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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB5414

Introduced 2/13/2026, by Rep. Justin Slaughter

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

See Index

Amends the Election Code. Provides that, beginning on January 1,
2028, a person convicted of a felony, or otherwise under sentence in a
correctional institution, shall have his or her right to vote restored and
shall be eligible to vote not later than 14 days following his or her
conviction. Provides that a person who is serving a sentence in a
correctional institution starting prior to January 1, 2027 shall have his
or her right to vote restored not later than January 14, 2028. Provides
that a person may not be denied the right to vote because of a past
criminal conviction. Provides that each local election authority shall
coordinate with the correctional institution, Illinois Department of
Corrections, and other correctional agencies incarcerating eligible voters
to facilitate voting by mail for those voters eligible to vote in that
election jurisdiction who are incarcerated in the correctional
institution. Provides that the Attorney General, any individual aggrieved
by a violation of these provisions, any entity whose membership includes
individuals aggrieved by a violation of these provisions, any entity whose
mission would be frustrated by a violation of these provisions, or any
entity that would expend resources in order to fulfill its mission as a
result of a violation of these provisions may file an action in a court of
competent jurisdiction. Provides that the Act is intended to benefit and
protect the rights of individual voters and to provide a remedy for
infringing on the rights granted under this Act. Amends the Re-Entering
Citizens Civics Education Act. Changes the short title of the Act to the
Reintegration and Civic Empowerment Act. Provides that the Department of
Corrections shall conduct the civics peer education program each of the 3
sessions not less than twice a month at each correctional institution
totaling not less than 6 sessions per month at each correctional
institution. Provides that the civics peer education program and workshops
must be made available to all committed persons regardless of the date they
were first committed or the length of their sentence. Amends the Illinois
Administrative Procedure Act and the Unified Code of Corrections to make
conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2028.
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A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning elections.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3
represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is
5
amended by adding Section 5-45.71 as follows:

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(5 ILCS 100/5-45.71 new)
7

Sec. 5-45.71.
Emergency rulemaking.
To provide for the
8
expeditious and timely implementation of the changes made to
9
the Election Code and the Unified Code of Corrections by this
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amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, emergency rules
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implementing the those changes may be adopted in accordance
12
with Section 5-45 by the State Board of Elections or the
13
Department of Corrections, except that the 24-month limitation
14
on the adoption of emergency rules and the provisions of
15
Sections 5-115 and 5-125 do not apply to rules adopted under
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this Section. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by
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Section 5-45 and this Section is deemed to be necessary for the
18
public interest, safety, and welfare.

19

This Section is repealed one year after the effective date
20
of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly.

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Section 10.
The Election Code is amended by changing
22
Sections 3-5, 19-2.3, and 19-2.5 and by adding Sections 1-26,

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1-27, 1-28, and 1-29 as follows:

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(10 ILCS 5/1-26 new)
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Sec. 1-26.
Post-conviction voting.
4

(a) As used in this Section, "correctional institution"
5
means any place used to house persons under State supervision,
6
including, but not limited to, State, out of state, federal,
7
or juvenile facilities, adult transition centers, halfway
8
houses, and other reentry or rehabilitation programs.
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(b) Beginning on January 1, 2028, a person convicted of a
10
felony, or otherwise sentenced to a correctional institution,
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shall have his or her right to vote restored and shall be
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eligible to vote not later than 14 days following his or her
13
conviction. A person who is serving a sentence in a
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correctional institution starting prior to January 1, 2028
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shall have his or her right to vote restored not later than
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January 14, 2028. Persons under any form of State supervision
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or custody who are disqualified from voting shall have their
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right to vote restored under this Section, including, but not
19
limited to: persons incarcerated or detained in State,
20
federal, or juvenile facilities; persons on probation or
21
parole; persons on mandatory supervised release; persons on
22
work release; persons on furlough; persons released on
23
electronic monitoring; persons housed in adult transition
24
centers, halfway houses, or other reentry or rehabilitation
25
programs; and persons owing court fines or fees. A person may

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not be denied the right to vote because of an adjudicated
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delinquent status or a past criminal conviction.
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(c) Each Illinois local election authority shall
4
collaborate with the correctional institution, Department of
5
Corrections, and other correctional agencies incarcerating
6
eligible voters to facilitate voting by mail for those voters
7
eligible to vote in that election jurisdiction who are
8
incarcerated in the correctional institution.
9

(d) All requirements of the federal Voting Rights Act of
10
1965, including Sections 203 and 208, State and local language
11
access requirements, and the federal Americans with
12
Disabilities Act and State and local disability access
13
requirements shall also apply to voting under this Section.
14
Each Illinois local election authority shall collaborate with
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the correctional institution to facilitate voter registration
16
for voters eligible to vote. Correctional institutions shall
17
coordinate with local election authorities to make available
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to persons in their custody voter registration applications,
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vote by mail ballots received from a local election authority,
20
and other election materials in the languages provided by the
21
State Board of Elections and local election authorities.

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(e) The correctional institution shall make available to a
23
person in its custody current election resource material,
24
maintained by the State Board of Elections, containing
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detailed information regarding the voting rights of a person
26
with a criminal conviction in the following formats: (1) in

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print; (2) on the correctional institution's website; and (3)
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in a visible location on the premises of each correctional
3
institution where notices are customarily posted. Local
4
election authorities shall collaborate with the correctional
5
institution to also make available to a person in its custody
6
current election resource material from a local election
7
authority that is requested by that person in its custody. The
8
correctional institution shall provide resource materials to a
9
person in its custody upon intake and release of the person on
10
parole, mandatory supervised release, final discharge, or
11
pardon from the correctional institution.

12

(f) On or before December 31, 2028, and on or before
13
December 31 of each year thereafter, the State Board of
14
Elections, in coordination and cooperation with correctional
15
institutions and local election authorities, shall prepare a
16
report and submit the report to the General Assembly
17
containing data concerning compliance with this Section,
18
including the number of voter registrations, vote by mail
19
ballot applications, vote by mail ballots received, and
20
election resource materials delivered. Data shall be
21
disaggregated by institution and other factors.
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(g) A person who has left the person's last known place of
23
residence as part of the person's confinement in a
24
correctional institution and who has not established another
25
residence for voter registration purposes may not be
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considered to have changed or lost residence. The person may

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register to vote at the address of the person's last place of
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residence before the person's confinement in a correctional
3
institution while the person is confined in a correctional
4
institution.

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(h) The provisions of this Section apply to all elections
6
beginning in 2028.

7

(i) The State Board of Elections or the Department of
8
Corrections may adopt rules, including emergency rules, to
9
implement the provisions of this Section.

10

(10 ILCS 5/1-27 new)
11

Sec. 1-27.
Civil actions.

12

(a) The Attorney General may bring a civil action in a
13
court of competent jurisdiction for such declaratory or
14
injunctive relief as is necessary for a violation of Section
15
1-26.
16

(b) Any individual aggrieved by a violation of Section
17
1-26, any entity whose membership includes individuals
18
aggrieved by a violation of Section 1-26, any entity whose
19
mission would be frustrated by a violation of Section 1-26, or
20
any entity that would expend resources in order to fulfill its
21
mission as a result of a violation of Section 1-26 may provide
22
written notice of the violation to the Director of Corrections
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and the chair of the State Board of Elections.
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(1) If the violation is not corrected within 30 days
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after receipt of a notice under this subsection (b), or

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within 20 days after receipt of the notice under this
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subsection (b) if the violation occurred within 120 days
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before the date of an election, the aggrieved party may
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bring a civil action in court of competent jurisdiction
5

for declaratory or injunctive relief with respect to the
6

violation.
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(2) If the violation occurred within 30 days before
8

the date of an election, the aggrieved person need not
9

provide notice to Director of Corrections or the chair of
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the State Board of Elections under this subsection (b)
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before bringing a civil action under paragraph (1) of this
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subsection (b).
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(c) This Act is intended to benefit and protect the rights
14
of individual voters and to provide a remedy for infringing on
15
the rights granted under this Act.
16

(d) All requirements of the federal Prison Litigation
17
Reform Act, 42 U.S.C. 1997e, including subsection (a), Section
18
3-8-8 of the Unified Code of Corrections, and 20 Ill. Adm. Code
19
Part 504, Subpart F, shall also apply to this Section.

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(10 ILCS 5/1-28 new)
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Sec. 1-28.
Attorney's fees.
Upon motion, a court shall
22
award reasonable attorney's fees and costs, including expert
23
witness fees and other litigation expenses, to a plaintiff
24
(other than the State of Illinois) in any action brought under
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Section 1-27:

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(1) who obtains some or all of the plaintiff's
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requested relief through a judicial judgment in the
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plaintiff's favor;
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(2) who obtains some or all of his or her requested
5

relief through any settlement agreement approved by the
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court; or
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(3) whose pursuit of a nonfrivolous claim was a
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catalyst for a unilateral change in position by the
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opposing party relative to the relief sought.
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In awarding reasonable attorney's fees, the court shall
11
consider the degree to which the relief obtained relates to
12
the relief sought.

13

(10 ILCS 5/1-29 new)
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Sec. 1-29.
Post-Conviction Task Force.

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(a) The Post-Conviction Task Force is created to
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strengthen and improve implementation of the provisions of
17
Section 1-26 that restore the right to vote for a person
18
convicted of a felony, or otherwise under sentence in a
19
correctional institution or jail and provides access to vote
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while under sentence in a correctional institution.
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(b) The members of the Task Force shall be as follows:
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(1) the chair of the State Board of Elections, or his
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or her designee, who shall serve as chair of the Task
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Force;
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(2) the Director of Corrections, the Department of

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Corrections Family Liaison, or the designee of the
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Director of Corrections;
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(3) a representative from a statewide organization
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that represents county clerks, appointed by the Governor;
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(4) a representative from a nonpartisan Illinois
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organization advocating against voter disenfranchisement,
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appointed by the Governor; and
8

(5) a voting and civics education workshop peer
9

educator, as defined in Section 5 of the Reintegration and
10

Civic Empowerment Act, appointed by the Governor.
11

(c) The State Board of Elections shall provide
12
administrative and other support to the Task Force.
13

(d) On or before July 1, 2027, the Task Force shall prepare
14
a report that summarizes its work and makes recommendations on
15
the implementation of restoring voting rights to a person
16
convicted of a felony, or otherwise under sentence in a
17
correctional institution or jail, and providing access to vote
18
while under sentence in a correctional institution.
19

(e) The Task Force is dissolved and this Section is
20
repealed on January 1, 2028.

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(10 ILCS 5/3-5)

(from Ch. 46, par. 3-5)
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Sec. 3-5.
Confinement or detention in a jail.

No person
23
who has been legally convicted, in this or another state or in
24
any federal court, of any crime, and is serving a sentence of
25
confinement in any penal institution, or who has been

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convicted under any Section of this Code and is serving a
2
sentence of confinement in any penal institution, shall vote,
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offer to vote, attempt to vote or be permitted to vote at any
4
election until his release from confinement.

5

Confinement for purposes of this Section shall include any
6
person convicted and imprisoned but granted a furlough as
7
provided by Section 3-11-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections,
8
or admitted to a work release program as provided by Section
9
3-13-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections. Confinement shall
10
not include any person convicted and imprisoned but released
11
on parole.

12

Confinement or detention in a jail pending acquittal or
13
conviction of a crime is not a disqualification for voting.
14
(Source: P.A. 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)

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(10 ILCS 5/19-2.3)
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Sec. 19-2.3.
Vote by mail; jails
and correctional
17
institutions
.

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(a)
Each election authority in a county with a population
19
under 3,000,000 shall collaborate with the primary county jail
20
where eligible voters are confined or detained who are within
21
the jurisdiction of the election authority to facilitate an
22
opportunity for voting by mail for voters eligible to vote in
23
the election jurisdiction who are confined or detained in the
24
county jail.
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(b) Each Illinois local election authority shall

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collaborate with the correctional institution to facilitate
2
voter registration for voters eligible to vote. Correctional
3
institutions shall coordinate with local election authorities
4
to make available to persons in their custody voter
5
registration applications, vote by mail ballots received from
6
a local election authority, and other election materials in
7
the languages provided by the State Board of Elections and
8
local election authorities.

9
(Source: P.A. 101-442, eff. 1-1-20
.)

10

(10 ILCS 5/19-2.5)
11

Sec. 19-2.5.
Notice for vote by mail ballot.
12

An election authority shall notify all qualified voters,
13
except voters who
are housed in a correctional institution and
14
voters who
have applied for permanent vote by mail status
15
under subsection (b) of Section 19-3 or voters who submit a
16
written request to be excluded from the permanent vote by mail
17
status, not more than 90 days nor less than 45 days before a
18
general election of the option for permanent vote by mail
19
status using the following notice and including the
20
application for permanent vote by mail status in subsection
21
(b) of Section 19-3:
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"You may apply to permanently be placed on vote by mail
23
status using the attached application.".
24
(Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-668, eff. 11-15-21;
25
103-467, eff. 8-4-23.)

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Section 15.
The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
2
changing Sections 3-6-3, 3-14-1, and 5-5-5 and by adding
3
Sections 5-5-11 and 5-5-12 as follows:

4

(730 ILCS 5/3-6-3)
5

Sec. 3-6-3.
Rules and regulations for sentence credit.
6

(a)(1) The Department of Corrections shall prescribe rules
7
and regulations for awarding and revoking sentence credit for
8
persons committed to the Department of Corrections and the
9
Department of Juvenile Justice shall prescribe rules and
10
regulations for awarding and revoking sentence credit for
11
persons committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice under
12
Section 5-8-6 of the Unified Code of Corrections, which shall
13
be subject to review by the Prisoner Review Board.
14

(1.5) As otherwise provided by law, sentence credit may be
15
awarded for the following:
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(A) successful completion of programming while in
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custody of the Department of Corrections or the Department
18

of Juvenile Justice or while in custody prior to
19

sentencing;
20

(B) compliance with the rules and regulations of the
21

Department; or
22

(C) service to the institution, service to a
23

community, or service to the State.
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(2) Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this

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subsection (a), the rules and regulations on sentence credit
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shall provide, with respect to offenses listed in clause (i),
3
(ii), or (iii) of this paragraph (2) committed on or after June
4
19, 1998 or with respect to the offense listed in clause (iv)
5
of this paragraph (2) committed on or after June 23, 2005 (the
6
effective date of Public Act 94-71) or with respect to offense
7
listed in clause (vi) committed on or after June 1, 2008 (the
8
effective date of Public Act 95-625) or with respect to the
9
offense of unlawful possession of a firearm by a repeat felony
10
offender committed on or after August 2, 2005 (the effective
11
date of Public Act 94-398) or with respect to the offenses
12
listed in clause (v) of this paragraph (2) committed on or
13
after August 13, 2007 (the effective date of Public Act
14
95-134) or with respect to the offense of aggravated domestic
15
battery committed on or after July 23, 2010 (the effective
16
date of Public Act 96-1224) or with respect to the offense of
17
attempt to commit terrorism committed on or after January 1,
18
2013 (the effective date of Public Act 97-990), the following:
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(i) that a prisoner who is serving a term of
20

imprisonment for first degree murder or for the offense of
21

terrorism shall receive no sentence credit and shall serve
22

the entire sentence imposed by the court;
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(ii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for attempt to
24

commit terrorism, attempt to commit first degree murder,
25

solicitation of murder, solicitation of murder for hire,
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intentional homicide of an unborn child, predatory

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criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal
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sexual assault, criminal sexual assault, aggravated
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kidnapping, aggravated battery with a firearm as described
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in Section 12-4.2 or subdivision (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3),
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or (e)(4) of Section 12-3.05, heinous battery as described
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in Section 12-4.1 or subdivision (a)(2) of Section
7

12-3.05, unlawful possession of a firearm by a repeat
8

felony offender, aggravated battery of a senior citizen as
9

described in Section 12-4.6 or subdivision (a)(4) of
10

Section 12-3.05, or aggravated battery of a child as
11

described in Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of
12

Section 12-3.05 shall receive no more than 4.5 days of
13

sentence credit for each month of his or her sentence of
14

imprisonment;
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(iii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for home
16

invasion, armed robbery, aggravated vehicular hijacking,
17

aggravated discharge of a firearm, or armed violence with
18

a category I weapon or category II weapon, when the court
19

has made and entered a finding, pursuant to subsection
20

(c-1) of Section 5-4-1 of this Code, that the conduct
21

leading to conviction for the enumerated offense resulted
22

in great bodily harm to a victim, shall receive no more
23

than 4.5 days of sentence credit for each month of his or
24

her sentence of imprisonment;
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(iv) that a prisoner serving a sentence for aggravated
26

discharge of a firearm, whether or not the conduct leading

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to conviction for the offense resulted in great bodily
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harm to the victim, shall receive no more than 4.5 days of
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sentence credit for each month of his or her sentence of
4

imprisonment;
5

(v) that a person serving a sentence for gunrunning,
6

narcotics racketeering, controlled substance trafficking,
7

methamphetamine trafficking, drug-induced homicide,
8

aggravated methamphetamine-related child endangerment,
9

money laundering pursuant to clause (c) (4) or (5) of
10

Section 29B-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal
11

Code of 2012, or a Class X felony conviction for delivery
12

of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled
13

substance with intent to manufacture or deliver,
14

calculated criminal drug conspiracy, criminal drug
15

conspiracy, street gang criminal drug conspiracy,
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participation in methamphetamine manufacturing,
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aggravated participation in methamphetamine
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manufacturing, delivery of methamphetamine, possession
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with intent to deliver methamphetamine, aggravated
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delivery of methamphetamine, aggravated possession with
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intent to deliver methamphetamine, methamphetamine
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conspiracy when the substance containing the controlled
23

substance or methamphetamine is 100 grams or more shall
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receive no more than 7.5 days sentence credit for each
25

month of his or her sentence of imprisonment;
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(vi) that a prisoner serving a sentence for a second

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or subsequent offense of luring a minor shall receive no
2

more than 4.5 days of sentence credit for each month of his
3

or her sentence of imprisonment; and
4

(vii) that a prisoner serving a sentence for
5

aggravated domestic battery shall receive no more than 4.5
6

days of sentence credit for each month of his or her
7

sentence of imprisonment.
8

(2.1) For all offenses, other than those enumerated in
9
subdivision (a)(2)(i), (ii), or (iii) committed on or after
10
June 19, 1998 or subdivision (a)(2)(iv) committed on or after
11
June 23, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act 94-71) or
12
subdivision (a)(2)(v) committed on or after August 13, 2007
13
(the effective date of Public Act 95-134) or subdivision
14
(a)(2)(vi) committed on or after June 1, 2008 (the effective
15
date of Public Act 95-625) or subdivision (a)(2)(vii)
16
committed on or after July 23, 2010 (the effective date of
17
Public Act 96-1224), and other than the offense of aggravated
18
driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
19
or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination
20
thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of
21
subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
22
and other than the offense of aggravated driving under the
23
influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating
24
compound or compounds, or any combination thereof as defined
25
in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of
26
Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code committed on or

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after January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act
2
96-1230), the rules and regulations shall provide that a
3
prisoner who is serving a term of imprisonment shall receive
4
one day of sentence credit for each day of his or her sentence
5
of imprisonment or recommitment under Section 3-3-9. Each day
6
of sentence credit shall reduce by one day the prisoner's
7
period of imprisonment or recommitment under Section 3-3-9.
8

(2.2) A prisoner serving a term of natural life
9
imprisonment shall receive no sentence credit.
10

(2.3) Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this
11
subsection (a), the rules and regulations on sentence credit
12
shall provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for
13
aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug
14
or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
15
combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of
16
paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the
17
Illinois Vehicle Code, shall receive no more than 4.5 days of
18
sentence credit for each month of his or her sentence of
19
imprisonment.
20

(2.4) Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this
21
subsection (a), the rules and regulations on sentence credit
22
shall provide with respect to the offenses of aggravated
23
battery with a machine gun or a firearm equipped with any
24
device or attachment designed or used for silencing the report
25
of a firearm or aggravated discharge of a machine gun or a
26
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used for silencing the report of a firearm, committed on or
2
after July 15, 1999 (the effective date of Public Act 91-121),
3
that a prisoner serving a sentence for any of these offenses
4
shall receive no more than 4.5 days of sentence credit for each
5
month of his or her sentence of imprisonment.
6

(2.5) Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this
7
subsection (a), the rules and regulations on sentence credit
8
shall provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for
9
aggravated arson committed on or after July 27, 2001 (the
10
effective date of Public Act 92-176) shall receive no more
11
than 4.5 days of sentence credit for each month of his or her
12
sentence of imprisonment.
13

(2.6) Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this
14
subsection (a), the rules and regulations on sentence credit
15
shall provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for
16
aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug
17
or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds or any
18
combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (C) of
19
paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 11-501 of the
20
Illinois Vehicle Code committed on or after January 1, 2011
21
(the effective date of Public Act 96-1230) shall receive no
22
more than 4.5 days of sentence credit for each month of his or
23
her sentence of imprisonment.
24

(3) In addition to the sentence credits earned under
25
paragraphs (2.1), (4), (4.1), (4.2), and (4.7) of this
26
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that the Director of Corrections or the Director of Juvenile
2
Justice may award up to 180 days of earned sentence credit for
3
prisoners serving a sentence of incarceration of less than 5
4
years, and up to 365 days of earned sentence credit for
5
prisoners serving a sentence of 5 years or longer. The
6
Director may grant this credit for good conduct in specific
7
instances as either Director deems proper for eligible persons
8
in the custody of each Director's respective Department. The
9
good conduct may include, but is not limited to, compliance
10
with the rules and regulations of the Department, service to
11
the Department, service to a community, or service to the
12
State.
13

Eligible inmates for an award of earned sentence credit
14
under this paragraph (3) may be selected to receive the credit
15
at either Director's or his or her designee's sole discretion.
16
Eligibility for the additional earned sentence credit under
17
this paragraph (3) may be based on, but is not limited to,
18
participation in programming offered by the Department as
19
appropriate for the prisoner based on the results of any
20
available risk/needs assessment or other relevant assessments
21
or evaluations administered by the Department using a
22
validated instrument, the circumstances of the crime,
23
demonstrated commitment to rehabilitation by a prisoner with a
24
history of conviction for a forcible felony enumerated in
25
Section 2-8 of the Criminal Code of 2012, the inmate's
26
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incarcerated, and the inmate's commitment to rehabilitation,
2
including participation in programming offered by the
3
Department.
4

The Director of Corrections or the Director of Juvenile
5
Justice shall not award sentence credit under this paragraph
6
(3) to an inmate unless the inmate has served a minimum of 60
7
days of the sentence, including time served in a county jail;
8
except nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to permit
9
either Director to extend an inmate's sentence beyond that
10
which was imposed by the court. Prior to awarding credit under
11
this paragraph (3), each Director shall make a written
12
determination that the inmate:
13

(A) is eligible for the earned sentence credit;
14

(B) has served a minimum of 60 days, or as close to 60
15

days as the sentence will allow;
16

(B-1) has received a risk/needs assessment or other
17

relevant evaluation or assessment administered by the
18

Department using a validated instrument; and
19

(C) has met the eligibility criteria established by
20

rule for earned sentence credit.
21

The Director of Corrections or the Director of Juvenile
22
Justice shall determine the form and content of the written
23
determination required in this subsection.
24

(3.5) The Department shall provide annual written reports
25
to the Governor and the General Assembly on the award of earned
26
sentence credit no later than February 1 of each year. The

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Department must publish both reports on its website within 48
2
hours of transmitting the reports to the Governor and the
3
General Assembly. The reports must include:
4

(A) the number of inmates awarded earned sentence
5

credit;
6

(B) the average amount of earned sentence credit
7

awarded;
8

(C) the holding offenses of inmates awarded earned
9

sentence credit; and
10

(D) the number of earned sentence credit revocations.
11

(4)(A) Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this
12
subsection (a), the rules and regulations shall also provide
13
that any prisoner who is engaged full-time in
any full-time

14
substance abuse programs, correctional industry assignments,
15
educational programs
(including, without limitation, peer-led
16
programs for both the peer educators and program
17
participants)
, work-release programs or activities in
18
accordance with Article 13 of Chapter III of this Code,
19
behavior modification programs, life skills courses, or
20
re-entry planning provided by the Department under this
21
paragraph (4) and satisfactorily completes the assigned
22
program as determined by the standards of the Department,
23
shall receive one day of sentence credit for each day in which
24
that prisoner is engaged in the activities described in this
25
paragraph. The rules and regulations shall also provide that
26
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pre-trial detention prior to his or her current commitment to
2
the Department of Corrections and successfully completed a
3
full-time, 60-day or longer substance abuse program,
4
educational program, behavior modification program, life
5
skills course, or re-entry planning provided by the county
6
department of corrections or county jail. Calculation of this
7
county program credit shall be done at sentencing as provided
8
in Section 5-4.5-100 of this Code and shall be included in the
9
sentencing order. The rules and regulations shall also provide
10
that sentence credit may be provided to an inmate who is in
11
compliance with programming requirements in an adult
12
transition center.
13

(B) The Department shall award sentence credit under this
14
paragraph (4) accumulated prior to January 1, 2020 (the
15
effective date of Public Act 101-440) in an amount specified
16
in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph (4) to an inmate serving
17
a sentence for an offense committed prior to June 19, 1998, if
18
the Department determines that the inmate is entitled to this
19
sentence credit, based upon:
20

(i) documentation provided by the Department that the
21

inmate engaged in any full-time substance abuse programs,
22

correctional industry assignments, educational programs
23

(including, without limitation, peer-led programs for both
24

the peer educators and program participants)
, behavior
25

modification programs, life skills courses, or re-entry
26

planning provided by the Department under this paragraph

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(4) and satisfactorily completed the assigned program as
2

determined by the standards of the Department during the
3

inmate's current term of incarceration; or
4

(ii) the inmate's own testimony in the form of an
5

affidavit or documentation, or a third party's
6

documentation or testimony in the form of an affidavit
7

that the inmate likely engaged in any full-time substance
8

abuse programs, correctional industry assignments,
9

educational programs
(including, without limitation,
10

peer-led programs for both the peer educators and program
11

participants)
, behavior modification programs, life skills
12

courses, or re-entry planning provided by the Department
13

under paragraph (4) and satisfactorily completed the
14

assigned program as determined by the standards of the
15

Department during the inmate's current term of
16

incarceration.
17

(C) If the inmate can provide documentation that he or she
18
is entitled to sentence credit under subparagraph (B) in
19
excess of 45 days of participation in those programs, the
20
inmate shall receive 90 days of sentence credit. If the inmate
21
cannot provide documentation of more than 45 days of
22
participation in those programs, the inmate shall receive 45
23
days of sentence credit. In the event of a disagreement
24
between the Department and the inmate as to the amount of
25
credit accumulated under subparagraph (B), if the Department
26
provides documented proof of a lesser amount of days of

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participation in those programs, that proof shall control. If
2
the Department provides no documentary proof, the inmate's
3
proof as set forth in clause (ii) of subparagraph (B) shall
4
control as to the amount of sentence credit provided.
5

(D) If the inmate has been convicted of a sex offense as
6
defined in Section 2 of the Sex Offender Registration Act,
7
sentencing credits under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph
8
(4) shall be awarded by the Department only if the conditions
9
set forth in paragraph (4.6) of subsection (a) are satisfied.
10
No inmate serving a term of natural life imprisonment shall
11
receive sentence credit under subparagraph (B) of this
12
paragraph (4).
13

(E) The rules and regulations shall provide for the
14
recalculation of program credits awarded pursuant to this
15
paragraph (4) prior to July 1, 2021 (the effective date of
16
Public Act 101-652) at the rate set for such credits on and
17
after July 1, 2021.
18

Educational, vocational, substance abuse, behavior
19
modification programs, life skills courses, re-entry planning,
20
and correctional industry programs under which sentence credit
21
may be earned under this paragraph (4) and paragraph (4.1) of
22
this subsection (a) shall be evaluated by the Department on
23
the basis of documented standards. The Department shall report
24
the results of these evaluations to the Governor and the
25
General Assembly by September 30th of each year. The reports
26
shall include data relating to the recidivism rate among

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program participants
(including peer educators)
.
2

Availability of these programs shall be subject to the
3
limits of fiscal resources appropriated by the General
4
Assembly for these purposes. Eligible inmates who are denied
5
immediate admission shall be placed on a waiting list under
6
criteria established by the Department. The rules and
7
regulations shall provide that a prisoner who has been placed
8
on a waiting list but is transferred for non-disciplinary
9
reasons before beginning a program shall receive priority
10
placement on the waitlist for appropriate programs at the new
11
facility. The inability of any inmate to become engaged in any
12
such programs by reason of insufficient program resources or
13
for any other reason established under the rules and
14
regulations of the Department shall not be deemed a cause of
15
action under which the Department or any employee or agent of
16
the Department shall be liable for damages to the inmate. The
17
rules and regulations shall provide that a prisoner who begins
18
an educational, vocational, substance abuse, work-release
19
programs or activities in accordance with Article 13 of
20
Chapter III of this Code, behavior modification program, life
21
skills course, re-entry planning, or correctional industry
22
programs but is unable to complete the program due to illness,
23
disability, transfer, lockdown, or another reason outside of
24
the prisoner's control shall receive prorated sentence credits
25
for the days in which the prisoner did participate.
26

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subsection (a), the rules and regulations shall also provide
2
that an additional 90 days of sentence credit shall be awarded
3
to any prisoner who passes high school equivalency testing
4
while the prisoner is committed to the Department of
5
Corrections. The sentence credit awarded under this paragraph
6
(4.1) shall be in addition to, and shall not affect, the award
7
of sentence credit under any other paragraph of this Section,
8
but shall also be pursuant to the guidelines and restrictions
9
set forth in paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of this Section.
10
The sentence credit provided for in this paragraph shall be
11
available only to those prisoners who have not previously
12
earned a high school diploma or a State of Illinois High School
13
Diploma. If, after an award of the high school equivalency
14
testing sentence credit has been made, the Department
15
determines that the prisoner was not eligible, then the award
16
shall be revoked. The Department may also award 90 days of
17
sentence credit to any committed person who passed high school
18
equivalency testing while he or she was held in pre-trial
19
detention prior to the current commitment to the Department of
20
Corrections. Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this
21
subsection (a), the rules and regulations shall provide that
22
an additional 120 days of sentence credit shall be awarded to
23
any prisoner who obtains an associate degree while the
24
prisoner is committed to the Department of Corrections,
25
regardless of the date that the associate degree was obtained,
26
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Public Act 101-652). The sentence credit awarded under this
2
paragraph (4.1) shall be in addition to, and shall not affect,
3
the award of sentence credit under any other paragraph of this
4
Section, but shall also be under the guidelines and
5
restrictions set forth in paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of
6
this Section. The sentence credit provided for in this
7
paragraph (4.1) shall be available only to those prisoners who
8
have not previously earned an associate degree prior to the
9
current commitment to the Department of Corrections. If, after
10
an award of the associate degree sentence credit has been made
11
and the Department determines that the prisoner was not
12
eligible, then the award shall be revoked. The Department may
13
also award 120 days of sentence credit to any committed person
14
who earned an associate degree while he or she was held in
15
pre-trial detention prior to the current commitment to the
16
Department of Corrections.
17

Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this subsection
18
(a), the rules and regulations shall provide that an
19
additional 180 days of sentence credit shall be awarded to any
20
prisoner who obtains a bachelor's degree while the prisoner is
21
committed to the Department of Corrections. The sentence
22
credit awarded under this paragraph (4.1) shall be in addition
23
to, and shall not affect, the award of sentence credit under
24
any other paragraph of this Section, but shall also be under
25
the guidelines and restrictions set forth in paragraph (4) of
26
this subsection (a). The sentence credit provided for in this

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paragraph shall be available only to those prisoners who have
2
not earned a bachelor's degree prior to the current commitment
3
to the Department of Corrections. If, after an award of the
4
bachelor's degree sentence credit has been made, the
5
Department determines that the prisoner was not eligible, then
6
the award shall be revoked. The Department may also award 180
7
days of sentence credit to any committed person who earned a
8
bachelor's degree while he or she was held in pre-trial
9
detention prior to the current commitment to the Department of
10
Corrections.
11

Except as provided in paragraph (4.7) of this subsection
12
(a), the rules and regulations shall provide that an
13
additional 180 days of sentence credit shall be awarded to any
14
prisoner who obtains a master's or professional degree while
15
the prisoner is committed to the Department of Corrections.
16
The sentence credit awarded under this paragraph (4.1) shall
17
be in addition to, and shall not affect, the award of sentence
18
credit under any other paragraph of this Section, but shall
19
also be under the guidelines and restrictions set forth in
20
paragraph (4) of this subsection (a). The sentence credit
21
provided for in this paragraph shall be available only to
22
those prisoners who have not previously earned a master's or
23
professional degree prior to the current commitment to the
24
Department of Corrections. If, after an award of the master's
25
or professional degree sentence credit has been made, the
26
Department determines that the prisoner was not eligible, then

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the award shall be revoked. The Department may also award 180
2
days of sentence credit to any committed person who earned a
3
master's or professional degree while he or she was held in
4
pre-trial detention prior to the current commitment to the
5
Department of Corrections.
6

(4.2)(A) The rules and regulations shall also provide that
7
any prisoner engaged in self-improvement programs, volunteer
8
work, or work assignments that are not otherwise eligible
9
activities under paragraph (4), shall receive up to 0.5 days
10
of sentence credit for each day in which the prisoner is
11
engaged in activities described in this paragraph.
12

(B) The rules and regulations shall provide for the award
13
of sentence credit under this paragraph (4.2) for qualifying
14
days of engagement in eligible activities occurring prior to
15
July 1, 2021 (the effective date of Public Act 101-652).
16

(4.5) The rules and regulations on sentence credit shall
17
also provide that when the court's sentencing order recommends
18
a prisoner for substance abuse treatment and the crime was
19
committed on or after September 1, 2003 (the effective date of
20
Public Act 93-354), the prisoner shall receive no sentence
21
credit awarded under clause (3) of this subsection (a) unless
22
he or she participates in and completes a substance abuse
23
treatment program. The Director of Corrections may waive the
24
requirement to participate in or complete a substance abuse
25
treatment program in specific instances if the prisoner is not
26
a good candidate for a substance abuse treatment program for

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medical, programming, or operational reasons. Availability of
2
substance abuse treatment shall be subject to the limits of
3
fiscal resources appropriated by the General Assembly for
4
these purposes. If treatment is not available and the
5
requirement to participate and complete the treatment has not
6
been waived by the Director, the prisoner shall be placed on a
7
waiting list under criteria established by the Department. The
8
Director may allow a prisoner placed on a waiting list to
9
participate in and complete a substance abuse education class
10
or attend substance abuse self-help meetings in lieu of a
11
substance abuse treatment program. A prisoner on a waiting
12
list who is not placed in a substance abuse program prior to
13
release may be eligible for a waiver and receive sentence
14
credit under clause (3) of this subsection (a) at the
15
discretion of the Director.
16

(4.6) The rules and regulations on sentence credit shall
17
also provide that a prisoner who has been convicted of a sex
18
offense as defined in Section 2 of the Sex Offender
19
Registration Act shall receive no sentence credit unless he or
20
she either has successfully completed or is participating in
21
sex offender treatment as defined by the Sex Offender
22
Management Board. However, prisoners who are waiting to
23
receive treatment, but who are unable to do so due solely to
24
the lack of resources on the part of the Department, may, at
25
either Director's sole discretion, be awarded sentence credit
26
at a rate as the Director shall determine.

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(4.7) On or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date of
2
Public Act 100-3), sentence credit under paragraph (3), (4),
3
or (4.1) of this subsection (a) may be awarded to a prisoner
4
who is serving a sentence for an offense described in
5
paragraph (2), (2.3), (2.4), (2.5), or (2.6) for credit earned
6
on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date of Public Act
7
100-3); provided, the award of the credits under this
8
paragraph (4.7) shall not reduce the sentence of the prisoner
9
to less than the following amounts:
10

(i) 85% of his or her sentence if the prisoner is
11

required to serve 85% of his or her sentence; or
12

(ii) 60% of his or her sentence if the prisoner is
13

required to serve 75% of his or her sentence, except if the
14

prisoner is serving a sentence for gunrunning his or her
15

sentence shall not be reduced to less than 75%.
16

(iii) 100% of his or her sentence if the prisoner is
17

required to serve 100% of his or her sentence.
18

(5) Whenever the Department is to release any inmate
19
earlier than it otherwise would because of a grant of earned
20
sentence credit under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of this
21
Section given at any time during the term, the Department
22
shall give reasonable notice of the impending release not less
23
than 14 days prior to the date of the release to the State's
24
Attorney of the county where the prosecution of the inmate
25
took place, and if applicable, the State's Attorney of the
26
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must also make identification information and a recent photo
2
of the inmate being released accessible on the Internet by
3
means of a hyperlink labeled "Community Notification of Inmate
4
Early Release" on the Department's World Wide Web homepage.
5
The identification information shall include the inmate's:
6
name, any known alias, date of birth, physical
7
characteristics, commitment offense, and county where
8
conviction was imposed. The identification information shall
9
be placed on the website within 3 days of the inmate's release
10
and the information may not be removed until either:
11
completion of the first year of mandatory supervised release
12
or return of the inmate to custody of the Department.
13

(b) Whenever a person is or has been committed under
14
several convictions, with separate sentences, the sentences
15
shall be construed under Section 5-8-4 in granting and
16
forfeiting of sentence credit.
17

(c) (1) The Department shall prescribe rules and
18
regulations for revoking sentence credit, including revoking
19
sentence credit awarded under paragraph (3) of subsection (a)
20
of this Section. The Department shall prescribe rules and
21
regulations establishing and requiring the use of a sanctions
22
matrix for revoking sentence credit. The Department shall
23
prescribe rules and regulations for suspending or reducing the
24
rate of accumulation of sentence credit for specific rule
25
violations, during imprisonment. These rules and regulations
26
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year of sentence credit for any one infraction.
2

(2) When the Department seeks to revoke, suspend, or
3
reduce the rate of accumulation of any sentence credits for an
4
alleged infraction of its rules, it shall bring charges
5
therefor against the prisoner sought to be so deprived of
6
sentence credits before the Prisoner Review Board as provided
7
in subparagraph (a)(4) of Section 3-3-2 of this Code, if the
8
amount of credit at issue exceeds 30 days, whether from one
9
infraction or cumulatively from multiple infractions arising
10
out of a single event, or when, during any 12-month period, the
11
cumulative amount of credit revoked exceeds 30 days except
12
where the infraction is committed or discovered within 60 days
13
of scheduled release. In those cases, the Department of
14
Corrections may revoke up to 30 days of sentence credit. The
15
Board may subsequently approve the revocation of additional
16
sentence credit, if the Department seeks to revoke sentence
17
credit in excess of 30 days. However, the Board shall not be
18
empowered to review the Department's decision with respect to
19
the loss of 30 days of sentence credit within any calendar year
20
for any prisoner or to increase any penalty beyond the length
21
requested by the Department.
22

(3) The Director of Corrections or the Director of
23
Juvenile Justice, in appropriate cases, may restore sentence
24
credits which have been revoked, suspended, or reduced. The
25
Department shall prescribe rules and regulations governing the
26
restoration of sentence credits. These rules and regulations

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shall provide for the automatic restoration of sentence
2
credits following a period in which the prisoner maintains a
3
record without a disciplinary violation.
4

Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit the
5
Prisoner Review Board from ordering, pursuant to Section
6
3-3-9(a)(3)(i)(B), that a prisoner serve up to one year of the
7
sentence imposed by the court that was not served due to the
8
accumulation of sentence credit.
9

(d) If a lawsuit is filed by a prisoner in an Illinois or
10
federal court against the State, the Department of
11
Corrections, or the Prisoner Review Board, or against any of
12
their officers or employees, and the court makes a specific
13
finding that a pleading, motion, or other paper filed by the
14
prisoner is frivolous, the Department of Corrections shall
15
conduct a hearing to revoke up to 180 days of sentence credit
16
by bringing charges against the prisoner sought to be deprived
17
of the sentence credits before the Prisoner Review Board as
18
provided in subparagraph (a)(8) of Section 3-3-2 of this Code.
19
If the prisoner has not accumulated 180 days of sentence
20
credit at the time of the finding, then the Prisoner Review
21
Board may revoke all sentence credit accumulated by the
22
prisoner.
23

For purposes of this subsection (d):
24

(1) "Frivolous" means that a pleading, motion, or
25

other filing which purports to be a legal document filed
26

by a prisoner in his or her lawsuit meets any or all of the

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following criteria:
2

(A) it lacks an arguable basis either in law or in
3

fact;
4

(B) it is being presented for any improper
5

purpose, such as to harass or to cause unnecessary
6

delay or needless increase in the cost of litigation;
7

(C) the claims, defenses, and other legal
8

contentions therein are not warranted by existing law
9

or by a nonfrivolous argument for the extension,
10

modification, or reversal of existing law or the
11

establishment of new law;
12

(D) the allegations and other factual contentions
13

do not have evidentiary support or, if specifically so
14

identified, are not likely to have evidentiary support
15

after a reasonable opportunity for further
16

investigation or discovery; or
17

(E) the denials of factual contentions are not
18

warranted on the evidence, or if specifically so
19

identified, are not reasonably based on a lack of
20

information or belief.
21

(2) "Lawsuit" means a motion pursuant to Section 116-3
22

of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, a habeas corpus
23

action under Article X of the Code of Civil Procedure or
24

under federal law (28 U.S.C. 2254), a petition for claim
25

under the Court of Claims Act, an action under the federal
26

Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 1983), or a second or

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subsequent petition for post-conviction relief under
2

Article 122 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963
3

whether filed with or without leave of court or a second or
4

subsequent petition for relief from judgment under Section
5

2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
6

(e) Nothing in Public Act 90-592 or 90-593 affects the
7
validity of Public Act 89-404.
8

(f) Whenever the Department is to release any inmate who
9
has been convicted of a violation of an order of protection
10
under Section 12-3.4 or 12-30 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or
11
the Criminal Code of 2012, earlier than it otherwise would
12
because of a grant of sentence credit, the Department, as a
13
condition of release, shall require that the person, upon
14
release, be placed under electronic surveillance as provided
15
in Section 5-8A-7 of this Code.
16
(Source: P.A. 102-28, eff. 6-25-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;
17
102-784, eff. 5-13-22; 102-1100, eff. 1-1-23; 103-51, eff.
18
1-1-24; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-330, eff. 1-1-24; 103-605,
19
eff. 7-1-24; 103-822, eff. 1-1-25
.)

20

(730 ILCS 5/3-14-1)

(from Ch. 38, par. 1003-14-1)
21

Sec. 3-14-1.
Release from the institution.
22

(a) Upon release of a person on parole, mandatory release,
23
final discharge, or pardon, the Department shall return all
24
property held for him, provide him with suitable clothing and
25
procure necessary transportation for him to his designated

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place of residence and employment. It may provide such person
2
with a grant of money for travel and expenses which may be paid
3
in installments. The amount of the money grant shall be
4
determined by the Department.
5

(a-1) The Department shall, before a wrongfully imprisoned
6
person, as defined in Section 3-1-2 of this Code, is
7
discharged from the Department, provide him or her with any
8
documents necessary after discharge.
9

(a-2) The Department of Corrections may establish and
10
maintain, in any institution it administers, revolving funds
11
to be known as "Travel and Allowances Revolving Funds". These
12
revolving funds shall be used for advancing travel and expense
13
allowances to committed, paroled, and discharged prisoners.
14
The moneys paid into such revolving funds shall be from
15
appropriations to the Department for Committed, Paroled, and
16
Discharged Prisoners.
17

(a-3)
Prior to

Upon
release of a person
who is eligible to
18
vote
on parole, mandatory release, final discharge, or pardon,
19
the Department shall provide the person with a
change of
20
address

form that informs him or her that his or her voting
21
rights have been restored and a voter registration
22
application. The Department shall have available
voter
23
registration
application form

applications
in the languages
24
provided by the Illinois State Board of Elections.
The form
25
that informs the person that his or her rights have been
26
restored shall include the following information:

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(1) All voting rights are restored upon release from
2

the Department's custody.
3

(2) A person who is eligible to vote must register in
4

order to be able to vote.

5

The Department of Corrections shall confirm that the
6
person received the
change of address
voter registration
7
application
form
and has been informed that his or her voting
8
address is accurate

rights have been restored
.
9

(a-4) Prior to release of a person on parole, mandatory
10
supervised release, final discharge, or pardon, the Department
11
shall screen every person for Medicaid eligibility. Officials
12
of the correctional institution or facility where the
13
committed person is assigned shall assist an eligible person
14
to complete a Medicaid application to ensure that the person
15
begins receiving benefits as soon as possible after his or her
16
release. The application must include the eligible person's
17
address associated with his or her residence upon release from
18
the facility. If the residence is temporary, the eligible
19
person must notify the Department of Human Services of his or
20
her change in address upon transition to permanent housing.
21

(a-5) Upon release of a person from its custody to parole,
22
upon mandatory supervised release, or upon final discharge,
23
the Department shall run a LEADS report and shall notify the
24
person of all in-effect protective orders issued against the
25
person under Article 112A of the Code of Criminal Procedure of
26
1963 or under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, the

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Civil No Contact Order Act, or the Stalking No Contact Order
2
Act, that are identified in the LEADS report.
3

(b) (Blank).
4

(c) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, the
5
Department shall establish procedures to provide written
6
notification of any release of any person who has been
7
convicted of a felony to the State's Attorney and sheriff of
8
the county from which the offender was committed, and the
9
State's Attorney and sheriff of the county into which the
10
offender is to be paroled or released. Except as otherwise
11
provided in this Code, the Department shall establish
12
procedures to provide written notification to the proper law
13
enforcement agency for any municipality of any release of any
14
person who has been convicted of a felony if the arrest of the
15
offender or the commission of the offense took place in the
16
municipality, if the offender is to be paroled or released
17
into the municipality, or if the offender resided in the
18
municipality at the time of the commission of the offense. If a
19
person convicted of a felony who is in the custody of the
20
Department of Corrections or on parole or mandatory supervised
21
release informs the Department that he or she has resided,
22
resides, or will reside at an address that is a housing
23
facility owned, managed, operated, or leased by a public
24
housing agency, the Department must send written notification
25
of that information to the public housing agency that owns,
26
manages, operates, or leases the housing facility. The written

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notification shall, when possible, be given at least 14 days
2
before release of the person from custody, or as soon
3
thereafter as possible. The written notification shall be
4
provided electronically if the State's Attorney, sheriff,
5
proper law enforcement agency, or public housing agency has
6
provided the Department with an accurate and up to date email
7
address.
8

(c-1) (Blank).
9

(c-2) The Department shall establish procedures to provide
10
notice to the Illinois State Police of the release or
11
discharge of persons convicted of violations of the
12
Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act or a
13
violation of the Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act. The
14
Illinois State Police shall make this information available to
15
local, State, or federal law enforcement agencies upon
16
request.
17

(c-5) If a person on parole or mandatory supervised
18
release becomes a resident of a facility licensed or regulated
19
by the Department of Public Health, the Illinois Department of
20
Public Aid, or the Illinois Department of Human Services, the
21
Department of Corrections shall provide copies of the
22
following information to the appropriate licensing or
23
regulating Department and the licensed or regulated facility
24
where the person becomes a resident:
25

(1) The mittimus and any pre-sentence investigation
26

reports.

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(2) The social evaluation prepared pursuant to Section
2

3-8-2.
3

(3) Any pre-release evaluation conducted pursuant to
4

subsection (j) of Section 3-6-2.
5

(4) Reports of disciplinary infractions and
6

dispositions.
7

(5) Any parole plan, including orders issued by the
8

Prisoner Review Board, and any violation reports and
9

dispositions.
10

(6) The name and contact information for the assigned
11

parole agent and parole supervisor.
12

This information shall be provided within 3 days of the
13
person becoming a resident of the facility.
14

(c-10) If a person on parole or mandatory supervised
15
release becomes a resident of a facility licensed or regulated
16
by the Department of Public Health, the Illinois Department of
17
Public Aid, or the Illinois Department of Human Services, the
18
Department of Corrections shall provide written notification
19
of such residence to the following:
20

(1) The Prisoner Review Board.
21

(2) The chief of police and sheriff in the
22

municipality and county in which the licensed facility is
23

located.
24

The notification shall be provided within 3 days of the
25
person becoming a resident of the facility.
26

(d) Upon the release of a committed person on parole,

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mandatory supervised release, final discharge, or pardon, the
2
Department shall provide such person with information
3
concerning programs and services of the Illinois Department of
4
Public Health to ascertain whether such person has been
5
exposed to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or any
6
identified causative agent of Acquired Immunodeficiency
7
Syndrome (AIDS).
8

(e) Upon the release of a committed person on parole,
9
mandatory supervised release, final discharge, pardon, or who
10
has been wrongfully imprisoned, the Department shall verify
11
the released person's full name, date of birth, and social
12
security number. If verification is made by the Department by
13
obtaining a certified copy of the released person's birth
14
certificate and the released person's social security card or
15
other documents authorized by the Secretary, the Department
16
shall provide the birth certificate and social security card
17
or other documents authorized by the Secretary to the released
18
person. If verification by the Department is done by means
19
other than obtaining a certified copy of the released person's
20
birth certificate and the released person's social security
21
card or other documents authorized by the Secretary, the
22
Department shall complete a verification form, prescribed by
23
the Secretary of State, and shall provide that verification
24
form to the released person.
25

(f) Forty-five days prior to the scheduled discharge of a
26
person committed to the custody of the Department of

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Corrections, the Department shall give the person:
2

(1) who is otherwise uninsured an opportunity to apply
3

for health care coverage including medical assistance
4

under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code in
5

accordance with subsection (b) of Section 1-8.5 of the
6

Illinois Public Aid Code, and the Department of
7

Corrections shall provide assistance with completion of
8

the application for health care coverage including medical
9

assistance;
10

(2) information about obtaining a standard Illinois
11

Identification Card or a limited-term Illinois
12

Identification Card under Section 4 of the Illinois
13

Identification Card Act if the person has not been issued
14

an Illinois Identification Card under subsection (a-20) of
15

Section 4 of the Illinois Identification Card Act;
16

(3) information about voter registration and may
17

distribute information prepared by the State Board of
18

Elections. The Department of Corrections may enter into an
19

interagency contract with the State Board of Elections to
20

participate in the automatic voter registration program
21

and be a designated automatic voter registration agency
22

under Section 1A-16.2 of the Election Code;
23

(4) information about job listings upon discharge from
24

the correctional institution or facility;
25

(5) information about available housing upon discharge
26

from the correctional institution or facility;

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(6) a directory of elected State officials and of
2

officials elected in the county and municipality, if any,
3

in which the committed person intends to reside upon
4

discharge from the correctional institution or facility;
5

and
6

(7) any other information that the Department of
7

Corrections deems necessary to provide the committed
8

person in order for the committed person to reenter the
9

community and avoid recidivism.
10

(g) Sixty days before the scheduled discharge of a person
11
committed to the custody of the Department or upon receipt of
12
the person's certified birth certificate and social security
13
card as set forth in subsection (d) of Section 3-8-1 of this
14
Act, whichever occurs later, the Department shall transmit an
15
application for an Identification Card to the Secretary of
16
State, in accordance with subsection (a-20) of Section 4 of
17
the Illinois Identification Card Act.
18

The Department may adopt rules to implement this Section.
19
(Source: P.A. 103-345, eff. 1-1-24; 104-11, eff. 6-20-25.)

20

(730 ILCS 5/5-5-5)

(from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-5)
21

Sec. 5-5-5.
Loss and restoration of rights.
22

(a) Conviction and disposition shall not entail the loss
23
by the defendant of any civil rights, except under this
24
Section and Sections 29-6 and 29-10 of The Election Code, as
25
now or hereafter amended.

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(b) A person convicted of a felony shall be ineligible to
2
hold an office created by the Constitution of this State until
3
the completion of his sentence.
4

(b-5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person
5
convicted of a felony, bribery, perjury, or other infamous
6
crime for an offense committed on or after the effective date
7
of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly and
8
committed while he or she was serving as a public official in
9
this State is ineligible to hold any local public office or any
10
office created by the Constitution of this State unless the
11
person's conviction is reversed, the person is again restored
12
to such rights by the terms of a pardon for the offense, the
13
person has received a restoration of rights by the Governor,
14
or the person's rights are otherwise restored by law.
15

(c)
Beginning on January 1, 2028, a person convicted of a
16
felony or otherwise under sentence in a correctional
17
institution shall have his or her right to vote restored not
18
later than 14 days following his or her conviction. A person
19
who is serving a sentence in a correctional institution
20
starting prior to January 1, 2028 shall have his or her right
21
to vote restored not later than January 14, 2028.

A person
22
sentenced to imprisonment shall lose his right to vote until
23
released from imprisonment.
24

(d) On completion of sentence of imprisonment or upon
25
discharge from probation, conditional discharge or periodic
26
imprisonment, or at any time thereafter, all license rights

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and privileges granted under the authority of this State which
2
have been revoked or suspended because of conviction of an
3
offense shall be restored unless the authority having
4
jurisdiction of such license rights finds after investigation
5
and hearing that restoration is not in the public interest.
6
This paragraph (d) shall not apply to the suspension or
7
revocation of a license to operate a motor vehicle under the
8
Illinois Vehicle Code.
9

(e) Upon a person's discharge from incarceration or
10
parole, or upon a person's discharge from probation or at any
11
time thereafter, the committing court may enter an order
12
certifying that the sentence has been satisfactorily completed
13
when the court believes it would assist in the rehabilitation
14
of the person and be consistent with the public welfare. Such
15
order may be entered upon the motion of the defendant or the
16
State or upon the court's own motion.
17

(f) Upon entry of the order, the court shall issue to the
18
person in whose favor the order has been entered a certificate
19
stating that his behavior after conviction has warranted the
20
issuance of the order.
21

(g) This Section shall not affect the right of a defendant
22
to collaterally attack his conviction or to rely on it in bar
23
of subsequent proceedings for the same offense.
24

(h) No application for any license specified in subsection
25
(i) of this Section granted under the authority of this State
26
shall be denied by reason of an eligible offender who has

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obtained a certificate of relief from disabilities, as defined
2
in Article 5.5 of this Chapter, having been previously
3
convicted of one or more criminal offenses, or by reason of a
4
finding of lack of "good moral character" when the finding is
5
based upon the fact that the applicant has previously been
6
convicted of one or more criminal offenses, unless:
7

(1) there is a direct relationship between one or more
8

of the previous criminal offenses and the specific license
9

sought; or
10

(2) the issuance of the license would involve an
11

unreasonable risk to property or to the safety or welfare
12

of specific individuals or the general public.
13

In making such a determination, the licensing agency shall
14
consider the following factors:
15

(1) the public policy of this State, as expressed in
16

Article 5.5 of this Chapter, to encourage the licensure
17

and employment of persons previously convicted of one or
18

more criminal offenses;
19

(2) the specific duties and responsibilities
20

necessarily related to the license being sought;
21

(3) the bearing, if any, the criminal offenses or
22

offenses for which the person was previously convicted
23

will have on his or her fitness or ability to perform one
24

or more such duties and responsibilities;
25

(4) the time which has elapsed since the occurrence of
26

the criminal offense or offenses;

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(5) the age of the person at the time of occurrence of
2

the criminal offense or offenses;
3

(6) the seriousness of the offense or offenses;
4

(7) any information produced by the person or produced
5

on his or her behalf in regard to his or her rehabilitation
6

and good conduct, including a certificate of relief from
7

disabilities issued to the applicant, which certificate
8

shall create a presumption of rehabilitation in regard to
9

the offense or offenses specified in the certificate; and
10

(8) the legitimate interest of the licensing agency in
11

protecting property, and the safety and welfare of
12

specific individuals or the general public.
13

(i) A certificate of relief from disabilities shall be
14
issued only for a license or certification issued under the
15
following Acts:
16

(1) the Animal Welfare Act; except that a certificate
17

of relief from disabilities may not be granted to provide
18

for the issuance or restoration of a license under the
19

Animal Welfare Act for any person convicted of violating
20

Section 3, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.03-1, or 4.01 of the Humane
21

Care for Animals Act or Section 26-5 or 48-1 of the
22

Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
23

(2) the Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act;
24

(3) the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding,
25

and Nail Technology Act of 1985;
26

(4) the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Repairer Regulation

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Act;
2

(5) the Boxing and Full-contact Martial Arts Act;
3

(6) the Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of
4

1984;
5

(7) the Illinois Farm Labor Contractor Certification
6

Act;
7

(8) the Registered Interior Designers Act;
8

(9) the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of
9

1989;
10

(10) the Landscape Architecture Registration Act;
11

(11) the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act;
12

(12) the Private Employment Agency Act;
13

(13) the Professional Counselor and Clinical
14

Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act;
15

(14) the Real Estate License Act of 2000;
16

(15) the Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act;
17

(16) the Professional Engineering Practice Act of
18

1989;
19

(17) the Water Well and Pump Installation Contractor's
20

License Act;
21

(18) the Electrologist Licensing Act;
22

(19) the Auction License Act;
23

(20) the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989;
24

(21) the Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Act;
25

(22) the Environmental Health Practitioner Licensing
26

Act;

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(23) the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing
2

Code;
3

(24) (blank);
4

(25) the Professional Geologist Licensing Act;
5

(26) the Illinois Public Accounting Act; and
6

(27) the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989.
7
(Source: P.A. 102-284, eff. 8-6-21; 103-562, eff. 11-17-23.)

8

(730 ILCS 5/5-5-11 new)
9

Sec. 5-5-11.
Civil actions.

10

(a) The Attorney General may bring a civil action in a
11
court of competent jurisdiction for such declaratory or
12
injunctive relief as is necessary for a violation of
13
subsection (c) of Section 5-5-5.
14

(b) Any individual aggrieved by a violation of subsection
15
(c) of Section 5-5-5, any entity whose membership includes
16
individuals aggrieved by a violation of subsection (c) of
17
Section 5-5-5, any entity whose mission would be frustrated by
18
a violation of subsection (c) of Section 5-5-5, or any entity
19
that would expend resources in order to fulfill its mission as
20
a result of a violation of subsection (c) of Section 5-5-5 may
21
provide written notice of the violation to the Director of
22
Corrections and the chair of the State Board of Elections.
23

(1) If the violation is not corrected within 30 days
24

after receipt of a notice under this subsection (b), or
25

within 20 days after receipt of the notice under this

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subsection (b) if the violation occurred within 120 days
2

before the date of an election, the aggrieved party may
3

bring a civil action in court of competent jurisdiction
4

for declaratory or injunctive relief with respect to the
5

violation.
6

(2) If the violation occurred within 30 days before
7

the date of an election, the aggrieved person need not
8

provide notice to Director of Corrections or the chair of
9

the State Board of Elections under this subsection (b)
10

before bringing a civil action under paragraph (1) of this
11

subsection (b).
12

(c) This Act is intended to benefit and protect the rights
13
of individual voters and to provide a remedy for infringing on
14
the rights granted under this Act.
15

(d) All requirements of the federal Prison Litigation
16
Reform Act, 42 U.S.C. 1997e, including subsection (a), Section
17
3-8-8 of this Code, and 20 Ill. Adm. Code Part 504, Subpart F,
18
shall also apply to this Section.

19

(730 ILCS 5/5-5-12 new)
20

Sec. 5-5-12.
Attorney's fees.
Upon motion, a court shall
21
award reasonable attorney's fees and costs, including expert
22
witness fees and other litigation expenses, to a plaintiff
23
(other than the State of Illinois) in any action brought under
24
Section 5-5-11:
25

(1) who obtains some or all of his or her requested

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relief through a judicial judgment in the plaintiff's
2

favor;
3

(2) who obtains some or all of their requested relief
4

through any settlement agreement approved by the court; or
5

(3) whose pursuit of a nonfrivolous claim was a
6

catalyst for a unilateral change in position by the
7

opposing party relative to the relief sought.
8

In awarding reasonable attorney's fees, the court shall
9
consider the degree to which the relief obtained relates to
10
the relief sought.

11

Section 20.
The Re-Entering Citizens Civics Education Act
12
is amended by changing Sections 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 40
13
and by adding Section 45 as follows:

14

(730 ILCS 200/1)
15

Sec. 1.
Short title.
This Act may be cited as the
16
Reintegration and Civic Empowerment

Re-Entering Citizens
17
Civics Education
Act.
18
(Source: P.A. 101-441, eff. 1-1-20
.)

19

(730 ILCS 200/5)
20

Sec. 5.
Definitions.
In this Act:
21

"Co-facilitators" means a committed person at the
22
Department of Juvenile Justice who is specifically trained in
23
voting rights education, who shall assist in conducting voting

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and civics education workshops for committed persons at the
2
Department of Juvenile Justice
; or a member of an established
3
nonpartisan civic organization who has been trained to conduct
4
voting and civics education workshops

who are scheduled for
5
discharge within 12 months
.
6

"Committed person" means a person committed and confined
7
to and in the physical custody of the Department of
8
Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice.
9

"Commitment" means a judicially determined placement in
10
the physical custody of the Department of Corrections or the
11
Department of Juvenile Justice on the basis of conviction or
12
delinquency.
13

"Correctional institution or facility" means a Department
14
of Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice building or
15
part of a Department of Corrections or Department of Juvenile
16
Justice building where committed persons are detained in a
17
secure manner.
18

"Detainee" means a committed person in the physical
19
custody of the Department of Corrections or the Department of
20
Juvenile Justice.
21

"Director" includes the Directors of the Department of
22
Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice unless the
23
text solely specifies a particular Director.
24

"Discharge" means the end of a sentence or the final
25
termination of a committed person's physical commitment to and
26
confinement in the Department of Corrections. Discharge means

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the end of a sentence or the final termination of a committed
2
person's physical commitment to and confinement in the
3
Department of Juvenile Justice.
4

"Peer educator" means
a committed person

an incarcerated
5
citizen
at the Department of Corrections who is specifically
6
trained in voting rights education, who shall conduct voting
7
and civics education workshops for committed persons at the
8
Department of Corrections
who are scheduled for discharge
9
within 12 months
.
10

"Program" means the nonpartisan peer education and
11
information instruction established by this Act.
12

"Program participant" means a committed person enrolled in
13
the program or otherwise participating in a program workshop.

14

"Re-entering citizen" means any United States citizen who
15
is: 17 years of age or older; in the physical custody of the
16
Department of Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice;
17
and scheduled to be re-entering society within 12 months.
18
(Source: P.A. 101-441, eff. 1-1-20; 102-374, eff. 1-1-22;
19
102-558, eff. 8-20-21
.)

20

(730 ILCS 200/10)
21

Sec. 10.
Purpose; program.
The purpose of this Act is to
22
advance collective liberation, foster community healing, and
23
establish individuals as active members of the community.
The
24
Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile
25
Justice shall
implement

provide
a nonpartisan peer-led civics

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program
. This program, emphasizing that reintegration must be
2
a collective effort, is designed to impart civics education to
3
committed persons, including those on the verge of re-entering
4
society. The overarching goals of the program are to
5
facilitate the successful reintegration of committed persons
6
into society, champion the principles of democracy, provide
7
vital information to eligible voters among the committed
8
population, contribute to the reduction of recidivism rates
9
within this State, and improve community cohesion, recognizing
10
its significance as a social determinant of health

throughout
11
the correctional institutions of this State to teach civics to
12
soon-to-be released citizens who will be re-entering society.
13
The goal of the program is to promote the successful
14
integration of re-entering citizens, promote democracy, and
15
reduce rates of recidivism within this State
. For young people
16
in particular, the study of civics helps people acquire and
17
learn to use the skills, knowledge, and attitudes that will
18
prepare them to be engaged citizens throughout their lives.
19
This program shall coincide with and enhance existing laws to
20
ensure that
committed persons and voters

re-entering citizens

21
understand their civic responsibility and know how to secure
22
or, if applicable, regain their right to vote
as part of the
23
exit process
.
24
(Source: P.A. 101-441, eff. 1-1-20; 102-374, eff. 1-1-22
.)

25

(730 ILCS 200/15)

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Sec. 15.
Curriculum and eligibility.
2

(a)
The civics peer education program shall consist of a
3
rigorous curriculum, and participants shall be instructed on
4
subjects including, but not limited to, voting rights,
5
governmental institutions, current affairs, and simulations of
6
voter registration, election, and democratic processes. Each
7
workshop held at the Department of Corrections shall consist
8
of 3 sessions that are 90 minutes each and that do not need to
9
be taken consecutively. The workshops held at the Department
10
of Juvenile Justice shall consist of 270 minutes of
11
instruction
each calendar year
.
The Department of Corrections
12
shall conduct one session per quarter in a calendar year at
13
each correctional institution. The Department of Corrections
14
may increase the number of sessions at the Department's
15
discretion, based upon the population's needs at each
16
facility.

17

(b)
The Department of Corrections and the Department of
18
Juvenile Justice must offer
committed persons the first

19
re-entering citizens scheduled to be discharged within 12
20
months with the
civics peer education
workshop session within
21
90 days of commitment and must offer and make available the
22
entirety of the civics peer education program to committed
23
persons within 12 months of commitment

program, and each
24
re-entering citizen must enroll in the program one to 12
25
months prior to his or her expected date of release. This
26
workshop must be included in the standard exit process
. The

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Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile
2
Justice should aim to include this workshop in conjunction
3
with other
commitment

pre-release
procedures and movements.
4
Delays in a workshop being provided shall not cause delays in
5
discharge. Committed persons may not be prevented from
6
attending workshops due to staffing shortages, lockdowns, or
7
to conflicts with family or legal visits, court dates, medical
8
appointments, commissary visits, recreational sessions,
9
dining, work, class, or bathing schedules. In case of conflict
10
or staffing shortages,
committed persons

re-entering citizens

11
must be given full opportunity to attend a workshop at a later
12
time.
13

(c) The civics peer education program and workshops must
14
be made available to all committed persons regardless of the
15
date they were first committed or the length of their
16
sentence. Committed persons shall be allowed to enroll in the
17
program multiple times or participate in workshop sessions
18
multiple times. If necessary due to limitations on the number
19
of persons that can attend an individual workshop, the
20
Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile
21
Justice may prioritize attendance for participants who have
22
not completed the civics peer education program but shall not
23
otherwise restrict access to the program or workshops on the
24
basis of a person's commitment date or length of sentence,
25
except as necessary to allow a committed person near the end of
26
the committed person's term of commitment to complete the

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program before the committed person's release from commitment.

2
(Source: P.A. 101-441, eff. 1-1-20; 102-374, eff. 1-1-22
.)

3

(730 ILCS 200/20)
4

Sec. 20.
Peer educator training.
The civics peer
5
education program shall be taught by peer educators who are
6
persons

citizens
incarcerated in Department of Corrections
7
facilities and specially trained by experienced peer educators
8
and established nonpartisan civic organizations. Established
9
nonpartisan civic organizations may be assisted by area
10
political science or civics educators at colleges,
11
universities, and high schools and by nonpartisan
12
organizations providing re-entry services. The nonpartisan
13
civic organizations shall provide adequate training to peer
14
educators on matters including, but not limited to, voting
15
rights, governmental institutions, current affairs, and
16
simulations of voter registration, election, and democratic
17
processes, and shall provide periodic updates to program
18
content and to peer educators.
19
(Source: P.A. 101-441, eff. 1-1-20; 102-374, eff. 1-1-22
.)

20

(730 ILCS 200/25)
21

Sec. 25.
Voter and civic education program; content.
22

(a) Program content shall provide the following:
23

(1) nonpartisan information on voting history
and
24

voting
procedures;

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(2) nonpartisan definitions of local, State, and
2

federal governmental institutions and offices; and
3

(3) examples and simulations of registration and
4

voting processes, and access to voter registration and
5

voting processes for those individuals who are eligible to
6

vote.
7

(b) Established nonpartisan civic organizations shall
8
provide periodic updates to program content and, if
9
applicable, peer educators and co-facilitators. Updates shall
10
reflect major relevant changes to election laws and processes
11
in Illinois.
12

(c) Program content shall be delivered in the following
13
manners:
14

(1) verbally via peer educators and co-facilitators;
15

(2) broadcasts via Department of Corrections and
16

Department of Juvenile Justice internal television
17

channels; or
18

(3) printed information packets.
19

(d) Peer educators and co-facilitators shall disseminate
20
printed information for voting in the
program participant's

21
releasee's
county, including, but not limited to, election
22
authorities' addresses, all applicable Internet websites, and
23
public contact information for all election authorities. This
24
information shall be compiled into a civics handbook. The
25
handbook shall also include key information condensed into a
26
pocket information card.

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(e)
The

This
information
in subsection (d)
shall also be
2
compiled electronically and posted on
the
Department of
3
Corrections' and
the
Department of Juvenile Justice's
websites

4
website
along with the Department of Corrections' Community
5
Support Advisory
Councils'

Councils
websites.
6

(e-1) The Department of Corrections and the Department of
7
Juvenile Justice shall collaborate with local election
8
authorities to make voter registration materials available to
9
every committed person eligible to register to vote not more
10
than 90 days nor less than 45 days before a municipal primary,
11
general primary, general election, consolidated primary, or
12
consolidated election, and upon request by the committed
13
person. At the start of early voting for any election, the
14
Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile
15
Justice shall collaborate with local election authorities to
16
make the registration materials described in this Section
17
available, along with all materials related to obtaining and
18
submitting a ballot. Mail-in ballots shall be considered and
19
treated in the same manner as legal mail and must be made
20
available to the voter within 7 business days of delivery to
21
the correctional institution. Mail-in ballots must be
22
delivered to a mail carrier within 2 business days of a
23
committed person requesting it be mailed unless the relevant
24
election authority coordinates with the correctional facility
25
for an alternative method of delivery.

26

(f) Department Directors shall ensure that the wardens or

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superintendents of all correctional institutions and
2
facilities visibly post this information on all common areas
3
of their respective institutions, and shall broadcast the same
4
via in-house institutional information television channels.
5
Directors shall ensure that updated information is distributed
6
in a timely, visible, and accessible manner.
7

(g) The Director of Corrections shall order, in a clearly
8
visible area of each parole office within this State, the
9
posting of a notice stipulating voter eligibility and that
10
contains the current Internet website address and voter
11
registration information provided by State Board of Elections
12
regarding voting rights for citizens released from the
13
physical custody of the Department of Corrections and the
14
Department of Juvenile Justice.
15

(h) All program content and materials shall be distributed
16
annually to the Community Support Advisory Councils of the
17
Department of Corrections for use in re-entry programs across
18
this State.
19
(Source: P.A. 101-441, eff. 1-1-20; 102-374, eff. 1-1-22;
20
revised 6-23-25.)

21

(730 ILCS 200/40)
22

Sec. 40.
Voter and civic education program monitoring and
23
enforcement.
24

(a) The Director of Corrections and the Director of
25
Juvenile Justice shall ensure that wardens or superintendents,

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program, educational, and security and movement staff permit
2
these workshops to take place, and that
program participants

3
re-entering citizens
are escorted to workshops in a consistent
4
and timely manner.
5

(b) Compliance with this Act shall be monitored by a
6
report published annually by the Department of Corrections and
7
the Department of Juvenile Justice and containing data,
which
8
shall include the following:

including

9

(1)
numbers of
committed persons

re-entering citizens

10

who enrolled in the program
;

,

11

(2)
numbers of
committed persons

re-entering citizens

12

who completed the program
;

,

13

(3) numbers of total committed persons;

14

(4) numbers of peer educators;

15

(5)

and total
numbers of
committed persons who exited
16

(including the number of those who were and the number of
17

those under supervision);

18

(6) numbers of mail-in ballots requested by committed
19

persons;
20

(7) numbers of mail-in ballots delivered to mail
21

carriers from correctional facilities; and
22

(8) numbers of voter registration forms submitted to
23

election authorities by committed persons by mail or
24

otherwise.
25

For purposes of this subsection (b), election authorities
26
shall coordinate with the Department of Corrections and

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Department of Juvenile Justice to compile the information
2
listed under paragraphs (6) through (8) of this subsection

3
individuals discharged
.
4

Data shall be disaggregated by institution, discharge, or
5
residence address of citizen, and other factors.
6
(Source: P.A. 101-441, eff. 1-1-20
.)

7

(730 ILCS 200/45 new)
8

Sec. 45.
Peer educator pay and stipends.
The Department of
9
Corrections shall create and implement paid structures in line
10
with other states' rates for incarcerated teachers, including,
11
but not limited to, professors.

12

Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect January
13
1, 2028.

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INDEX

2

Statutes amended in order of appearance

3

5 ILCS 100/5-45.71 new
4

10 ILCS 5/1-26 new
5

10 ILCS 5/1-27 new
6

10 ILCS 5/1-28 new
7

10 ILCS 5/1-29 new
8

10 ILCS 5/3-5
from Ch. 46, par. 3-5
9

10 ILCS 5/19-2.3
10

10 ILCS 5/19-2.5
11

730 ILCS 5/3-6-3
12

730 ILCS 5/3-14-1
from Ch. 38, par. 1003-14-1
13

730 ILCS 5/5-5-5
from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-5
14

730 ILCS 5/5-5-11 new
15

730 ILCS 5/5-5-12 new
16

730 ILCS 200/1
17

730 ILCS 200/5
18

730 ILCS 200/10
19

730 ILCS 200/15
20

730 ILCS 200/20
21

730 ILCS 200/25
22

730 ILCS 200/40
23

730 ILCS 200/45 new

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