Public Act 100-0527
 
HB3904 EnrolledLRB100 10096 RLC 20269 b


  
    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
  
 
    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 
changing Section 3-2-3 and by adding Section 3-2-5.5 as 
follows:
 



    (730 ILCS 5/3-2-3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-2-3)



    Sec. 3-2-3. Director; Appointment; Powers and Duties. 

    (a) The Department shall be administered by the Director of 
Corrections
who shall be appointed by the Governor in 
accordance with The Civil
Administrative Code of Illinois.

    (b) The Director shall establish such Divisions within the 
Department in
addition to those established under Sections 
Section 3-2-5 and 3-2-5.5 as shall be desirable and
shall 
assign to the various Divisions the responsibilities and duties

placed in the Department by the laws of this State.

(Source: P.A. 77-2097.)

 
    (730 ILCS 5/3-2-5.5 new)
    Sec. 3-2-5.5. Women's Division.
    (a) As used in this Section:
        "Gender-responsive" means taking into account gender 
    specific differences that have been identified in 
    women-centered research, including, but not limited to, 
    socialization, psychological development, strengths, risk 
    factors, pathways through systems, responses to treatment 
    intervention, and other unique gender specific needs 
    facing justice-involved women. Gender responsive policies, 
    practices, programs, and services shall be implemented in a 
    manner that is considered relational, culturally 
    competent, family-centered, holistic, strength-based, and 
    trauma-informed.
        "Trauma-informed practices"  means practices 
    incorporating gender violence research and the impact of 
    all forms of trauma in designing and implementing policies, 
    practices, processes, programs, and services that involve 
    understanding, recognizing, and responding to the effects 
    of all types of trauma with emphasis on physical, 
    psychological, and emotional safety.
    (b) The Department shall create a permanent Women's 
Division under the direct supervision of the Director. The 
Women's Division shall have statewide authority and 
operational oversight for all of the Department's women's 
correctional centers and women's adult transition centers.
    (c) The Director shall appoint by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate a Chief Administrator for the Women's 
Division who has received nationally recognized specialized 
training in gender-responsive and trauma-informed practices. 
The Chief Administrator shall be responsible for:
        (1) management and supervision of all employees 
    assigned to the Women's Division correctional centers and 
    adult transition centers;
        (2) development and implementation of evidenced-based, 
    gender-responsive, and trauma-informed practices that 
    govern Women's Division operations and programs;
        (3) development of the Women's Division training, 
    orientation, and cycle curriculum, which shall be updated 
    as needed to align with gender responsive and 
    trauma-informed practices;
        (4) training all staff assigned to the Women's Division 
    correctional centers and adult transition centers on 
    gender-responsive and trauma-informed practices;
        (5) implementation of validated gender-responsive 
    classification and placement instruments;
        (6) implementation of a gender-responsive risk, 
    assets, and needs assessment tool and case management 
    system for the Women's Division; and
        (7) collaborating with the Chief Administrator of 
    Parole to ensure staff responsible for supervision of 
    females under mandatory supervised release are 
    appropriately trained in evidence-based practices in 
    community supervision, gender-responsive practices, and 
    trauma-informed practices.