Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1483 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1483 Introduced 2/7/2023, by Sen. Mike Simmons SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 10 ILCS 5/1-23 new10 ILCS 5/3-5 from Ch. 46, par. 3-510 ILCS 5/19A-20 730 ILCS 5/3-14-1 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-14-1 730 ILCS 5/5-5-5 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-5 Amends the Election Code. Provides that 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 or not later than 5 days before the first election following the person's confinement (rather than prohibiting a person who has been convicted of any crime and is serving a sentence of confinement from voting until his or her release from confinement). Requires the election authority to collaborate with a correctional institution to facilitate an opportunity for voting by mail for eligible electors to vote in that election jurisdiction who are incarcerated in the correctional institution. Provides that all requirements of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 and other federal, State, and local laws regarding language access and disability access apply to the provisions. Requires the correctional institution to make available to persons in custody resource materials relating to an election. Requires the State Board of Elections in coordination with correctional institutions to annually report certain data regarding compliance with the provisions. Makes conforming changes throughout the Code and in the Unified Code of Corrections. Effective July 1, 2024. LRB103 27023 BMS 53390 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1483 Introduced 2/7/2023, by Sen. Mike Simmons SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 10 ILCS 5/1-23 new10 ILCS 5/3-5 from Ch. 46, par. 3-510 ILCS 5/19A-20 730 ILCS 5/3-14-1 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-14-1 730 ILCS 5/5-5-5 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-5 10 ILCS 5/1-23 new 10 ILCS 5/3-5 from Ch. 46, par. 3-5 10 ILCS 5/19A-20 730 ILCS 5/3-14-1 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-14-1 730 ILCS 5/5-5-5 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-5 Amends the Election Code. Provides that 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 or not later than 5 days before the first election following the person's confinement (rather than prohibiting a person who has been convicted of any crime and is serving a sentence of confinement from voting until his or her release from confinement). Requires the election authority to collaborate with a correctional institution to facilitate an opportunity for voting by mail for eligible electors to vote in that election jurisdiction who are incarcerated in the correctional institution. Provides that all requirements of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 and other federal, State, and local laws regarding language access and disability access apply to the provisions. Requires the correctional institution to make available to persons in custody resource materials relating to an election. Requires the State Board of Elections in coordination with correctional institutions to annually report certain data regarding compliance with the provisions. Makes conforming changes throughout the Code and in the Unified Code of Corrections. Effective July 1, 2024. LRB103 27023 BMS 53390 b LRB103 27023 BMS 53390 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1483 Introduced 2/7/2023, by Sen. Mike Simmons SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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8	8	730 ILCS 5/5-5-5 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-5
9	9	Amends the Election Code. Provides that 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 or not later than 5 days before the first election following the person's confinement (rather than prohibiting a person who has been convicted of any crime and is serving a sentence of confinement from voting until his or her release from confinement). Requires the election authority to collaborate with a correctional institution to facilitate an opportunity for voting by mail for eligible electors to vote in that election jurisdiction who are incarcerated in the correctional institution. Provides that all requirements of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 and other federal, State, and local laws regarding language access and disability access apply to the provisions. Requires the correctional institution to make available to persons in custody resource materials relating to an election. Requires the State Board of Elections in coordination with correctional institutions to annually report certain data regarding compliance with the provisions. Makes conforming changes throughout the Code and in the Unified Code of Corrections. Effective July 1, 2024.
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15	15	1 AN ACT concerning elections.
16	16	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
17	17	3 represented in the General Assembly:
18	18	4 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding Section
19	19	5 1-23 and by changing Sections 3-5 and 19A-20 as follows:
20	20	6 (10 ILCS 5/1-23 new)
21	21	7 Sec. 1-23. Post-conviction voting.
22	22	8 (a) As used in this Section, "correctional institution"
23	23	9 means any place used to house persons under State supervision,
24	24	10 including, but not limited to, State, federal, or juvenile
25	25	11 facilities, adult transition centers, halfway houses, and
26	26	12 other reentry or rehabilitation programs.
27	27	13 (b) A person convicted of a felony, or otherwise under
28	28	14 sentence in a correctional institution or jail, shall have his
29	29	15 or her right to vote restored and shall be eligible to vote not
30	30	16 later than 14 days following his or her conviction or not later
31	31	17 than 5 days before the first primary, general, consolidated,
32	32	18 or special election immediately following his or her
33	33	19 conviction, whichever is earlier. Persons under any form of
34	34	20 State supervision who are disqualified from voting shall have
35	35	21 their right to vote restored under this Section, including,
36	36	22 but not limited to, persons incarcerated in State, federal, or
37	37	23 juvenile facilities; persons on probation or parole; persons
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42	42	10 ILCS 5/1-23 new10 ILCS 5/3-5 from Ch. 46, par. 3-510 ILCS 5/19A-20 730 ILCS 5/3-14-1 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-14-1 730 ILCS 5/5-5-5 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-5 10 ILCS 5/1-23 new 10 ILCS 5/3-5 from Ch. 46, par. 3-5 10 ILCS 5/19A-20 730 ILCS 5/3-14-1 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-14-1 730 ILCS 5/5-5-5 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-5
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44	44	10 ILCS 5/3-5 from Ch. 46, par. 3-5
45	45	10 ILCS 5/19A-20
46	46	730 ILCS 5/3-14-1 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-14-1
47	47	730 ILCS 5/5-5-5 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-5
48	48	Amends the Election Code. Provides that 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 or not later than 5 days before the first election following the person's confinement (rather than prohibiting a person who has been convicted of any crime and is serving a sentence of confinement from voting until his or her release from confinement). Requires the election authority to collaborate with a correctional institution to facilitate an opportunity for voting by mail for eligible electors to vote in that election jurisdiction who are incarcerated in the correctional institution. Provides that all requirements of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 and other federal, State, and local laws regarding language access and disability access apply to the provisions. Requires the correctional institution to make available to persons in custody resource materials relating to an election. Requires the State Board of Elections in coordination with correctional institutions to annually report certain data regarding compliance with the provisions. Makes conforming changes throughout the Code and in the Unified Code of Corrections. Effective July 1, 2024.
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80	80	1 on work release; persons on furlough; persons released on
81	81	2 electronic monitoring; persons housed in adult transition
82	82	3 centers, halfway houses, or other reentry or rehabilitation
83	83	4 programs; and persons owing court fines or fees. Persons may
84	84	5 not be denied the right to vote because of a past criminal
85	85	6 conviction.
86	86	7 (c) Each election authority shall collaborate with the
87	87	8 correctional institution to facilitate an opportunity for
88	88	9 voting by mail for voters eligible to vote in that election
89	89	10 jurisdiction who are incarcerated in the correctional
90	90	11 institution.
91	91	12 (d) Any person completing a voter registration application
92	92	13 or submitting a change of address shall be notified of the
93	93	14 option to receive a vote by mail ballot. Upon request of the
94	94	15 elector, the registration shall serve as an application to
95	95	16 receive an official vote by mail ballot and the individual
96	96	17 need not complete an application. An elector who is a resident
97	97	18 of a location covered by Section 203 of the federal Voting
98	98	19 Rights Act of 1965 or local language access requirements must
99	99	20 be offered a voter registration application in a covered
100	100	21 language and must be able to request a vote by mail ballot in
101	101	22 the covered language. Upon processing the registration, the
102	102	23 election authority shall provide the individual with an
103	103	24 official ballot.
104	104	25 (e) All requirements of the federal Voting Rights Act of
105	105	26 1965, including Sections 203 and 208, State and local language
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116	116	1 access requirements, and the federal Americans with
117	117	2 Disabilities Act and State and local disability access
118	118	3 requirements shall apply to this Section. The correctional
119	119	4 institution shall make available voter registration
120	120	5 applications, vote by mail ballot applications, vote by mail
121	121	6 ballots, and other election materials in the languages
122	122	7 provided by the State Board of Elections and local election
123	123	8 authorities.
124	124	9 (f) The correctional institution shall make available to a
125	125	10 person in its custody resource materials current to an
126	126	11 election, maintained by the State Board of Elections,
127	127	12 containing detailed information regarding the voting rights of
128	128	13 a person with a criminal conviction in the following formats:
129	129	14 (1) in print; (2) on the correctional institution's website;
130	130	15 and (3) in a visible location on the premises of each
131	131	16 correctional institution where notices are customarily posted.
132	132	17 The correctional institution shall provide resource materials
133	133	18 to a person in its custody upon intake and release of the
134	134	19 person on parole, mandatory supervised release, final
135	135	20 discharge, or pardon from the correctional institution.
136	136	21 (g) Compliance with this Section shall be monitored by a
137	137	22 report published annually by the State Board of Elections, in
138	138	23 coordination with correctional institutions, containing data,
139	139	24 including numbers of voter registrations, vote by mail ballot
140	140	25 applications, vote by mail ballots completed, ballots
141	141	26 completed, voter education packets delivered, number and
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152	152	1 location of ballot drop boxes established, number and location
153	153	2 of temporary polling places established, and other factors.
154	154	3 (h) A person who has left the place of the person's
155	155	4 residence as part of the person's confinement in a
156	156	5 correctional institution and who has not established another
157	157	6 residence for voter registration purposes may not be
158	158	7 considered to have changed or lost residence. The person may
159	159	8 register to vote at the address of the place the person's
160	160	9 residence was located before the person's confinement in a
161	161	10 correctional institution.
162	162	11 (10 ILCS 5/3-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 3-5)
163	163	12 Sec. 3-5. No person who has been legally convicted, in
164	164	13 this or another state or in any federal court, of any crime,
165	165	14 and is serving a sentence of confinement in any penal
166	166	15 institution, or who has been convicted under any Section of
167	167	16 this Code and is serving a sentence of confinement in any penal
168	168	17 institution, shall vote, offer to vote, attempt to vote or be
169	169	18 permitted to vote at any election until his release from
170	170	19 confinement.
171	171	20 Confinement for purposes of this Section shall include any
172	172	21 person convicted and imprisoned but granted a furlough as
173	173	22 provided by Section 3-11-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections,
174	174	23 or admitted to a work release program as provided by Section
175	175	24 3-13-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections. Confinement shall
176	176	25 not include any person convicted and imprisoned but released
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187	187	1 on parole.
188	188	2 Confinement or detention in a jail pending acquittal or
189	189	3 conviction of a crime is not a disqualification for voting.
190	190	4 (Source: P.A. 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)
191	191	5 (10 ILCS 5/19A-20)
192	192	6 Sec. 19A-20. Temporary branch polling places.
193	193	7 (a) In addition to permanent polling places for early
194	194	8 voting, the election authority may establish temporary branch
195	195	9 polling places for early voting.
196	196	10 (b) The provisions of subsection (b) of Section 19A-15 do
197	197	11 not apply to a temporary polling place. Voting at a temporary
198	198	12 branch polling place may be conducted on any one or more days
199	199	13 and during any hours within the period for early voting by
200	200	14 personal appearance that are determined by the election
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202	202	16 (c) The schedules for conducting voting do not need to be
203	203	17 uniform among the temporary branch polling places.
204	204	18 (d) The legal rights and remedies which inure to the owner
205	205	19 or lessor of private property are not impaired or otherwise
206	206	20 affected by the leasing of the property for use as a temporary
207	207	21 branch polling place for early voting, except to the extent
208	208	22 necessary to conduct early voting at that location.
209	209	23 (e) In a county with a population of:
210	210	24 (1) 3,000,000 or more, the election authority in the
211	211	25 county shall establish a temporary branch polling place
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222	222	1 under this Section in the county jail. Only a resident of a
223	223	2 county who is in custody at the county jail and who has not
224	224	3 been convicted of the offense for which the resident is in
225	225	4 custody is eligible to vote at a temporary branch polling
226	226	5 place established under this paragraph (1). The temporary
227	227	6 branch polling place established under this paragraph (1)
228	228	7 shall allow a voter to vote in the same elections that the
229	229	8 voter would be entitled to vote in where the voter
230	230	9 resides. To the maximum extent feasible, voting booths or
231	231	10 screens shall be provided to ensure the privacy of the
232	232	11 voter.
233	233	12 (2) less than 3,000,000, the sheriff may establish a
234	234	13 temporary branch polling place at the county jail. Only a
235	235	14 resident of a county who is in custody at the county jail
236	236	15 and who has not been convicted of the offense for which the
237	237	16 resident is in custody is eligible to vote at a temporary
238	238	17 branch polling place established under this paragraph (2).
239	239	18 A temporary branch polling place established under this
240	240	19 paragraph (2) shall allow a voter to vote in the same
241	241	20 elections that the voter would be entitled to vote in
242	242	21 where the voter resides. To the maximum extent feasible,
243	243	22 voting booths or screens shall be provided to ensure the
244	244	23 privacy of the voter.
245	245	24 All provisions of this Code applicable to pollwatchers
246	246	25 shall apply to a temporary branch polling place under this
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258	258	1 authority and the county jail, except that nonpartisan
259	259	2 pollwatchers shall be limited to one per division within the
260	260	3 jail instead of one per precinct. A county that establishes a
261	261	4 temporary branch polling place inside a county jail in
262	262	5 accordance with this subsection (e) shall adhere to all
263	263	6 requirements of this subsection (e). All requirements of the
264	264	7 federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 and Sections 203 and 208 of
265	265	8 the federal Americans with Disabilities Act shall apply to
266	266	9 this subsection (e).
267	267	10 (Source: P.A. 101-442, eff. 1-1-20; 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)
268	268	11 Section 10. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
269	269	12 changing Sections 3-14-1 and 5-5-5 as follows:
270	270	13 (730 ILCS 5/3-14-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-14-1)
271	271	14 Sec. 3-14-1. Release from the institution.
272	272	15 (a) Upon release of a person on parole, mandatory release,
273	273	16 final discharge, or pardon, the Department shall return all
274	274	17 property held for him, provide him with suitable clothing and
275	275	18 procure necessary transportation for him to his designated
276	276	19 place of residence and employment. It may provide such person
277	277	20 with a grant of money for travel and expenses which may be paid
278	278	21 in installments. The amount of the money grant shall be
279	279	22 determined by the Department.
280	280	23 (a-1) The Department shall, before a wrongfully imprisoned
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292	292	1 discharged from the Department, provide him or her with any
293	293	2 documents necessary after discharge.
294	294	3 (a-2) The Department of Corrections may establish and
295	295	4 maintain, in any institution it administers, revolving funds
296	296	5 to be known as "Travel and Allowances Revolving Funds". These
297	297	6 revolving funds shall be used for advancing travel and expense
298	298	7 allowances to committed, paroled, and discharged prisoners.
299	299	8 The moneys paid into such revolving funds shall be from
300	300	9 appropriations to the Department for Committed, Paroled, and
301	301	10 Discharged Prisoners.
302	302	11 (a-3) (Blank). Upon release of a person who is eligible to
303	303	12 vote on parole, mandatory release, final discharge, or pardon,
304	304	13 the Department shall provide the person with a form that
305	305	14 informs him or her that his or her voting rights have been
306	306	15 restored and a voter registration application. The Department
307	307	16 shall have available voter registration applications in the
308	308	17 languages provided by the Illinois State Board of Elections.
309	309	18 The form that informs the person that his or her rights have
310	310	19 been restored shall include the following information:
311	311	20 (1) All voting rights are restored upon release from
312	312	21 the Department's custody.
313	313	22 (2) A person who is eligible to vote must register in
314	314	23 order to be able to vote.
315	315	24 The Department of Corrections shall confirm that the
316	316	25 person received the voter registration application and has
317	317	26 been informed that his or her voting rights have been
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329	329	2 (a-4) Prior to release of a person on parole, mandatory
330	330	3 supervised release, final discharge, or pardon, the Department
331	331	4 shall screen every person for Medicaid eligibility. Officials
332	332	5 of the correctional institution or facility where the
333	333	6 committed person is assigned shall assist an eligible person
334	334	7 to complete a Medicaid application to ensure that the person
335	335	8 begins receiving benefits as soon as possible after his or her
336	336	9 release. The application must include the eligible person's
337	337	10 address associated with his or her residence upon release from
338	338	11 the facility. If the residence is temporary, the eligible
339	339	12 person must notify the Department of Human Services of his or
340	340	13 her change in address upon transition to permanent housing.
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342	342	15 (c) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, the
343	343	16 Department shall establish procedures to provide written
344	344	17 notification of any release of any person who has been
345	345	18 convicted of a felony to the State's Attorney and sheriff of
346	346	19 the county from which the offender was committed, and the
347	347	20 State's Attorney and sheriff of the county into which the
348	348	21 offender is to be paroled or released. Except as otherwise
349	349	22 provided in this Code, the Department shall establish
350	350	23 procedures to provide written notification to the proper law
351	351	24 enforcement agency for any municipality of any release of any
352	352	25 person who has been convicted of a felony if the arrest of the
353	353	26 offender or the commission of the offense took place in the
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364	364	1 municipality, if the offender is to be paroled or released
365	365	2 into the municipality, or if the offender resided in the
366	366	3 municipality at the time of the commission of the offense. If a
367	367	4 person convicted of a felony who is in the custody of the
368	368	5 Department of Corrections or on parole or mandatory supervised
369	369	6 release informs the Department that he or she has resided,
370	370	7 resides, or will reside at an address that is a housing
371	371	8 facility owned, managed, operated, or leased by a public
372	372	9 housing agency, the Department must send written notification
373	373	10 of that information to the public housing agency that owns,
374	374	11 manages, operates, or leases the housing facility. The written
375	375	12 notification shall, when possible, be given at least 14 days
376	376	13 before release of the person from custody, or as soon
377	377	14 thereafter as possible. The written notification shall be
378	378	15 provided electronically if the State's Attorney, sheriff,
379	379	16 proper law enforcement agency, or public housing agency has
380	380	17 provided the Department with an accurate and up to date email
381	381	18 address.
382	382	19 (c-1) (Blank).
383	383	20 (c-2) The Department shall establish procedures to provide
384	384	21 notice to the Illinois State Police of the release or
385	385	22 discharge of persons convicted of violations of the
386	386	23 Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act or a
387	387	24 violation of the Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act. The
388	388	25 Illinois State Police shall make this information available to
389	389	26 local, State, or federal law enforcement agencies upon
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401	401	2 (c-5) If a person on parole or mandatory supervised
402	402	3 release becomes a resident of a facility licensed or regulated
403	403	4 by the Department of Public Health, the Illinois Department of
404	404	5 Public Aid, or the Illinois Department of Human Services, the
405	405	6 Department of Corrections shall provide copies of the
406	406	7 following information to the appropriate licensing or
407	407	8 regulating Department and the licensed or regulated facility
408	408	9 where the person becomes a resident:
409	409	10 (1) The mittimus and any pre-sentence investigation
410	410	11 reports.
411	411	12 (2) The social evaluation prepared pursuant to Section
412	412	13 3-8-2.
413	413	14 (3) Any pre-release evaluation conducted pursuant to
414	414	15 subsection (j) of Section 3-6-2.
415	415	16 (4) Reports of disciplinary infractions and
416	416	17 dispositions.
417	417	18 (5) Any parole plan, including orders issued by the
418	418	19 Prisoner Review Board, and any violation reports and
419	419	20 dispositions.
420	420	21 (6) The name and contact information for the assigned
421	421	22 parole agent and parole supervisor.
422	422	23 This information shall be provided within 3 days of the
423	423	24 person becoming a resident of the facility.
424	424	25 (c-10) If a person on parole or mandatory supervised
425	425	26 release becomes a resident of a facility licensed or regulated
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436	436	1 by the Department of Public Health, the Illinois Department of
437	437	2 Public Aid, or the Illinois Department of Human Services, the
438	438	3 Department of Corrections shall provide written notification
439	439	4 of such residence to the following:
440	440	5 (1) The Prisoner Review Board.
441	441	6 (2) The chief of police and sheriff in the
442	442	7 municipality and county in which the licensed facility is
443	443	8 located.
444	444	9 The notification shall be provided within 3 days of the
445	445	10 person becoming a resident of the facility.
446	446	11 (d) Upon the release of a committed person on parole,
447	447	12 mandatory supervised release, final discharge, or pardon, the
448	448	13 Department shall provide such person with information
449	449	14 concerning programs and services of the Illinois Department of
450	450	15 Public Health to ascertain whether such person has been
451	451	16 exposed to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or any
452	452	17 identified causative agent of Acquired Immunodeficiency
453	453	18 Syndrome (AIDS).
454	454	19 (e) Upon the release of a committed person on parole,
455	455	20 mandatory supervised release, final discharge, pardon, or who
456	456	21 has been wrongfully imprisoned, the Department shall verify
457	457	22 the released person's full name, date of birth, and social
458	458	23 security number. If verification is made by the Department by
459	459	24 obtaining a certified copy of the released person's birth
460	460	25 certificate and the released person's social security card or
461	461	26 other documents authorized by the Secretary, the Department
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472	472	1 shall provide the birth certificate and social security card
473	473	2 or other documents authorized by the Secretary to the released
474	474	3 person. If verification by the Department is done by means
475	475	4 other than obtaining a certified copy of the released person's
476	476	5 birth certificate and the released person's social security
477	477	6 card or other documents authorized by the Secretary, the
478	478	7 Department shall complete a verification form, prescribed by
479	479	8 the Secretary of State, and shall provide that verification
480	480	9 form to the released person.
481	481	10 (f) Forty-five days prior to the scheduled discharge of a
482	482	11 person committed to the custody of the Department of
483	483	12 Corrections, the Department shall give the person:
484	484	13 (1) who is otherwise uninsured an opportunity to apply
485	485	14 for health care coverage including medical assistance
486	486	15 under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code in
487	487	16 accordance with subsection (b) of Section 1-8.5 of the
488	488	17 Illinois Public Aid Code, and the Department of
489	489	18 Corrections shall provide assistance with completion of
490	490	19 the application for health care coverage including medical
491	491	20 assistance;
492	492	21 (2) information about obtaining a standard Illinois
493	493	22 Identification Card or a limited-term Illinois
494	494	23 Identification Card under Section 4 of the Illinois
495	495	24 Identification Card Act;
496	496	25 (3) information about voter registration and may
497	497	26 distribute information prepared by the State Board of
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508	508	1 Elections. The Department of Corrections may enter into an
509	509	2 interagency contract with the State Board of Elections to
510	510	3 participate in the automatic voter registration program
511	511	4 and be a designated automatic voter registration agency
512	512	5 under Section 1A-16.2 of the Election Code;
513	513	6 (4) information about job listings upon discharge from
514	514	7 the correctional institution or facility;
515	515	8 (5) information about available housing upon discharge
516	516	9 from the correctional institution or facility;
517	517	10 (6) a directory of elected State officials and of
518	518	11 officials elected in the county and municipality, if any,
519	519	12 in which the committed person intends to reside upon
520	520	13 discharge from the correctional institution or facility;
521	521	14 and
522	522	15 (7) any other information that the Department of
523	523	16 Corrections deems necessary to provide the committed
524	524	17 person in order for the committed person to reenter the
525	525	18 community and avoid recidivism.
526	526	19 The Department may adopt rules to implement this Section.
527	527	20 (Source: P.A. 101-351, eff. 1-1-20; 101-442, eff. 1-1-20;
528	528	21 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-606, eff.
529	529	22 1-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
530	530	23 (730 ILCS 5/5-5-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-5)
531	531	24 Sec. 5-5-5. Loss and restoration of rights.
532	532	25 (a) Conviction and disposition shall not entail the loss
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543	543	1 by the defendant of any civil rights, except under this
544	544	2 Section and Sections 29-6 and 29-10 of The Election Code, as
545	545	3 now or hereafter amended.
546	546	4 (b) A person convicted of a felony shall be ineligible to
547	547	5 hold an office created by the Constitution of this State until
548	548	6 the completion of his sentence.
549	549	7 (c) (Blank). A person sentenced to imprisonment shall lose
550	550	8 his right to vote until released from imprisonment.
551	551	9 (d) On completion of sentence of imprisonment or upon
552	552	10 discharge from probation, conditional discharge or periodic
553	553	11 imprisonment, or at any time thereafter, all license rights
554	554	12 and privileges granted under the authority of this State which
555	555	13 have been revoked or suspended because of conviction of an
556	556	14 offense shall be restored unless the authority having
557	557	15 jurisdiction of such license rights finds after investigation
558	558	16 and hearing that restoration is not in the public interest.
559	559	17 This paragraph (d) shall not apply to the suspension or
560	560	18 revocation of a license to operate a motor vehicle under the
561	561	19 Illinois Vehicle Code.
562	562	20 (e) Upon a person's discharge from incarceration or
563	563	21 parole, or upon a person's discharge from probation or at any
564	564	22 time thereafter, the committing court may enter an order
565	565	23 certifying that the sentence has been satisfactorily completed
566	566	24 when the court believes it would assist in the rehabilitation
567	567	25 of the person and be consistent with the public welfare. Such
568	568	26 order may be entered upon the motion of the defendant or the
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579	579	1 State or upon the court's own motion.
580	580	2 (f) Upon entry of the order, the court shall issue to the
581	581	3 person in whose favor the order has been entered a certificate
582	582	4 stating that his behavior after conviction has warranted the
583	583	5 issuance of the order.
584	584	6 (g) This Section shall not affect the right of a defendant
585	585	7 to collaterally attack his conviction or to rely on it in bar
586	586	8 of subsequent proceedings for the same offense.
587	587	9 (h) No application for any license specified in subsection
588	588	10 (i) of this Section granted under the authority of this State
589	589	11 shall be denied by reason of an eligible offender who has
590	590	12 obtained a certificate of relief from disabilities, as defined
591	591	13 in Article 5.5 of this Chapter, having been previously
592	592	14 convicted of one or more criminal offenses, or by reason of a
593	593	15 finding of lack of "good moral character" when the finding is
594	594	16 based upon the fact that the applicant has previously been
595	595	17 convicted of one or more criminal offenses, unless:
596	596	18 (1) there is a direct relationship between one or more
597	597	19 of the previous criminal offenses and the specific license
598	598	20 sought; or
599	599	21 (2) the issuance of the license would involve an
600	600	22 unreasonable risk to property or to the safety or welfare
601	601	23 of specific individuals or the general public.
602	602	24 In making such a determination, the licensing agency shall
603	603	25 consider the following factors:
604	604	26 (1) the public policy of this State, as expressed in
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615	615	1 Article 5.5 of this Chapter, to encourage the licensure
616	616	2 and employment of persons previously convicted of one or
617	617	3 more criminal offenses;
618	618	4 (2) the specific duties and responsibilities
619	619	5 necessarily related to the license being sought;
620	620	6 (3) the bearing, if any, the criminal offenses or
621	621	7 offenses for which the person was previously convicted
622	622	8 will have on his or her fitness or ability to perform one
623	623	9 or more such duties and responsibilities;
624	624	10 (4) the time which has elapsed since the occurrence of
625	625	11 the criminal offense or offenses;
626	626	12 (5) the age of the person at the time of occurrence of
627	627	13 the criminal offense or offenses;
628	628	14 (6) the seriousness of the offense or offenses;
629	629	15 (7) any information produced by the person or produced
630	630	16 on his or her behalf in regard to his or her rehabilitation
631	631	17 and good conduct, including a certificate of relief from
632	632	18 disabilities issued to the applicant, which certificate
633	633	19 shall create a presumption of rehabilitation in regard to
634	634	20 the offense or offenses specified in the certificate; and
635	635	21 (8) the legitimate interest of the licensing agency in
636	636	22 protecting property, and the safety and welfare of
637	637	23 specific individuals or the general public.
638	638	24 (i) A certificate of relief from disabilities shall be
639	639	25 issued only for a license or certification issued under the
640	640	26 following Acts:
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651	651	1 (1) the Animal Welfare Act; except that a certificate
652	652	2 of relief from disabilities may not be granted to provide
653	653	3 for the issuance or restoration of a license under the
654	654	4 Animal Welfare Act for any person convicted of violating
655	655	5 Section 3, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.03-1, or 4.01 of the Humane
656	656	6 Care for Animals Act or Section 26-5 or 48-1 of the
657	657	7 Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
658	658	8 (2) the Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act;
659	659	9 (3) the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding,
660	660	10 and Nail Technology Act of 1985;
661	661	11 (4) the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Repairer Regulation
662	662	12 Act;
663	663	13 (5) the Boxing and Full-contact Martial Arts Act;
664	664	14 (6) the Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporters Act of
665	665	15 1984;
666	666	16 (7) the Illinois Farm Labor Contractor Certification
667	667	17 Act;
668	668	18 (8) the Registered Interior Designers Act;
669	669	19 (9) the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of
670	670	20 1989;
671	671	21 (10) the Landscape Architecture Registration Act;
672	672	22 (11) the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act;
673	673	23 (12) the Private Employment Agency Act;
674	674	24 (13) the Professional Counselor and Clinical
675	675	25 Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act;
676	676	26 (14) the Real Estate License Act of 2000;
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687	687	1 (15) the Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act;
688	688	2 (16) the Professional Engineering Practice Act of
689	689	3 1989;
690	690	4 (17) the Water Well and Pump Installation Contractor's
691	691	5 License Act;
692	692	6 (18) the Electrologist Licensing Act;
693	693	7 (19) the Auction License Act;
694	694	8 (20) the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989;
695	695	9 (21) the Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Act;
696	696	10 (22) the Environmental Health Practitioner Licensing
697	697	11 Act;
698	698	12 (23) the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing
699	699	13 Code;
700	700	14 (24) (blank);
701	701	15 (25) the Professional Geologist Licensing Act;
702	702	16 (26) the Illinois Public Accounting Act; and
703	703	17 (27) the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989.
704	704	18 (Source: P.A. 102-284, eff. 8-6-21.)
705	705	19 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
706	706	20 2024.
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