Public Act 101-0397
 
SB0156 EnrolledLRB101 05551 RLC 50567 b


  
    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    Section 5. The Department of Innovation and Technology Act 
is amended  by adding Section 1-46 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 1370/1-46 new)
    Sec. 1-46. Persons committed to Department of Corrections 
institutions and facilities; access to job and career building 
websites. The Secretary and the Director of Corrections shall 
jointly adopt a rule or best practices protocol that  permits 
each committed person in a Department of Corrections 
institution or facility to access specific and approved job 
search and career building websites within a specified period 
before the person's release from the Department of Corrections 
institution or facility and to access only  those job search and 
career building websites.
  
 
    Section 10. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by 
adding Section 3-7-8 as follows:
 
    (730 ILCS 5/3-7-8 new)
    Sec. 3-7-8. Persons committed to Department of Corrections 
institutions and facilities; access to job and career building 
websites. The Director and the Secretary of Innovation and 
Technology shall jointly adopt a rule or best practices 
protocol that  permits each committed person in a Department of 
Corrections institution or facility to access specific and 
approved job search and career building websites within a 
specified period before the person's release from the 
Department of Corrections institution or facility and to access 
only  those job search and career building websites.


Effective Date:  1/1/2020