Public Act 0478 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB3463 Enrolled LRB102 15063 KMF 20418 b

Public Act 102-0478

AN ACT concerning criminal law.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by changing Section 3-14-3 as follows:

(730 ILCS 5/3-14-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-14-3)

Sec. 3-14-3. Parole Services. To assist parolees or releasees, the Department shall provide employment counseling and job placement services, and may in addition to other services provide the following:

(1) assistance in residential placement;

(2) family and individual counseling and treatment placement;

(3) financial counseling;

(4) vocational and educational counseling and placement; and

(5) referral services to any other State or local agencies. The Department shall make information about the availability of these services known to a parolee or releasee prior to his or her release from the correctional facility where the parolee or releasee has been residing. The Department may purchase necessary services for a parolee or releasee if they are otherwise unavailable and the parolee or releasee is unable to pay for them. It may assess all or part of the costs of such services to a parolee or releasee in accordance with his ability to pay for them.

(Source: P.A. 84-669.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/20/2021