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1		AN ACT concerning criminal law.
2		Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3		represented in the General Assembly:
4		Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
5		changing Section 3-14-1 as follows:
6		(730 ILCS 5/3-14-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-14-1)
7		Sec. 3-14-1. Release from the institution.
8		(a) Upon release of a person on parole, mandatory release,
9		final discharge or pardon the Department shall return all
10		property held for him, provide him with suitable clothing and
11		procure necessary transportation for him to his designated
12		place of residence and employment. It may provide such person
13		with a grant of money for travel and expenses which may be paid
14		in installments. The amount of the money grant shall be
15		determined by the Department.
16		(a-1) The Department shall, before a wrongfully imprisoned
17		person, as defined in Section 3-1-2 of this Code, is
18		discharged from the Department, provide him or her with any
19		documents necessary after discharge.
20		(a-2) The Department of Corrections may establish and
21		maintain, in any institution it administers, revolving funds
22		to be known as "Travel and Allowances Revolving Funds". These
23		revolving funds shall be used for advancing travel and expense

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1		allowances to committed, paroled, and discharged prisoners.
2		The moneys paid into such revolving funds shall be from
3		appropriations to the Department for Committed, Paroled, and
4		Discharged Prisoners.
5		(a-3) Upon release of a person who is eligible to vote on
6		parole, mandatory release, final discharge, or pardon, the
7		Department shall provide the person with a form that informs
8		him or her that his or her voting rights have been restored and
9		a voter registration application. The Department shall have
10		available voter registration applications in the languages
11		provided by the Illinois State Board of Elections. The form
12		that informs the person that his or her rights have been
13		restored shall include the following information:
14		(1) All voting rights are restored upon release from
15		the Department's custody.
16		(2) A person who is eligible to vote must register in
17		order to be able to vote.
18		The Department of Corrections shall confirm that the
19		person received the voter registration application and has
20		been informed that his or her voting rights have been
21		restored.
22		(a-4) (a-3) Prior to release of a person on parole,
23		mandatory supervised release, final discharge, or pardon, the
24		Department shall screen every person for Medicaid eligibility.
25		Officials of the correctional institution or facility where
26		the committed person is assigned shall assist an eligible

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1		person to complete a Medicaid application to ensure that the
2		person begins receiving benefits as soon as possible after his
3		or her release. The application must include the eligible
4		person's address associated with his or her residence upon
5		release from the facility. If the residence is temporary, the
6		eligible person must notify the Department of Human Services
7		of his or her change in address upon transition to permanent
8		housing.
9		(b) (Blank).
10		(c) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, the
11		Department shall establish procedures to provide written
12		notification of any release of any person who has been
13		convicted of a felony to the State's Attorney and sheriff of
14		the county from which the offender was committed, and the
15		State's Attorney and sheriff of the county into which the
16		offender is to be paroled or released. Except as otherwise
17		provided in this Code, the Department shall establish
18		procedures to provide written notification to the proper law
19		enforcement agency for any municipality of any release of any
20		person who has been convicted of a felony if the arrest of the
21		offender or the commission of the offense took place in the
22		municipality, if the offender is to be paroled or released
23		into the municipality, or if the offender resided in the
24		municipality at the time of the commission of the offense. If a
25		person convicted of a felony who is in the custody of the
26		Department of Corrections or on parole or mandatory supervised

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1		release informs the Department that he or she has resided,
2		resides, or will reside at an address that is a housing
3		facility owned, managed, operated, or leased by a public
4		housing agency, the Department must send written notification
5		of that information to the public housing agency that owns,
6		manages, operates, or leases the housing facility. The written
7		notification shall, when possible, be given at least 14 days
8		before release of the person from custody, or as soon
9		thereafter as possible. The written notification shall be
10		provided electronically if the State's Attorney, sheriff,
11		proper law enforcement agency, or public housing agency has
12		provided the Department with an accurate and up to date email
13		address.
14		(c-1) (Blank).
15		(c-2) The Department shall establish procedures to provide
16		notice to the Department of State Police of the release or
17		discharge of persons convicted of violations of the
18		Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act or a
19		violation of the Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act. The
20		Department of State Police shall make this information
21		available to local, State, or federal law enforcement agencies
22		upon request.
23		(c-5) If a person on parole or mandatory supervised
24		release becomes a resident of a facility licensed or regulated
25		by the Department of Public Health, the Illinois Department of
26		Public Aid, or the Illinois Department of Human Services, the

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1		Department of Corrections shall provide copies of the
2		following information to the appropriate licensing or
3		regulating Department and the licensed or regulated facility
4		where the person becomes a resident:
5		(1) The mittimus and any pre-sentence investigation
6		reports.
7		(2) The social evaluation prepared pursuant to Section
8		3-8-2.
9		(3) Any pre-release evaluation conducted pursuant to
10		subsection (j) of Section 3-6-2.
11		(4) Reports of disciplinary infractions and
12		dispositions.
13		(5) Any parole plan, including orders issued by the
14		Prisoner Review Board, and any violation reports and
15		dispositions.
16		(6) The name and contact information for the assigned
17		parole agent and parole supervisor.
18		This information shall be provided within 3 days of the
19		person becoming a resident of the facility.
20		(c-10) If a person on parole or mandatory supervised
21		release becomes a resident of a facility licensed or regulated
22		by the Department of Public Health, the Illinois Department of
23		Public Aid, or the Illinois Department of Human Services, the
24		Department of Corrections shall provide written notification
25		of such residence to the following:
26		(1) The Prisoner Review Board.

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1		(2) The chief of police and sheriff in the
2		municipality and county in which the licensed facility is
3		located.
4		The notification shall be provided within 3 days of the
5		person becoming a resident of the facility.
6		(d) Upon the release of a committed person on parole,
7		mandatory supervised release, final discharge or pardon, the
8		Department shall provide such person with information
9		concerning programs and services of the Illinois Department of
10		Public Health to ascertain whether such person has been
11		exposed to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or any
12		identified causative agent of Acquired Immunodeficiency
13		Syndrome (AIDS).
14		(e) Upon the release of a committed person on parole,
15		mandatory supervised release, final discharge, pardon, or who
16		has been wrongfully imprisoned, the Department shall verify
17		the released person's full name, date of birth, and social
18		security number. If verification is made by the Department by
19		obtaining a certified copy of the released person's birth
20		certificate and the released person's social security card or
21		other documents authorized by the Secretary, the Department
22		shall provide the birth certificate and social security card
23		or other documents authorized by the Secretary to the released
24		person. If verification by the Department is done by means
25		other than obtaining a certified copy of the released person's
26		birth certificate and the released person's social security

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1		card or other documents authorized by the Secretary, the
2		Department shall complete a verification form, prescribed by
3		the Secretary of State, and shall provide that verification
4		form to the released person.
5		(f) Forty-five days prior to the scheduled discharge of a
6		person committed to the custody of the Department of
7		Corrections, the Department shall give the person who is
8		otherwise uninsured an opportunity to apply for health care
9		coverage including medical assistance under Article V of the
10		Illinois Public Aid Code in accordance with subsection (b) of
11		Section 1-8.5 of the Illinois Public Aid Code, and the
12		Department of Corrections shall provide assistance with
13		completion of the application for health care coverage
14		including medical assistance. The Department may adopt rules
15		to implement this Section.
16		(g) The Department of Corrections shall enter into
17		contracts with the Department of Human Services, the
18		Department of Healthcare and Family Services, and any other
19		appropriate State agencies as the Department of Corrections
20		may direct so that those Departments may assist persons
21		released from institutions and facilities of the Department of
22		Corrections in obtaining the services provided by those
23		Departments. At least 45 days before the scheduled discharge
24		of a person committed to the custody of the Department of
25		Corrections, the Department shall inform the person that those
26		Departments shall provide that assistance. The assistance

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1		provided includes how the person may obtain:
2		(1) housing, whether public or private;
3		(2) public assistance and Medicaid;
4		(3) employment and how to prepare for an employment
5		interview; and
6		(4) other transitional assistance to prevent
7		recidivism.
8		If the county or municipality of the released person's
9		residence has established a program for reentry of persons
10		into the community who have been committed to the Department,
11		the Department of Corrections shall inform the person about
12		that program. The assistance provided under this subsection
13		(g) shall be available to the person during the term of his or
14		her parole or mandatory supervised release.
15		(Source: P.A. 101-351, eff. 1-1-20; 101-442, eff. 1-1-20;
16		revised 9-9-19.)