In 2005, the Illinois General Assembly passed into law the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act. The Act was designed to combat the rising tide of meth use and
distribution, particularly in rural regions of Illinois.  According to the sponsor of that legislation, State Representative Chapin Rose, provisions of the Act unintentionally excluded
low-level and first time meth possession offenders from receiving treatment from TASC, Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities, which  is a more rigorous sentencing option employed by Illinois courts to ensure that offenders rehabilitate and prove to the Court that they remain drug free.

Representative Rose is sponsoring legislation that will fix that problem. He says the legislation does not affect 2nd offenders but only those charged with a first meth offense.

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The bill has been approved in House committee and now heads to the full House for their consideration.