Illinois Statutes Chapter 730. Corrections § 5/3-6-6. Computer assisted literacy program

(a) The Director, with the approval of and acting through the Department of Central Management Services, shall enter into an agreement with a major international manufacturer of computers by which that manufacturer (i) shall loan to the Department and install in a correctional facility equipment to implement a computer assisted literacy pilot program and (ii) shall aid in the implementation of that pilot program. The configuration of the computer equipment utilized in the pilot program shall be similar to that installed in other correctional facilities. The Director and the manufacturer shall designate the correctional facility in which the pilot program shall be established.

(b) The computer assisted literacy pilot program shall be conducted for not less than 6 months. The Department shall establish criteria for evaluating the pilot program, based on criteria used in other states for evaluating computer assisted literacy programs in correctional facilities in those states.

(c) The computer assisted literacy pilot program instructor shall submit periodic reports to the Director concerning utilization of the pilot program, benefits of the pilot program, and progress made by committed persons participating in the pilot program. The Director shall promptly forward these reports to the General Assembly.

(d) Not later than 6 months after the conclusion of the computer assisted literacy pilot program, the Director shall report the results of the pilot program to the General Assembly. The General Assembly shall thereupon evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot program.

(e) After the conclusion of the computer assisted literacy pilot program, the Department, with the approval of and acting through the Department of Central Management Services, may purchase the equipment utilized in the pilot program, subject to the availability of monies appropriated to the Department for that purpose.