Appropriations to the Department of Human Services for services under the Offender Initiative Program and Second Chance Probation.
     (a) As used in this Section, “qualified program” means a program licensed, certified, or otherwise overseen by the Department of Human Services under the rules adopted by the Department.
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 730 ILCS 5/5-6-3.5

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

     (b) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Human Services shall, in collaboration with the appropriate State agency, contract with counties and qualified programs to reimburse the counties and qualified programs for the following:
         (1) Services relating to defendants eligible for and
    
participating in an Offender Initiative Program, subject to Section 5-6-3.3 of this Code, including:
            (A) psychiatric treatment or treatment or
        
rehabilitation approved by the Department of Human Services as provided for in subsection (d) of Section 5-6-3.3 of this Code; and
            (B) educational courses designed to prepare the
        
defendant for obtaining a high school diploma or to work toward passing the high school equivalency test or to work toward completing a vocational training program as provided for in subsection (c) of Section 5-6-3.3 of this Code.
        (2) Services relating to defendants eligible for and
    
participating in Second Chance Probation, subject to Section 5-6-3.4 of this Code, including:
            (A) psychiatric treatment or treatment or
        
rehabilitation approved by the Department of Human Services as provided for in subsection (d) of Section 5-6-3.4 of this Code; and
            (B) educational courses designed to prepare the
        
defendant for obtaining a high school diploma or to work toward passing the high school equivalency test or to work toward completing a vocational training program as provided in subsection (c) of Section 5-6-3.4 of this Code.
    (c) The Department of Human Services shall retain 5% of the moneys appropriated for the cost of administering the services provided by the Department.
     (d) The Department of Human Services shall adopt rules and procedures for reimbursements paid to counties and qualified programs. Moneys received under this Section shall be in addition to moneys currently expended to provide similar services.
     (e) Expenditure of moneys under this Section is subject to audit by the Auditor General.
     (f) The Department of Human Services shall report to the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2016 and on or before each following January 1, for as long as the services are available, detailing the impact of existing services, the need for continued services, and any recommendations for changes in services or in the reimbursement for services.
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