Full Text of HB0698 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by | 5 | | adding Article 12.5 to Chapter III as follows: | 6 | | (730 ILCS 5/Ch. III Art. 12.5 heading new) | 7 | | ARTICLE 12.5. PRISONER ENTREPRENEUR EDUCATION PROGRAM | 8 | | (730 ILCS 5/3-12.5-1 new) | 9 | | Sec. 3-12.5-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as | 10 | | the Prisoner Entrepreneur Education Program Law. | 11 | | (730 ILCS 5/3-12.5-5 new) | 12 | | Sec. 3-12.5-5. Purpose; Program. The Prisoner Entrepreneur | 13 | | Education
Program shall be established as a 5-year pilot | 14 | | project to be
instituted within the Department of Corrections. | 15 | | The
goal of the Prisoner Entrepreneur Education Program is to
| 16 | | provide inmates with useful business skills for use after
| 17 | | release from prison in an effort to reduce recidivism rates for
| 18 | | self-motivated individuals. The Prisoner Entrepreneur | 19 | | Education
Program shall consist of a rigorous curriculum, and | 20 | | participants
shall be taught business skills, such as computer | 21 | | skills,
budgeting, creating a business plan, public speaking, |
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realistic goal setting. Inmates who successfully complete | 2 | | the
Prisoner Entrepreneur Education Program shall be awarded a
| 3 | | Certificate of Completion. | 4 | | (730 ILCS 5/3-12.5-10 new) | 5 | | Sec. 3-12.5-10. Selection. Inmates may be selected to
| 6 | | participate in the pre-release Prisoner Entrepreneur Education | 7 | | Program only
if all of the following conditions are met: | 8 | | (1) the inmate is within 3 years of being released
from | 9 | | custody of the Department of Corrections; | 10 | | (2) the inmate has not been disciplined by the
Department | 11 | | of Corrections within the past year; | 12 | | (3) the inmate has a high school diploma or GED; | 13 | | (4) the inmate has never been convicted of an offense | 14 | | described in Subdivision 5 of Article 11 of the Criminal Code | 15 | | of 2012 (major sex offenses), Subdivision 10 of Article 11 of | 16 | | the Criminal Code of 2012 (vulnerable victim sex offenses), | 17 | | Section 11-20.1 of Subdivision 20 of Article 11 of the Criminal | 18 | | Code of 2012 (child pornography offenses), or similar offenses | 19 | | under the Criminal Code of 1961; | 20 | | (5) the inmate is not currently affiliated with a gang;
and | 21 | | (6) the inmate is committed to personal change. | 22 | | (730 ILCS 5/3-12.5-11 new) | 23 | | Sec. 3-12.5-11. Curriculum; employment; retention of | 24 | | rights; certificate of completion. |
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| 1 | | (a) The Prisoner Entrepreneur Education Program shall | 2 | | consist of a rigorous curriculum, and participants shall be | 3 | | taught business skills, such as computer skills, budgeting, | 4 | | creating a business plan, public speaking, and realistic goal | 5 | | setting. | 6 | | (b) The curriculum shall not include the employment of | 7 | | participants as employees under the Department of Corrections | 8 | | or any for-profit or not-for-profit organization unless: | 9 | | (1) the employment is reasonably related to the purpose | 10 | | and curriculum of the Prisoner Entrepreneur Education | 11 | | Program; and | 12 | | (2) the participant consents in writing to the terms, | 13 | | provisions, working conditions, and wages of the | 14 | | employment. | 15 | | (c) Participants shall retain rights, control, and | 16 | | possession of all products created by the participant during | 17 | | the course of the Prisoner Entrepreneur Education Program. Such | 18 | | rights shall include intellectual property rights and rights in | 19 | | trade secrets. Nothing in this amendatory Act of the 100th | 20 | | General Assembly shall be construed to give the Department of | 21 | | Corrections any right to sell, use, distribute, market, | 22 | | possess, or otherwise control any product created by a | 23 | | participant during the course of the Prisoner Entrepreneur | 24 | | Education Program, without the participant's written consent. | 25 | | (d) Participants who successfully complete the Prisoner | 26 | | Entrepreneur Education Program shall be awarded a Certificate |
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| 1 | | of Completion. | 2 | | (730 ILCS 5/3-12.5-15 new) | 3 | | Sec. 3-12.5-15. Post-release assistance. Subject to
| 4 | | appropriation by the General Assembly, the Prisoner | 5 | | Entrepreneur
Education Program may establish post-release | 6 | | assistance to
individuals awarded a Certificate of Completion. | 7 | | Post-release assistance may include drafting a resume and cover | 8 | | letter,
searching for employment, networking events, or mock | 9 | | interviews. | 10 | | (730 ILCS 5/3-12.5-20 new) | 11 | | Sec. 3-12.5-20. Power of Department. The Department of
| 12 | | Corrections shall adopt rules
as the Director deems necessary | 13 | | to carry out the
purposes of this Article. | 14 | | (730 ILCS 5/3-12.5-25 new) | 15 | | Sec. 3-12.5-25. Funding. The funding for the Prisoner
| 16 | | Entrepreneur Education Program shall be subject to | 17 | | appropriation by the General Assembly. | 18 | | (730 ILCS 5/3-12.5-30 new) | 19 | | Sec. 3-12.5-30. Repeal. This Article is repealed 5 years | 20 | | after its effective date.
| 21 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 22 | | becoming law.
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Statutes amended in order of appearance
| | 3 | | 730 ILCS 5/Art. Ch. III | 4 | | Art. 12.5 heading new | | | 5 | | 730 ILCS 5/3-12.5-1 new | | | 6 | | 730 ILCS 5/3-12.5-5 new | | | 7 | | 730 ILCS 5/3-12.5-10 new | | | 8 | | 730 ILCS 5/3-12.5-15 new | | | 9 | | 730 ILCS 5/3-12.5-20 new | | | 10 | | 730 ILCS 5/3-12.5-25 new | | | 11 | | 730 ILCS 5/3-12.5-30 new | |
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