CD CORR-MEDICAL TEST,EDUCATION

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that upon admission of a committed person to a Department of Corrections facility as part of the prisoner's comprehensive physical examination and immediately prior to release of that person, the committed person shall be required to take tests for HIV/AIDS and methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections administered by the Department. Provides that if the test result is positive, the committed person shall receive medical care for the infection paid by the Department during the committed person's incarceration. Provides that upon release of the committed person from incarceration, the costs of HIV/AIDS and MRSA treatment and counseling shall be paid by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall develop a specialized discharge plan for a committed person who tests positive for HIV/AIDS or MRSA. Provides that the Department of Corrections, in consultation with the Department of Public Health and Prisoner Review Board, shall provide community reentry services for committed persons who test positive for HIV/AIDS or MRSA. Provides that each committed person shall be provided with HIV/AIDS and MRSA counseling. Provides that each committed person shall receive mandatory GED education that includes HIV/AIDS, MRSA, and hepatitis C prevention education. Provides that a defendant at least 17 years of age who has a high school diploma or who has passed the high school level GED test and who is convicted of a felony and who is sentenced to a term of imprisonment in the Department of Corrections shall be provided with an educational program that leads to the completion of an associate, baccalaureate, or higher degree paid by the Department of Corrections. Effective immediately.