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4		-	AN ACT concerning education.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Higher
8		-	Education in Prison Act.
9		-	Section 5. Higher education in prison programs.
10		-	(a) In this Section, "higher education" means
11		-	post-secondary academic education at the undergraduate or
12		-	graduate level in a community college or university setting.
13		-	(b) On or before September 1 of the year following the
14		-	effective date of this Act and each subsequent September 1,
15		-	the Department of Corrections shall release a report, to be
16		-	published on the Department of Corrections's Internet website,
17		-	detailing the following information pertaining to higher
18		-	education within Department institutions and facilities:
19		-	(1) the number of unique individuals involved in adult
20		-	basic education, high school equivalency, and credit and
21		-	non-credit bearing higher education programs over the
22		-	course of the fiscal year;
23		-	(2) the racial, ethnic, age, and gender breakdown of
24		-	committed persons participating in higher education
25		-	programs;
26		-	(3) the length of sentence and length of remaining
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning education.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Higher
	7	+	5 Education in Prison Act.
	8	+	6 Section 5. Higher education in prison programs.
	9	+	7 (a) In this Section, "higher education" means
	10	+	8 post-secondary academic education at the undergraduate or
	11	+	9 graduate level in a community college or university setting.
	12	+	10 (b) On or before September 1 of the year following the
	13	+	11 effective date of this Act and each subsequent September 1,
	14	+	12 the Department of Corrections shall release a report, to be
	15	+	13 published on the Department of Corrections's Internet website,
	16	+	14 detailing the following information pertaining to higher
	17	+	15 education within Department institutions and facilities:
	18	+	16 (1) the number of unique individuals involved in adult
	19	+	17 basic education, high school equivalency, and credit and
	20	+	18 non-credit bearing higher education programs over the
	21	+	19 course of the fiscal year;
	22	+	20 (2) the racial, ethnic, age, and gender breakdown of
	23	+	21 committed persons participating in higher education
	24	+	22 programs;
	25	+	23 (3) the length of sentence and length of remaining
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33		-	sentence of persons enrolled in higher education programs;
34		-	(4) the number of committed persons who are on waiting
35		-	lists for participation in all educational programs,
36		-	including adult basic education, high school equivalency,
37		-	and higher education, and the average length of time spent
38		-	on each waiting list, including a breakdown by length of
39		-	remaining sentence;
40		-	(5) the total amount of earned program sentence credit
41		-	awarded to committed persons for participating in higher
42		-	education programs and the percentage of committed persons
43		-	participating in higher education programs that are
44		-	awarded earned program sentence credit;
45		-	(6) the number, category, and ultimate resolution of
46		-	grievances related to higher education programs;
47		-	(7) a financial statement that includes annual and
48		-	monthly expenditures of Department of Corrections
49		-	institutions and facilities on adult basic education, high
50		-	school equivalency, and higher education programs; and
51		-	(8) an explanation of how participation in adult basic
52		-	education, high school equivalency, and higher education
53		-	programs is factored into a committed persons' risk
54		-	assessment score.
55		-	Personal, identifiable information shall be redacted to
56		-	protect privacy.
57		-	The report must be filed with the Governor and General
58		-	Assembly.
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	34	+	1 sentence of persons enrolled in higher education programs;
	35	+	2 (4) the number of committed persons who are on waiting
	36	+	3 lists for participation in all educational programs,
	37	+	4 including adult basic education, high school equivalency,
	38	+	5 and higher education, and the average length of time spent
	39	+	6 on each waiting list, including a breakdown by length of
	40	+	7 remaining sentence;
	41	+	8 (5) the total amount of earned program sentence credit
	42	+	9 awarded to committed persons for participating in higher
	43	+	10 education programs and the percentage of committed persons
	44	+	11 participating in higher education programs that are
	45	+	12 awarded earned program sentence credit;
	46	+	13 (6) the number, category, and ultimate resolution of
	47	+	14 grievances related to higher education programs;
	48	+	15 (7) a financial statement that includes annual and
	49	+	16 monthly expenditures of Department of Corrections
	50	+	17 institutions and facilities on adult basic education, high
	51	+	18 school equivalency, and higher education programs; and
	52	+	19 (8) an explanation of how participation in adult basic
	53	+	20 education, high school equivalency, and higher education
	54	+	21 programs is factored into a committed persons' risk
	55	+	22 assessment score.
	56	+	23 Personal, identifiable information shall be redacted to
	57	+	24 protect privacy.
	58	+	25 The report must be filed with the Governor and General
	59	+	26 Assembly.
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61		-	(c) The data provided in the report under subsection (b)
62		-	shall include an aggregate chart at the Department level and
63		-	individual reports by each correctional institution or
64		-	facility of the Department of Corrections.
65		-	(d) To facilitate the collection of information on higher
66		-	education in prison (HEP) programs, each 4-year public or
67		-	private institution of higher education with HEP degree or
68		-	certificate programs shall provide the Board of Higher
69		-	Education with student-level information as part of its
70		-	regular agency data-collection processes. Each public
71		-	community college with HEP degree or certificate programs
72		-	shall provide the Illinois Community College Board with
73		-	student-level information as part of its regular agency
74		-	data-collection processes. Upon request, the student-level
75		-	information shall include the correctional facility in which
76		-	the HEP program is being offered. The information provided to
77		-	the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community
78		-	College Board shall include HEP enrollment and completion data
79		-	disaggregated by variables, including but not limited to,
80		-	race, ethnicity, gender, age, and type of degree or
81		-	certificate. The Board of Higher Education and the Illinois
82		-	Community College Board shall annually make HEP program data
83		-	publicly available on their Internet websites.
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	70	+	1 (c) The data provided in the report under subsection (b)
	71	+	2 shall include an aggregate chart at the Department level and
	72	+	3 individual reports by each correctional institution or
	73	+	4 facility of the Department of Corrections.
	74	+	5 (d) To facilitate the collection of information on higher
	75	+	6 education in prison (HEP) programs, each 4-year public or
	76	+	7 private institution of higher education with HEP degree or
	77	+	8 certificate programs shall provide the Board of Higher
	78	+	9 Education with student-level information as part of its
	79	+	10 regular agency data-collection processes. Each public
	80	+	11 community college with HEP degree or certificate programs
	81	+	12 shall provide the Illinois Community College Board with
	82	+	13 student-level information as part of its regular agency
	83	+	14 data-collection processes. Upon request, the student-level
	84	+	15 information shall include the correctional facility in which
	85	+	16 the HEP program is being offered. The information provided to
	86	+	17 the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community
	87	+	18 College Board shall include HEP enrollment and completion data
	88	+	19 disaggregated by variables, including but not limited to,
	89	+	20 race, ethnicity, gender, age, and type of degree or
	90	+	21 certificate. The Board of Higher Education and the Illinois
	91	+	22 Community College Board shall annually make HEP program data
	92	+	23 publicly available on their Internet websites.
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