Illinois HB5771 appropriates funds for prison education programs to help incarcerated students attain degrees.
Illinois HB5771 allocates $450,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for competitive per capita grants aimed at prison education programs assisting incarcerated students in attaining associate degrees. Additionally, it appropriates $350,000 to the Board of Higher Education for similar grants to help incarcerated students attain bachelor's degrees. The act takes effect July 1, 2026.
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