Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

Filed: 4/20/2018

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5202

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5202 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The State Budget Law of the Civil
5Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section
650-28 as follows:
 
7    (15 ILCS 20/50-28 new)
8    Sec. 50-28. Youth Budget Commission.
9    (a) As used in this Section:
10    "Adolescent" or "youth" means a person between the ages of
118 and 25 years.
12    "Commission" means the Youth Budget Commission established
13under this Section.
14    "Service models" include the following tiers of service
15delivered to adolescents and their families:
16        (1) Prevention: support for at-risk youth (deterrence,

 

 

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1    prevention of harm, extra supports).
2        (2) Treatment/intervention: respond to significant
3    challenges in need of direct intervention to change,
4    resolve or reverse behaviors, conditions, or both.
5        (3) Corrective/rehabilitation: correct or rehabilitate
6    acute behaviors or conditions that pose a physical or
7    psychological danger or threat to adolescents.
8        (4) Positive Youth Development: build individual
9    assets and increase competencies.
10    "Youth developmental goals" are defined as the outcomes of
11stable, safe, healthy, educated, employable, and connected,
12which align with the following Budgeting for Results goals:
13        (1) Stable: meeting the needs of the most vulnerable;
14    increasing individual and family stability and
15    self-sufficiency.
16        (2) Safe: creating safer communities.
17        (3) Healthy: improving the overall health of
18    Illinoisans.
19        (4) Educated: improving school readiness and student
20    success for all.
21        (5) Employable: increasing employment and attracting,
22    retaining and growing businesses.
23        (6) Connected: strengthening cultural and
24    environmental vitality.
25    (b) Subject to appropriation, the Governor shall establish
26the Youth Budget Commission with the goal of producing an

 

 

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1annual fiscal scan. The fiscal scan, under the direction of the
2Commission, shall be used to advise the Governor and General
3Assembly, as well as State agencies, on ways to improve and
4expand existing policies, services, programs, and
5opportunities for adolescents. The Governor's Office of
6Management and Budget shall post a link to the fiscal scan on
7its website. For fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year
8thereafter, the Commission established under this Section,
9shall complete an analysis of enacted State budget items which
10directly impact adolescents. This analysis will categorize
11budget items by the 6 identified youth developmental goals and
124 service models. The analysis will include State agency
13expenditures associated with these categories. General State
14Aid and federal funds such as Medicaid will be excluded from
15the analysis.
16    The Commission shall also be responsible for: (1)
17monitoring and commenting on existing and proposed legislation
18and programs designed to address the needs of adolescents; (2)
19assisting State agencies in developing programs, services,
20public policies, and research strategies that will expand and
21enhance the well-being of adolescents; (3) facilitating the
22participation of and representation of adolescents in the
23development, implementation, and planning of policies,
24programs, and community-based services; and (4) promoting
25research efforts to document the impact of policies and
26programs on adolescents.

 

 

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1    (c) The Commission shall collaborate with State agencies,
2including the Illinois State Board of Education, the Department
3of Human Services, the Department of Children and Family
4Services, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity,
5the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, the Department of
6Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of Public
7Health, the Illinois Community College Board, the Department of
8Juvenile Justice, the Illinois Criminal Justice Information
9Authority, the Department of Military Affairs, the Illinois
10Arts Council, the Department of Corrections, the Board of
11Higher Education, Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy
12Commission, Department on Aging, and others.
13    (d) The Commission shall be comprised of 15 members
14appointed by the Governor. Each member shall have a working
15knowledge of youth development, human services, and economic
16public policy in Illinois. One chairperson shall be a
17representative of a statewide nonprofit children and family
18services organization who has previously completed a similar
19analysis of the Illinois State budget. The other chairperson
20shall be a member of the General Assembly. Of the remaining
21members:
22        (1) at least one member representing an organization
23    that has expertise in the needs of low-income youth;
24        (2) at least one member representing an organization
25    that has expertise in the needs of youth of color;
26        (3) at least one member representing an organization

 

 

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1    that has expertise in the needs of youth who are immigrants
2    or are children of immigrants;
3        (4) at least one member representing an organization
4    that has expertise in the needs of youth who identify as
5    LGBTQ, gender non-conforming, or both;
6        (5) at least one member representing an organization
7    that has expertise in the needs of youth who are
8    disconnected from traditional educational systems;
9        (6) at least one member representing an organization
10    that has expertise in the needs of youth who are
11    experiencing homelessness; and
12        (7) at least one member representing an organization
13    that has expertise in the needs of youth and young adults
14    involved with the justice system.
15    Commission members shall reflect regional representation
16to ensure that the needs of adolescents throughout the State of
17Illinois are met. Members will serve without compensation, but
18shall be reimbursed for Commission-related expenses. Of the
19initial members appointed under this Section: 5 members shall
20serve for a 3-year term; 5 members shall serve for a 4-year
21term; and 5 members shall serve for a 5-year term. Their
22successors shall serve for 5-year terms.
23    (e) The Governor's Office of Management and Budget shall
24provide administrative support to the Commission.
 
25    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

 

 

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1becoming law.".