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HB 4020 Illinois House · 104th Regular Session

$ICJIA-CHOICE GRANT

Summary
Appropriates $1,250,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority for a grant to the Adler University Institute on Public Safety and Social Justice for costs associated with the Creating Healing Of Inside Community Educators (CHOICE) program and the Illinois Coalition for Higher Education in Prison (IL-CHEP) program. Effective July 1, 2025.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates $1.25M from General Revenue Fund to fund public safety and prison education programs, advancing government spending on essential services.95% confidence ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeFunds prison education/rehabilitation programs (CHOICE, IL-CHEP) to reduce recidivism, aligning with criminal justice reform indicators.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationFunds higher education programs for incarcerated individuals via IL-CHEP and CHOICE, directly expanding educational access through targeted grant allocation.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 11, 2025 Last action May 27, 2025
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Committee
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Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
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1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Party
State
District
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Photo of Rita Mayfield
Rita Mayfield
DDemocratic
IL
60
Co
Photo of Kelly Cassidy
Kelly Cassidy
DDemocratic
IL
14
Co
Photo of Kevin Olickal
Kevin Olickal
DDemocratic
IL
16
Co
Photo of La Shawn Ford
La Shawn Ford
DDemocratic
IL
8
Co
Photo of Lindsey LaPointe
Lindsey LaPointe
DDemocratic
IL
19