Illinois Regulation is a summary of the weekly regulatory decisions of State agencies published in the Illinois Register and action taken by the Illinois General Assembly's Joint Committee on Administrative Rules. Illinois Regulation is designed to inform and involve the public in changes taking place in agency administration.
This report, the first in the series for the St. Leonards Ministries evaluation, focuses on five case studies. St. Leonards Ministries operates two, transitional, residential programs with supportive services St. Leonards House (SLH) provides housing for adult men exiting prison, and Grace House (GH) provides housing for adult women exiting prison. The goal was to learn about the life experiences of program participants before, during, and after the program.Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) researchers embarked on a multi-year, multi-component evaluation to identify program components that are effective in contributing to successful resident outcomes, learn about the programs residents and operations, and analyze resident outcomes. Collectively, the reports will educate criminal justice professionals and the public about the potential benefit of a structured, residential, reentry program for formerly incarcerated men and women.
The curriculum was revised by a Transportation Team subcommittee consisting of school bus driver instructors and state agency personnel. The curriculum has been approved by the Illinois Secretary of State to be used as the training tool for new school bus drivers and re-applicants. The intent of the curriculum is to provide a consistency of training to be used by Regional Offices of Education in coordinating school bus driver training throughout Illinois.