Act of 1984 shall serve for a term of 6
14years and shall be appointed as soon as possible after the
15effective date of this amendatory Act of 1984. The members of
16the Boards now serving shall complete their terms as appointed,
17and thereafter members shall be appointed by the Governor to
18terms of 6 years. Any vacancy occurring shall be filled in the
19same manner for the remainder of the term. The Director of
20Corrections and the Assistant Directors shall be ex-officio
21members of the Boards. Each Board shall elect a chairman from
22among its appointed members. The Director shall serve as
23secretary of each Board. Members of each Board shall serve
24without compensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses
25necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. The
26Board shall meet quarterly and at other times at the call of

 

 

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1the chairman.
2    (b) The Boards shall advise the Director concerning policy
3matters and programs of the Department with regard to the
4custody, care, study, discipline, training and treatment of
5persons in the State correctional institutions and for the care
6and supervision of persons released on parole.
7    (c) There shall be a Subcommittee on Women Offenders to the
8Advisory Board. The Subcommittee shall be composed of 3 members
9of the Advisory Board appointed by the Chairman who shall
10designate one member as the chairman of the Subcommittee.
11Members of the Subcommittee shall serve without compensation
12but shall be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in
13the performance of their duties. The Subcommittee shall meet no
14less often than quarterly and at other times at the call of its
15chairman.
16    The Subcommittee shall advise the Advisory Board and the
17Director on all policy matters and programs of the Department
18with regard to the custody, care, study, discipline, training
19and treatment of women in the State correctional institutions
20and for the care and supervision of women released on parole.
21(Source: P.A. 94-696, eff. 6-1-06.)