Keeping Communities Safe

Sex Offenders Management Board:
Cover Letter for the Application for Placement on the List

Dear Colleague:

As you may know, Public Act 93-616 (formerly HB3556), effective January 1, 2004, affects the manner in which sex offenders are treated and evaluated in our criminal justice system. The Act amends a number of statutes and significantly advances the state of sex offender management in Illinois, including mandating pre-sentence investigations for felony sex offenders and requiring treatment for sex offenders while on probation or supervised release in Illinois communities.

The Act requires the treatment and evaluation of sex offenders be conducted in conformance with standards developed under the Sex Offender Management Board Act

and further mandates that the treatment and evaluation be performed only by providers approved by the Illinois Sex Offender Management Board ("SOMB").

Enclosed please find an Application for Placement on the SOMB Approved Provider List . Please distribute this application to any sex offender treatment providers or evaluators who provide these services in your county or community. All applications received will be promptly reviewed by the SOMB. A listing of providers and evaluators approved for placement on the List will be posted on the SOMB website at www.IllinoisAttorneyGeneral.gov/communities/somb.

Should you have any questions regarding Public Act 93-616, contact Cara Smith at (312) 814-2970. For questions regarding the provider application process, contact Alesia Crockett at (312) 814-5093.

Very truly yours,

Cara Smith, SOMB Chairperson
Illinois Sex Offender Management Board

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