House Sponsors: YARBROUGH-COLLINS-JONES,LOU-MILLER-SOTO, YOUNGE, GILES AND HOWARD. Senate Sponsors: LIGHTFORD-HENDON-OBAMA-TROTTER Short description: SOS-CORRECTIONS-ID CARD Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Unified Code of Corrections. Requires the Department of Corrections to provide an identification card to persons released from prison; authorizes the Department of Corrections to charge a fee not exceeding the cost of producing the card. Authorizes those persons to exchange the Department of Corrections identification card for a standard Illinois Identification Card, for a fee of $1. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (Department of Corrections) There would be no population or cost impact to the Department. CORRECTIONAL NOTE (Department of Corrections) Same as DOC fiscal note. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 15 ILCS 335/12 Deletes everything. Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Provides that the Secretary of State shall issue a standard Illinois Identification Card to a person who applies for an Illinois Identifi- cation Card upon release from the Department of Corrections by sub- mitting an identification card issued by the Department of Correc- tions, together with the prescribed fees. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that: upon the release of a committed person on parole, mandatory supervised release, final discharge, or pardon, the Department of Corrections shall provide the person who has met the criteria established by the Department with an identification card, in a prescribed form, identifying the person as being on parole, manda- tory supervised release, final discharge, or pardon; the Department shall inform the committed person that he or she may present the identification card to the Office of Secretary of State upon applica- tion for a standard Illinois Identification Card; the Department shall require the committed person to pay a $1 fee for the identification card; the person's failure to meet the criteria established by the De- partment is sufficient reason to deny the committed person the identi- fication card; the identification card issued by the Department is valid for not more than 30 days; the Department is not liable to anyone because of any act of any person using the card; and the De- partment shall adopt rules governing the issuance of the cards. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0240 Last action date: AUG-03-2001 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status