IL SB3142

Creates the Department of Returning Resident Affairs (also called the Second Chance State Act) to provide comprehensive, coordinated reentry services for formerly incarcerated individuals through 13 hub sites across Illinois operated by community-based organizations

Requires the Director of Returning Resident Affairs to have been incarcerated in an Illinois Department of Corrections facility for at least one year and have experience with community-based organizations; Director, Assistant Director, and General Counsel serve 7-year terms removable only for misconduct

Establishes pretrial and reentry navigators at hub sites to assess individual needs and connect returning residents with services including housing, employment, education, mental health, substance abuse treatment, and job training, with caseloads limited to 25 participants per navigator

Creates the Second Chance State Transportation Task Force to develop no-cost or low-cost transportation options for returning residents, and establishes a Returning Residents Interagency Council with representatives from 29 state agencies to coordinate resources

Prohibits the Department and hub site operators from contracting with or having financial relationships with for-profit correctional entities or their affiliates, and makes communications by program participants privileged and exempt from disclosure