Bill Title: Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Provides that the Department shall cooperate with the Department of Corrections, community-based organizations, and social service providers to make information available to children of incarcerated parents. Provides that the Department of Human Services must make information for families and children of incarcerated parents available on its website and through its existing toll-free telephone numbers. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall provide inmates with a sealed envelope containing information about programs for families and children of incarcerated parents so that the inmate may send the materials to the guardian of his or her children. Provides that postage shall be paid by the inmate, but the Department of Corrections shall pay the postage if the inmate is indigent. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Passed) 2009-07-23 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0068 [SB1404 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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