(730 ILCS 5/3-6-7.2)
    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-745)
    Sec. 3-6-7.2. Educational programming for pregnant committed persons. The Department shall develop and provide to each pregnant committed person educational programming relating to pregnancy and parenting. The programming must include instruction regarding:
        (1) appropriate prenatal care and hygiene;
        (2) the effects of prenatal exposure to alcohol and
    
drugs on a developing fetus;
        (3) parenting skills; and
        (4) medical and mental health issues applicable to
    
children.
(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 7-1-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
 
    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-745)
    Sec. 3-6-7.2. Educational programming and information for pregnant committed persons.
    (a) The Department shall develop and provide to each pregnant committed person educational programming relating to pregnancy and parenting. The programming must include instruction regarding:
        (1) appropriate prenatal care and hygiene;
        (2) the effects of prenatal exposure to alcohol and
    
drugs on a developing fetus;
        (3) parenting skills; and
        (4) medical and mental health issues applicable to
    
children.
    (b) The Department shall provide informational materials concerning the laws pertaining to pregnant committed persons to any pregnant or postpartum individual. The Department of Public Health and community-based organizations specializing in the rights of pregnant committed persons shall provide these informational materials to the warden at no cost to the Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice. The informational materials must include information regarding:
        (1) the prohibition against the use of restraints;
        (2) rules concerning the treatment of pregnant
    
committed persons, including those relating to bed height and supplemental nutrition;
        (3) the right to spend time with a child following
    
delivery;
        (4) the requirement to provide educational
    
programming;
        (5) all rights under the Reproductive Health Act;
        (6) the procedure for obtaining an abortion, if so
    
desired;
        (7) the procedure for obtaining information about
    
guardianship or adoption resources, if so desired;
        (8) any new or additional laws concerning the rights
    
of pregnant committed persons; and
        (9) the address or contact information for community
    
organizations specializing in the rights of pregnant committed persons for questions or concerns.
    (c) The Department must also post informational flyers provided by the Department of Public Health wherever pregnant committed persons may be housed.
(Source: P.A. 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-745, eff. 1-1-25.)