Illinois Administrative Code › Title 20 - CORRECTIONS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Part 107 - RECORDS OF OFFENDERS › Subpart F - GENERAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAM SENTENCE CREDIT › Section 107.510 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Behavior Modification Program" means a program, approved by
				  the Department, designed to provide offenders with the means to identify and
				  alter undesired behavioral patterns.
"Chief Administrative Officer" means the highest ranking
				  official of a correctional facility.
"Correctional Industry Assignments" means work assignments in
				  or job training conducted by Correctional Industries.
"Department" means the Department of Corrections.
"Director" means the Director of the Department.
"Earned Good Conduct Credit" means the award of time to
				  offset the length of sentence for an offender who successfully completed an
				  assigned substance abuse program, Correctional Industries assignment, or
				  educational program prior to June 22, 2012.
"Earned Program Sentence Credit" means the award of time to
				  offset the length of sentence for an eligible offender who successfully
				  completes a substance abuse program, Correctional Industries assignment,
				  educational program, behavior modification program, life skills course, or
				  re-entry planning on or after January 1, 2018.
"Educational Programs" means courses of academic and
				  vocational instruction offered to persons committed to the Department or
				  courses of academic and vocational instruction approved by the
				  Department.
"Higher Education Degree" means a bachelor's degree, master's
				  degree, or professional degree.
"HSE Program Sentence Credit" means the award of 90 days
				  credit to offset the length of sentence for an offender who passes the high
				  school level test of High School Equivalency (HSE) while committed to the
				  Department or while held in pretrial detention prior to the offender's current
				  commitment to the Department.
"Instructional Day" means a day in which instruction is
				  provided.
"Life Skills Course" means a program approved by the
				  Department to promote personal skills to better prepare the offender for a
				  productive return to society.
"Program Administrator" means the Education Facility
				  Administrator or other persons designated by the Chief Administrative Officer
				  to be responsible for determining satisfactory participation in programs
				  subject to program sentence credit.
"Program Sentence Credit" means the award of time to offset
				  the length of sentence for offenders who successfully complete a substance
				  abuse program, Correctional Industries assignment, educational program,
				  behavior modification program, life skills course, or re-entry planning program
				  on or after June 22, 2012 but prior to January 1, 2018.
"Re-entry Planning Program" means a program approved by the
				  Department that provides offenders with information on release procedures and
				  the tools to assist them in a positive re-entry into society.
"Substance Abuse Program" means a program, approved by the
				  Department, consisting of counseling, education or treatment for drug or
				  alcohol abuse.