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Title:	Higher Education in Prison Task Force
Contact Name:	Illinois Criminial Justice Information Authority
Function:	To obtain and analyze existing data on higher education in prisons (HEP) in Illinois; to identify data points that IDOC should collect to allow for meaningful, statewide evaluation of HEP; to assess barriers and opportunities to HEP in Illinois, including barriers and opportunities to continuing higher education upon release from IDOC; and to recommend a legislative action plan to expand access to HEP in Illinois and propel Illinois to being a national exemplar in that area.
Senate Confirmation:	No
Compensation:	None
Composition:	The Task Force shall consist of the following members: (1) The Governor or his or her designee, who will serve as Chair; The Director of the Justice, Equity, and Opportunity Initiative as designated by the Lieutenant Governor; The Director of IDOC or his or her chief of staff; The Chair of the Illinois Board of Higher Education or his or her designee; The Executive Director of the Illinois Community College Board or his or her designee; The Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority or his or her designee; One State Representative appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one State Representative appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, one State Senator appointed by the President of the Senate, and one State Senator appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate; Two academic officers (e.g., deans or provosts) at institutions currently or formerly involved with HEP in Illinois, one appointed by the Speaker of the House and one by the Minority Leader of the House; Two current or past administrators or instructors in Illinois HEP programs, one appointed by the Speaker of the House and one by the Minority Leader of the House; Two formerly incarcerated individuals who participated in HEP in Illinois, one appointed by the Speaker of the House and one by the Minority Leader of the House; Two recognized experts on HEP, one appointed by the Speaker of the House and one by the Minority Leader of the House; and One member who is a representative of a statewide organization that independently monitors corrections facilities, policies, and practices in Illinois appointed by the Lieutenant Governor.
Authority:	HJR0027 (102 GA)

Member Names

Name (Last, First)	Term Expires	Member Since	Affiliation	Appointed By	Position	Title	County
Ammons, Rep. Carol				Speaker of the House	Member	State Representative
Bryant, Sen. Terri				Minority Leader of the Senate	Member	Senator
Burton, Antoinette		2/10/2021		Speaker of the House	Member	Two academic officers (e.g., deans or provosts) at institutions currently or formerly involved with HEP in Illinois
Delaney, Yaacov				Lieutenant Governor	Member	Director of the Justice, Equity, and Opportunity Initiative
Ginsburg, Rebecca				Speaker of the House	Member	Two recognized experts on HEP
Hughes, Latoya				Statute	Member	Director of IDOC or Chief of Staff
Lackey, Jennifer		4/21/2022		Minority Leader of the House of Representatives	Member	Two current or past administrators or instructors in Illinois HEP programs
Lichtenberger, Eric				Statute	Member	Chair of the Illinois Board of Higher Education or Designee
Mayorga, Orlando		12/1/2021		Governor	Chair
Mock, Lynn or Gilbreath, Jacquelyn				Statute	Member	Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority or Designee
Pacione-Zayas, Senator Cristina	1/11/2023	4/22/2022		President of the Senate	Member	Senator
Ross, Sarah				Speaker of the House	Member	Two current or past administrators or instructors in Illinois HEP programs
Troyer, Gwyneth		1/26/2022		Lieutenant Governor	Member	One member who is a representative of a statewide organization that independently monitors corrections facilities, policies, and practices in Illinois
VACANT				Minority Leader of the House of Representatives	Member	State Representative
VACANT				Minority Leader of the House of Representatives	Member	Two academic officers (e.g., deans or provosts) at institutions currently or formerly involved with HEP in Illinois
VACANT				Minority Leader of the House of Representatives	Member	Two formerly incarcerated individuals who participated in HEP in Illinois
VACANT				Minority Leader of the House of Representatives	Member	Two recognized experts on HEP
Wililams, Quintin				Speaker of the House	Member
Wilson, Nathan		11/22/2021		Statute	Member	Executive Director of the Illinois Community College Board or Designee