Ill. Admin. Code tit. 20, § 107.540
Program Goals
Effective Mar 1, 201943 Ill. Reg. 3217AUTHORITY: 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
a) Program goals may include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following:
- 1) Active participation in the program as demonstrated by being attentive, responsive and cooperative and by maintaining behavioral standards;
- 2) Adherence to attendance requirements;
- 3) Achievement of a specified grade level;
- 4) Attainment of an HSE certificate;
- 5) Attainment of a specific number of college credits;
- 6) Maintaining a certain grade;
- 7) Achievement of specified skills;
- 8) Achievement of a specified production level;
- 9) Attendance at individual, group or family counseling;
- 10) Passing a substance abuse education program final;
- 11) Passing a substance abuse test, such as a urinalysis, for the detection of the presence of drugs or alcohol;
- 12) Completion of a specified number of programming hours; or
- 13) Completion of pre- and post-release program questionnaires.
- b) Goals may, with the approval of the program administrator or the Chief Administrative Officer, be revised in writing and signed by the offender if it is determined that the original goals need to be revised based, among other matters, on a reassessment of the offender's level of competency or ability or program changes. However, the goal period may not be changed except as provided in Section 107.550.
(Source: Amended at 43 Ill. Reg. 3217, effective March 1, 2019)