Section 2425.90  Institutional Work and Program Assignments

a)         Committed youth shall be relieved from a work assignment, without pay, on a recognized religious holiday or celebration that prohibits work or if the work assignment violates the specific requirements of the committed youth's faith, subject to concerns regarding safety, security, rehabilitation, institutional order, space and resources.  Committed youth must initiate the request to be relieved from the assignment by submitting a written request to the Chief Administrative Officer not less than 30 calendar days prior to the holiday.

b)         The Chief Administrative Officer may relieve a committed youth from an institutional program or assignment if a religious activity is scheduled at the same time and the committed youth has designated that faith, subject to concerns regarding safety, security, rehabilitation, institutional order, space and resources.

(Source:  Amended at 43 Ill. Reg. 14183, effective November 25, 2019)