Bill Text: IL HB4611 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall develop and establish a foreign language program with courses in the Spanish language, which may be taken by committed persons enrolled in programs for the high school level Test of General Educational Development (GED) and pursuing GED certificates.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB4611 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB4611-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB4611 Introduced , by Rep. Camille Y Lilly SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
730 ILCS 5/3-6-9 new
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall develop and establish a foreign language program with courses in the Spanish language, which may be taken by committed persons enrolled in programs for the high school level Test of General Educational Development (GED) and pursuing GED certificates.
LRB097 17510 RLC 62713 b
FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
A BILL FOR
HB4611 LRB097 17510 RLC 62713 b
AN ACT concerning corrections.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
adding Section 3-6-9 as follows:
(730 ILCS 5/3-6-9 new)
Sec. 3-6-9. Foreign language program. The Department of
Corrections shall develop and establish a foreign language
program with courses in the Spanish language, which may be
taken by committed persons enrolled in programs for the high
school level Test of General Educational Development (GED) and
pursuing GED certificates.