Ill. Admin. Code tit. 20, § 107.526
Higher Education Earned Program Sentence Credit
Effective Nov 29, 202246 Ill. Reg. 19974AUTHORITY: Implementing Sections 3-2-2, 3-3-2, 3-5-1, 3-5-2, 3-6-3, 3-8-1, 5-4-1, 5-4.5-100 and 5-8-6 of the Unified Code of Corrections [730 ILCS 5] and Section 1-7 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 [705 ILCS 405] and authorized by Section 3-7-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections [730 ILCS 5]. Subparts B and F are also implementing two Supreme Court rulings (Barger v. Peters, 163 Ill.2d 357, 645 N.E.2d 175, 1994 and State of Illinois v. Jameson, 162 Ill.2d 282, 642 N.E.2d 1207, 1994. Subpart D is also implementing two Consent Decrees (Beavers vs. Sielaff, #75 C 317, N.D. Ill., 1977, and Lower vs. Franzen, #78 C 1870, N.D. Ill., 1980) and Section 8-802 of the Code of Civil Procedure [735 ILCS 5].DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Individuals in Custody who are eligible for earned program sentence credit in accordance with Section 107.520 and who have not previously obtained a higher education degree shall be awarded 120 days of earned programs sentence credit for an Associates Degree or 180 days for higher education beyond and Associate Degree if the individual earns a higher education degree while committed to the Department or while held in pre-trial detention prior to the individual current incarceration in the Department. The award of higher education earned program sentence credit shall be in addition to other awards of earned sentence credit.
(Source: Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 19974, effective November 29, 2022)