HB0698ham001 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Justin Slaughter

Filed: 3/24/2017

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 698

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 698 on page 2, line 6, by inserting "pre-release" after "the"; and

on page 2, by replacing lines 13 through 15 with the following:

"(4) the inmate has never been convicted of an offense described in Subdivision 5 of Article 11 of the Criminal Code of 2012 (major sex offenses), Subdivision 10 of Article 11 of the Criminal Code of 2012 (vulnerable victim sex offenses), Section 11-20.1 of Subdivision 20 of Article 11 of the Criminal Code of 2012 (child pornography offenses), or similar offenses under the Criminal Code of 1961;"; and

on page 2, by inserting immediately below line 17 the following:

"(730 ILCS 5/3-12.5-11 new)

Sec. 3-12.5-11. Curriculum; employment; retention of rights; certificate of completion.

(a) The Prisoner Entrepreneur Education Program shall consist of a rigorous curriculum, and participants shall be taught business skills, such as computer skills, budgeting, creating a business plan, public speaking, and realistic goal setting.

(b) The curriculum shall not include the employment of participants as employees under the Department of Corrections or any for-profit or not-for-profit organization unless:

(1) the participant receives a wage equal to or greater than the prevailing market rate for the services performed during the course of the employment;

(2) the employment is reasonably related to the purpose and curriculum of the Prisoner Entrepreneur Education Program; and

(3) the participant consents in writing to the terms, provisions, working conditions, and wages of the employment.

(c) Participants shall retain rights, control, and possession of all products created by the participant during the course of the Prisoner Entrepreneur Education Program. Such rights shall include intellectual property rights and rights in trade secrets. Nothing in this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly shall be construed to give the Department of Corrections any right to sell, use, distribute, market, possess, or otherwise control any product created by a participant during the course of the Prisoner Entrepreneur Education Program, without the participant's written consent.

(d) Participants who successfully complete the Prisoner Entrepreneur Education Program shall be awarded a Certificate of Completion."; and

on page 3, by replacing lines 8 and 9 with the following: "Entrepreneur Education Program shall be subject to appropriation by the General Assembly.".