730 ILCS 200/1
Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Re-Entering Citizens Civics Education Act. (Source: P.A. 101-441, eff. 1-1-20.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 730 ILCS 200 — Re-Entering Citizens Civics Education Act.
Illinois · statute · 730 ILCS 200 · 11 active provisions
Provisions
730 ILCS 200/5
Definitions
Definitions. In this Act: "Co-facilitators" means a committed person at the Department of Juvenile Justice who is specifically trained in voting rights education, who shall assist in conducting voting and civics education workshops for committed persons at the Department of Juvenile Justice who are scheduled for discha…
730 ILCS 200/10
Purpose; program
Purpose; program. The Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice shall provide a nonpartisan peer-led civics program throughout the correctional institutions of this State to teach civics to soon-to-be released citizens who will be re-entering society. The goal of the program is to promote the suc…
730 ILCS 200/15
Curriculum and eligibility
Curriculum and eligibility. The civics peer education program shall consist of a rigorous curriculum, and participants shall be instructed on subjects including, but not limited to, voting rights, governmental institutions, current affairs, and simulations of voter registration, election, and democratic processes. Each…
730 ILCS 200/20
Peer educator training
Peer educator training. The civics peer education program shall be taught by peer educators who are citizens incarcerated in Department of Corrections facilities and specially trained by experienced peer educators and established nonpartisan civic organizations. Established nonpartisan civic organizations may be assist…
730 ILCS 200/21
Co-facilitator training
Co-facilitator training. The civics education program in the Department of Juvenile Justice shall be taught using 2 co-facilitators. One of the co-facilitators shall be a member of an established nonpartisan civic organization and the other co-facilitator shall be a committed person at the Department of Juvenile Justic…
730 ILCS 200/25
Voter and civic education program; content
Voter and civic education program; content. (a) Program content shall provide the following: (1) nonpartisan information on voting history procedures; (2) nonpartisan definitions of local, State, and federal governmental institutions and offices; and (3) examples and simulations of registration and voting processes, an…
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Power of the Departments
Power of the Departments. The Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice shall adopt rules to carry out this Act within 6 months after the effective date of this Act. (Source: P.A. 101-441, eff. 1-1-20; 102-374, eff. 1-1-22.)
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Funding
Funding. The funding for the voting rights and registration peer education program shall be subject to appropriation by the General Assembly. The Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice may use private or federal funding to administer the program, including, but not limited to, funds from the U…
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Voter and civic education program monitoring and enforcement
Voter and civic education program monitoring and enforcement. (a) The Director of Corrections and the Director of Juvenile Justice shall ensure that wardens or superintendents, program, educational, and security and movement staff permit these workshops to take place, and that re-entering citizens are escorted to works…
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Effective date
Effective date. This Act takes effect on January 1, 2020. (Source: P.A. 101-441, eff. 1-1-20.)